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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

Mrs clifford d. Perkins of Hart
ford will be the guest Of the local
council OF Girl Scouts at the scout
Informal gathering OF troop COM
mittee chairmen and captains
which will be held Friday after
noon at 2:45 o'clock at the Bunker
lfill church parlor.
Troop committee problems will
be the feature topic OF discussion
at this time. Mrs Perkins, chair
man OF Connecticut Girl Scouts,
will deliver an address on Troop
Committee Duties" Following her
speech an open discussion OF prob
lens to be met In the various COM
munities will be held.
Tea will be served by Mrs Will
Ham +. Leggett, commissioner or
the Waterbury Council OF Girl
Scouts. The Bunker Hill troop
committee will act as hostesses.
NJ In conjunction with the recent
plans OF the Connecticut Girl Scouts
10 present gift to the Girl Scout
International Chalet In Switzerland.
attention Is called to all local
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Council Plans
General Assembly
Friday Afternoon
Mrs Clifford D. Perkins of Hartford to Speak on Troop
Committee Duties'-0pen Discussion for Present
Day Problems to Follow Her Address

troops, by Miss Edna Weber, direc-
tor, that all contributions must be
received at scout headquarters in
the Mattatuck Historical society
building, not later than saturday.
The local council will meet Mon
day afternoon instead Of March II,
at 4 o'clock at scout headquarters.
An executive board meeting Will be
held in the Little Gallery ut .
o'clock.
Several waterbury Girl Scouts
leaders have planned to attend
Camp Edith Macy over the week.
end OF March IL. An outdoor
course will be given ut this time
by Miss Edith Conant, director OF
Camp Edith Macy, in Nature. Out
door Cooking, Trailing. and Hiking.
Among those preparing to go are:
Miss Mildred Turney, assistant d.
rector, Miss Evelina Hauser. troop
No. 10; Miss Alice Haipin, troop
No. %: Miss Viola Grasso, troop
No. 2: Miss Hilda Bloom, troop NO.
a.; Miss Lillian Loeffler. troop NO,
ABB; and Miss Helen Kluge, troop
No 90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Chinese Terms
on Peace Talk
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reparations for China.

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PREPARATIONS for China.
The Japanese were understood to
be similarly seeking an arnistice.
Their terms were believed to differ
little from those of the last ultima
tum issued here. It demanded that
the Chinese withdraw ~ Ia miles
from the International Settlement
with neutral zone In the area.
General Shirakawa, who arrived
at the head OF the Japanese 18th
Division and assumed command OF
the japanese forces in the Shanghai
area, said in a statement that the
Japanese would withdraw their
troops and end military activities
Immediately II the Chinese met
their demands.
The Japanese commander ex-
pressed the desire TO cooperate with
foreigners and to respect their
rights and interests. He reiterated
the Japanese desire to localize the
dispute with China. protect Jap
anese subjects, restore peace and
order In the Orient. and achieve
neiehborly relations with China.
Mayor Wa sent n long letter OF
protest to American Consul General
Edwin q. Cunningham against the
arrest Of General Wang Ken. Chin
ese graduate Of West Point Mill
tnry Academy. He was seized by
the japanese In the Astor House
and held as a spy. japanese Min
lister Mamoru BhIkemitsu said the
general was being questioned by
Japanese military officials and
probably would be released soon.
Mayor Wa pointed cut that
WanE-kcn was arrested In the
British owned hotel ana subss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
AL Smith Has
Sent in Name
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cratic national convention to state
their preference for me as can
dldate for nomination for presi-
dent Of the United states.
II understand that this Is a
technical requirement In your state
and I would not be interpreted as
hampering In any way tho desire
Of my friends In Massachusetts 10
express their sentiment for me.
N cannot tell you how highly
value the friendship and esteem
the honor which the state Of Mas
snchusetts seeks to do me. I 'hope.
through you, to convey this to all
my friends In the state OF Massa-
chusetts.
Every truly yours,
alfred z. Smith"
The enclosed authorization gives
Donahue power Of attorney ITO give
written assent and file the same
! with the state secretary OF the
state OF Massac husetts to candt'
dates for delegates and alternate
delegates at large, and from dis.
tricts, to the democratic national
convention, to state their prefer
ence for me as candidate FOR
nomination for president Of tho
United States. :"
Donahue had mailed Smith the
following letter:
| '"As the time draws near for our
presidential primary, 1t becomes
necessary for us to meet purely
technical requirement.
"You know that Massachusetts
will never be content to enter q
democratic national convention
without n pledge to you.
''ln order to be able to do this
to the satisfaction OF the demo
cratic voters of this state, we
need your signature to the state.
ment which I enclose. This salts.
flies the technical requirements OF
our election law and commits you
to nothing beyond that. :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01


