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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06

Middleton. It was understood, however, that members of the cab inet had advised the governor to ask for the prime ministers resig- nation.
 The mob numbered about 15.000 at its greatest strength when theater to the parliament build ings. Resolutions protesting against alleged blocking of popular de- mand for an investigation of the government were being considered there. The parade started in an orderly fashion. Witnesses said the rioting started when police as- sailed the crowd at the parliament 
 Sir William Coaker,. minister without portfolio, was received by Governor Sir John Middleton and his own intention and that of other members of the cab inet to resign as soon as they could get in touch with the prime min- ister.
 The rioting was the result, of the acute economic situation here and was attributed by several prom inent citizens on the dilatory tac- tics of the government in dealing with public demands for relief.
 The government has been at- tackled by the opposition for three weeks. The opposition demanded investigation of charges of mal- feasance in public office and mis- use of public funds by the prime minister and secretary of state After the charges had not been formally denied, resolutions were passed at public meetings protest ing against the alleged blocking of the investigation.
 The resolutions were being con- sidered in parliament when the rioting broke out. It was the sec ond time in recent weeks that the government buildings had been invaded.
 Catholic priests saved the prime minister from serious bodily in- jury. The crowd threatened to take Sir Richard to the waterfront and throw him in the harbor, just as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06

J., Francis Smith of this city. Secretary of the democratic state central committee, was named sec- retary of a special executive com miftee in charge of raising Con- necticut's share of the national ssvictory Fund" at a meeting or party leaders in New Haven yes- terday afternoon. Mayor Frank Hnyes. member of the general ssVictory Fund" committee of Con- necticut, and Town Clerk Dora A. Egan, member of the special sub, committee of the state central committee named to cooperate III the drive for campaign funos' were also present.
 The session yesterday was 8 lengthy one. The appointment or the special executive committed resulted. 1t is understood, when the general committee and the sub, committee of the state central committee failed to agree on how the funds should be raised and on what percentage of the amount realized in the drive should go to the state and the nation as wnoie.
 It is understood that the general fund committee feels that $5O,0uo should be raised, $25,00O to go to the national committee and $25, ,0Oo to the state central committee. The sub-committee of the central com mittee is understood to have con tended that more than $25,0Oo IS needed for Connecticut's own state campaign in November and that the percentage followed in dividing the $50, ,0g0 should be changed. At least $30,000 is needed right here in Connecticut, it is figured.
 The $30,000 estimate this year is based on the fact that $20,00o raised in the successful Cross cam paign two years ago was not suf- ficient to meet all expenses prop erly.
 Due to the inability of the gen. eral committee and the state cen tral committees subcommittee to agree, the special executive com mittee was agreed upon. This lat ter body will be appointed py Charles e. Morris, chairman of the general committee. Yesterday on- ly the officers of the executive
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
REAL FACTS IN THE STRIKE TROUBLES
 IN KENTUCKY

PineviIle, Ky, April 6.-(UPl -Fundamenta1 facts in the coal strike in Harlan and, Bell coun- ties are:
 i. The National Miners union, a communist affiliate, called its strike January i. 2. The National Miners union is not connected with the United Mine Workers of Amer ica which is an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor. ~ 3. The communist party sent organizers here to help the Ma. tional Miners union, but virtual ly all of them either are in jail or have been driven out of Ken- lucky.
 4. The National Miners union claims a membership in Bell and Harlan counties of T.. 900, many of whom were unem- ployed at the time of the strike.
 5. The union claims 2,O0O men struck; the coal operators put the number at 1,5OO.
 6. The union called the strike in an attempt to set up 6 wage scale of "A 8 day to get better working conditions and to have the right to have one of it's own men at the hppIe Of every mine to weigh the coal where miners are working on Q car basis instead of Q straight salary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
[ returned to Pineville. Smith

