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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28

New Yor-Notes nothing everything Funniest sight in New York s Primo carnera rng
 Harold Iioyds rule ts will be stolen and used elsewhere Al a % s ' Bssga tune sg sSs R9 s' sn 'a ' night In New York closed for the me laugh in couple of shows enough either and is already of the air
 Among the more amusing yarns being passed M actress and Caryl Frnk the movie Grssn who do % os soS fSdas' Sns the S @ ns movie
 replied: Well, should ike tg
 What's amusing about that is that Miss Frnck Charley MacArthurs wife and Macarthur later married
 diety to be the expressive hish-hst victims the clothes departs Manhattan and plans her own shop his coin in the recent bank crash
 cception visiting guest commented oh but wish had ycuk Well, wouldn't mind having some of it myseh" Hollywood as policeman he accepts be cause his contract has almost year to run
 Gene Buck vho is the Will Hays the industry. weight An aside rofe composer Of records M yosr Grand Canyon Suite % fSsnd hand bag Which furnishes further evidence
 sptaph .Plen, on-stage pals cong housewives of the country few pointers home laundry has its actors half dosen most of he winter . And n own
 And those backgammon which take the ats enon of Wall street gents said to be costly than minor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
BRITISH CROOKS WORRYING YARD

London (UP)-Rrecent out bursts of crime and banditry in England have caused alarm in many quarters.
 Both Scotland Yard and the po- lice forces, under control of the home office, have come in for sharp criticism. New crime meth- ods, it is claimed, have outwitted every system devised by the DO. lice; while the bandits are becom- ing more daring, the authorities are charged with becoming more routine.
 With the country's long-stand- ing reputation for efficient police administration seriously challenged, no less an authority on crime con- ditions than Major General Sir Wyndham Childs chief of the criminal investigation department at Scotland Yard from 1921 to 1928, has lately admitted that Criminals of a certain type have at the moment got the better of us, and there will lhave to be a lot of deep thinking before we re- gain supremacy once more.'' During the past year, the rob-
 bery of jewelry, art treasures. and other property has cost London citizens alone some $5,00o,0Oo Cat par rate of exchange), yet only $25,000 worth of the loot has been recovered. The thefts appear to be part of fully organized campaign on the part of gangsters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
DAM IN EGYPT
 WILL CONTROL RIVER NILE

Nairobi, East Africa. (UP)-En- gineers burrowing anxiously into the bed of lake in southern Egypt are searching for rock foundations to support a huge dam. Once erected, this dam will enable man to control the level of the Nile, reclaim swamp areas as large as England, and give Egypt one-third more water than she now receives.
 For years men have struggled with these problems. The track less swamps defied them; the Nile struck 1t sown level whether Egypt parched or not. It was only with the development of aerial survey that the colossal irrigation scheme came within reach of realization. It has now been sanctioned and will be carried out by the Egyp- tian government when funds are available.
 Cost of Project
 The project will cost $50.000,000 (reckoned at par value for the pound) and the dam will be built across Lake Albert, at Pakwach. The building of the giant blockade will conserve the waters of the lake, making it possible to provide an even flow and thus control the level of the Nile. It will also mean employment for at least 300 Euro peans and 1000 natives.
 Elimination of the great Sudd swamp area in the Upper Nile, where an accumulation of vege- table matter, sometimes 20 feet thick, clogs up the river, is one of the objectives. Much precious water is held up today in this section. If the Sudd could be eliminated, all the water flowing from Lake Albert into the White Nile courl be used by the people of the Sudan and Egypt.
 Deep Channel
 One portion of the great project. therefore, is to cut a wide and deep channel for miles through the Sudd to allow the full volume of the White Nile to flow into the main river.
 The dam wall across Lake AL bert must be wide enough to carry road and railway tracks, thus pro- viding a new northern connection between the Congo system, on the one hand, and the Kenya and Uganda railways, on the other, bringing some traffic to the east coast which now goes north via the river route.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
Whispering Plot To
 Injure Banks Laid
 To The Communists
Agent of the Nation Wide Drive to Hurt Our Financial Houses Is Being Sought Far and Wide by Govern ment Officials

