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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14

Hartford, Conn, Jan 14-(UP)- Governor Wilbur l.. Cross ana state hnancia! authorities were at odds to-day over matter of ac- counting. The governors book keeping system shows the state 's S1.735,G56 "in the hole" for the first six months of the current fiscal year. He made this the basis or letter to all department heads yes terday urging strict economy for the remainder of the year. state Comptroller Frederick M. Salmon uses a different calculating system and gets surplus of $1,43S6o9 m cash receipts over general ex' penditures.
 Looking at 1t from another point of view, State Commissioner or Finance and Control Edward F' Hall, finds the state has balance of $6,125,7G5 in the general fund General opinion seemed to be thnt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
Victory Dinners In Over Thirty States
 Held This Evening
Fifty of Those Gatherings Will Get Under Way to Raise SI,50O,OOO to Put the Party in Fight- ing Shape for Presi- dential Battle MANY SPEAKERS
 OF PROMINENCE

New York, Jan 14-UP)-Dem- ocrats of the nation will gather at more than 50 "victory dinners" in 33 states tonight to inaugurate drive for $1,500,000 to put the par ty in fighting shape" for the conn ing presidential election.
 The party's most prominent speakers will attend.
 Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, John w. Davis. Senator Robert w, Wagner, and Representative Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, will be the chief speakers at the New York dinner at the Hotel Astor. for which 5000 reservations have been made. The speeches will be broadcast by WOR and WMCA, over a national hook-up.
 In Chicago Melvin l.. Taylor, Jou- cit Shouse, and Robert F. Carr, Illinois chairman of the fund-rais- ing committee. will ofiiciate.
 Former Governor Alfred F. smith of New York will he the leading figure at Boston's victory dinncr'
 Other points which will celebrate the opening of the drive and some of the speakers are.
 Atlanta-Governor Richard B. Russell of Georgia
 Great Falls, Montana-Governor John E. Erickson of Montana.
 Helena, Mont-Governor George H. Dern of Utah.
 Pocatello, Idaho--Governor q. Ben Ross of Idaho. s...,,,i--
 Lexington. Ky-Governor Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky.
 Columbus, O.-Senator J. Hamil- ton Lewis of Illinois and Senator Robert Buckley of Ohio.
 Wilmington. Del-Representative Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and George Gordon Battle, prominent democratic lawyer.
 Jackson. M!ss-Governor T. C.. Bilbo and Governor-elect Mike Sennett Conner of Mississippi.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
Mooney Prosecutor Violated Ethics Of
 Legal Profession
Charles N. Fickert Used Witnesses That He Knew Were Unreliable and Some of Notorious ReputatOnS

the character of its evidence and It's witnesses. With respect to the credibility of the witnesses pre- sented by the prosecution, the re- port says: xe
 "The conduct of the district at- torney was q clear--and in It's con- sequences-a gross violation of the standards of professional ethics approved and declared by the American Bar association"
 Zachariah Chaffe, Jr. Walter Pol lak and Carl s. Ster, the commis- sion Investigators, havo emphasized that the events all took place Tn broad daylight and on crowded streets.
 Of the key witnesses they say:
 John Mcdonald was diseased and q 'psychopathic liar"
 Crowley was diseased. :,
 Frank Oxman testified falsely
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
KENTUCKY VERY MUCH LIKE THE
 CHICAGO MESS
Must Close Schools, COl= Ieges, Courts, and Pris- 0ns Unless Legislature Works Some Miracles

Frankfort, Ky, Jan 14.-UP)- Kentucky will be forced to close down it's schools, four state col leges and Its courts and prisons unless the legislature meets the most serious financial crisis tho state has faced in 140 years, Gov Ruby Laffoon said to-day.
 The University of Kentucky also may be shut due to lack of funds. The governor pointed out that the five to eight million revenue drop reported to him would leave courts with no funds to care for their wards and the prisoners of five state institutions.
 The situation became desperate virtually overnight.
 Though tax revenue had been cx- pected to be smaller than in 1881, the estimated figure was much larger than anticipated. Expenses of all state enterprises already had been cut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
By RAY BLACK Copyright 1882 by United Prcss)

