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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
Prominent Citizens
Everywhere Are In
Radium Sensation
Mayor Walker Of New
York Was One Of the
Users Of Radium Water
New Haven Man Was
AnOther-DoctOrs Try
to Explain the Results

New York, April 2.-(UP)
Prominent citizens in many COM
munities, including Mayor James
j. Walker of New York. were listed
to-day as users of radium water
solutions now under federal and
medical investigation as result Of
Eben NJ. Byers' death.
An autopsy late yesterday
definitely revealed that Bycrs died
as result of radium poisoning. DR.
Charles Norris. chief county niedi~
cal examiner said. And IL Will
take two months to determine ex-
actly how it affected him.
Fates decreed that the wealthy
should be listed almost exclusives
" as users of the compounds me-
volved, where as in the rndfunl
poison case which attracted nation
wide attention a few years age,
only the poor workmen who paint
ed watch dials were affected. Most
of the latetr are now dead. Lives
of hundreds of users of the radiun
water solution are endangered.
experts declared.
Among them were listed these
witnesses who testified during the
federal trade commission investi-
cation of the radium water used by
Byers.
DR. Alice r. Arnold, New York
chiropractor, said she drank 2l0
bottles and prescribed 1t for eight
patients.
Tyler G. Bennett. New York in
surance dealer. said he drank
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
PEOPLE IN THIS
STATE WERE in
COLGATE WILL
Litchfeld Is Given Some
Bequests - Harley F.
Roberts of WatertOwn
Gets $4,000

New York, April 2.-(UP)-Wil-
liam Colgate, a member of the
family identified with Colgate uni
versity, left one-third of the resi-
due of a large estate to the uni
versity, situated at Hamilton, N.
Y, filing Of the will revealed. Col
gate died March Z. at the age of
40. He was a bachelor. His estate,
containing specific requests total
ing $1,650.0O. was estimated at
more than 100000"
Among the institutions and in
dividuals named in the will We're:
The New York Association for the
Improvement of the Condition of
public association, Litchfield. Conn,
the Poor, $4,000; the Junior Re-
$15O.000; Wolcott and Litchfield
Circulating Library, Litchfield.
Conn, $4,000; First Ecclesiastical
society, Litchfield, Conn, $1,000.
Walter Able, Window, Conn.
$4,000; Harley F. Roberts, Water
town, Conn. $4,000: Louisa E.
Dunn, Baltimore, Md, $4,000;
Elizabeth K. Able, Window. Conn.
and Helen Louise Able, Washing
ton, d. c., $4,000 each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
But He Was Killed in Ac-
cident Before He Could
Change His Insurance
Policy, So Estranged
Wife OF Late Joseph B.
Z Shervyla Gets the ST..
7O6.Oz
JUDGE HINCKS
MADE DECISION

An unusual decision affecting a
life insurance policy on a man who
was killed in an auto accident and
for which policy claims were pre-
scented by the mans estranged wife
and his daughter, was handed down
In the federal court today by Judge
Carroll c. Hincks. Although the
deceased, Joseph P. Shervyla. also
known as Sherwill, had made APP
plication to have the beneficiary
of the policy. his wife, Teresa
changed to Mrs Katherine Rey-
nolds, HIS daughter, the change had
not gone through the insurance
company records. AS result.
Judge Hincks awards the amount
Of the policy, $1.706.02 to the wife
Teresa.
aherwill was killed about two
years ago as he was crossing West
Main street. He was living with his
daughter, Mrs Reynolds, at the
time Of the fatality.
The United Life and Accident
Insurance company held a policy
or Sherwills life. When his death
ooeurred the insurance company
filed an interpleader action in the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
UNEMPLOYED
GROCERY CLERK
E,CONVlCTED

New Bedford. Mass, April 2 -
GU. PA new trial will be sought
for Roland G. Bousquet, rs. who
faces a mandatory sentence of
death in the electric chair follow
ing his conviction on a charge of
numbering Police Inspector Edward
E. Goblin, SIS, of Attleboro. After
celebrating four hours, Bristol
County jury late yesterday return
ed a firse-degree murder verdict
against the unemployed grovery
clerk of Norton who allegedly kill
ed Goblin and wounded another po-
lice officer January 20 last rather
than submit to questioning as a
suspected pepper"
Bousquet's sister, Estelle, was
carried. hysterical. from the court
room after the verdict was an
nounced. A stole Indifference mark
ed the defendant for several min
utes but before court adjourned he.
too, collapsed. Defense Counsel
James H. Leedham indicated that
within a week he will file new
trial motion. The defense was based
on an insanity plea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
PROMINENT MAN
IN BANK CIRCLES
DIED LAST NIGHT
Wilbur Peck Bryan Passed
Aw ay at Prospect
Street Home After Brief
Illness President of
Colonial Trust Co

