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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14

Der, were the workmen who arr rived this morning at the home stead where Miss Aurora Pierce, co, housekeeper there for 20 years, lives alone.f - As the first step in the moderni- zation program, they began wiring the house for electric lights. A conn., plete electric plant will be installed in the house to provide the neces- sary current. After that is conn pleted, 30-foot addition will be built on the west end of the nine- room homestead. the new section to be divided into two bedrooms, a library. and two bathrooms. The bathroom fixtures already have ar- rived. All lumber for the addition was cut on the Coolidge estate and prepared for use at the village saw mill.
 The Coolidges. who have not been here since they attended the funer- al of Edward Blanchard. ono of their Plymouth nIghbors. several months ago. are expected to come here as soon as the condition Of the roads. now muddy, improves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14

Henderson. ordered the third bat talion. Ohio national guard, mobil- ized at Akron to await orders. The outfit is under command of Major Samuel Cole. W. $. Hazen. super- intendent of the mine, said Kim ball died en route to the hospital.
 Colonel Caldwell reported the battle to Adjutant-General Hen- derson at Camp Perry. The state commander left for Columbus at once by airplane.
 The miners were being escorted to the mine in automobiles. under guard of Sheriff Maurice Wooster. About 300 pIcketers shouted im- precautions at the would-be work CTS who were defyinE strike order. Confusion increased. A stone was hurled from the roadside. tt crashed through the windshield Of wooster's car. The chatter of broken glass was as a signal stones and wrenches were shower. cd from aii along the milling line of plckelers. doing damage to tho automobiles in the prceessipns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
(From RoosEvELTs SPEECH

(FrOm ROOSEVELTS SPEECH)
 "These unhappy times call for the building of plans that rest up- on the forgotten, the unorganized but the indispensable units of economic power, for plans like those of 1917 that build from the bolton up and not from the top down, that put their faith once more in the forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid. Tt is the habit of the minimizing to turn in times like this to the illusions of economic magic. People suggest that huge expenditure of public funds by the federal govern ment and by the state and local governments will completely solve the unemployment problem.
 How much do the shallow thinkers realize for example that approximately one half of our whole population earn their living by farming or in small towns whose existence immediately de- bends on farms. There should be an objective of government itself | to provide at least as much assist ance to the little fellow as it is now giving to the large banks and corporations. That is another ex- ample of building from the bottom up. ''The administration in Wash. l ington has either forgotten or does | not want to remember the infan. try of our economic army. "It i.
 high time to admit with courage | that we are in the midst of ar emergency at least equal to that oi war. Let us mobilize to meet it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
Newspaper Comments On Attack Made Last Night
 On Governor Roosevelt
tBy UNITED PRESS,

Newspaper opinion appeared practically unit to-day in declar- ing Alfred E. Smiths Jefferson day speech an attack on the presi- dential candidacy of Franklin D.. Roosevelt, although Roosevelt was not named.
 The Fight Is, On" the New York Herald Tribune (Rep) head ed an editorial which cited one speakers charge that another was "a shallow thinker" and Smiths description of that speech as 'demogogic."
 The Herald Tribune regretted Smiths reiteration of his support of a federal bond issue which Roosevelt had termed a ''stop gap" but spoke highly and glee- fully of other issues discussed. closing with this comment:
 Governor Roosevelt asked for shindy and he has got it. What promised to be a Roosevelt walk away threatens now to turn into one of the bitterest personal con tests in party history"
 The independent democratic New York Times called Smiths message "A Bold Speech" that made even the eagles of the party hide their heads on their
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
Alumni Of Holy Cross Pay Honor
 To Archbishop
MRS BLEKIS TO { BE REMOVED TO
 NEW HAVEN JAIL
Woman Who Tried to Take Her Life in Court Room Yesterday Will Begin One Year Sem tence