shortcut" bookkeeping methods
tolerated by town officials for years
and accepted as common prac-
tice".
Frank =. Fenton Of Windham,
who was convicted yesterday by
superior court jury In Putnam on
seven counts OF embezzling public
funds while serving as town clerk
and town treasurer, Is we'll known
here. News Of his conviction was
received with regret by local DEM
ocratic leaders.
Mr. Fenton was always staunch
democratic worker and leader. Sew
eral years ago he was the demo-
cratic candidate for lieutenant
governor on the state ticket but
was defeated in the republican
landslide. He was always promin-
ent as a leader of the chamber OF
commerce and the Red Cross IN
Windham.
Friends here are yet confident
that the supreme court will find In
favor of Mr. Windham. He was
tried on ten counts of embezzle-
ment. The jury deliberated an
hour and IS minutes and found
him guilty on seven counts.
For 81 years Mr. Fenton held the
town clerkship and town treasur-
er's post in Windham and 1t was
claimed that during that period he
converted $9,006.62 Of the towns
funds to his own use. The accused
denied the allegation, claiming that
II was merely the poor bookkeep-
ing methods followed In the town,
due to lack of inadequate help,
that made 1t appear he had en-
bezzled funds. However, the jury
found for the prosecution.
Strangely enough. Mr. Fenton
vas sentenced by an old acquaint-
ance, Judge F. p. -McEvoy of this
city. He took his sentence without
emotion. The trial began on Feb
rilary 18th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

neutral zones in China. Japan,
the spokesman said, reserved the
right for the creation Of neutral
zones around Chinese ports at q
later date II necessary.
Meanwhile the United Press
learned in reliable. quarters that
Foreign Minister Kenkichi Yos-
hizawa had approached Viscount
Kentaro Kaneko regarding a spe-
cial diplomatic mission to the
United States. The viscount would
attempt to correct misunderstood
ings between the two nations. The
report coincided with the disturb
ing effect on the local population
caused by publication Of news that
the entire American feet would be
concentrated in the Pacific.
Viscount Kaneko was said to be
willing to accept the mission but
had not done SO to-day. The plan
was opposed by many japanese
leaders. They considered It useless.
They held It natural that the two
nations viewed the Chinese situa-
ton differently and believed q
compromise through ordinary dip
lomatic channels impossible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Terms
on Peace Talk
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They were expected to be mostly
continuance Of Chinese demands
and Japanese eounter-demands.
Although the war ana navy min
listers accepted the proposal. they
hoped that the present offensive
launched at Shanghai after the arr
rival OF the nth diviaion would
achieve the japanese aim OF fore
Ing the Chinese back i2h miles
from the city.
IL was emphasized officially that
The principle OF simultaneous With
drawal from Shanghai was not &C.
cepted and not likely 20 be. he
cause the Japanese do not trust
the Chinese 10 carry out their
promises until the japanese have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Report Smith In
Receptive Mood
Health Commissioner and Business Man Doomed for
Secretary of State Central Committee

cent Dennis, Hartford and Attor-
ney John Keefe OF New London.
Up to yesterday Attorney Keefe
was believed to be holding the lead
In the race but 1t Is now believed
that Mr. Smith Of this city has an
excellent chance Of winning out.
The state central committee will
meet on March 18th at Hartford to
re-organlze and elect q new chair
man and secretary and possibly a
new vice chairman II the present
incumbent, Mrs Fannie Dixon
WEIGH, resigns as It is expected she
will.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