Wilbur Peck Bryan. 81, one Of
Waterbury's outstanding citizens
and leading bankers, died early last
evening at his home, $50 Prospect
street, after a brief illness. Mr.
Bryan suffered a heart attack on
March gath and failed to rally to
treatment. He was president of the
Colonial Trust company, vice pres
ident of the Waterbury Button
company, treasurer of the former
Randolph G. Cloves company, d.
rector of the Colonial Trust COM
pany, the Smith & Griggs COM
pany, the American Hardware
corporation. the Plume & Atwood
company, the Morris Plan bank.
and a trustee of the Dime Savings
bank. He was also prominent in
social and fraternal circles, being
a member of the Waterbury club,
the Tunxis club Of Tolland, Mass.
the Continental lodge of Masons,
S2nd degree. and a Shriner.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
MAN WANTED
DAUGHTER TO
GET ESTATE
PROSPECT man
WAS FOUND DEAD
IN AUTOMOBILE
Edward T. Allen Took His
Life By Inhaling Gas
Through Tube - Car
Was Closed Tight

Edward T. Allen, 20, well known
resident of Prospect and for sew
eral years engaged in the distribu-
ton Of milk in Waterbury and VII
cinity, was found dead this morn
ing in his automobile. With the
windows Of his car sealed tight and
a piece of bicycle tubing attached
to the exhaust 1t was an evident
case Of suicide and was so recorded
by DIR Harold F. Morrill,, assistant
medical examiner of this city and
Coroner John T. Monzani, who in
vestigated the death of the young
man.
Relatives and friends of the de-
ceased are unable to attribute any
cause for( the young mans action.
He was in good health and when
seen late last evening was in excel
lent spirits. He had no financial
worries as far as his family knew.
A brother-in-law of the young
man driving along the Prospect
road shortly before S o'clock this
morning discovered the machine. a
Studebaker, parked In lot of the
highway a short distance from the
Prospect reservoir. Becoming sus-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
Disputed Tax Bill
Enters Senate For
Another Struggle
House Put It Over But Sec
rotary of the Treasury
Mills and House Lead
ers Differ as to Whether
1t Has Balanced Budget
or Not
BY LYLE e. WILSON

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, April 2-tUP)-
The tax battle shifted to the SEN
ate to-day as republicans and
democrats sharply disputed wheth-
er the House had quite balanced
the budget by passing its billion
dollar revenue bill.
Seven weeks Of committee hear
ings and three weeks of debate
brought the House yesterday to an
overwhelming vote of 327 to "a
for enactment of the new tax bill.
The democratic-contro Ways
and Means committee estimated
the revenue measure, coupled with
proposed economies, would balance
the budget for the next fiscal year
and leave $21,9O0,000 to spare.
Secretary of Treasury Mills insisted
the program fell short by $S8,100,-
900.
The partisan dispute in all prob
ability will be fully aired in senate
finance committee hearings. Chair
man Smoot promised the hearings
would begin Tuesday.
| Hobbies which never reached the
House because of the speed with
lkfch. the measure was drafted
ana fassed are expected to descend
on the committee in force to pro-
test against the many special ex-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
TWO HOOVER DAM
WORKERS SAVED
FROM ANGRY MOB

Las Vegas, New. April 2-(UP)
Two Hoover dam workers were
closely guarded against mob vio-
lence. in the Clark county jail to-
day, suspects in an attack on a
young San Francisco matron
whose name was mot divuiged.
Sheriff Keate, with the aid Of res
ervation police. arrested the men.
Curley Hayes and Joe Schultz.
Her clothes in shreds and her
face badly bruised, the young wo-
man sobbed out her story to sher-
offs officers. A passing motorist
had brought her to Searchlight
from the scene of the attack on the
desert outskirts. She said that
while dining in Searchlight res
taurant, two men whom, she had
met a few days before offered to
take her home. After she had ac-
.cepted, they drove to the desert
outside of town. struck her on the
head until she was dazed. and
both assaulted her, she said. She
was severely beaten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
POLICE FOLLOW
MORE CLUES in
LINDBERCH CASE
Mystery About the Trip OF
New Jersey Police Of
ficer for England-Lat-
est in Norfolk Clues