Mrs Bruna Blekis, who attempt ed suicide after being sentenced on arson charges to a year in the county jail in superior court yes terday noon, will be removed to the New Haven jail this afternoon from St Mary's hospital, where 1t is reported that she has recovered sufficiently enough to stand the trip. She will be taken to New Haven by Deputy Sheriff John L. Gray and Mrs Gray.
 It is expected that precaution will be taken in the form of extra guards at the jail to prevent Mrs Blekis from any further demon stration such as that she gave in court yesterday. She is reported to have said. that she will make another attempt to take her life and that this time she will not fail.
 Chemists reported to the states attorneys office today that analy- sis of the fluid she swallowed in her suicide attempt was mostly mercurochrome and part camphcr.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
Reason for the Secret COnfab Believed to Be Because of the Start ling Speech Made By Smith at Jefferson Day Banquet - His Words Were Taken to Be At- tack on Roosevelt
WIDE COMMENT
 ON THAT SPEECH

Washington, April IA (UP) = Alfred E. Smith, Jouett Shouse, chairman of the democratic national con- mittee's executive committee and John J. Raskob, demo- cratic national chairman, met in secret conference here to- day, supposedly as an out growth of Smiths startling speech at last nights Jeffer- son day dinner.
 Smith, in his speech last night, proposed that the United States forget" Eu- ropean war debts for 20 years. Then he turned to de nOunce ''demogogic" poIIti. cians and promised to fight them to a bitter end. His at. l Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
MINERS AND FIGHTERS IN
 FIERCE BATTLE IN OHIO MINE |.
 ZONE AND SOLDIERS ORDERED

CadiZ. O., April 14.-(UP)-A fierce battle in which 400 men par ticipated was fought today along a narrow road leading to- the Somers mine at Adena. when 100 coal miners in automobiles att tempted to pass line of 300 strike picketers. Walter Kimball. 60. fell fatally wounded when a bull let pierced his chest. About 30 other men were injured by thrown stones and wrenchs. The miners were escorted by officers. The bat tie blazed up from the strained feeling existent since general strike order started in Ohio and West Virginia Panhandle fields. March 31.
 Colonel Don Caldwell. national guard observer and Sheriff Maurice Wooster commanded the officers. They reported they wero forced to Ire upon the insurgents to restore order after q picketer east stone through the 'windshield Of Woo ster's car. Adjutant.0eneral Frank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
MRS SABIN ASKS SENATE TO END
 PROHIBITION
Calls on Judiciary Com= mittee to End the "Un= holy Alliance" Between Churches and Crime, as She Called It

Washington, April. 14-(UP)- Mrs Charles H. Sabin of New York today implored a senate Judiciary committee to end what she termed prohibitions "unholy alliance" between churches and crime.
 Those churches and the tenn perance organizations which still support prohibition have become, all unconsiciously, the chief allies and friends of the outlaw classes" /" Mrs Sabin declared, speaking for 631,531 members of the women's organization for national prohibit ion reform. She urged the committee to act favorably on measures which would repeal national prohibition and retore liquor control to the states
 ''The question is not one of drink" she said. This is a na-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
CALVIN COOLIDGE TO ALTER HIS CENTURY OLD HOMESTEAD
 AND MAKE IT MORE MODERN

Plymouth, Vt, April 14-UP)- Calvin Coolidge has decided to 'modernize his century-old ances- tral homestead. where, in the light of a kerosene lamp. he took the presidential oath nine years ago. Today. as q blizzard ragged in the Vermont hills. three workmen ar- rived at the big white house in the center of Plymouth notch and be- gan installing goth century fixtures and equipment which the former presidents father, the late Colonel John Coolidge. preferred to do
 Extensive improvements to be made on the homestead this spring and summer strengthen the belief that the coolidges plan to use 1t as q regular vacation retreat, as they did last summer. The Improvement are a continuation of those carried on last year when Mfr Coolidge gave many weeks work to IS men.
 Harley V. Wood. Bridgewater carpenter. his son. Russell, and Fred Wardweil, Woodstock plum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
HITLER ORDERS HIS COMRADES
 TO OBEY EDICT
Brown Shirts" Ordered to Dissolve By Hinden-
 burg-Hitler Asks Ven- geance at Next Election