Chicago, July 2S.-(UP)-New reports of so-called communist
 bank wrecking plots speeded the
 hunt to-day for a George Row.
 land," sought as an agent in na-
 tionwide drive to wreck banks with a whispering campaign among panicky depositors.
 Salt Lake City banks report that
 in their belief, just such an attempt as believed uncovered yesterday in Pontiac, Mich, was underway in Utah at the present time. Sensational charges that the al- legged campaign was sponsored by communists, and that Rowland"
 was communist agent, was do-
 nied, however, by William z. Eos ter, communist party candidate for president.
 Foster denied that such an in-
 dividual as Rowland exists. Foster denounced the accusations of a plot as deliberate fabrications." Reports were in the hands of government investigators, however,
 showing banks in many cities vic-
 tims of runs apparently started by
 the telephone whispering" cam paigns.
 Ahu OdAACAO WSAC AhSAhCN tO agree with federal agents that ac concerted drive had been made. Melvin A. Traylor, president of the large First National bank of Chicago, was positive an organized campaign had caused recent runs on his and other large Chicago in-
 stitutions.
 II have Information" he said,
 "from virtually every large bank
 in the nation indicating a plot to
 wreck banks by unfounded rumors.
 Anonymous telephone calls were
 used in attempts to cause panic" :" At Washington, D. C., federal 1 authorities said the department of l justice had investigated viru- lent campaign against banks in a Pacific coast city.
 l Authorities of the Twin Cities reported a recent whispering cam paign against large banks there. 1 Reports of similar activity came from Cleveland, Ohio.
 Police of Pontiac, Mich, con- tinued to reveal details of the plot which they said was aimed at de-
 struction of the First National
 bank there.
 Capt Ira Marmon of the Michi- gan state police, who caused the warrant to be issued for Row. lands arrest on criminal syndi- ', calism charges, said he expected
 "direct results soon."
 | Jacob Spalonsky, former U. s. department of justice agent, iden- tified the mysterious Rowland as
 a man he had arrested in Chicago
 several years ago. Spalonsky said
 his real name was Max Salzman. i, However, Foster introduced to
 newspapermen a man whose name he said was Max Salzman. This
 man did not fit the police descrip- tion of Rowland. He denied he ever had been in Pontiac.
 "The purpose of these charges,
 Foster charged, lis to lay a basis for raids upon the communist par ty, These blood and thunder charges are an attempt to find ex- cuses for the innumerable bank failures over the country.
 Communists do not pursue a
 policy of initiating runs upon in-
 dividual banks"
 Marmon said he had tapped tele- phone wires to Rowland's hotel room. Conversations were record
 CT, Marmon said. by a sworn court
 stenographer.
 | On one occasion, Marmon said, a
 man Identifying himself as "W. B."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
MASSES MOVE
 FOR TOLERANCE

Chicago. (UP)-A mass move- ment toward religious tolerance is underway in Chicago, according to Charles F. Weller. general execu- tive of the Fellowship of Faiths, in making public the activities of his group during the past several months.
 The report showed a total of 27 meetings held in various parts of the city, attended by 44,149 adults, or an average attendance at each meeting of approximately 1,700 persons.
 Stressing the growth of religious tolerance as evidenced in the meetings, Weller said that at each meeting Protestant, Catholic, Jew ish, Negro, Hindu, and Mohamne- dan speakers appeared on the pro- gram. %
 At the meetings, Weller said, such subjects as poverty, race and religious prejudice, and patriotism were discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
INDIAN GRAVES
 TO BE RESTORED

Springfield, Mo. (UP)-The Springfield Museum of Art pro- poses to transform an Indian bur ial ground near here into a nat ural park in the original state.
 An Indian chief and many of his tribesmen lie buried there. There are peculiar markings, un- derstood only by the Indians, or close students of the Red Mans hieroglyphics.
 The museum plans to blaze trails to the out-of-the-way place, clear the underbrush and devise means to call attention to the fiat- tened graves and headstones which remain.
 One small gray stone, marked with the sign of an Indian chief Ca tepee with two bands across the bottom) carries a sign language history of the chiefs life, his feats on the hunting grounds and war path.
 The stone. in the possession of the Rev s. F. Newberry. a student of Indian lore. will be replaced at the chiefs grave when the restor- ation is completed.
 Strange marks signify the loca- ton of the graves. Sometimes the bodies were placed in wheel for- nation, head toward the center. with the chief buried in the mid- de.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28