(COpyrlgnt 1BSZ Dy Snlteu IrcsS)
 Chicago. Jan 14.--Disaster as complete as from a major flood, fire or earthquake confronts Chicago. Far-seeing officials declare.
 Starvation threatens more than 50O,00O men, women and children. Charity has been feeding them. Now relief funds are dwindling and no more are in prospect.
 More than 625,000 jobless walk the streets.
 Some 30,OOO Chicagoans. includ- ing school teachers, policemen, firemen and other city and county employees, either are working with out pay or their paychecks are long overdue.
 A Chicago newspaper carried in italic type scattered through it's news columns to-day such warnings as:
 Pay your taxes or there will be no fire department" ,.ea e',a.,
 -"Payvyour taxes or'there will be no police department"
 "Pay your taxes or the county hospital will shut down."
 Pay your taxes or the schools will close"
 Pay your taxes or the courts will close"
 Collapse of every agency for pro- lection of life. health and property, with hundreds of thousands dying for lack of something to eat, freez- ing from lack of fuel--such Is the prospect.
 "There is no use denying that the situation Is desperate" said Ed ward l.. Ryerson, Jr, president of the Joint Emergency Relief Fund. "Never has Chicago had anything like the number of unemployed 1t has now.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
THINGS IN BLOOM
 AROUND STATE

New Haven, Conn, Jan 14-(UP) -Dandelions, pansies and pussy willows bloomed and pedestrians shed their overcoats to-day as the mercury touched 62 degrees at noon--five degrees higher than the previous high temperature for this date here.
 The previous record was 57 Tn 1892, according to the U. 5. wealth CT bureau. Observers believed the temperature would reach 64 before the end of the day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14

Shamokin. Pa, Jan 14-(UP)- Rescuers digging frantically in re- lays failed to save the life Of Ed ward Topolski. 22. entombed un- der 15 tons Of slate by a slide in an abandoned colliery Tuesday. The youths body was reached late last night after his head had been uncovered twice during the day with Topolskl still alive. Addi- tional slides buried him before he could he taken out. Death ap- parently was due to suffcation and injuries as the body was pinned between two rocks. Ben Topolski. n cousin of the victim. removed the body. Two brothers. John ana Tom. and the youths father. Char les, were among the 1000 men who waited their turn to dig. Due to cramped quarters only four could work at one time.
 Little hope was entertained for the youth after he was buried by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
HE SLEPT FOR 80 HOURS BUT
 IS AWAKENED
Springfield Man, Who Wis., ited Montreal, F Fell Asleep and Puzzled the Doctors

Montreal, Jan l4.-(UP--Er- nest Lemay, 33. of Springfield, Mass, was up and full of pep" to- day after a marathon nap of nearly so hours. During that time Le- may was banded about, first from his hotel to q hospital. then to police headquarters and back to the hospital where he awokc.
 Examinations failed to disclose any illness or cause for the lengthy sleep and Lemay showed no i'll effects from his nap. Medi- cal authorities were unable to eN- plain the strange case. Lemays mother resides at Lebanon, N. H., and letters in his pockets indicated he had worked at Winooski, Vt, at one time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
Better Get Out
 OfWaterbury Or
 Let Banks Alone
Mrs Bessie Keefe of Far- rington Avenue, So Called Card Psychic, Brought Into Court This Morning for Alleged Predicti0ns-Case Was Continued GO Days
OTHER FORTUNE
 TELLERS CAUTIONED

Through the medium of pack of cards, Mrs Bessie Keefe, 34, ot S4 Harrington avenue claims to have read the warning of impend- ing banking difficulties in Water bury and Connecticut. For being too generous in her advise to her clientele relative to banks Mrs Keefe was brought into official contact with the police and was arraigned in police court this morning on tho charge of fortune telling. It was the hope of the authorities to incriminate her in the serious allegation of wilfully. mallclously and falsely circulating runors about the solvency of local banks, but the special investigators who obtained the evidence failed to supply the positive information de- stirred by the state.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
FIGHT TO SAVE MAN BURIED UNDER TONS OF
 SLATE PROVED LOSING ONE