Berlin. April 14-(U. P.) Ger many's Fascist army of 100000 brown shirts" led by Adolph Hit Ter has been dissolved and sup pressed to preserve public safety and avert anarchy"
 President Paul Won Hindenburg, S4-year-old field marshal who swampeG Hitler by 6.000.000 votes in the presidential run-off election, dissolved the brown shirts under his dictatorial powers. The disband- ment ofder was contained in an emergency decree.
 The ban applied only to the brown shirts Hitler's storm troops". and did not apply to the national socialist party as politi- cal organization.
 Hitler issued a manifesto to his storm attachments indicating that the Nazis would not forcibly resist the governments action.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
MINISTER AND
 HIS SON PLEAD
 GUILTY IN COURT
Rev Joseph H. Stokes Claimed He Had Word
 From Spirit World in Fraudulent Stock Game

Hartford, Conn, April 14.-(UP) The Rev Joseph H. Stokes and his son, Cecil A. W. Stokes. were presented in criminal superior court today on charges of ''fraudu- lent practice in the sale of stocks in connection with a church financ- ing scheme they said was dictated by spirits.
 They pleaded guilty and were held for sentence Tuesday. The clergyman, pastor of the Church of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
Smith Picks Platform

" MWashmgon April 4-UPl-Forner Governor Alfred
 
 wage its presidential campaign platform embodying and sale 2-"Forge" the debts each worth " - -s-- S-Issue federal to uro vide employment jobless N 4-TarH revision than by S-"IhroughgO reorganization" vent duplication, inefcency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
(From SMITHS sPEECH)


 "This is no time for demagogues At time like this, when millions of men and women and children are starving throughout the land, there is always the temptation to some men to stir up class pre- judice, to stir up the bitterness of the rich against the poor and of the poor against the rich. Against that effort, I set myself uncom- promisingly.
 T protest against the endeavor to delude the poor people of this country to their ruin by trying to make them believe that they can get employment before the people who would ordinarily employ them are also again restored to condi- tions of normal prosperity. T have recently stated that while l would accept nomination for the presidency if it were rendered me by the convention, that until the convention assembled, would not be for or against any candidate. announce tonight an exception to that statement.
 II will take off my coat and fight to the end against any candidate who persists in any demagogic ap. peal to the masses of the workins people of this country to destro, themselves by setting class agains class and rich against poor"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
EIGHT DIED IN
 FIRE THAT PUT
 HOME IN RUINS
The Victims Included Seven Children Be- tween the Ages of } Weeks and 10 Years

Hensheytown. Pa, April l4-(U P)-Eight persons died in a fire which destroyed the home of Mi- chael Dillon here last night. The victims included seven children be- twen the ages of weeks and 10 years. and the young mother of the two youngest children. It was believed the dead were overcome by smoke ip their sleep.
 Mrs .Goldie Krueger and her two children. and five children of the Dillon family. were killed. Tho Dillon parents were away from home at the time. The dead: Mrs doldie kruegef. go: Roy l<rucger. 2 weeks: Levy ISrueger. 3: Anna Dillon. 10; William Dillon. &; Edna Dillon. q; John Dillon. 6; Minnie 1iilous ts stEt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
DROPPED MATCH
 TOOK THE.LIVES
 OF SIX PERSONS
Boy Drops It on Floor Where Benzine Was Used and Tenement Went Up in Flames

New York. April 14-(UP)- When young boy dropped a match in a room in which benzine was used for cleaning. the flames swept through an east side tene- ment and brought death to six persons.
 Three persons were taken to Gouverneur hospital, two of them suffering from burns, and the third who had lost his wife and five children, a victim of shock. The nie Sanders, I5; Bessie Sanders, injured: Abraham Sanders, 45, shock; Mrs Esther Skolky, S7, burns; Mrs Ida, Kessler, 60, burns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
AUTO VICTIM
 DIED TODAY