Hopewell, N. j.. April 2 - (UP)
News of the departure Of Major
Charles Schoeffel for England In
dictated today the police are fol-
lowing hitherto unrevealed clues In
the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
Colonel H. Norman Schwartz
kopf, in a press bulletin yesterday
revealed that Schoeffel sailed on
the Mauritania Monday. Schwartz.
kopf's only comment was:
"Major Schoeffel is under spe-
cial instructions, and no further
information about his mission VIII
be given out until he returns"
It was assumed Schoeffel woult
confer with Scotland Yard author
tiles in London.
Attention was directed to Grea
Britain early in the investigation
when New Jersey state polic'
sought information on Betty Cow
the kidnapped Lindbergh baby
nurse, who formerly resided y
Glasgow, Scotland, and about Olli'
Wheatley, the Lindberghs' English
butler, and his wife.
But after receiving reports from
Scotland Yard local officials ab.
solved members of the household
from suspicion. They repeated!
insisted Miss Cow was not undel
suspicion.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
TOWN OF SANTA STEFANOIN
ITALY SINKS FROM SIGHT, BUT
PEOPLE HAD FLED IN SAFETY

other parts of the town. Soon there
was scarcely residence left hab-
table.
The residents were thrown into
momentary panic but soon real
lied that the process of sinking
was so slow that they could escape
with safety. Project Rendano SUI
pervised the evacuation. He asked
that troops be sent to the town.
He made all necessary arrange
ments to take care of the refugees.
Premier Benito Mussolini sent or.
6crs to the project to do every
thing possible for the residents. He
ordered dispatch of troops, food,
medicines. and field hospitals to
the scene.
The town is about SO miles from
Casino. In Terra Di Lavor prov
lnce, and about halfway between
Rome and Naples. Experts be-
lleved that the original cavesn un-
der the town, now enlarged by the
infiltration of water for many
years, might have been dug out
af-er the Roman epoch to extract
tufa, a substance used extensivel,
as building material in many dis
tricts around Rome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
Democrat Primaries
In Waterbury Will
Be Held April 18th
Delegates to the City Con-
ventiOn Will Be Elected
and That Body Will
Later Name the Dele
gates to the State Con-
yentiOn in Hartford

Democratic Town Chairman
John H. Crazy announced today
that he has received formal notice
from the Connecticut organization
concerning the date Of the local
party primaries. The balloting will
take place on the 2Sth of this
month. In the primaries delegates
to the city convention. at which del
egates to the state convention will
be elected, will be chosen. Formal
primaries were predicted today by
Chairman Crary.
The democratic state convention
will take place on May 18th and
nth at Business Memorial hall,
Hartford. II the party primaries are
held on the 28th of this month
Chairman Crary said today, 1t Is
likely that the local city convention
will be called into session on May
4th or 6th.
Party rules require that the city
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02

Naples, April q tUP)-Two
thousand men. women and chill
dren whose homes caved in as the
town of Santa Stefano sank from
q hilltop to oblivion in an under
ground cavern, lived in a tent city
to-day. They hurriedly left their
sinking homes. took all the house.
hold goods and other possessions
they could carry. and migrated
into the tent town set up by troops
dispatched to the region. AL
though the first indications of the
fate of the town came suddenly
with the unexpected cracking of
numerous houses. the Inhabitants
were evacuated in safety.
It was believed that infiltration
of water into the porous ground
on which santa Stefano was built
caused the formation of a huge
cavern directly beneath the town.
There appeared little hope that
much of the town would be left
standing. A number of houses in
I.eonina street were the first to go.
They began to crumble and crash
suddenly. There, were no casual
ties. The destruction spread to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
LYNN FIREMEN
WERE TAKEN TO
THE HOSPITAL
Two of Them Hurt in Gem
eral Alarm Blaze That
Is Mystery to the Fire
Chief

Lawrence, Mass, April 2-(UP)
Two firemen were taken to a
hospital and several others over
come by smoke in general alarm
fire that swept two adjoining build
ings on Essex street here. last
night. Loss was estimated at $780,
900. The fire had gained consid-
cradle Roadway in the Easements
of both buildings when discovered.
The two buildings were occupied
by Sanders department store, a
leather goods store. and a millin-
cry shop. Police went through a
lodging house over the leather
goods store to make certain all
had escaped.
An investigation to determine
the origin of the fire will he made,
according to Chief Francis A. Sui
livan. He said he was at a loss
to explain how the fire could be
burning in both Easements with a
fire wall separating the two blocks.
The firemen taken to the hospital
were William Young. overcome by
smoke, and Charles Winn. cut by
broken glass. Firemen found lit
ter of baby kittens. apparently UNI
harmed, lin the basement of the
department store after the IRE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
Bandits Cross The
Mexican Border To
Enact Brutal Crime
Swoop Down On Defense
less Ranch in New Mex
leo, Stood Rancher and
His Family Against
Wall and Shot Them
Down Like Dogs
UNITED STATES
MILITIA MAY ACT