service at the grave in St Mary's cemetery.
 The funeral of Julius Hoffman will take place Saturday morning at s:30 o'clock from the Bergin funeral home. 290 East Main street, to the Immaculate Concep- tion church where a requiem mass will be celebrated at o'clock. In- torment will be in Calvary ceme- tery. Friends may call at the funeral home from to 10 p. m. tomorrow.
 The funeral of George Burke took place this afternoon at 12:45 o'clock from the Reyes funeral home, s1 Pearl street. to the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion church where services were conducted by Rev A. A. Perry. Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Anna orsini took place this morning at s:lb o'clock from the home, Hillcrest avenue, Oakviile. to St Mary Mag. dalene's church, Oakville where . reuuiem high mass wac celebrated at . o'clock. Interment took place ln Calvary cemetery. The palibear- CTS were: Peter Petruzsi. Pele. grlns Varrone. Peter Rosato. Jo:: seph Damian0. Doinenic Aiegi ana Frank Place.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
OBITUARY

DE.LAND-Roderick M. DeLand, aged 7S. years, died suddenly last evening at his home, Main street. Watertown, after being stricken with a heart attack while prepar- ing to go out for the evening.
 He was born In Lynn, Mass, in 1SHl, and lived there until he came to Watertown to live 45 years ago ana entered the employ of the late Merritt Heminway and had con- tinued his employment in the fam fly ever since. During his younger days he travelled extensively in the weet.
 fte was charter member of Coert Merritt Heniinway, Foresters of America, and was a member of the DeForest commandery,. United Order of Golden Cross. He is sur. vived by one daughter, Mrs Martin Burns, and one son, Alfred De- Land. and four grandchildren, all of Watertown; one sister, Mrs Morris Levy of Pittsfield, Mass, and one brother. Walter DeLand of Merrimacport, Mass.
 The funeral will take place Sat- urday morning at S:30 o'clock from the home to St John's church at g o'clock. Ihterment will be In Mount St James cemetery, Water- town.
 JAEGER--Mrs Bertha Jaeger, aged 76. years. died yesterday morning at her home on the Wa terbury road, Cheshire, following a long illness. She was born in Germany, but came to this coun- try while quite young. residing the greater part of her life in this sec- ton of the country. For many years she lived in this city, but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28

called from Chicago. The same
 initials had been signed to tele-
 grams and letters found in the
 room.
 The telephone conversation was
 reported by Marmon as follows:
 That matter has been taken
 care of and we finally secured the
 additional depositor list," said w
 B.
 Rowland: Good, we can gel busy at once then on it. Chicago: "Yes. We will start first thing Monday morning. Rowland: Be careful. Things are pretty hot here. I guess Eos ter Is badly worried. don't know whether can stick it out until Wednesday. might have to get out of here the first of the week. Chicago: Twill you be coming this way?
 Rowland: "Yes, I will see yo, then as soon as possible. The reference to Foster was no explained.
 Name Was Forged Washington, July 2S.--(UP)- The signature of a prominent gov. ernment official was forged to g letter intended for use in the slan- derous attacks on national banks ir a dozen cities, federal agents re.
 vealed to-day.
 The letter was designed to fright. en depositors and start run, they
 said, just as letters and phone con- versations were expected to wreck
 banks in the nationwide plot re-
 vealed in the middlewst. Some of the campaigns against the banks appear to have been
 systematically organized, officials
 said.
 In west coast city, num-
 Der of persons canvassed office buildings and apartment houses telling the residents that their banks were unsound. In other instances, depositors
 have been reached by telephone In still another case, several hun. dred letetrs were mailed from ar eastern city to depositors in certain western banks. In Minnesota, Ohio and Tennes- see, undisclosed parties at sporadic intervals have published "newspa. pers' containing articles designed
 to frighten depositors. In every case investigated by the secret service, the banks against
 which these campaigns were launched were found to be abso. luately sound.
 Officials said that in many in.
 stances the attacks were inspired | by personal grudges against tho banks. They feel, however, that some of the efforts to wreck bank. appear to be too we'll organized to be explained by such motives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28