I returned to Pineville, Smith called me to his office, and said:
 'Now, haven't got any objec- tions to you or any other reputable newspaper men Investigating con- ditions here. But six people have been in here this morning to tell me that a man who answers your description pretty well got in a car
 with Charles Nick, went to Dor toms Branch, visited in three houses and drove back to Pineviile where you let Nick out of the car around the corner from the court house.
 These six people think you've been organizing the miners at Dor tons Branch an dthey thought 1t might be a good idea for you to go for al title ride. Now that I know 1t was you and not some red organizer, I'll call the boys off and you won't have any more trouble around here."
 His report on my movements was accurate in every detail.
 Smith, a republican, frankly says he is politically ambitious. His desk is stacked with mail from all parts of the country and he IS personally replying to all the let- ters. Outside of office hours, he mingles with the townspeople, and participates in practical jokes, laughing when friends jest with him because the eastern students called him ''Lttle Hitler" In his pocket he carries a "stinger.
 which he hides in tine palm of his right hand and which makes
 buzzing sound when he shakes hands.
 Circuit Judge D. c. Jones in Harlan, who also has been active in the drive against communism, is older and more dignihed. :,
 "I have no objections" he said. "to any student or anybody else who is not a communist coming into Harlan county and investigat- ing all they please. We have noth- ing to conceal and there is noth- ing to this report that there IS terrorism in Harlan county. The better class of the miners are not interested in communism. The
 Theodore Drfeser investigating committee was joke, and the | people who met that committee here are nothing but a bunch of human rattle-snakes. Some or them said tried to squirm out of testifying before the Dreiser com mittee, but the truth of 1t Is that I can't see any reason why should make an explanation of my official conduct before. an unofficial com- tmittee. Every member of the Ma [tional Miners Union who comes 10 Eme and says, I understand I've made a mistake: those fellows were trying to take away my God and my church and to deprive me of the benefits of patriotism why, I'll forgive him immediately and if he is in jail I'll turn him loose. But I want to say I'll continue to fight against communists and, If necessary, I'll lead g procession with a shotgun to keep them out.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
BINGHAM TELLS
 OF METHODS TO
 BALANCE BUDGET
In His Address Last Night in Man C h e ster He Named Three Ways to Accomplish It

Manchester, Conn, April 6- (UP) = United States Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut sees nothing ''sacred, holy, unal- terable'' about the proposed 12- month period in which the federal budget must be balanced. He de- clared in an address before the Chamber of Commerce last night he favored:
 1. Cutting appropriations.
 9. Borrowing $500, 100000 for for the next 12 months. 8. Lega1izing four per cent
 beer, making the beer tax sfl esss effective and bringing in
 an additional $500.o00,00o
 revenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
Waterbury Used
 No Illegal Fund
handling of public finances.
 SeveraI. towns around Waterbu
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 Several towns around Waterbury are involved in the expose made by the state board. They include Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Derby. Litchfield, Middlebury, Plymouth, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown and Wood- bury.
 According to the state board, the illegal diversions date back as far as 60 years. Some of the money has been invested illegally. some loaned to the towns themselves on unsecured notes and one town re- ported mo record of such fund.-"
 City Treasurer Edward l.. Futile is custodian of the local fund. In other towns the city or town treas urer is the custodian, also. The law provides that the treasurer shall pay a penalty of $20 for each week during which he fails to re- port an illegal application of the fund to the state controller.
 Other towns listed as having H. legally used the school fund money are Ashford, Barkhamstead, Ber- lin, Bethel, Bozrah, Bridgewater. Brookfield, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canterbury, Chaplin. Clinton, Cole brook, Columbia, Coventry. Dan- rury, Eastford, Easton East Granby, East. Hartford, East Ha- ven, East Lyme, East Windsor. El- lington, Essex, Franklin, Granby, Griswold, Groton, Guilford, Hart ford, Hartland, Hebron, Killingly, killingworth, Lebanon, Ledyard. Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Marlboro, Middlefield, Middletown, Montville. Morris, New Fairfield, North Ston- ington, Norwalk, Norwich, Old Lyme, old Saybrook, Oxford, Pom fret, Portland, Preston. Putnam, Bedding, .Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sal- em, Sharon, shelton, Somers, South Windsor, Stafford Springs, Sterling, Stonington, Trumbull. Union, Vol untown, Warren. Wallingford, West Hartford, West Haven, West on, Wethersfield, Wilton, Wood bridge and woodstock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
ELECT SMITH SECRETARY VICTORY FUND
Party Leaders Outline Campaign
 At Elm City Meet
Mayor Hayes and Town Clerk Dora Egan Represent Waterbury at Session Need of Raising $5O,OOO in Connecticut Stressed By Chieftans

