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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13

the chamber was half filled and the galleries almost entirely empty to make his sudden mad dramatic move.
 President. Hoover was at lunch con when the resolution was of- feredn and had not returned to his offices by the time 1t had been tabled.
 McFadden. scholarly of aspect and dignified of pose, read his res- olution without emotion. As word of his action spread, congressmen came rushing in from the cloak rooms and restaurants. The gall leries were soon crowded. Leaders of both parties, after whispered conferences congregated at Speaker Gamers desk. It be- came apparent that republicans were seeking some means of block ing consideration of McFadden's bombshell measure.
 The Pou motion then was of- fered.
 The speaker made known the Overwhelming vote. :.
 McFadden's charges against the president involved practically the entire scope of the foreign debt ne- gotiatoins, from the request of President Won Hindenburg of eGr- many flor moratorium last year down to the latest debt payment crisis.
 His resolution charged that the president has fin violation of the constitution and laws of the United States initiated and carried on Secret conversations, ignominious to the United States, with German government officials and interna- tional bankers and others, with intent to defeatan injure the gov. ernment and the people of the United States McFadden, who gained national fame last year by his bitetr at- tacks on President Hoover's mora torium negotiations, accused the chief executive. of having caused a "pre-arranged request" to be made by, Won Hindenburg, for. debt nego- tiations. He described this as a unlawful act Injurious to the United States
 He,aaid the negotiations. had been carried on in this manner flor tlic purpose of deceiying and injuring the people, of the United States and for the purpose of covering up a conspiracy against the United States which was taking place between himself and 0tehrs." The conspiracy, the e resolution said, "culmipated in the, Hoover moratorium proposal and. the Lon- don conference of July, 1931." .s' The resolution added that the president ''unlawfully declared the so-called Hoover rnoratoriunsr with "intant to injure the United States and to destroy financial assets" of the nation. l' '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
McFadden Of Penn. ],
 Made The Motion
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vote as 3e1 to in favor of tabling the resolution.
 A loud cheer burst from both sides of the house.
 McFadden, who gained national attention through bis bitter resist ance to the presidents external financial policies. accused MT Hoover of "usurping congression- al powers" of ''dissipating the financial resources of the country" and of 'timpairing the validity of contracts..' dealing with foreign debts.
 Making specific reference to the moratorium, the McFadden reso- luton recitcd that, from the time of the first negotiations with President Won Hindenburg of Ger many last year, until the present debt crisis, MT Hoover has acted in violation of the Constitution and the laws of the United states"
 McFadden charged the president with initiating and carrying on secret conversations, ignominious to the United States, with German government officials, international bankers and others" with intent to defeat and injure the government and the people of the United States"
 Pou's motion to table was adopted overwhelmingly.
 McFadden chose a moment when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL JUST WANTS NEW
 PAIR OF LEGS

Boston, Dec f3 = (UP) - ElixabetlI Mark, 5, wishes that Santa Claus would put some un- brcakablc legs in her stockings.
 For the eighth time in her young life. Elizabeth, daughter, of tax driver, fell from n chair yesterday and broke leg. So she must spend Christmas at / City Hospital, just as she spent lest Christmac, and the Christ mas before that.
 Two years ago Santa Claus visited her at the hospital and asked her what she wanted for Christmas.
 Please, Santa, bring me legs that won't. break any more"
 After she fell from the chair yesterday, she said:
 "He told me, mamma, that he would see got the new legs, but he didn't keep Isis promise last Christmas, and he didn't bring me any this time."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
Milk Fund X. to Get $lOO
Proceeds of Benefit Leo 'ture Given By Teachers

