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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
TWO AUTO DRIVERS FINED $500 AND COSTS
PIERRE LAVAL IS VICTOR IN HIS
 FIRST BATTLE
French Chamber of Depu= ties Backed Up His Cabi-
 net in First Two Motions

Paris, Jan 31 - (U. P.) - The French political situation appeared stabilized to-day after the new cab inet of Pierre Laval had obtained two votes of confidence in it's first appearance in the chamber of depu- ties. The first vote of confidence gave the government majority of 54 on the ministerial declaration of policy read by Premier Law al. The vote was 312 to 258. The majority was sur prising, even to the government, for 8 majority of over 30 had not been anticipated. The second vote of confidence was obtained when the chamber rejected radical socialist addition to the order of the day pro- posing more severe treatment of re- ligious schools. The vote was 309 to OS2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

suspended jail sentence of ten days. He was charged with operating an auto while under the influence of liquor
 A continuance of one week was granted in the case of Joseph Pat rick of Meriline avenue. He was found in charge of a 150-gallon still which members of the emergen- cy squad seized yesterday noon. About 1.500 gallons of mash were destroyed and 60 gallons of moon shine seized as evidence.
 Donald Spinney of Watertown, charged with automobile homicide, obtained a continuance of two weeks under bonds of $2,000. He was held criminally responsible for the death of Daniel J. Griffin, 30, local postal employe, who was fatally injured on Watertown avenue on November 2nd. John T. Monzani made public his finding in the case Thursday. Mrs Griffin. who was also run down by the accused's car, is still a patient at the Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Waterbury Needs
 Municipal Golf
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 The committee of the board of park commissioners, consisting of Mayor Frank Hayes, President John P. Elton, Terrence F. Carmody, Thomas F. Moore and Irving w. Harrison, which has been devoting considerable time and investigation to the matter of 8 municipal golf very convincing statistics. particular course for Waterbury, has secured ly from Connecticut cities. which would indicate the advisability of Waterbury's launching such an en- terprise.
 The following statistics obtained from the principal Connecticut cities show particularly that a very large number of people take advantage of municipal golf courses, and that their influence for good health and wholesome recreation in the con- munity must be tremendous because of these facts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Died In Chair

Died In Chair
 Columbus, O., Jan 31-(UP)- The electric chair at Ohio penitenti- ary clamed three more victims last night. Three bandits all of Mans field, O., were executed for the kill ing of filling station attendant.
 Earl Sites. 2a, was the first to die' He was followed by Kenneth Mc- Carthy. 25. and Fred Massa, 27. They were convicted of complicity in the killing of Ralph Wilcox. of Gallon, O., during a hodlup of his filling station June 27 last year.
 Massa, the leader of the three, was characterized by Dr Creed, state alienist, as being of "more than av- craze intelligence" Dr Creed exam ined all three to determine whether their plea of insanity was justified Sites and Mccarthy, he said. were under average intelligence, but knew the difference between right and wrong. Massa had admitted firing the shot which killed Wilcox.
 The youths were calm and resigned as they went to the chair. Mccarthy the only one who showed any emo- tion over his impendig death, wa: plainly worried as he walked from his cell to the execution chamber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

Federal building projects under
 way in New England total 5s, in-
 volving an expenditure of. $22.s4s,- 200, according to . report made public by Colonel Arthur Woods. chairman of the presidents emer- gency committee for employment. Details for the six states are: Maine: Eight projects; $1,6bS,600. mother, Mrs Elizabeth Roberts, both of Cheshire, and two sisters. Mrs Minnie I. Frost of Wallingford and
 Mrs Alice E. Baldwin of Cheshire. The funeral vii lbe held Monday
 at the Congregational church in Cheshire at time to be announced later. Burial vii be in Hillside cemetery in Cheshire.
 MOSLEY Mrs Mary Emma
 Mosley, widow of Thomas Mosley,
 died at the Waterbury hospital last
 evening. She leaves three daughters,
 Mrs Mary Downes of Cheshire, Mrs
 Douglas Rowley and Mrs John Law
 Tor of this city; two sons, Thomas
 and Arthur Mosley of Providence, R.
 l.
 Mrs Mosley was a native of Eng
 land, but for the past 45 years made
 her home in this city. The funeral
 will be held Monday afternoon from
 the home of her daughter, Mrs Lawlor, 45 Webb street and burial
 will be in Pine Grove cemetery.
 Friends are invited to call at the
 home after 3. o'clock tomorrow af- ternoon.
 MITCHELL John J. Mitchell died yesterday at his home, 85 Hill street, after brief illness. He was one of the most prominent Irish residents of this city and had lived in the North End for many years MT Mitchell was carpenter and was a member of the Carpenters local, Number 260.
 He is survived by his wife; one son, John J. Mitchell of Milford; four daughters, Mrs Michael Mo Givney of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs George Hathaway of Ellington Mrs Edward Coughlin and Miss Loretta Mitchell of this city; one sister, Mrs Richard Eustace and one brother, James Mitchell of New Haven.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at g o'clock from the fun eral home of Arthur J. Lunny, 25 Central avenue, to St Thomas church where a solemn mass of re- Quiem will be celebrated at 9:45 o o'clock. Burial will be in old St JoSeph'S cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Waterbury Burns
 Club

