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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
Japan Ruthless
in Air Raids
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U. S. S. Borie Friday.
The British transport Lancashire
which brought the Wiltshires to
Shanghai, postponed it's sailing.
causing a report it may be ordered
to Hongkong to bring 1000 British
troops here from the colony there.
The city was comparatively calm
at dusk after a fierce Chinese at
tack during the forenoon forced
the Japanese to give ground. They
retreated to positions along North
Szechuen road, bordering the in
ternational settlement. Shipping con-
tinued throughout the day.
The United States and Great
Britain cooperated in new effort
to restore peace. During the lull
in the battle, United States consul
General Edwin s. Cunningham and
John r. Brennan, British counsel
general, sought to arrange an eff
fective armistice between the Jap
anese and Chinese.
Casualties prior to the lull in the
fighting were high. Those of the
Chinese, chiefly women and children
who were victims of the Japanese
air raids on the unprotected non
combatants, were conservatively
estimated at 1000.
Only Desultory sniping disturbed
the uneasy calm shortly after noon
when Cunningham and Brennan
conferred on board the japanese
flagship Ataka with Admiral
Koichi Shiosawa and Kuramatsu
Mural, the Japanese consul-gen-
eral.
Shosawa said the Japanese were
ready to discuss terms. Cunning
ham and Brennan hurried ashore
and conferred with Chinese Off
Gals. They indicated the Jap
anese admiral, in command Of
Japan's impressive naval and ma
rine forces here, might negotiate
directly with the Chinese for a
settlement
The japanese marines landed L.
200 men to reinforce the 1000
troops already ashore. The addi-
tional men were landed from new
naval arrivals in the Whangpoo
river at Shanghai.
Three Japanese cruisers and four
destroyers, prepared to land s.
900 marines IL necessary.
Four United Staes destroyers
are due to arrive tomorrow.
With the arrival of an aircraft
carrier due tomorrow. the jap
anese will have so airplanes avail
able for duty over Shanghai.
Foreign military commanders
declare Admiral Shiosawa plans to
make Chapel an addition to Jap
ans section of the international
settlement. He was quoted as
saying he would lombard the
remnants of that fire-razed area
and blow it off the map unless
Chinese troops there evacuate i'm
mediately.
The Chinese applied a strict CEN
sorship on press dispatches. A
censor is stationed in the foreign
cable offices.
The United Press correspondent
understood the Royal Scots Fu-
sliers tonight will take over the
Hongkew area, now held by Japan
ese marines. The Scots will un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
Hebrew Ladies'
Aid Society
Held important Meeting
Thursday Evening at
Hebrew Institute

The Waterbury Hebrew Ladies'
Aid society held their regular
meeting Thursday evening at the
Hebrew Institute, Mrs Louis Mad.
nick, presiding.
A report was given of the rum
mage sale whic his being held at
BAT North Main street. in charge
of Mrs Louis Ginsburg, and is
proving very successful.
Plans were made for a card
party and Russian Tea to be held
Sunday evening. January 31st at
the Institute. The committee in
charge are: Mrs Louis Bromberg,
Mrs Bernard Shryer and Mrs
Morris Siller.
The society will hold banquet
Sunday evening, February 21st in
celebration of their both anniver-
sary. Mrs Morris Spirit is chair
man of the committee in charge,
who includes: Mrs Louis Madnick,
Mrs Louis Bromberg, Mrs 1sadore
Dibner. Mrs Louis Ginsburg, Mrs
Isadore Karp, Mrs Samuel Green
field, Mrs Mary Weinberg, Mrs
Herman Kerzner, Mrs Aaron Solo
mon, Mrs Samuel Rosenzweig and
Mrs Harry Fisher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30