committee were decided upon. They are: Chairman, MT Morris; secretary, MT Smith of this city; treasurer, Fred Holt of Hartford ; treasurer of the the state central committee.
 The method of raising the $50.- 900 was also discussed at length at yesterdays session. Some present wanted to solicit large amounts from a few. Others wanted to get as many small donations as possi- ble and thereby increase interest among everybody is the aim of the party.
 This problem will also be decid- ed upon by the executive commit tee, the personnel of which is ex- pected to be announced within a day or two by Chairman Morris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
Won Over Smith

Albany, N. r., April 6-(UP)- Governor Franklin D. Roosevfielt won over former Governor Alfred E. Smith in the only contest of general interest in the New York state primary yesterday.
 This victory came in the 41st congressional district, Buffalo. in a fight for delegates to the democrat ic national convention between George J. Zimmerman, county leader, and Anthony J. Woijko- wiak, both favoring nomination of Governor Roosevelt, and Gerhard Lang, Jr, and Philip A. Sullivan. pledged to Smith.
 Complete returns from the 120 election districts in the city of Buff falo gave Zimmerman 5,841 and Lang. his leading opponent, 2,501. Wiojkowiak 51411, Sullivan 1,e96.
 The contest in this district was the only one for delegates to the democratic national convention in the state.
 There were contests in two con- gressional districts for delegates to the republican national con- vention, and in each the organiza- tion candidates won easily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
PHILIP MORTON PLANT IN SOME
 MORE TROUBLE
Former Husband of Con- stance Bennett Is Sued By Actress Margie Fin- ley for $350,0OO for Breach of Promise

New York, April 6.-(UP)- Philip Morton Plant, millionaire and former husband of Constance Bennett, has been named defend ant in a $350,000 suit by Margie Finley, musical comedy actress, who says he tilted her. Miss Fin ley complains that Plant escorted her to social events and night clubs and finally, in October. 1880, refused to keep his promise to marry her. Plants lawyers submit ted a general denial.
 Plant, estimated to be worth $30,000,000 was sued in 1928 for $500,000 by Helene Jesmer, Fo1lies beauty, for injuries she said she re- ceived in an automobile acicdent in which Plant figured. The suit was settled out of court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
MARRIAGE IS
 <: NEXT TOPIC

MiddIetown, Conn, Apr 6.-(UP)
 has been chosen as the topic for the next intercollegiate "parleyr at, Wesleyan university in December in preference to war debts. disarmament, free speech and other suggested subjects.
 The topic was chosen by the students in a straw vote held yes- terday in connection with the col- lege elections. in which William A. Sweet of Newton, Mass, was elected president of the student body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
Youthfta! Attorney Of Kentucky Holds
 Powers Of Dictator
Has an Army of 10000 Citizens Ready foPut Down Communists Who Are Backing Up fhe Miners Strike Y 2sss 5+ss

This the second of five articles 
  Bell counties Kentucky It deals with the county officials side  established with communists who aiding the Ma Hona1 strike Yesterdays story described how constitutional southeastern attitudes the citizens the relief workers and the operators.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
ticalIy all of them decided upon except those for the fifth congress sional district

Senator Bingham will deliver the '"keynote" address tonight at 8 o'clock. Then through the night the various committees will decide on the final slate of delegates and alternates. The election of these delegates and a1ternates will take place tomorrow morning and the business of the state convention will be completed.
 The state central committee ses- sion opened at o'clock this after noon in room at the Hotel Bond. The temporary roll of the conven- ton was approved.
 Tomorrow, after the convention is over, the central committee will again meet and organize for the coming two years. Chairman Roraback is. expected to be re- elected along with the other off, cers now holding posts. The dele- gates to the national convention and their alternates will meet at a later date to make final plans for the trip to Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
and police prevented the raid tenn 4 porarily at least.
Police and Troops