Eating machine gun units
And snipers at Pootung al.
though they were not believed
10 have had sufficient big
guns to block passage Of the
Japanese ships.
The japanese said the first
explosion in the Whangpoo
occurred at 1880 a. m. and
the second ten minutes later.
The first charge was close to
the Chi, and the second for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Destroyer Was Some
Damaged BY Bombs
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ward Of the cruiser Izumo on
the starboaTd side.
Meanwhile the main force
Of the Japanese 18th division
of approximately 10000 men
had been landed from the
Yangtze river 20 miles above
the Woosung forts. The d.
vision prepared to join the
9th division and Japanese
marines in a renewed batter.
Eng attack on Chinese de.
lenses In the Tazang and
Chapel sectors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

j. Francis Smith, member Of the
city health department and presi-
dent of the j. q. smith company,
who Is now being prominently mem
toned in Connecticut for the post
of secretary OF the democratic
state central committee, stated to-
day that while he Is not actively
seeking the Office he Will consider
the matter IL approached. Despite
Mr. Smiths modest attitude on the
matter, however, II Is reliably re-
ported that efforts are being made
throughout Connecticut to have
him named to the ONCE Of secre-
tary.
II selected by the members of
the state central committee, Mr.
Smith will succeed Labor Commits
sioner Joseph Tone, present secre-
tary who is scheduled to retire. At
the same time others in the state
are being doomed by their respec-
tive hackers for the post.
These other candidates include
Senator Joseph Cooney of Hart
ford, Representative Francis Ho-
gan of Torrington, ex-senator VIM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

complaint of Yenxel and will flne
him IS and costs. It can be made
a test case" Judge Meyer an
nounced.
The complaint of Valaitis was
discarded because the youth em-
rhasized the fact too strongly that
re was paid principally In booze.
The case has many interesting
angles and IL eventually tried
should excite plenty of interest
among men who ind II necessary
to employ one or two employees.
"As O lawyer IL should hire
someone to work for me and there
Is O dispute about wages this sta
tute concerning the weekly wage
act does not include me-" Attorney
Cruskay answered. The court de-
cided that Bernstein's business
brought him under the classiflca-
ton Of q mercantile establish
mont" and therefore liable by the
provisions Of the act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
DELEGATES OF
VERMONT WILL
Be CONTESTED
Alfred E. Smith Hopes to
Win That State and Part
of New Hampshire and
Massachusetts

New York, March 1-(UP)-
Alfred Z. Smith will fight for YER
mont's eight delegates to the ma
tional democratic convention when
selected in q state convention May
1S. 1t became known to-day.
The decision was reached dur
ing a conference of the 1928 can
didate for president with James A.
Kennedy OF Burlington end Mayor
Frank Hague Of Jersey City, lead
ing the Smith forces.
Kennedy was collector OF inter-
nal revenue during the Wilson adj
ministration; and IL former mem
Der OF the democratic national
committee and state chairman. He
reported q growing sentiment for
smith for President" in Vermont.
It was understood that the Smith
forces hope to win at least two Of
the New Hampshire delegates to
be named In the state primary next
Tuesday, and hope to win most OF
the Massachusetts, delegation.
Governor Ely Of Massachusetts,
will address q Smith mass meet
ing in Manchester. N. H., tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Frank FentOn
Found Guilty

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NCuHtIHueu IFUIf EuBe ~
shortcut" bookkeeping methods
tolerated by town officials for years
and accepted as common prac-
tice".
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
"BURC0O KING" WINS
 DERBY AND B|C PURSE

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 9.-Com- ing as a climax to the great Churchill Downs derby which was run here Saturday, a horse which hardly had been picked to make a showing at all, "Burgoo King" ran a splendid race to come in first place over Trick On," the favorite
 Burgoo King made a good start and at any time in the race he was not farther than third behind. In the last stretch, however, Burgoo King outdid himself and left the others in his wake. Economic came in second and made a good attempt to catch Burgoo King.
 Tick On was the favorite to win when the 20 thoroughbreds lined up before the tape but he made a poor start and was placed out of the running right from the begin ming.
 The winning horse earned for his owners more than $50,000.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
AGREEMENT REACHED
 CALLING FOR CESSATION
 ACTIVITIES IN SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, May 9.-The agree ment calling for a cessation of trouble between Japan and China in Shanghai was agreed upon by officials of both countries provided. among other things, that hostil- itieS cease at once. The Chinese will retain their present positions
 The Japanese will withdraw to the International Settlement and extra settlement roads as before fighting started January 28, except that some troops may be tempor- arily stationed in adjacent local ities.
 A joint commission of 12 of two representatives each from Japan, China, United States, France Great Britain and Italy will certify with drawal of troops and collaborate in the transfer of administrations from Japanese troops to Chinese police.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
PAUL PA|NLEvE AND ALBERT LEbRUN LIKELY
 PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER

PARIS. May 9.-Early reports on the French election state that the runoff election Sunday was very quiet because of mourning over the death of President Doumer. Early reports showed heavy opposition to the Premier Tardieu party and also showed some Socialist gains.
 Sundays election in France was for the purpose of selecting Parlia- mentary members who did not get a clear majority in the election May l.
 Premier Tardieu announced that he would resign Tuesday night with the request tn at his successor be chosen immediately afterward. The announcement was made after a cabinet meeting.
 He said tha t his resignation would be presented as soon as the Parliament had elected new President and that it would be ac- cOmpanied by request that the present government not be asked to continue in office until the new Chamber of Deputies, just elected ic ttllls Sunday and last Sundays elections, convenes in June.
 Edouard Herriot is the most like ly choice to succeed Premier Tar dieu whose defeat in the elections is the cause of his resignation.
 Paul Painleve and Albert Lebrun are presented as the most likely candidates to succeed President Doumer.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
FALL WILL WALK
 OUT OF PRISON \
 FREE MAN TODAY

SANTE F'E, N. M., May 9.-Free- dom for Albert B. Fall, former Sec retary of the Interior during the Harding administration who was sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of $1OO,OOO on the charge of accepting a bribe in the oil lease scandals, was held up here await ing the arrival of release papers from Washington.
 Falls prison term was up Sunday but delay was occasioned by his failure to pay the $100,000 fine. Special papers waiving the pay ment of the fine were drawn up in Washington in the District of Co., lumbia Supreme Court but they could not possibly arrive here be- fore Monday and Warden Ed Swope of the New Mexico penitentiary was unable to release Fall unless he had the authority to do so granted him in these papers.
 Members of the Fall family have gathered at the New Mexico State penitentiary to escort the aged former government official back to his home.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
IMMEDIATE ISSUE IS
 BALANCING BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D. C., May g. President Hoover carried to the people of the United States his fight for support in an effort to compel Congress to take quick ac- tion in settling the tax and other financial problems and balancing the budget.
 In sharp worded statement he declared again that the immediate issue before the country is the bal ancing of the budget through inn mediate passage of revenue meas ures and reduction of government expenditures.
 President Hoover said: "This is an issue of the people against delay and destructive legislation which impair the credit of the United States" He flayed the action of lobbyists.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
WASHINGTON CONVENTION
 VOTE AGAINST WET PLANK

SEATTLE, May g. (P) - Official leaders of the Republican State or ganization here said that Senator Jones was ready to declare him. self in fovar of a prohibition ref erendum if that plank had not been defeated by the party's State convention last Saturday.
 The only public statement, how ever, came from Mark Reed, Con- servative leader, who, in an unex- pected and futile appeal for the wet plank Saturday, told delegates that Senator Jones would urge for a reeubmiesion of the 18th Amend ment if the party wanted it."
 The convention voted on a plat form urging strict enforcement of all laws and endorsing Herbert Hoover. They, however, elected 19 delegates without binding them in any way.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
HOOVER WANTS \ CLEAR
 UNDERSTANDING LEADERS

WASHINGTON, D. C., May g. Tn his second evening conference, President Hoover again Sunday night pressed upon the Republican members of the Senate Appropria- tions Committee the need for speed in deciding on a taxation and econ- omy program.
 A similar meeting was held Sat urday night. Only the Republican members of the committee attend ed the meetings but the spokesman said the President wants it known that the economy drive is non-par- tisan and he explained that Hoo yer first wants a clear understand ing with the Republican leaders
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
NATIONAL FUNERAL ID bE HELD THURSDAY FOR
 PRESIDENT ?. DOUMER

PARIS, May S.-All of France nourned the passing of President Paul Doumer Saturday and Sunday while the body of the President lay in state at the Elysee Palace With the people in a Sombre mood, a wave of Nationalism swept over the nation. A national funeral will be given Doumer Thursday. This is the highest honor the French Re- public can bestow on her dead.
 The French secret police has be- gun an international manhunt in an attempt to find a link between the assassination of the French President and Communist activi- ties. It is the belief of the French police that whether Gorgulov was crazy or sane that he was the tool of a more calculating head
 The police raided the home of Gorgulov in Monte Carlo and found in his rooms enough deadly poi sons to wipe out the entire popu- lation of Monaco. The purpose of these deadly gases has not been explained but the find is believed to have an important bearing in connection with the activities of the calculating head"
 Madame Gorgulov was found in Gorgulov's Monte Carlo apartment but she was unable to shed any light as to the purpose of the poi sons. She denied knowledge of them
 Moscow newspapers published the news of President Doumer's assas- sination without comment.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
TRIAL DATE FOR FOUR
 HAWA||kNS |S SET
 FOR SEPTEMBER Z