from Litchfield county representa- lives on the results of the Victory campaign fund. plans for complet- ing it and for laying plans for the party fall campaign" Mir Smith said.
 Reports have been current that ex-Mayor ThOms has been seeking the congressional nomination to oppose Congressman Edward w. Goss, but Mr smith wanted it clearly understood that no political booras for anybody will be con- sidered at to.night's meeting. He announced that he will attend the meeting and that several other Wa terbury party workers will be in at- tendance at the dinner which is to be held at the Conley Inn, Tor rington. Those Invited to attend the meeting are permitted to bring along guest if 90 desired. MT Smith added.
 others besides Secretary Smith who probably will attend are Dem ocrhtic Town Chairman. John H. Crary, Senator Joseph H. Lawlor, Town Clerk Dora A. Egaii and Mrs Gertrude c. Corden, all members of the state central committee.
 It is not considered likely that ex.Mayor Thoins will attend the dinner because he has been out of town for the last few days and will not be back until to-morrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
TOBACCO MEN IN CONN SUFFERED
 AGAIN BY STORM
Tornado Hit Glastonbury, East Hartford and Man. chester Yesterday and Tore Up Things

Hartferd, Conn, July 2s.--(UP) --T0baecO farmers in Glastonbury, East Hartford and Manchester to- day calculated damages wrought by q small tornado late yesterday in thousands of dollars.
 The tornado twisted through the three towns, fiattened acres of tobacco and corn, levelled other valuable crops. crushed tobacco sheds, uprooted several small bridges and scores of trees and destroyed a number of small build ings and garages.
 Despite the damage done by the tornado, farmers throughout Con- necticut welcomed the rain as an aid to growing crops and reservoirs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
STORY WRITER
 MFEE MARRIE MRS ALLENDER
Both Belong in WestpOrt -Five-Day Clause Waived By the Probate Judge and Couple Are HOneymOOning

Hartford, Conn, July 2s-(UP) William McFee of westport. writer of sea stories. and Beatrice Allender. also of Westport. were on their honeymoon to-day after being married under a waiver of the five-day law here. Probate Judge Walter H. Clark waived the fve-day restriction and they were united by civil ceremony.
 McFree obtained a divorce at Bridgeport last February from Pauline Khondonf, a Bulgarian who, he said, refused to learn Eng fish.
 Mofee, who described himself as marine engineer, gave his age as 51. Mrs Allender said che was a housekeeper and 32 years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
|CALIFORNLANS MOVE INTO THE
 1 FINAL ROUNDS
Helen Jacobs and JOseph- inc Cruickshank Won Their Matches To-day and Meet Tomorrow

Seabright, N. J., July 28-(UP) Two Californians, Miss Helen Jacobs of Berkeley and Miss Jos ephine Cruickshank of Santa Ana, moved into the final round of the women's singles in the Seabright tennis tournament to-day. Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Carolyn Bab- cock of Los Angeles, 3-6, so, 6-3. in the first semi-final match, while Miss Cruickshank defeated Miss Virginia Hilleary of Philedlphia, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
 If Miss Jacobs defeats Miss Cruickshank in the final tomorrow will will gain permanent possession of the handsome Seabright bowl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28

The funeral of Mrs Lillian Eliza beth Shepard was held yesterday afternoon at 1880 o'clock from the Anderson funeral home, Rev Ken- meth Kingston officiated. The bear CTS were members of the family. Burial was in Middlefield. Funeral services for Mrs Con- cetta Faita were held yesterday af- ternoon at o'clock at the Alder son funeral home in charge of the readers at Gospel hall, E. Tio- , rello. F. Robeusci, F. Carbone and w. Halliday. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery. The bearers
 were c. Ferroro, c. DeLuca, S. Netti. A. Penta, c. Gregoris and F. Barbati.
 Funeral services for Mrs Lillian A. (Comiskey) Nelson, prominent resident of 79 Beebe street, Naug- atuck, and wife of Mitchell Nelson, were conducted this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the house. At 9 o'clock at high mass of requiem was solemnixed in St Francis church. Burial was in St James cemetery.
 Funeral services were conducted in New Haven yesterday for Will liam R. Palmer, former United States marshal for the district of Connecticut. who died early Sun day morning in St Raphaels hosA pital, after shock in his home in oxford on Saturday afternoon. Services were held in Seydel Broth ers' funeral home and a solemn requiem high mass was celebrated in St Louis church. Interment
 was in Oxford. The services were
 largely attended, and many leaders of the state democratic party were | present.
 As United States marshal, MI
 Palmer had, his office in this city
 during the administration of Pres
 ident Wilson. For nearly 20 years
 he served as member of the
 democratic state central commit. I tee, representing the 17th sena.
 torial district. His home was in oxford. He gave the Knights ol Columbus the site of Camp Palmer
 in Oxford.
 | The pallbearers at the services
 yesterday were: Judge P. B. O'Sul.
 livan, Julius strenlau, Edward Cot
 ter, John Van Duyne, David J. Me-
 Coy. John Kaiser. John Condor
 and Alexander Lynch, all counsel
 lors of Camp Palmer.
 Honorary bearers were: William
 P. Futile, H. M. Kochersperger
 William o. Taylor. Fred V. Bow.
 man. George R. Coan. Frank A
 Corbin. James E. Todd. Howard
 Kochersperger, Arthur F.. Wood
 ruff. Levi T. Snow. Frank B
 Walker.
 The funeral of Sister Gertrude Miriam Walsh was held yesterday
 at 9;3O a. m. at St Mary's Home
 chapel, West Hartford. Rev My.
 ron V. Miller was celebrant of the
 solemn requiem mass; Rev Michael Guerin, deacon, and Rev John Loughlin. sub-deacon. Very Rev I Msgr William H. Flynn was master of ceremonies. Present in the sanc- | tuary were Most Rev Maurice F. McAuiiffe. Rev John F. Donahue
 Rev Patrick J. Lawler. Rev John
 Sullivan and Rev Patrick Fox Bishop McAuiiffe conducted the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
ALL RECOVERED