the third slide. but the men did not relax their efforts. They even risked their lives as additional slides were threatened by rain. Topolski and his cousin. Alex Mac Oskie, 21. went to the mine for fuel Tuesday night. As they were picking up pieces of coal the wall of slate struck them. Macoskie was buried up to his hips. Topol- ski was covered completely. Mac oskle succeeded. in freeing himself after several hours. He ran sev. eral miles to the mining town of Brady to bring help. Within an hour 1000 men had assembled.
 When rescuers first reached Topolski he was conscious. He had held his hands over his face. forming air pockets that per. mittcd him to breathe. Whsn ne was reached the second time. he stiil wns conscious though con siderable Weatsr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
By LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Stan COrrcspOndenO
 Washington. Jan 14.-WP)- Three investigators of the Wicker sham commission have charged former District Attorney Charles M, Fickert of San Francisco with violation of professional ethics in his conduct of the trial at which Thomas J. Mooney was convicted on charges of bombing San Fran cisco's 1916 preparedness day parade. Fickert did not conduct the prosecution of Warren K. Bill ings, who also was convicted.
 The charge Is made in the Mooney Billings report which the Wickersham commission refused to receive on the grounds that the in- quiry was outside It's province. The complaint against Fickert Is ac- companied with q detailed analysis of the prosecution's conduct and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
HAD JUST 36
 HOURS LIBERTY

Dedham, Mass, Jan 14- (UP)- James Bowles, AZ. of Mattapan. was back in Norfolk county jail to-day after 36 hours of freedom.
 Bowles. who escaped Tuesday. was recaptured last night when he appeared at his home. He offered no resistance.
 At the time of his escape he had served only about two weeks of a years sentence for statutory offenSe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
COAL MINE UNION PRESIDENT WAS
 FOUND GUILTY
William Hight0wer Sen. tenced for Life for Con. spiracy to Murder in Kentucky

Mt Sterling, Ky, Jan 14---(UP)-- A jury in circuit court to-day found William Hightower. Evarts, Ky, coal mine union president guilty of a charge of conspiracy to murder in connection with the death of three Harlan county dep- uty sheriffs in a gun clash with miners last spring.
 Hightower was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was charged specifically with conspiracy to murder Jim Daniels. one of the deputy sheriffs slain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
BABE RUTH HAS TURNED BACK ! CONTRACT OFFERED HIM FOR
 1882 BECAUSE OF BIG CUT

baseb and that he felt he was worth just as much as he received in 1881.
 Ruth tied for the home run championship last year with Lou Gehrig, Yankee first baseuan, and finished second to Al simmons for the American league batting championship.
 Ruth began training for the 1892 season q week ago and at that time 1t was believed he and the Yankee officials had reached a ten- tative salary agreement. Ruth Is tn the best shape he had been in for several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14

New York, Jan 14. (UP)-Babe Ruth. home run king of the New York Yankees. to-day returned un- signed the contract offered him by the club for the 1882 major league season.
 The contract, for n one-year period, called for $70,000. $10.000 less than the amount he received last year.
 In returning the contract. Ruth told the Yankees officials he would accept \ e7o,000 contract if 1t was for period of two years. He pointed out that last year he enc loved one of his greatest years in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
Late Bulletins
ATTACKED GIRL KILLED HERSELF

Lowell, Mass, Jan 14-(UP)-Miss Irene Hazel Price 1S who was assaulted by two men in camp at local park last July committed suicide to-day because she sad she didn't want to her parents any more trouble The two men who assaulted Miss Price are serving ive-year prison terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
HOLYOKE WOMAN 1o3 IS DEAD

Holyoke Mass, Jan 14-(UP)-Mrs Catherine Shea 103 died to-day native of Ireland she came to America in 1843 living for year in Boston and then moving to Hoyoke. She leaves daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
MERCHANT LOANS CITY $1oo,ooo

New Bedford, Mass, Jan 14-(UP)-New Bedford will be able to meet it's weekly municipal payroll thanks to man who arrived here from Canada immigrant 35 years ago. George R. Cherry, merchant has loaned the city $100,000 in anticipation of tax revenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
SENATOR WALSH IN LAW CASE