The members will meet at the
 Alderson Funeral Home. 70 Central
 avenue, to-day, Saturday, Jan. S1st,
 1881, at 2:15 p. m., to attend the funeral services of Brother Archi- bald Bannatyne, (first president). JAS. LITTLEJOHN. 1-31-1t. Secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

the availability of men under the mutual aid unemployment plan now in operation. In this way the con- struction of a course at this time will serve a double purpose not only in offering a type of work which is not too heavy for the unemployed men, but in saving the city more than half of what it would other wise have to pay if it were to con struct a golf course at some future
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Chair and the {:
 ScaffOld Used
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which is dropped behind a partition.
 The men were executed for the killing of undersheriff Coral A. Hick- man of Eads, who attempted to arrest them as they fled into Cobra do after robbing a bank at Manter. Kas.. last March.
 Before he died, Walker, the oldest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Murray Scores In
 O'Connor's Acquittal
Attorney Former Waterburian, Wins Freedom for Buf-
 fal0 Sportsman on Smuggling Charge

Attorney James D. c. Murray, for mer Waterburian, scored another legal victory yesterday in the &C., quittal of William J. O'Connor, Buffalo, srorts promoter and boxing referee, who was charged with re- ceiving stolen jewelry and smuggling it into New York state. A trial before 8 jury ended last evening after six hours deliberation on the part of the jurors. An indictment of grand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

of the trio. assumed responsibility for the predicament of all. He blamed lack of education for his be- coming a bandit.
 Ray prayed for hours before his execution and was mumbling a pray CT after the hood was adjusted over his head. He was accompanied to the death chamber by the Rev John Tedder, who played "The Old Rug ged Cross on a small horp as they marShed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

Waterbury's committee expects to make an announcement in the very near future, recommending the site selected for the course. the cost and method of financing the same, and other plans which should be of great interest to the public. Of greatest importance at this time is the fact that in constructing the golf course the city of Waterbury will save prob ably twenty-five to thirty thousand dollars of labor expense, because of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

larceny :s still pending against O'Connor. He is at liberty under bonds of $25,O00.
 The jewelry, which O'Connor was charged of bringing into New York state illegally was valued at $10O.- 900. While the jury debated the case the accused was highly nervous state. When the. clerk announced the decision O'Connor stood motioc- less for a minute and then turned suddenly and grasped the hand of his attorney,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

O,BRIEN-There will be an anni- versary mass celebrated Tuesday at the Immaculate Conception church for the late Lawrence OBrien.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31

ALLMAN-James D. Altman died last evening at his home 60 Pember- ton street after short illness. He was one of the oldest residents of the Washington Hill section and was well known and highly respected. He was a retired bricklayer and was member of the Bricklayers' union.
 MT Altman is survived by his daughter, Mrs Bart Healy; two sons. James of Schenectady, N. Y.. and Maurice of this city and one sister, Mrs Bridget Farrell of this city.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 8:15 from the home to the Immaculate Conception church at g o'clock. Burial will be in old St Josepi's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
Federal Projects In
 IN. E. Total Millions
Col Arthur Woods Puts Figure, Involving 5S Projects,
 at $22,643,zOO