East Braintree, Mass. July 2s--~ (UP)-Eleven persons, all but three of them workmeh, were re- covering to-day from painful but not serious burns or other injuries suffered here yesterday when an explosion of gasoline fumes wrecked a huge tank of the Cities Service Refining company. Damr age was estimated at $70,00O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
COUNCIL WAS
 MUCH STARTLED

Wyandotte, Michigan. July 2S - (UP) = City council was meeting.
 'It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of IF years to engage as a bootlegger after ten o'clock at night" droned Lawrence J. Lacourse reading the last of the new juvenile code.
 Members were startled.
 Hurried conference.
 "There must be an error in the last item," one member said. There was = the record was changed to read: "Bootblack."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
SURGEON AND
 TEACHER IGNORED

storrs. Conn. July 2s - CUP) --Connecticut Agricultural College today henored q surgeon and a country schoolmistress for distin- guished service Co rural lie.
 Honorary recognition awards were to be presented this after. noon to Dr Waiter c. Wood of New |Cnnaan, retired surgeon Gno former legislator. and Miss Esther
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28

moved to Cheshire seven years ago. She was prominently identi- hed in church and social activities.
 She Is survived by three sons, John w. and Walter Jaeger of Waterbury and Otto F. Jaeger of Torrington; three daughters, the Misses Bertha and Lillian Jaeger of Cheshire and Mrs Mary Jaeger Grihshaw, who Is now residing in Congo Beige, Africa, where her husband is missionary.
 The funeral will be held to-mor- row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with services at the home with Rev John R. COombs and Rev J. Her. bert Bainton officiating. Burial will be in Old Pine Grove ceme- tery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
|Dr Sirica Is Given License
State Medical Board Ad-
 fnitS Him to Practice

Dr Thomas P. Murdock of Meri- den, secretary of the Connecticut medical examining board, has an- nounced a list of doctors who have been granted licenses to practice medicine in Connecticut. The list includes Dr Alphonse T. Sirica and Dr James H. Hindman of this city.
 Dr Sirica. whose home is on Me- Donald avenue, this city, is at pres. ent stationed at St Mary's hospi- tai, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr Hindman is resident surgeon at the Water- bury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28
DENY T0RRINGT0N DINNER BOOM FOR TR0MS
Smith Spikes Reports; Meeting
 For Organization
No One Man to Be Pushed Forward at To-night's Gathering Equal Representation to All Attend ing-Several Waterburians to Attend

Emphatic denial was made to- day by J. Francis Smith of Wa. terDury, secretary of the democra- tic state central committee. that a dim .r to be held in Torrington tonight will be for the purpose of launching the campaigns of either ex-Mayor William E. Thoms, or his son, Representative John D.
 Thoins, as candidates for congress from the fifth congressional dis trict. "The meeting Is. for the sole purpose of nearing reports
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-28

Frink of Lakeville. rural school teacher for "A years. Miss Frink is the third woman to be so hon. ored.