Economy, control of public ex-
penditures, and a concerted attack
upon the growing burden of tax
alton upon industry are principal
points avocated by Governors Jo-
seph b. Ely of Massachusetts and
Norman 8. Case of Rhode Island in
their opening addresses to the
legislatures of those states.
High spots of Governor Ely's
message:
I. Recommendation for estab.
lishment of 82O,O0O,OO0 corpora
ton TO aid state banks, and for
formation of central credit facfl-
tiles for cooperative banks.
2. Injunction TO the legisla-
ture against permitting any city
or town to borrow beyond its
legal borrowing capacity.
High spots of governor Cases
message:
4. Pledge that at Is not the
purpose" to impose additional tax
burdens.
2. Recommendation to the leg
islature to consider some form of
state supervision over accumula-
ton of short term obligations by
towns and cities and over the IS
suance by towns of bond to
meet insufficient tax returns.
3. Request for action to make
payment OF taxes as convenient
as possible, with m appeal to mll-
inequalities to reduce expendi-
lures, and broaden the tax base.
The importance of the New Eng
land Councils program of spon-
soring better control of public ex-
penditures-particularly state su-
pervision of local budgets - is
shown in the recent development
of embarrassing situations in a
number Of New England COM
munities. Citizens in several cases
have aided cities, by loans, to meet
payrolls or other commitments.
Difficulties have been encountered
in New Bedford, Holyoke, Chico
pee, Lawrence, Lowell, and Quincy,
Mass, and Biddeford, Me. Propos-
ais in Rhode Island that hard
pressed communities be not COM
PEELED to return to the state treas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
OF EBERT
NOT YET DECIDED
Question of Jurisdiction
Over Youth By Courts
Yet to Be Settled
LOOKING UP RECORD

Three witnesses have been found
by the police willing to offer tes-
timony which would implicate
Wiley Ebert. 16, on another
charge of night prowline. Gilbert
is the young negro awaiting trial
in connection with his admission
of having staged six burglaries in
the vicinity of Pine street and
Hillside avenue last Sunday and
Monday. He caused no little ex-
element and had an entire police
platoon called into action as a first
line of defense.
The police are now in a position
to show that young Ebert Is the
youth who was discovered prowl-
ing about the Matzkin residence
on North Elm street. When cor
nered in a closet by a member of
the family he escaped by assaulting
one of the Matzkin youths over the
head. When Ebert fed he aban-
doned his hat and shoes. He was
obliged to do the same when dis
covered in the Ely residence last
Sunday morning. The shoes served
to supply the first definite clue and
led to the capture Of the youth by
Lieutenant william Pollard and
Detective William Foley.
Ebert while admitting six burg
larles and an assault charge will
not talk about the North Elm
street incident He was visited at
the New Haven county Jail yes
terday afternoon, but declined to
be interviewed.
When Judge Frederick M. Peas
ley has decided on the issue as to
whether Elbert's case should be
tried in juvenile Or superior court
the youth will be brought back to
Waterbury,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30

were filled. Scores were turned
away.
The japanese planes remained
inactive during the mornings
Japanese marines began shipping at
nOunced that in accordance with
the terms Of yesterdays armistice,
no japanese planes would ny to-
day. None appeared.
The Chinese regulars, estimated
at 10000 men, after repulsing the
Japanese marines, bgan shipping at
Royal Scots fusiliers, guarding
the North Honan road gate to the
international settlement.
Two Scotsmen were wounded.
Chinese shells fell in the settle
ment during their attack. some
landing in Morrison road and
others in range road. Chinese civil
ians stampeded as a result OF ru-
mors the Chinese troops were at
lacking the settlement.
The Chinese forced the Japan
ese to retreat into North Szechuen
road, a settlement street running
through native territory, but did
not pursue them across 1t.
Six Chinese Stokes trench NOR
tar shells fell in the settlement
prior to 9:10 a. m. One made a
clean hit on a new Japanese Bud
dhist temple.
The shell which struck the Bud
dhist temple narrowly missed the
American Shanghai Free Christian
church, and its hospital.
Another damaged the Offices of
the Shanghai Nichi Nichi, q jap
anese paper. Still another struck
the shanghai Telephone Co build
ing.
One Japanese volunteer was
wounded and one Chinese woman
and a coolie were killed.
Japanese police at the Hongkew
station in the settlement an
nounced that explosives which fell
In the court yard of the American
Young Allen court memorial
church yesterday were not Japan
ese air bombs, as originally re-
ported, but stokes mortar shells
from Chinese artillery. They said
the shells had been recovered and
were being held as evidence.
The municipal council In the In
ternational settlement issued q call
for zoo additional recruits to the
volunteer corps.
Chinese banks plan to reopen
Monday, Indicating that the plans
for a general strike were collaps-
ing. Chinese residents within the
safety of the foreign areas APP
peared to be more concerned with
neither the Chinese troops would
enter the settlement than protest.
ing against the japanese attempted
occupation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
Government Issued
Declaration OF War
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ganized national government, de-
clared that Japan's action in in
vading Chinese territory at Shang-
hal endangered international in
terests and menaced the capital OF
China.
He said the government was de-
termined to resist to the utmost
further attacks on Chinese terri
tory.
ut now rests with the Japanese,
the foreign minister said,
"To restore friendly relations by
means other than military pres
sure, which has deepened instead
Of healing the Manchurfan wound
The Chinese press was unanim-
GUS in declaring that the Shang-
hal crisis threatened to precipitate
world war unless quickly solved.
The press supported the govern
ment's policy Of armed opposition.
A week ago General Chang Kali
Shek held to his policy of peace
at any price," but public sentiment
forced him to resume his role as
the chief military in China and
idol of it's millions.
General Chang In his call to
arms told his men he would rather
"be crushed like pure Jade than
live like tile" Tile is made OF
common clay and brushes easily
under pressure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30