Approximately $100 will be turn ed over to the school milk fund by the Waterbury Teachers Associa- tion as the net profit realized in the recent benefit lecture of Will. son MacDonaid,s Canada's "poet laureate" 1t was announced by Miss Daisy Lordeof Wilby High school president of the. organiza- tion,s at its monthly meeting Tn room Oof Crosby High school yes- terday afternoon. .
 The Macdonald lecture was so successful, considering every angIe, that q, vote was passed yeste rday to have William Butler ,Yeatss fam ed Irish poet, appear in the sWilby High school auditorium, January 1S. However, this date is but a ten- tative one and subject to change. Miss Mary l., Clarkin, chairlady of the. executive committee, assisted by members of same, will c0nsti- tute the arrangements committee for the Irish poets, debut here.
 The Mutual Benefit Association held Q brief business barley fol- lowing the teachers meeting, amending and ratifying several clauses of the constitution.
 A report of the local delegates on the Hartford Convention Satur- day regarding, the formation of a classroom department of the state organization and to, employ an ex- ecutive secretary, was given. Wa terbury did not favor this move believing that the teachers should decide on the employment of a said official and not the delegates. The association voted that its delegates acted according. to the association's wishes,
 The local delegates included : Daisy Lord and Thenice Powers of Wilby, Thomas Nolan and Mary J. Mitchell of Webster. Mary Ken nedy of Washington, Loretta Fitz- patrick of Berlin w. Tinker Mary Morris of Merriman, Mary E. Clarkin of Russell. Ann Skehan of Duggan. Julie Sullivan of Barnard. and Margaret Keenan of Slocum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13

Onc-way thoroughfares promise 10 become a problem for members of the board of police commissions CTS either at tomorrow afternoons session or at some meeting in the nenf future. A solution must be reached. Operators of automo- piles. business men, police officers and court officials favor changes. but of course there is likely to be some differences of opinion when the various streets are suggested.
 Two short streets, which are es- pecially acknQwiedged as being of the type which permits of no argu- inent arc Harrison avenue and Lewis street, which connects Har- l.ison avenue with West Main street. It was at one mesreferred to al City Hall lane, when the mu- nicipal building was on the site of the present Steel building.
 Superintendent of Police Joseph
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
Conditions Demand Speedy Solution
 Of Big Problem
Police Commissioners May Start Wrestling With Issue at TO-morrOw's Meeting Harrison Avenue Lewis and Canal Streets Favored for Special Classification

H. Mclean favors Center street for the one-way group. vehicular traffic would turn from busy Bank street into Center street. under the superintendent's recommendation.
 Another street, which has been suggested several times is Canal street. The parking problem IS somewhat ovcrshadowed by the chance meeting of autos or trucks at the corner of Grand and Canal streets when general tie-up re- suits.
 All suggestions will be placed before the traffic committee of the board of police commissioners. At- torney Harry w. Minor, chairman, is reported to be in favor of some of the changes suggested. but would leave the matter officially to members of the committee for study and recommendations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13

cd sound equipment will be in stalled.
 Mir and Mrs Maurice Moore of Waterbury announce the birth of a son Sunday afternoon at St Mary's hospital. Mrs Moore is the former Alice Keilty, daughter of Mir and Mrs Fred Keilty of Pythian ave- nue.
 Personal tax collector E. J. Cam field announ:e :es that he will be at the town hall Tuesday, from un- til 12 o'clock and from ? until 5 p. m. Wednesday and Thursday MT Garfield will be at the Town Hall from 9 until 12 noon, until and z until 9 D. m.
 Taxes will be collected in Oak vile Wednesday and Thursday evenings between z and o'clock.
 Mrs Joseph Collins is i'll at her home on Echo Lake road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
OAKvILLE

The Mems club Of the Congrega- tional church will hold their meet ing tonight at 7:30 o'clock, at the Community House.. The usual weekly games and quoits will be enjoyed.
 Friday evening this club will hold its monthly meeting at the Congregational church hall where 8 supper will be prepared and served by the members of the club. Grover Baldwin will be chief cook, Frank Menetrey, purchasing agent; Rev Oscar Locke, the decorator. The committee in charge includes: Lucius Snyder, president of the club, Ralph Clinton, Howard Ande, Frank Menetrey. Grover Baldwin, Rev Oscar Locke. Loren Chase.
 Briefs
 | The. Young Peoples Fellowship society will meet tonight at the All Saints church parish hall at 7:3O o'clock. George Booth will Introduce a play to be presented in February. A
 The Oakviile Social club will pre- sent, their, first annual benefit en- tertatnment, and dance tonight al the Community House at S:15 o'clock. as
 Mir and Mrs Bissell Entertain <
 MT and Mrs Clifton Bissell of Clematis avenue entertained the Jolly Eight Pinochle club mem- bers and their husbands Friday evening.
 Cards were enjoyed, w. c. Dick winning the first prize for highest score on the gents side and Mrs Max Kraft on tn eladies' side.
 A delicious buffet luncheon was served later In the, evening to the guests attending who were:, Mir and Mrs Albert Lockhart, MT and Mrs w. c. Dick, Mir and Mrs Clarence Slater, MT and Mrs Alton Erwin, MT and Mrs MIX Kraft, Miss Lil- Han Kraft, Mrs Robert Kiersted. Mrs $. Princle, MT and Mrs Clifton Bissell, and Mrs George Putnam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
Revolver And Dagger To
 Snuff Out Life Of Kaiser