HONOLULU. May 9-Mrs. Thalia Massie, who was reported to be suf- fering from a nervous breakdown at her Pearl Harbor home, could not be found Saturday when police attempted to serve a subpoena on her to appear at the trial of the four HaWaiiallS who are accused of attacking her. The trial date was set for September 2.
 Her disappearance left some doubt as to whether she intends to testify against the Hawaiians or just let the entire case drop with out going through another ordeal on the witness stand.
 Added to the strange develop ments was the disappearance of Prosecutor John C. Kelley from his usual haunts. He could not be found at his office and the mem bers of his household either were unable to tell where he was or re- fused to divulge his whereabouts.
 Al Jones and E. J. Lord, who were convicted with Lieutenant Massie and Mrs. Granville Fortescue for the staying of Joe Kahahawai, left Honolulu Saturday, bound for San Francisco.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
DIVORCED BECAUSE OF
 FRIEND WIPES FAME

RENO, Nev., May 9.-Ann Hard ing and Harry Bannister, cinema stars, were divorced here Saturday, The divorce probably was one of the most cordial and friendly af- fairs on records, both having agreed to part friendly so as not to ham per with the others career.
 Ann Harding said that during the while that she and Bannister were married that BanniSter'S fame decreased to almost obscurity while hers arose to new heights. It was for this reason that they agreed to part. After the divorce was over Bannister escorted his former wife to a waiting plane and just before she took off for California, he kiss ed her goodbye.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
TWO HUNDRED MEN
 SEARCH MOUNTAINS,
 THREE-YEAR-OLD G|RL

LOS ANGELES, May 9.-Three- year-old Cecilia Mitchell, who was lost while picking flowers with old CT girls in the deep brush of the Tahachapi mountains near Quail Springs Inn, has not been found yet and she has been missing since Tuesday, May 3.
 The hunt for the lost child was begun with over 200 men searching throughout the country where the child was lost immediately after her parents noticed the child was missing.
 The theory was advanced at first that the child might have fallen victim to an injury on steep slope of the mountains or had been at- tackled by the rattlesnakes which infest that area. However, failure to find the child or any trace of her has brought forth the theory that the child may have been kid mapped by someone who perhaps had a grudge against her mother
 The little girls mother is camp cook at the Quail Springs Inn.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
II. MASS!E AND WIFE LEAVE SEVEN MONTHS
 IF TROUBLE BEHIND

ABOARD SS MALOLO, At Sea, May g. (P)-With Hawaii and seven months of trouble behind them, Lieut.. Thamos H. Massie and his wife Thalia, and her mother, Mrs. Granville Fortescue, and Clarence Darrow were at sea today enroute to San Francisco
 Their departure Sunday was ac- companied by a last furry when two Honolulu policemen tried to serve subpoena on Mrs. Massie demanding her appearance at a retrial of the four remaining men who are charged with attacking her and saying that Joseph Kaha- hawai- was the fifth of the group.
 The abduction and subsequent killing of the latter resulted in the trial of Lieutenant Massie and de- fendants and the convicting of the four on manslaughter charge.
 Mrs. Massie and Mrs. ForteScue were put aboard the Malolo by a submarine through the ships cargo port and when policemen tried to serve summons, Captain Ward. K. Wortman, commander of the sub marine base, interfered with the policemen to the extent of an alter cation but finally all shook hands and Mrs. Massie was not served the summons.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-09
TARDIEU ROUTED

PARIS, May 9.-Early returns in Sundays election indicated that Premier Andre Tardieu's govern ment and a majority of the right wing center which has controlled the French Chamber of Deputies for the past four years were routed in the runoff election of new Chamber members. Edouard Her riot, leader of radical Socialists, ap- peared to be the most dominant figure as his group rolled up a total of 151 seats. Other left wing groups also made substantial gains.