New York, Jan 30-Admittedly
there are O number Of good divi-
dend paying stocks which are SELL
ing on a very attractive income
basis and at figures so low they af-
ford plenty of room for enhance
ment Of capital when the tide
turns, as the heads Of many indus
tries seem to think 1t will as the
year progresses. The long delay In
reaching a conclusion with regard
to railroad wages and reparations
has disgruntled so many people
they have retired to the side lines.
Added to this, last years earning
reports of U. s. Steel and other
corporations, putting in an appear
ance, are not calculated to make
Investors bold in the matter Of en-
gaging in new commitments. To be
sure now that the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation has become
an accomplished fact and will soon
be in a position to render aid in
the directions required, apprehen-
sion regarding the position Of the
railroads is no longer a big market
factor: indeed, the huge corpora
ton, with it's enormous capital
and great lending power-together
with the other measures proposed
by the president-is we'll calculated
to bring about a betterment in the
business situation. The agreement
reached in Berlin during the week
whereby the short term German
debts due American institutions are
extended for another year has put
that phase Of the foreign situation
at rest for another twelve months.
What is most satisfactory is that
apparently there is every intention
by the Germans to provide for
their Indebtedness, indeed the COM
mittee which has been at work in
Berlin affords assurance that such
is the case. If the same conclu-
sion could be reached with respect
to reparations 1t would be well
coined by business on both sides Of
the water and would undoubtedly
lave a beneficial effect on the mar
ket. The reparations question, how
ever, Is much larger than this
short term problem and develop
ments both in France and else
where have again pointed to the
obstinate character Of the entire
situation. Frances proposal to
Great Britain to proceed on a par
tial basis of settlement which does
not involve the United tSates. does
not seem likely to be very work
able, yet it remains true that
French public opinion is now
much more favorable toward some
plan which will afford an immedi-
ate means of readjusting the repa-
r8tions debts. This alone IL distinct
progress toward a more satisfac-
tory method Of dealing with the
the whole subject. Investors must.
however, count upon q further de-
lay of some months in all prob
ability before a positive ADJUST
ment is arrived at.
There is not very much to be
said Of the market this week ex-
cept that it has ACTED reasonably
well considering the nature Of the
big steel Corporations report dis
closing deep red figures for the
fourth quarter Of last year. That
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30