Berino. N. NJ. April ? ~. r.
Military action was a possibility to-
day after cold blooded raiders
crossed the border, swooped down
on a defenseless isolated ranch
near here, stood the rancher and
his family in the ranch house, then
shot them down, killing six and
wounding two.
The victims were members Of .
wealthy, pioneer Mexican-Americar,
family.
Three bandits, in an automobile.
drove up to the big dairy ranch Of
Melquiadez Espinosa, near here.
last night.
The ten members Of the Espin-
osa family we're preparing to re-
tire.
The trio reused them. and. pos
ing as new Mexican officials. gain
ed entrance to the ranch-house.
Once inside they drew guns, ter
rorized the family. and demanded
$1,000 in cash. Espinosa recently
had sold herd of cattle. The
bandits believed he had the money
hidden on the ranch.
They also demanded a bill Of
sale for another herd Of cattle
| Espinosa protested and declared
| the money was not on the ranch.
Almost without another word. the
| three opened. fire on the ten menu
| bers of the family, huddled to-
| gether In the big living room.
| A few seconds later and the place
was in a shambles.
Filomena Espinosa, IS. and hef
| Ave children: Louis 50. Hipolito 70,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
BRIG GENERAL
GODFREY dies
in new JERSEY
He Was "a and One of the
Few Survivors of Cam
paign in Which Custer
Was Killed

Cookstown, N. j., April 2.-(UP)
-Brigadier- General Edward Settle
Godfrey, "a, one of the few sur
vivors of the Little Big Horn VAL
ley campaign in which General
Custer was mastered, died at his
home here last night. Godfrey was
commissioned a lieutenant in the
7th Cavalry soon after his gradual
ton from West Point in 1867. For
IL years he served under Custer.
He was known as a daring rider. a
fighter who wore long flowing
moustaches and carried pistol in
his boot and on his hip.
The young lieutenant's leader
ship in a crisis was credited with
having saved Major Marus A..
Reno's command from annihila-
ton just after Custer had been sur
rounded and killed by the Sioux
Indians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
TRIAL OF RECTOR
BIG ATTRACTION
FOR THE PEOPLE
No Sporting Event in Eng
land Has Created Quite
So Much Enthusiasm as
This Case
BY HERBET MOORE
United Press staff Corresnlni

SuItSu TCSS otuh SOAACoPoAAuSAAes
London, April 2.-UP)-The
trial of the Rev Harold F. David
SON, rector of Staffkey, Norwich.
whose rescue work among young
girls led to charges of immoral
conduct proved as big an attraction
to-day as any sporting events in
the London area.
Although the Westminster
church house could accommodate
only a small part of crowd such
as might assemble at Wembley
stadium, long queues formed out
side the church-court room an
hour before testimony was re-
sumed. The trial was in its fifth
day.
A young man described as a
chauffeur, whose name and address
were not made public. testified
first and said he lived with Rose
Ellis. 80, one of the women in
volved in the charges against the
rector in London and on a trip to
Paris.
The witness said the rector
threatened to commit suicide when
he learned that Rose had given
| 13-page statement to private de-
| tectives hired by the Bishop OF
Norwich. The bishop brought
charges against DR. Davidson, The
rector eventually persuaded Rose
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
DIED IN CHAIR
FOR THE MURDER
OF SWEETHEART
M. Frazer Carried
the Body of His Victim
Through Four States
Before Getting Rid of II

Trenton. N. j., April 2.-tUP)-
william M. Frazer. 32, of Railway.
N. J., was executed in the electric
chair. at the state prison here last
night for the murder Of his sweet
heart, Mrs Phoebe L. Stader, 80.
a Railway hairdresser. The cur
rent was turned on in the electric
chair at S:07 o'clock. DIR j. We'll
lington Crane. the prison physician,
pronounced Frazer dead at 8:14.
Frazer was arrested In North
Carolina, after he had abandoned
the body of his victim in Virginia
after driving with 1t through four
states. Frazer admitted the kill
ing. but maintained 1t was acci-
dental.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
SECRET SIX
AGAIN SCORES