coming from Germany to present a letter to the ex-kaiser from Adols Hitler, Nazi leader. The man claimed that Wilhelm declined to grant him an interview.
 The intruder climbed over rail- ings around the Doorn house grounds and hid in the cellar of a tower. A servant discobered him by merest chance, and called for help. After a sharp struggle. the was was subdued.
 Wilhelm and Princess Hermine. were in a room nearby, but ser wants said the intruder did not get close enough to cause them any danger. The man had been seen around Doorn for several days, but had not attracted unusual atten- tfnn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
Cashier Admits Stealing
 $22,5OO Ten Years Ago

deserted. They learned that he and his wife, the former Edyth Leach of Louisville. Ky, had de- parted by automobile only few hours previously.
 Trailed to Denver. Colo, where he visited his brother-in-law. Farnham missed arrest there hy less than an hour. After that, de- tectives lost track of. him.
 Farnham is native of Newton, son of MT and Mrs Charles Farm ham. His father. who is 60 years old. yesterday received telegram from the fugitive, telling of the surrender. Immediately after his disappearance, Farnham was inc dicted by the Suffolk county grand jury on charges of forgery. rais- ing cheeks and juggling his ace counts, a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13

Boston, Dec 13-UP)-Ken- meth $. Farnham was a $35 a week cashier for the Staples & Ide nI- surance company of Boston in 1929 at the time of the $22,500 embezzlement to which he con- fessed in Arizona yesterday.
 Not until he vanished, after squandering that amount of the firms funds on horse rases and night life. did his employers dis cover that he had served two terms in the Jeffersonville, Ind, penitentlary for forgery and lar- ceny.
 Search for the fugitive cashier had been prosecuted with extraor- dinary vigor because he was not bonded. As soon as the., shortage was discovered, detectives went to his Back Bay home but found tt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
POOR SAFETY
 EQUIPMENT

Hartford, Conn, Dec 13-(UP) -TheN statewide campaign against poor safety equipment on automo- piles will begin when roads are cleared of ice and snow, State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Rob- bins B. stoeckel announced.
 The drive was to have started yesterday on the Boston post road between Fairfield and the New York state line but the condition of the highway made it iunpossi- bIe to check brakes and other equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
DIR c. R. BROWN
 SPEAKER AT ROTARY CLUB

Dr C.. R. Brown of swesleyan University was the, principal, speak. CT at the weekly meeting and luncheon of the Rotary club this noon at the Hotel Elton. The use of water was described by the speaker who answered many ques- tipns at the copclusion of his ad- dress. President. Lamont Hall pre-. sided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
HOGS AT LOW PRICE

Chicago, Dec 13.-(UP)-Hogs sold at the lowest prices in ,54 years to-day when quotations at the Union stockyards dropped 10 to l5 cents U hundred pounds.
 The tor price fell to 315 hun- dred pounds while the average was around 300. A glutted market to- gether with lack of demand caused the sclump.
 Cattle also drifted lower and sold around the lowest levels since 1896..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
WHTTE-HAIRED JOHNNY CONLEY
 IN PRISON AGAIN
Most Notorious Post Office
 Rob b CT in Country
 Known Throughout All Prisons as The ParsOn'

Providence. R..I.. Dec 13-- (UPs he has, exerted a good influence on younger inmates of prisons where he has passed half his life, "Pawtuckete Johnny's Con : ley, GO, notorious postoffice robbcr. was given a light sentence in st. perior court to-day. .s.0S :,
 Conley, white haired and stooned, known in prisons throughout the country as 'The Parson." was sen- fenced to 15 months in Rhode Is- land penitentiary, by Superior Judge Jeremiah b. O'Connell on a charge of carrying and possess ing burglar tools, In similar cases the sentence is usually from $ to
 In passing sentence, Judge O'Connell commended Conley on the fact that in his long career he had never committed an act of yi- olence or resisted arrest. He said investigation had revealed that Conley repeatedly had {. pointed himself out to younger convicts as an example of the truth that 'crime does not pay" Conley has served terms in Sing Sing, Atlari- ta, Leavenworth and other prisons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13

Paris, Dec 13.-(UP)-The dol- lar opened to-day at 25.61 1-2 francs, one centime under yes- terday's close, which equalled the years high. The pound sterling opened at 83.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
WOOL MARKET.