St Johns, N. F., April 6-(UP)- Police and volunteer troops as- sumed control of St Johns to-day after wild rioting in which a mob, unframed by the growth of unem- ployment and the governments economic difficulties, wrecked the parliament buildings and threat ened to lynch Premier Sir Rich ard Squires.
 Former service men in charge of officers of the Newfoundland regiment, picketed public build ings and banks and patrolled the main streets in groups of 25. The police force, which was roughly handled in the rioting last night, was detailed to regular duty this morning.
 Parliament, which adjourned during the disorder until p. m. to-day, probably will be forced to adjourn again through lack of a quorum. Another big gathering at the building was expected, al- though authorities believed there would be no further disorder.
 The governments resignation, as demanded by the crowd, was expected momentarily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06

chusetts primary"
 Jim Roosevelt is tall, athletic, collegiate, affable and intensely proud of his three-weeks-old daughter, Sara, like his sister, Mrs Curtis B. Dall, who is working with the Roosevelt forces in New York, and unlike his younger brother, Elliott, a New York ad- vertising man, Jim is keenly inter- ested in politics.
 "I've liked this sort of thing ever since had my first taste of it back in 1924 when I was 16 years old and served as page at the demo- cratic national convention" he said.
 In 1928 he campaigned for Smith. Two years later he par ticipated in the Massachusetts campaign which gave this state its first democratic governor in 15 years and a second democratic U. S. senator. Last year he engaged in the special election campaign re- sulting in the choice of a demo- crat, William N. Rogers, to fill a congressional seat held by repub- licans for 8 decade in New Hamp- shire.
 Working all but six hours out of every 24 might prove too strenu- ous for some folk as a steady diet, but Governor Roosevelt's eldest son, who rowed in the junior var sity crew at Harvard and who played freshman football until he broke a leg. enjoys a sturdy phy- sique which keeps him tirelessly at his task.
 Jim's name appears second only to that of Mayor James M. Curley of Boston on the Roosevelt slate of delegates-at-large in the forth coming Massachusetts primary. but he doesn't plan to run for anything else for a long time. "I've got to get back to my in- surance business" he said, "and make some money" Wisconsin for Roosevelt Milwaukee, Wis, April 6-(UP) Delegates pledged to Governor Franklin D. Rooseveltof New York held 8 two-to-one lead over those favorable to former Governor AL fred B. Smith of New York to-day in early democratic returns from Luc WiSCOASiu Pi1Iidiy CACCtiOhs The returns were from 294 out of 1884 precincts. :.
 The Lafollette slate in the re- publican contest pledged to Sena- tor George w. Norris of Nebraska was running ahead of the 'stal- wart" ticket favorable to Presi- dent Hoover on returns from the same number of precincts.
 Returns from 855 of Wisconsin's 2,884 precincts in thep rimary to- day gave the average vote for the silk democratic delegates at large as:
 Roosevelt, 30,747.
 Uninstructed (pro-Smith) 14,- 269.
 The average vote for republican delegates at large in 1.S05 pre- cincts was:
 Lafollette (pledged to Norris) 51, ,444.
 Uninstructed lpro-Hoover, 4s.-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06

45y.
 Mayor Daniel w. Hoan socialist mayor of Milwaukee for 15 years, was elected for another term over Joseph P. Carney, non-partisan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-06
Greatest Booster
 for Roosevelt
primary"

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Pope Plus Pays
 High Tribute

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-30
Twin Charges Faced Waitkunas
 In City Court
udce Gives Suspended Sentence to School of COrrec- t;ou--BeIieyes Older Parties Responsible for
 Jam in Which Sixteen.Year-Old Boy Found Self

an incident which upset the usual quietness of city court. It was q caseof one Joseph Mccarthy of Boscton not wishing to take the Trap" for a Mccarthy of Water bury.
 Whats that chap in for?" in- quired Prosecuting Attorney Emil Hummel as the session of court drew to close.
 'Non-support, guess," answered Sergeant John F. Brickel.
 ''Is Mrs Mccarthy here?" asked the prosecutor.
 With Q roar that startled the court Mccarthy shouted: I'm not here for that. I am a bachelor"
 It then developed that he was the wrong Mir Mccarthy, but 1t required the efforts of several court attendants to quieten him. The ac- cused arrived in Waterbury last lice headquarters. He became evening and sought lodging at po- mixed up with the assortment of prisoners this morning and sent up to court. He became real peeved and boisterous when he learned that he had been mistaken for a married man and was booked on the charge of non-support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-30