Boston, Jan 14-(UP)-U. s. Senator David l. Walsh is expected to return to law practice for the first time in years next fortnight when he appears in su- perior court as defense counsel in $1,4O0OOO suit against the estate of the late Edward Boyle cothler
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
DRIVER SENTENCES HIMSELF

Boston, Jan 14-(UP)3-Morgan T. Ryan, state registrar of motor vehicles received letter from young man asking that his drivers license be revoked for one year because he had operated automobile while intoxicated. Ryan obliged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
Complete Disaster Facing Chicago If
 City Isn't Rescued
Starvation Threatens Half Million People-625,OO0 Jobless Walk Streets-3O,0O0 Persons Are Working Without Pay

Telegraph Editors Note: The Inite Press has pictured in this workers Some have been explained and possible % ms solve the problem attempts to predict what will happen here tells the In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
NORTH DAKOTA FOR ROOSEVELT

Valley City, N D., Jan 14-(UP)-Democrats of North Dakota keystone state of the northwests wheat empire appointed committee in party conference to- day to draft endorsement of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York their choice for presidential nominee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
BOYS ADRIFT FOR HOURS

Boston, Jan 14-(UP) )-Adrft for hours in Boston harbor in an old and irnsy dory, without Tommy Donovan TO- and Dick LeClair, g, finally were rescued bv harbor police
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan 14-(UP)-The treasury net balance January il was $3S9,419,271.06
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
Political News And Other Events From
 Around The State

Governor Cross had arrived at his deduction by comparing capital outlay costs with general opera.. ing income, rather than with tho balance on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, which was un. derstooA by State Senator Robert J. Smith, chairman of the 1881 ap- propriations committee, to have been $1O,0OO,000,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
YALE MAN HELPS

New Haven, Conn. Jan 14-- (UP)-A Yale undergraduate has taken pity on the $10.000,00o Yale library which didn't have funds to buy new books. After reading q statement by Professor Charles P. Rush, the associate librarian who turned down Sinclair Lewis's Nobel prize medal that because of the de. pression the library was forced to curtail It's purchases of books, the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14
Democrat
The weatl,er

Fair Tonight, but Very
 Cloudy Friday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-14

Last Minute News Flashes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-06
Political And Religious Circles
 Fight Legislation
Bingham Leads Connecticut Opposition to Measure League of Women Voters, However, Favor Measure Continuance of Sheppard Campaign

defeated in the last congress, calls for the establishment of a national child welfare bufeau.
 Republicans and democrats and clergy of all denominations through out the state and the country as q whole have taken stands for and against the proposed measure but according to Information here the majority of them are opposed to the measure, unanimiouAy on the question of establishing q national beaurocratlc system and otherwise along political and religious lines.
 U. E. Senator Hiram Bingham of this state has already filed with the commerce committe about 200 tclegrams opposing the bill. Bing- ham opposed the measure in the last congress and Is still leading the opposition to the measure.
 The Connecticut League of Wo- men Voters, which supported q bill legalizing birth control in the last session of the state legislature is in favor of the Jones maternity bill. Democratic principles in the state and nation are opposed to any beaurocratic form of govern ment being centralized in the hands of office holders in Wash ington. Religious opposition ha- been raised on the grounds that state organizations should be all lowed to handle the economic question of child welfare without having 10 answer to q central bureau in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-06
Democratic Posts
 May Be Vacant
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hold power in the state central committee. Just who would suc- ceed Tone is not known definitely but the name of Herbert Plank of Bridgeport, salaried publicity agent of Governor Cross, is being prom inently mentioned. Nobody Is be- ing mentioned for the vice-chair- manship as yet but the person picked will be a woman.
 Mrs Welch, at the same time. it is understood, does not plan to stay lon tho outside. She hAa views of being national committee. woman nt the democratic national convention in Chicago next June to replace the present incumbent, Mrs Lillian s. Abbott of NorwAlk. The latter has not as yet an. nounced her intended retirement from the national committee but 1t is understood that the Cross re- zine plans to replace her with Mrs WeIch. The national commit teeman and national committee. woman are picked by the delegate, to the national convention. McNeil now feels confident of reelection but if tho delegates sent to Chicago are of . majority against the pres. ont Cross regime somebody else can be picked in his place.
 Town Chairman John II. Crary stated to-day when interviewed that he is puzzled at the long de- lay in calling the meeting of the state central committee. He said that he ts ready with the rest of the Waterbury members of the committee to attend and partici- pate in the selection of new ofii- cers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-06