Boston, Dec 13-(UP )--The To- cal daily wool market report is- sued today by the Boston IT., s. Agriculture Department bureau follows:
 Moderate quantities of scattered offerings of average combipg 64s and finer western grown wools are selling about about steady prices. Medium fleeces continue to attract some attention and sales are being closed on strictly combing 56s Ohio wools at 19 1-2-20 cents In the fleece and on clothing wools- of the same grade at 17-1S cents. ohio delaines are weak. Strictly combing 64s and finer Ohio fieeces are being offered at IS 1-2-10 cents in the grase and humors indicate that slightly lower prices have been acce Dted" {"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
POJIND STERLING; DROPS

London, Dec 13.-CUP)-The pound sterling opened to-day at $3.26, compared with yesterdays s close 'at $3.26 3-8.
 The pound dropped to $3.25 shortly before 2 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-13
Market Unsettled In The Afternoon
 Trading And Falls
So Many Reports About Payment of War Debts and Uncertainty of All Plans Offered, Caused General Upset of Things

the '.American Metal Market has lost very little in activity in the past week -and certainly less than would be suggested by seasonal precedent, apparently because con-; sumers have such light stocks that liaufdaf5on against annual fnyen- tory Ia very small matter ln- got production is placed at le' per cent, of capacity, against l5 per cent week ago.
 The New oYrk Central is expect- ed to distribute releases on lsbpO, tons of rails instead of 5000 as ,nreviouslv reported, the '.Anerican Mefai Market'' said. Raii mills at Pfttsburell will resume at the uaid- lie of this week for a shortsrun on small releases already, Issued, ana more are anticipated. Word from Chicago stated AtchisoI1 soon would order rails fiji line with tho recent vote of directors.
 Steel common touched Sf 5-e of a ful point. It rallied sllgntiy from that level. Case, decnned more than a point following the drop in grains. Allied chemical was off nearly 2points, while ln- ternational Business Machines lost more than points. Most of tpe industrial lists was down fractions to more than a point. II
 American Telephone closed at 1O5 7-S off 3-8 and other uttl- ities lost correBpondingly. Rail- road shares W ere down with two exceptions v Chesapeake & Ohio and Pennsylvania which made fractional gains. Ccppers were easy on the break in the metal abroad and prospects of unre- stricted production.
 Foreign exchange quotations went through wide ffuctua tions. Sterling was down sharply in the early trading when the French franc made a new low for the year. Both recovered later, ster- ling to a smal net gain and the franc to the previous close.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Realize Congress Blocks Plan
Now, but Await Elections
for Favorable Attitude.
GERMANY WANTS ONLY
PREPARATIONS CALLED OFF
France Prefers to Keep Question
Open, Fearing Polish Cor
ridor Agitation.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