Brockton, Mass, April If - UP) - Roy A. Newcomb, 45, died at Brockton hospital today from skull fracture and other injur. ies suffered when he was struck by an automobile last night on the state highway near his Avon home
 Confused and partly blinded by the glare of headlights, he stepped into the path of a car driven by Thomas Laughlin of Randolph according to police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
CRIEvED FOR HIS BROTHER

WlEMantlc, Conn, April 14-(UP)-Bert L. Hicks went to the home of his brother Augustus, 7s to-day 10 dscuss for the funeral of their brother cornelius, who died at Norwich yesterday He found Augustus dead suspended by the neck from the head of
 his bed He believed his brother committed suicide be- cause of grief over the death of Cornelius
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
Late Bulletins
KIDNAPED BOY. MADE ESCAPE

Philadelphia, April 14-- (UP) Edward Walsh IA whom police reported kidnapped approached two patrol men to-day and told them he had escaped from three negroes who forced him into their automobile His younger brother Thomas 12 told police that he escaped when the three men tried to shove him into the machine with his brother
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
AL SMITH CONFERS IN SECRET
SPOUSE AND RASK0B CONSULT WITH HIM
Opens Conference Of Feminine Vets

Warning the major political par ties that ''a half-miliion women demand militant support" of plans for revision of the dry laws, Mrs Charles Sabin, president of the Wonen's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, Is pictured here as she opened the groups na- tional conference in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
RAIDED FASHIONABLE COLONY

Portland, Me April 14-- (UP)-Five men were ar rested and liquors valued at $75000, motor trucks and coupe were seized by federal agents and Portland police to-day in raid in the fashionable Falmouth sea- side colony The seizure occurred near the U S. marine hospital at an unfinished house said to have been used as storehouse for ship-to-Shore contraband
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
DIED FROM SHOCK

Hartford, Conn, April 14-(U. P.) Mrs Mrs Hannah Moore Chaf- fey. 70. was rescued after Jumping into the Park River yesterday but died from shock and immersion at St Francis hospital She will be bur- jed in St Francis cemetery, Paw tucket, R. I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
MOTOR VEHICLE OFFICER cAUCHT

BrocKton, Mass April 14-(UP)-John McNeece about 5O of Mddeboro attached to the Brockton branch of the state registry of motor vehicles pleaded not guilty to charges of drunken driving and reckless rv- ing when arragned in district court today He had been arrested in Bridgewaer last night police there claim ing his automobile was zig-zagginy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14

Bridgeport, Conn., April 14-(UP)-Bench war rants were issued to-day by Superior Court Judge John Rufus Booth for the arrest of Louie Pope alleged ring leader of Westchester county, N Y, bootleggers Cap tain Joseph York; ofthe alleged rumrunner William H. Moody of Portland Me- and six other persons arrested at Stamford last Good Friday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
REPRESENT U. s. FOR CENTURY

Washlngton, April 14-(UP)-One famiy-the Spragues-have represented the United States at the Gibraltar consulate for century This was revealed to- day when the state department sent Richard Sprague the present consul letter of congratulation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
Mystery Conference
 Of Iriumvirate Was Behind Locked Doors
PARALLEL THAT RUPTURED

Washington April 14-(UP)-Poitcal the speeches of Alfred F. smith at the Jefferson dinner here and fol low:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-14
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. April 14--(UP)- The treasury net balance April lz was s502. .A60,379.6s.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