New Hampshire: Four projects, $735,000.
 Vermont: Twelve projects, $1,- 109,600.
 Massachusetts: Twenty-twO pro- jects, $13,585,000.
 Rhode Island: Four projects, $78O,000.
 Connecticut: Eight projects $a,- 775,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan 31.-CUP)-The treasury net balance on January 29 was 159,021,950.43.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-31
MASS NOTICE

COSTELLO-A memoriam mass Mon. day morning at 7:30 at St Francis Xavier's church for the repose of the souls of Thomas, Bernard. Della and Rose Costello.
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even hens.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Strauss Still
RuRButMot
For Long

Here it is four days after
September Is and seemingly no.
body has chucked the summer.
time straw hats. Nor does any.
one, including the kids on the
street who ordinarily give the
'razzberry,'' appear to be
critical about it. The new
heat wave has brought toler.
ance all around.
BY unwritten law, or some
dictum of a coterie that pre-.
sumably sets the fashions in
male attire, the straw hat
should hit the garbage can by
mid-September. Therefore. alert
haberdashers and department
stores dress up their display
windows with the new fall
styles in hats as that date ap.
peaches.
Attractive bargains in felts
are now in display at dozens
of stores in the Capital. The
straws have been sent to the
cellars or closed out at one
third or one-half regular price.
But with the thermometers
recently soaring up in the
nineties the merchants found
felts and derbies selling slowly.
A few cool days admittedly
will bring a rush of business,
they hope.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
HIS CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR
Taxi Driver Returns
Purse Containing
$500: Gets Thanks

Honesty is the best policy. in
the opinion of Marvin c"Bill'C
Smith, 20, of 1913. Seventeenth
St. N. W., even if it sometimes
is only it's own reward.
Bill" who is a driver for the
Protex-U Cab Co., found a wal
let containing 5000 in bills in
his cab, after he had taken a
fare to the Japanese Embassy.
From Bills standpoint, there
was only one thing to do, and
he did it. He went into the en-
bassy, and after assuring him.
self that the wallet had been
dropped by his last fare, young
japanese on a visit to this city,
he returned the wallet and
money. In return. he was
thanked profusely. At least, said
Bill:
81 guess that's what the man
was saying. 1t was in Japan
ese, and very excited Japan.
ese, too, so I could only guess
at the meaning.
Bill is married, and only re-
Gently brought his wife home
from a hospital. He said:
"Of course, I could have
found plenty Of uses for the
$500, but I wouldn't have felt
right about keeping it,"
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
'H.C|DWELL FACES
T POLICE TRIAL
DRIVERS DEATH.
CHEATSP0L|CE

William w. jenkins, 43, of
426 Fifth st. N. E., driver of an
automobile which crashed against
the bank on which the water
tower is located on Rosemary
Street in Chevy Chase, Md. last
night, died in Gallinger Hospital
before he could be served with a
warrant charging him with reck-
less driving.
According to Bethesda police,
jenkins was accompanied by DR..
Alfred Oberle, of Edgemoor, Nd.
when the car ran against the
bank. DR.. Oberle received only
minor injuries.
After receiving treatment at
Georgetown Hospital DR.. Oberle
was taken to the Bethesda police
station and identified as one of
two men in an automobile which
had run into and badly damaged
q rose hedge and fence belonging
to Joshua @. Shipley, 6611 East
Avenue. Chevy Chase. He was
released after questioning.
Jenkins died at Gallinger Hos
pital a halt hour after he was
transferred from Georgetown Hos
pital. The change was necessi-
tated, it was said, because the
patient was disorderly and hard
to handle.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
z new SCHOOLS
NOT READY

Two school buildings scheduled
for completion before Monday
will not open their doors for stu
dents, according to Major H. L.
Robb, Assistant Engineer Commis-
sioner.
The schools not completed are
the Young Platoon School, Twen-
ty-fourth Street and Benning
Road Northeast, and the Anthony
Bowen, Delaware Avenue and M
Street Southwest.
simultaneously it was learned
from Stephen E. Kramer, first as
sistant superintendent of schools,
that the Central and Mckinley
High schools and Langley Junior
High School would be very
crowded." due to the influx of 602
students from local and out-of-
town schools.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
SECRET POLICE
INVESTIGATION
REPORTED
Officers Quizzed by .0ne Set
of Agents, Questioned Again;
May Be Ordered From 'HiII'