Peoria, ILL.,, April 2-(UP1-The
Chicago Secret Six, unique organ
;zation Of business men crime
fighters. today scored another vic
tory with return unframed and
without payment of ransom of DR.
James H. Parker, %. wealthy ply
stefan kidnapped March IA.
Coincident with the safe return
of the physician two we'll known
Peoria men were detained for
questioning on orders of Alexander
jamie, Secret Six director.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
They See Hope
Only in Voting
for Democrats

washington. April 2-(UP)-
The refusal this week of Governor
Clifford Pinchot to enter the Ore
gon presidential primary emphas~
ICED the bewilderment of homeless
progressives in this years presi-
dental campaign.
The huge primary vote in North
Dakota for Governor Franklin d.
Roosevelt of New York. which ex-
ceeded the regular democratic vote
CT the state. indicated that insur-
gent republicans there at least
see hope chiefly in the democratic
party this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
Late Bulletins
DOES DAILY DEED AT so

Fall River, Mass, April -(UP)-Afred Haskins,
octogenarian, does good turn daily for his neigh
bors Every morning. including Sunday he sweeps both
sidewalks of the Cherry street block between North
Main and Rock streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
CENTENARIAN PLAYS DUET

Twickenham, Surrey, Eng, April 2-(UP)-For "a
years. Mrs Myths, who 100 years old in March, has
been playing harp, and she still play duet
the harp and piano-one hand for each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
ROBBED IN COURT HOUSE

Providence R. l., April -(UP)-Mrs Cosmo Ando
robbed of her handbag containing SO while sitting
in the court house here, recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
PERFECT LODGE MEETING RECORD

Boston, April 2-(UP)-John Marno hasn't missed
meeting during his IS years service secretary of
an East Boston Masonic lodge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
LANDS ON FEET, FRACTURES SKULL

London April 2-(UP)-You fracture your
skull by falling your feet, according to DR. Edwin
Smith, who says that the shock travels from the soes
of the feet up the legs and spine to the head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
WoRLn,s TALLEsT MANNEQUIN !,

Lond6iss Apfn ? UP)-Miss jeanne Saffel, who
is joining Philadelphia fashion store soon, is 81,
brunette six feet inch in height weighs 1875 pounds
has waistine Of only % inches and claims to be the
tallest mannequin in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
AGED WOMAN'S CAKE WINS

Wichita. Kan, April 2-(UP)-Eighty-tw year old
Mrs R. J. Orvis baked the cake that first prize
over lat other women in cooking contest here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
BUILT LOCOMOTIVE IN 2 WEEKS

Ripon Wis, April -(UP)--It took George Forbes
only two weeks to build seven-foot model locomotive
in which only steam pipes and rods are of metal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02
BIBLE 300 YEARS OLD

Great Bend, Kan, April 2-(UP)-A Bible, printed
300 years ago in Edinburgh Scotland is in the posses
sion of Andy Beers The book bound with deer hide
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-02

Last Minute News FLASHES
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
Virginia Confab of Drys
Musters PaItry Dozen

if, in a state of approximately
100000 persons, they could mus.
ter only handful at a State con.
vention. He said:
81 am confident that the
country is going back to liquor.
If it does, 1 expect to sell beer
with soda pop and ginger ale
in the two filling stations
own. 1 don't believe in it.
am against it, but if you people
won't do anything about it,
am going for it and going for
it strong"
The convention, which met al
the Hotel Richmond, went through
the form of naming IL presiden
tial electors and Endorsed the ma
tional platform which calls fol
the retention and enforcement
of the Eighteenth Amendment
This action alone commits the
party as such in Virginia to for
mer Representative William Up
shaw of Georgia for President
but it was apparent from the
general remarks that the party
members doubted whether the
rank and file of dryS would sup
port UpShaW,
The Washington times., 1932-09-08

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 8.
Doleful stories of the sad situa-
ton confronting honest drys were
heard here at the State conven-
ton of the Prohibition party,
which was attended by IL dele
gates, one former Hoover-Demo-
crat, who doesn't know what he
is now, and one innocent by
stander, whose attitude on the
wet-dry issue was not disclosed.
From the Rev. DR.. r. L. Alter,
Presbyterian minister of Burke
vile, Va down to the meekest
member of the assemblage, all the
speakers were frankly discouraged
and didn't know which way to
turn for comfort.
A. j. Dunning, of Norfolk, Va,
Prohibitionist candidate for Con
gress from the Second district,
said the cause of prohibition has
been "broken down" by persistent
propaganda.
Frank Lyon, of Fairfax county,
leader of the Hoover-Democratic
forces in Virginia in 1928, struck
belligerent note. He wanted to
know what the drys could expect