Chinese, joint owners with the
Russians, had no objections. The
Japanese offered to pay regular
passenger fares for each soldier
transported.
Copyright 1882, by United Prcss)
Marking, China, Jan. 30-(UP)
The government issued a declar-
alton tantamount to declaring war
on Japan today and proclaimed a
policy of armed opposition to
further Japanese attacks.
General Chang Kai-Shek, for
mer president, simultaneously is
sued a manifesto calling on COM
manders and troops throughout
the nation to take up arms In de-
tense of the country.
General Chang kai-Shek's call
to arms said:
Although I have retired, / am
prepared to die with my military
comrades. When ordered. / shall
proceed into the fighting line"
The former president and leader
OF the original Cantonese revolu-
ton in 1927 dramatically declared
he would rather be crushed than
live under present conditions in his
country.
Urgent kilograms were dispatch
ed by Eugene Chen, resigned for
eig1 minister. and Sun Flo, new
head of the legislative Yuan here.
calling on crack commanders In
all sections of the nation to speed
troops to reinforce the Chinese
Shanghai defense force.
fun Fo, son of the late DR. Sun
yat-Sen, founder Of the Kuomin-
sfanE ("people's party"), contribut-
ed 100000 to the defense fund.
10 Wen-Kan. assuming office as
new foreign minister in the reor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
Big Liner in
HarbOr Crash
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identity of the ship it struck at the
time it reported the accident. 1t
also sustained damages above the
water line, serious enough to COM
pei it to put back to port for tenn
porary repairs.
No one was injured on the
Roma.
It's message as received by the
coast guard station were said:
Forecast (bow) at two meters
above water line battered: broken
at six meters above water line. An
opening near plate and foreward,
Elk meters above water line. Neces-
sary to have temporary repairs"
The message was sent in Eng
fish, but its awkward construction
indicated the wireless man was not
entirely familiar with the Ian
Euage he was using. CA meter Is
80 and fraction inches).
The coast guard dispatched q
cutter from No base on Staten
Island Immediately upon picking
up word of the collision. 1t was
that might be needed.
hC lOB WAAASh AAA AAeh6 ~"
over the harbor entrance was re-
ported lifting slightly at dawn.
Immediately following the COLI
sion the Roma dropped anchor off
quarantine to await inspection this
morning.
The Roma left Pier 81 at 9 p. m.
Friday, bound for Mediterranean
ports. It is a. de luxe liner of the
Navigazione Italiana of 32,583
gross tonnage. The Roma flies the
Italian flag and Is registered at the
port of Genoa. The liner Is prac-
tically new, having been built in
1925. It is turbine driven.
The President Roosevelt of the
United States Line IL much
smaller vessel than the Roma,
which probably accounted for the
greater damage from the heavier
ship. It's tonnage Is 1850, and 1t
was built at the Camden, N. j..
docks in 1921.
The U. 8. line ship was inbound
from Hamburg, from where 1t
sailed Jan 20. 1t anchored off
quarantine awaiting for daylight
to lift the heavy fog. 1t would
have locked about . a. m.
Captain Fried first won fame for
his rescue of rs members of the
crew of the British freighter An
tinoe in January, 1926. Fried, then
In command of the President
Roosevelt sped to the freighter'i
side, but was unable to lower q
boat for three days due to heavy
seas. On the fourth day he sue
ceeded in removing the crew from
the laundering ship.
Then almost three years to a day
Fried again was speeding to the
rescue of another ship. He sue
ceeded in taking 80 men off the
Italian freighter, Florida.
An odd coincidence in the acct
dent to-day was that the Roma
picked up the shipwrecked sailors
of the Florida and Transported
them to Italy after Fried had
] landed them In New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
TRANSOCEANIC
PHONE SERVICE
81 Calls Put Through
From Conn During the
Past Year
FOUR CALLS TO SHIPS

Transoceanic radio telephony
passed its fifth birthday this month
the overseas service having been
inaugurated in January, 1927, by
a conversation between President
Walter s. Clifford of the American
Telephone & Telegraph company
and Sir G. Evelyn Murray, secre-
tary of the General Post office in
London, England. Although but
five years of age, transoceanic tele-
phony is already wearing ten or
fifteen-year old sizes. At the end
of the first year the average num-
Der of calls was seven per day.
To-day, fifty operators and super
visors are required to handle the
calls at the New York switchboard.
Connecticut annually contributes
its portion of the calls which travel
over the ether route to foreign
lands. During 1881, eighty-sev-
en- calls originating in this state
were carried overseas. The figure
includes four calls to ships at sea,
the Belgenland, the Leviathan,
the Majestic and the Olympic.
Cuba was the country most fire.
quently called from Connecticut
during the year, there being 20
calls. Twenty-three calls were
made to France and seventeen to
England. Four calls went to Ger
many and three to Italy. Other
countries called from this state
last year included Norway, Swe-
den, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland.
Scotland and Hawaii. No record
Is kept of incoming calls from
foreign sources.
Overseas telephone service now
brings 32,750,00 telephones within
reach of every Connecticut station.
The number is 91.8 per cent of
the worlds total telephones. Dur
ing the latter part of 1881, ex-
tensions Of the service were made
to Java, Sumatra, Rumania,
Hawaii, Bermuda and Brazil. Seven
ocean liners are now equipped for
radio telephony service. Since its
start, many improvements have
been made in the service. Those
include the speech inverter which
'scrambles'' the syllables to in
sure privacy and device for pre-
venting echoes on the circuit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
American Lives
in Grave Danger
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than 1900 marines and the Brit
ish. more than 1000 in the inter-
national settlement which would
be available to protect life and
property.
The International police force
there is believed adequate to pro-
tect foreigners. On this conten-
ton the United States has based
it's opposition to the independent
employment of japanese forces in
the international city.
StimsOn has made representa-
tions to Japan asking that there
be no occupation OF that (the in
ternationaD settlement unless the
municipal force became clearly
inadequate to protect life and
property" Great Britain acted
similarly. Hence it is believed
these two powers themselves will
depend on the international force.
The landing of Japanese forces
on the Shanghai waterfront yester-
day was not Interpreted here as
violating Americas objection to in
dependent military action by To-
kio in the international settlement.
1t was understood the troops were
landed there for convenience anu
were sent at once to ME hostile
zone.
While the administration has de-
clared for protection Of American
lives and property in the Orient
and maintaining the open door
doctrine of equal rights for all in
China. it's plans to achieve these
ends seemed still nebnious today.
The United Press understands
from an usually reliable source
that the reason for this indecision
Is uncertainty as to the course OF
Great Britain. A number Of expe-
dents for cooperation have been
informally discussed by represen-
tatives of the two powers, but SO
far London has committed itself
only to making representations TO
Toxic about the Shanghai situa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
Control OF Public
Expenditures Urged
New England Governors in Favor of Lessening the
Taxation C0nnecticut's Policy Lauded