An investigation of the police
department, independent of that
conducted by the Bureau of In.
vestigation of the Department of
Justice is under way.
While that department an
nounced early in the week that
it had concluded its investigation,
thre policemen were questioned
by the agents. The men are:
H. H. Heflin, Fourth precinct:
j. o. Patton, Thirteenth precinct,
and John F. Ehlman. Second
precinct.
Several of the policemen who
have been called on by Depart
ment of Justice. agents, stated
that after, they had left the
Hurley-Wright building, head
quarters of the Washington dis
trict of the Justice Department.
they we're taken in tow by other
investigators and questioned.
One officer was positive he had
been quizzed by Secret Service
agents.
May Be Congress Action
However, it was recalled that
two Senators and one Representa-
tive had indicated a desire to have
a congressional investigation, while
the District Commissioners sought
yesterday to appease Senator
Smith w. Br00khart (R.) Iowa.
and head him off from any posi-
BILE probe.
Senator Brookhart long has been
in favor of an investigation by
Congress of the police department.,
and recently announced that ur1.
less the Commissioners held a real
investigation he would back a con-
gressional inquiry.
He was joined in this by Sen.
ator Caraway CD, Arkansas, and
Representative Ernest Gibson (R0,
Vermont, chairman Of the House
District Committee. Senator Brook
hart also recently asked the Com
misSioners why they had not fol-
lowed the Grand Jury's recon-
mendations in the case of Orville
A. Staples. ousted policeman, and
it was in answer to this inquiry
that the Commissioner sent a
lengthy explanation and a mes
senger in an effort to prevent an
official quiz.
Lawyers Probe to Begin
While the reports of the extra
investigation gained credence the
Grand Jury marked time in it's
third degree probe and the COM
mittee of five attorneys, named
by the Commissioners to consider
the charges in the Staples case,
prepared to begin their inquiry
next week.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
.TOOFEW IN JAIL,
IOWA SENATOR
CONTENDS
Further Inquiry by Congress,
Plan Announced; Expects
Quick Approval by Senate
1--WE have put a few Of them
i'm jail-but not enough yet"

1--WE have put a few Of them
in jail-but not enough yet"
Senator Smith w. Brookhart
CRO Iowa. whose resolution and
Senate floor expose of question
able real estate operations here
brought on a Congressional inves-
tigation of realty financing and
bond and mortgage selling, thus
tersely commented today.
He announced his intention to
offer a new resolution of inquiry
in the next Congress and to keep
after "all real estate sharks"
More Money Needed
The Blaine investigating sub
committee, he said, will require
more money and more authority
to round up other fraudulent real
estate transactions in the Capital
and to aid the courts and the
Department of Justice in ferret
ing out the racketeers without
molestation of honest and legltl-
mate realty operators.
Senator BrOOkhart said he
would propose the required legis-
latiOn and appropriation and had
NO doubt about its approval by
the Senate. In view of develop
ments, ne thought, even reaction
ary Senators can not oppose fur
ther investigation.
The Iowa senator conceds that
there are many high class and
honorable men in the real estate
business in the District Of Colum-
bia but, figuratively, there are
rotten apples in the barrel.
To Name Names
He AYERS that such must be
cast out, saying:
"They've done pretty well in
sending q few of the fraudulent
operators to Jail, but others
ought to go. I have certain
gentlemen i'm mind whose names
will be brought out at the
proper time. The inveStiga-
ting subcommittee, which un-
covered o great deal, must go
on. 1t will need additional
funds and more authority, as I
understand it, when Congress
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
3 Capital Students
To Enter Cornell

i" Washington students who will
enter Cornell University this
month include Ross L. Fryer,
59O3 Livingston st. N. W.; John
r. Harvey, 42S Fourth st. N. E.;
Raymond w. Lewis, 1921 Park
Rd. N! W.; Jean F. Mitchell,
1881 Euclid st. N. W.: Edward
A. Robinson, 1850 Euclid ST..
". W.; Daniel Bondaroff, 56OS
Broad Branch .Rd.; Hendrix Ver-
slius, Army Medical School, and
Katherine E. Merritt, 2O8 Shep-
herd St, Chevy Chase. Md.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Times Staff Photo