N1A1 Odudua TdQlO QeStlIlleS are
almost inextricably interviewer
with those of the United States,
l. where advocates Of Govern
ment ownership and operation
have made little or no headway against
the present system of free, competitive
enterprise, becomes increasingly evi-
dent as hearings proceed at Ottawa on
the Parliamentary Committees inquiry
into the Air Commissions proposal
that national system Of broadcasting
be established for Canada somewhat
along British lines.
In the first place, the hearings in
their early stages developed the fact
that hookups with American networks
and stations are contemplated in order
to secure the high-priced talent that Is
largely clustered in American metro
politan areas. While extremely ma
tionalistic in their aims, even the advo-
Gates Of government ownership in
Canada admit that outside sources Of
talent are necessary.
Couldn't pipe" Programs.
1t is not likely that the budget pro-
posed for the reorganized Canadian
radio system would enable 1t, at the
outset at least, to establish It's own
studios in New York and other Ameri-
can cities in order to pipe" high
grade programs to Canadian stations
Nor is it feasible in the present state
OF radio to plan regular scheduled
hookups with England and Europe be-
cause of the uncertainties of short
wave transmission and reception.
In the second place, the new Cana
dian system must necessarily be or
ganized in technical harmony with the
American system so far as the use Of
wave lengths is concerned. With an
area even larger than that of the
United States, and a scattered popu-
lation one-tenth that of this country,
Canada will probably need more wave
lengths than 1t now has for a COM
plete nationwide system. These can
be procured only by agreement with
the United States.
Treaty May Result.
Even admitting that Canada is en-
Titled TO more Than the 6 exclusive
and II shared waves it now has out Of
the SO available, it would be ruinous
for the Canadian government to as
sumo wave lengths already in use in
other North American countries with
out the consent of those countries.
II such consent is secured at all, 1t
Will only be after long negotiations and
perhaps a treaty.
Both the United States and Canada
are parties to a "gentlemens agree
ment" respecting the use Of the 96
available channels. Each has adhered
faithfully to that agreement, but other
countries, notably Mexico and Cuba,
not being parties to it, have of late
been usurping whatever channels they
please. The result has been serious
interference with the broadcasting Of
both countries. Today the United
States and Canada have this common
cause, that they must join to prevent
such interference from continuing.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
WICV 205.4 Meters.
VJo' l,46O KilOeyeles,

900 to 700a-Radio revival.
:30a-Salon music.
10:45a-Watch Tower Service.
l1:00a to l2:15-Services Of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church.
2:00-Church of the Air.
2:30-Program by Greek Bible Stu
dents.
3:00-Metropolitan Dance Orchestra.
3:30-Dance Orchestra.
4:15-"Memories of France" by Ger
main johnson.
4:30-Mormon Church Service.
5:0o-Modern Living.
5:30-Gospel Twilight Hour.
5:45-Silver String Revelers.
6:00-Gospel Spreading Association.
7:00-Shoreham Concert Orchestra.
7:45-Popular songs by Henry Lee.
6:00-Service at First Church Of
Christ Scientist.
9:15-Studie feature
9:30-Baptist Chapel Echoes.
10 0:00-Slaughter's Orchestra.
1o:3o-Evangelical Church Of the Air.
ll:oo to 1i:30-Gospel Tabernacle Serv-
ice
Evening star., 1932-03-27
New Television Stations.

The newest television stations on the
log, which now lists 81 visual bro ld-
casters in this country. are to be known
as W8XAF, which Will operate in con-
junction with wJR, Detroit and W8XL,
which will operate with VICAR, Cleve-
land. The former will use intermediate
as well as ultra-high frequencies, and
the latter viii operate with the Detroit
station In a synchronized ultra-high
wave set-up.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Alternate Plans Approved.

Several alternate plans we're offered
for the technical arrangement Of micro
phones in the chamber. One, which
amused members of the committee con-
siderably, was that of a lapel micro
phone" with which every Senator would
be provided and which would be worn
in the lapel like a flower. Others we're
for the new type directional micro
phone, which, concealed within the
walls, can be focused on a speaker like
searchlight. There also was a pro-
posal that the radio system be combined
with public address system, by which
Senators could listen to debates through
ordinary headphone sets on their desks
or through loud speakers in the cloak
rooms, committee rooms and even in
their own offices.
The Rules Committee went into the
technical feasibility of the project only.
Senator Dill said he would ask to have
witnesses heard on the public interest
and economics later,