doubtedly a more or less spheroid- . al body whose outer layer shines. There are less than one hundred and fifty of this class of celestial bodies, known as planetary nebu- lac, in the whole sky. Only q very few are visible even with moder- ate-powered telescopes. The name planetary" was applied to them by the elder Herschel because. like the plants, they show small disks in the telescope; but it is a very sad misnomer as they have nOth- ing in common with the planets.
 In the Solar System
 Saturn is in good position for Ob- servation now. rising at about sun set and remaining above the hori- zon the entire night. It attains its greatest brilliancy for the year on the 22nd day of the month and is In opposition two days later. Mer- cury will present us with q fairly good opportunity for observation as an evening star toward the end of the month as 1t will be in great est eastern clongation on the twen- tieth; 1t will be visible over the western horizon just after sunset. Venus and Mars are morning stars and Jupiter is too close to the sun for observation. On the third, the earth is at It's greatest distance from the sun for the year, at the aphelion point of It's orbit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-30
REFUSES TO DON
 UNIFORM, JAILED

IiiIc, France--Desplte the Kel- logx- Briand anti-war pact. Napo- Icons maxim, "The rule of law ends where that of conscience be- gins" and the Bible quotation of 'Thou shalt not kill." Camille R0mbaud, former teacher here. wac declared guilty of d!sobedience because he refused to wear a sol- dier's uniform for conscientious and religious convictions.
 His plea that the governments of the world had banned war fall ed to save him from four months in Jail following his refusal to wear the uniform of the 18th artillery camp at Soissons last March. He was eloquently defended by his counsel. clergymen, physicians and civilians, and his case was adJudg- ed with extenuating circumstances.
 The case was considered as not uncommon in France, and his in- vocation of the peace pact and the biblical interdiction were offered as q challenge to the military service law. The court, by a majority of seven, however, declared Rombaud guilty of disobedience and re-sen- tenced him to four months in jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-30

the northern celestial pole of rota- ton, commonly called the north celestial pole, was closer to Vega than to any other bright star in the sky and if any inhabitants of the earth at thatt ime, some thir- teen thousand years ago, knew that much astronomy. Vega stood for Polaris in their lore. This will be the case again in about twelve thousand years for the pole travels in circle through the field of stars. This circle has It's center in Draco, about halfway between Alpha Draconis and Deneb. and q radius of twenty-three and one- half degrees; 1t is completed in about twenty-five thousand eight hundred years If, as is probable. the present rate of motion con- tinues without major change. Some four thousand years ago Alpha Draconis was the pole star. This motion of the pole Is of course a result of >the phenomenon called the procession of the equinoxes," which causes the equator to turn slowly without changing the angle made with the plane of the earth's orbit or ecliptic plane. The turn ing of the equatorial plane must necessarily carry the pole with 1t and accounts for the latter's wan dering.
 Slightly to the east of Vega are two fairly bright stars. known as Beta Lyrae and Gamma Lyrae; the former is slightly closer to Vega. The brightness of Beta var les, due to the fact that 1t is really q system of two stars which pcr- iodically eclipse one another and thus produce a regularly recurring dimnutlon in the light heceived by us. The variation of Beta's light Is easily noticeable for 1t drops nearly two magnitudes between maximum and minimum. Another pair of stars lies closer still to Vega and is much less bright. Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae. Epsilon is a double double"; 1t is a single star to the unaided eye, double in q
 week glass and each member of this double Is seen to be itself a double when viewed with strong CT glass. Zeta Is also a double. In the region between Beta and Gam ma lies the remarkable Ring Neb- | ula in Lyra, which looks like tre- mcndous ring-shaped cloud with a star in the center. It is really not ring, for photographs show that the nebulous material extends faintly to the center; 1t is un-