For withholding information
about the case of Policeman Ray
mond M. Morrow, whose body was
found a week ago under the
bridge at Sixteenth Street and
Spring Road Northwest, Police
man A. B. Cidwell of the Traffic
Bureau will be called before the
police trial board Wednesday.
This was announced by Inspec-
tor E. w. Brown, assistant super
intendent of police. Cidwell was
with Miss Martha Habey earlier
the same evening Morrow went
riding with the girl, never to be
seen again alive.
At the coroner's inquest into
Morrow's death, Cidwell testified
he learned Morrow had been with
the girl the night before he died.
Asked why he had not reported
the incident, he said:
II couldn't turn her i'm
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Trio Found at Still
Get Release on Bail

Found at a still at Ridge, Md,
three men we're hailed before
United States Commissioner j.
Frank Parran in Upper Marlboro
yesterday, and released on bond
pending a preliminary hearing
Friday.
The men, Joseph Hammett,
of Ridge; Charles Smith, of Scot
land, and Ernest Forrest, of st.
Jerome'S Creek, will be represented
by P. H. Dorsey, Of the Maryland
house of delegates. A 25O-gallon
still was blown up by the Fed
eral agents, and $500 gallons of
rye mash were seized.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
8 Get Scholarships
From, G.. w. u. Here

Eight high school graduates of
this vicinity will enter George
Washington University's fresh
man class next Wednesday on
four-year scholarships awarded
by the university.
Those who won scholarships
are: Armand Byron Gordon, 3148
Nineteenth st. N. w., Central
High; Helen Margaret Waters,
ISIS Morningside Drive. N. W.,
Western; Oliver N. McDorman,
1898 Mckinley st. N. w., Nc
Kinley High; John Herbert Meads,
154 Twelfth st. S. E.. Eastern;
Bernard Marigolius, 419 Decatur
st. N. W.. Business; Ellsworth
Bray, Alexandria High; Josephine
Withaner. Clarendon, Washington
and Lee High and Barbara
Winkler, of the Bethesda High.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
CABMAN SOUGHT
IN ATTACK ON
|RLFARE
Young Woman Driven to Lone.
Iy Spot, Assaulted, Robbed;
Neighbor States Aid Hunt

Search Is being made today for
dark-skined taxicab driver who
last night criminally assaulted
Miss Thelma Grayson, %, of 2125
G st. N. w.
Miss Grayson was driven to an
out-of -the-way spot, somewhere in
the city, where the man as
saulted her, struck her in the
mouth several times, and robbed
her of $3.50.
The man is described as being
about 80 years of age, feet IL
inches tall. Of slender build, with
black curly hair. He apparently
had not shaved for several days.
Drives Wrong Way
The attacker, according to the
description given by Miss Gray
son, wore white shirt open at
the neck, a black four-in-hand
tie with a light horsehead design
on it, and dark trousers.
The young woman, who police
say is employed at a barbecue
stand, hired the cab, she told
police, at Twelfth and F Streets
Northwe.S. After driving for sew
eral blocks, she discovered the
man was taking her out of the
way.
She protested. she told police,
but he continued driving. Some
where in a sparsely settled dis
trict, she knows not where, the
man dragged her into the front
seat, she said, and attacked her.
After robbing h., he threw her
from the cab. She stumbled to
nearby road, police say, and
hailed two men who took her to
her apartment.
Taken to Hospital
It was at their insiStence that
she called police.
The young woman was taken
to Emergency Hospital and given
treatment by DR.. McNamara of
the hospital staff.
According to the story she to-
police, the place where she was
attacked was near a street sign
board which said Delaware"
A police radio lookout has been
sent to all officers in the city and
nearby Maryland and Virginia
towns. The woman, police say,
is in a highly nervous state.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
WAR MOTHERS
BUY HOME

A 20-room house at 1927 New
Hampshire Ave. N. w., which may
some day be made a haven for
war mothers who are without
funds, has been purchased by the
American War Mothers for its ma
tional headquarters.
The house also will be used as
a transient home for mothers of
veterans visiting their sons at
Government hospitals.
Officials of the organization
pointed out that many mothers
come here at a great financial
sacrifice. The association will
provide lodging for them at a
nominal cost. ,....