BY Cable to The Star.
PARIS, France, January 16.-There
are many signs that Great Britain,
italy, France and Belgium are getting
ready to reopen, If possible. the ques-
ton of European war debts to the
United States.
All four are saying that, If Germany
fails to pay them, of course they can
not pay the United States, but they are
saying it anxiously and with an OBJ
Hous distaste for placing themselves in
position to default. They much pre-
fer, therefore, to persuade the United
States to enter some new arrangement
for drastic reduction, even cancella-
ton of war debts.
It is realized that the recent action
of Congress precludes such an arrange
ment for the time being. Hope exists.
however, that the elections next No
vember will so change the situation as
to make the United States more amen
able thereafter. What to do in the
meantime as a whole is a problem for
the Lausanne Conference.
Wants War Debts Uncancelled.
Germany wants to concel the repara-
tions. It would perhaps prefer to see
the reparations cancelled and the war
debts uncancelled in order to spite
France and create friction between
France and the United States, but II
the only way that 1t can get the rep
arations cancelled is by cancelling war
L1L% al
yor that. Germany will resist tenn
porary compromise, but will perhaps
accept 1t In the end if it has the i'm
preston that Great Britain, France
and Italy are united on such conpro-
mise.
Great Britain, whose war debts and
reparations receipts are equal to its
war debt payments, would gain or lose
nothing by cancellation, which 1t yet
favors lest its receipts suddenly cease
and it be left still owing to the United
States.
London also claims that continuous
cash balances to France on reparations
and to the United States on war debts
are upsetting the normal gold circuia-
ton, though this is stoutly controverted
in New York and Paris.
Italy Favors Cancellation.
Italy, which owes more In war debts
than its receipts are from reparations,
naturally is strong in favor of all
around cancellation.
Italy and Great Britain, perhaps mis-
interpreting statements made in Wash
ington to the effect that Europe must
first get together and set its own house
in order, seem to desire to grant Ger
many brief extension of the morato-
rum and utilize the intervening time
to draft some sort Of general cancel
lation plan, which would then be put up
to the United States to accept on pain
of "upsetting everything"
France, however, hesitates. The
French viewpoint appears to be more
complicated. France dislikes war debts
as much as Great Britain and Italy.
But, as it receives considerably more
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Evening star., 1932-01-16
DRY FIGHT URGED
ON STATE CONTROL
Anti-SaIoon League Session
Hears Attack on Beck
Linthicum Measure.

Urging the Anti-Saloon League to
throw the full weight Of its influence
Immediately against the Beck-Linthi-
cum resolution introduced yesterday in
the House of Representatives, which
would change the eighteenth amend
ment, returning liquor control to the
States, Edward B. Dunford. national
attorney for the league, attacked the
measure as a policy of sectionalism,
such as is not provided for in any
other law under our Constitution"
The plea was made to the twenty
fifth biennial convention of the league,
in session at the Mayfower Hotel.
The proposed amendment has the sup
port of Democratic and Republican anti
prohibition blocs in the House.
aLegalization" is Seen.
This measure would permit the
legalization of liquor" Dunford declared,
and, therefore, Is directly opposed to
the policy of the Anti-Saloon League.
It would destroy the uniformity Of legis-
lation. It has no guarantee against the
return of the saloon and no guarantee
the Federal Government will cooperate
in enforcement in those States that are
dry.
Here Is provision which would pro-
vide that the prohibition policy might
be one way in one State and a differ
ent way in another. I understand 1t is
a measure carrying out policies recon-
mended by minority Of the Wicker
sham Commission"
Charging that representation IN Con-
gress based on alien population holds
the balance of power, DR.. william H.
Anderson, founder and general secre-
tary of the American Protestant Al
lance, urged the league to support the
Sparks -Capper stop lien-repreSenta-
ton amendment on the basis of its
effect on the liquor fight.
DR.. Anderson charged the alien vote
in the United States is controlled by
the wet forces.
Modification bills in Congress were
hit this morning by Edward B. Dunford,
national attorney of the league.
Four per cent beer has been definitely
proved to be Intoxicating, and every
reason which prevailed against its
legalization when the question was con-
sidered by the Sixty-eighth Congress
still exists today, Mr.. Dunford declared
THE courts have taken judicial notice
that ordinary beer Is intoxicating, Mr..
Dunford asserted, "and the evidence OF
eminent scientists is to the effect of
even 2.75 per cent alcoholic content is
intoxicating"
Mr.. Dunford predicted that "the vital
call in the presidential campaign we
now face" will be whether the people
are for the use of liquor or against 1t.
John McSparran, State secretary OF
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Evening star., 1932-01-16
FACILITIES FOR SPLITTING ATOM
WILL BE DONATED BY COL. GREEN
Son of Former Weathiest Woman in World Offers Estate
to Massachusetts, Institute.

an interview here, but he plans to re-
turn to Round Hill in time to be pres
ent.
Experiments are to be conducted in
hangar that formerly housed the
dirigible MayfioWer. Its walls will be
specially insulated to prevent powerful
electric rays from interfering with resi-
dents of surrounding areas.
Generation of an electric power of
25,000,000 volts Is the principal effort
in advancing the experiments. Col:
Green is financing the development OF
such ray and DR.. Van de Graft heads
the staff at work.
Even If the experiments fail IN
smashing the atom, Col Green says he
is confident they will result in discovery
of super X-ray equipment that will sur
pass by a great degree the limitations
OF the present x-Ry.