torneys is to destroy the character of the defendant. District Attor- ney Nase made no effort to snow that Allen was the aggressor.
 Usually the commonwealth in- troduceB statements obtained from the eye witnesses, material Wit nesses and other persons who have direct knowledge of the crime, or the events which preceded 1t.
 Here again, Connor. by three days of questions and legal argu- mentB, forced NaBe to admit the statement of Albert C. H.. Lucas. friend of Donaldson and the only eye witness of the shooting. The district attorney sought by every legal means within his power to prevent its introduction.
 And so, one by one, Connor ana Chief Defense Counsel Sites forced the elements which usually form the commonwealth's case into q moving and eloquent defense TOT young Allen.
 What effect the straightforward story of Eddie; the nervously, half sobbed testimony of his father, Horace Allen; and tine compllcat- ing statements of Lucas and Rose Alien, Eddie's 19-year old debu- tante sister, will have on the Jury pro bably will be known before midnight tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-06
Moore Reticent On Report Merchants Trust
 To Declare Diuidend
Claims No One Knows True Condition of Bank Until Appraisers Statement Is Filed Sunl- mary Filed in Court

1 filing of the appraisers' report 10
 know the exact situation" MT
 Moore added.
 As far as reorganization of the
 bank tx concerned, 1t has been
 said right along that the directors
 hope to bring this about. The figures contained in the h.
 ventory which was filed yesterday in superior court are those com piled by the Citizens & Manufac- turers National Bank, receiver for the Merchants' Trust company, and are made up from book value only. The balance sheet was compiled from figures taken from the books of the Merchants Trust company hs of December 23. 1331. the day the bank suspended business. It ig
 practically the same balance sheet that was printed in the newspapers by the MerchantS' Trust company
 in October. two months previously. For instance tho balance sheet shows that cash on hand at the time the bank closed was approxi- ] mately $150,6O0 when AS q matter of fact 1t was about $94, 900. It was also reported that the cash {! has been increased since then to
 about 3270.000 but the increase
 makes the total now about $200,- 900.
 Another report was that stocks
 held among assets of the Mer- chants Trust Co. have increased.
 one of them, the National City Bank of New York city, has ln-
 creased between $40,0O0 and $50,- 900.
 The financial statement as filed
 in superior court shows capital stock. surplus and undivided pro-
 fits of $1.308,2G0. Total assets,
 according to the report are listed as $7,538,764. The total savings
 deposits are shown to be $3,643,- 433.
 other liabilities are:General de- posits $1,449,006; certificates of deposit; $248,334, industrial loans, $17,742, trust deposits. $26,552;
 live deposits. $120,Ss0; bills pay
 able $466.500. and due to other
 banks, $32.264. Among It's assets
 are: bills discounted. $1.63s.5to:
 demand loans, $486,655; collateral
 loans, $42,503; second mortgage
 loans, $88,9I2; securities, $644,96I;
 other real estate, $88,182; due
 from banks, $33.76d; securities set
 aside for trust funds. $37,1O4: {:
 clearings, $40.336, past due notes. $83,744; cash on hand, $04,s29 and
 cash items. $14.bH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-06

Thomas F. Moore, in charge of the receivcrship at the Merchants Trust company refused to make q definite statement on the reports that a 10 per cent dividend would be paid in within two months and that the bank is solvent. No one knows the true condition of the bank until the T "raisers' report is complete" he said.
 "I cannot ma .: any statement regarding the solVcncy of the bank
 until the appraisers appointed by the court have completed their work. Any such statement on this subject would be only q personal estimate at best and might be em- barrassing to the appraisers whose duty it is to determine the condi- ton of the bank. It is a consider able tagk to appraiSc three or four thousand individual items making up the inventory and until this is done. no one knows the true con dition. The public must await the