ury sums borrowed for unem-
ployment relief were branded as
absurd" by Finance Commission
err Peck.
Governor Ely's injunction TO
the legislature to refrain from
permitting communities to exceed
their statutory borrowing capaci-
ties Is in line with the councils
interest in state supervision of To-
cal expenditures with resulting
control Of the mounting tax burden
and its threat to industry.
Governor Cases recommendation
for supervision over the accumula-
ton Of short term obligations by
towns and cities is also in line with
the councils proposals. The coun-
Gil has set before all New Eng
land states as a stimulus to discus
sion the so-called Indiana Plan"
for the state supervision Of local
taxation projects. Promotion OF
consideration of this plan with a
view to it's possible adaptation to
New England's uses is a project of
the councils committee on COM
munity development, under chair
manship of John F. Tinsley OF
Worcester.
In COnneCt1cut, the uTSt HHCCIAh9
Of the newly formed state econom-
ic council discussed means OF cas-
ing the financial strain on COM
munities, but no announcement OF
plans was made. Governor Cross
said that the state itself is in good
financial condition. Roy c. Wilcox,
state treasurer, recently announced
that the outstanding state indebt-
edness of Connecticut will be more
than equalled by the value of the
bonds in the state sinking fund.
plus the income on those bonds
during the first five months of 1882.
1.-THE historic policy Of the state
Of Connecticut has been to issue
bonds only for emergency appro-
priation, such as war, and to pay
all other appropriations from mon
ey collected from taxes and other
state revenue. 1t Is to this policy
the citizens and taxpayers OF the
state can credit It's enviable finan-
cial condition"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
Merchants Wipes
Out $1,000 Debt
$780, 900 in Notes as Collateral on Loan Returned to
Local Bank

Permission was granted to
the Citizens & Manufacturers
National Bank az receiver for the
Merchants Trust Company to pay
the Atlantic National Bank of
Boston the sum Of $50,984.21 as
payment on a loan Of 100000
made to the Merchants Trust
Company during the months of
November and December. 1t was
stated that at the time Of the nego-
tiations of the loan the local bank
turned over promissory notes OBJ
tanned from it's clients and total
ing $206,420 as collateral. AS it
Is more expedient for the receiver
to negotiate here for the payment
of the money due to the Mer-
chants Trust Company the re-
quest was granted.
The Merchants had nearly $780,
900 on deposit at the Boston Bank
which was taken over when the To-
cal bank closed.
Judge Frederick M. Peasley also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
GODFREY WARNS AGAINST "P0x" EPIDEMIC
Urges Waterburians
To Avoid Park
City Contacts
Bridgeport Scare Reflected in Admonition Of Local
Health Officer Confident Local Residents Will
Make Effort to Avoid Bringing Disease Here

uation will be controlled without
any great spread of the disease.
However, DR. Godfrey declared
this morning, Waterburians should
not borrow trouble by visiting in
Bridgeport IL such visits can be
avoided. Waterbury at the present
time, he said, Is enjoying good
health and every effort will be
made to keep mp the high standard
here.
According to Bridgeport reports
the smallpox epidemic has grown in
size and health officials in all other
cities of the state have taken ac-
ton similar to that of DIR Godfrey
so as to segregate the disease and
keep 1t localized in the Park City.