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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
Ralph Dyer
Goes to Jail

Ralph Dyer, a former resident
of Waterbury, was sentenced to
FIVE years in Auburn prison when
found guilty yesterday OF grand
larceny, first degree, in Syracuse,
N. Y. The accused's wife was pres
ent from Waterbury and col
lapsed as Judge William l.. Bar
mum imposed the sentence. Man
ley yelling, an accomplice of the
local man, was given from one
and one-half years to three for
the same offense.
Dyer and yelling were officials
of a bankrupt motor company and
six indictments were returned
against them for double financing
of cars. Dyer was charged with
being a second offender as the re-
suit of his arrest in Waterbury In
1925.
The local authorities were not
asked to supply any information
against the accused.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
SPECIAL HONORS
FOR MRSSTANCO
The Daughters of Italy
Observed 22nd Anni-
versary Last Night
AT COLUMBUS HALL

The 22nd anniversary Of the or
ganization of Daughters of Italy
was observed last evening in CO.
lumbus hall. A special program
of entertainment was provided by
members Of the Brass City quartet
under the direction of James Cum
ningham.
Special honors were paid last
evening to Mrs M. G. Stance, one
of the society's most energetic
workers, whose efforts in the in
terest OF the order for many years
were reviewed by Mrs Anna Had
den secretary. Various members
present paid tribute to Mrs Stance
for her interest and her loyalty.
The committee in charge includ-
ed, Mrs Samuel Pinto, Mrs Harold
Senior, Mrs D. Castellano, Mrs r.
Gemino, Mrs A. Palladino. Mrs M.
G. Stance, Mrs L. D'Andrea, Mrs
A. Hidden and Miss M. Sandulli.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
THE PEARL STREET
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE

Plans for O musical ana literary
program, to be presented on the
13th, were discussed last night at
meeting OF members Of the Pearl
Street Neighborhood House at the
home OF Mrs Leila Alexander.
Members of the committee N
charge include Miss Katherine Bell,
Miss Elizabeth Roscoe, Elton NC.
Intyre, David F'ogg and Haskell
Holman. Mrs A. Durham also pre-
sided at meeting yesterday at
the home Of Mrs N. Halle, Sims
bury street. at which plans for par
ticipation in the musiial and liter
airy program were discussed ~
members Of the Womens Social
and Study Hub.
The Italian government is aiding
In attracting tourists to Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05

Mrs Nora Hurley, widow Of the
late John T. Hurley, former we'll
known resident of Thomaston Is
awarded compensation amounting
to $3,23S.56 in an award handed
down against the Seth Thomas
Clock Co of Thomaston by Com
pensation Commissioner Frederic
M. williams today. The amount
Is to be paid at the rate of $10.3S
weekly for 312 weeks, or six years.
Mr. Hurley, the claimants hus-
band, was fatally injured when he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
THE CHASE BRASS
AND COPPER co.

According to a statement in the
American Metal Market, an indus
trial paper, the Chase Brass a
Copper company Of Cleveland has
declared a regular quarterly divid-
end Of $50 on the preferred stock.
The Cleveland plant Is a branch
of the Chase Metal Works OF this
city and employees number OF Wa
terbury men who have been asso-
cited with the Chase Companies for
years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05

peasants being forced at bayonet
points to throw the corpses Of our
soldiers in the river"
The Chinese charged that Japa"
nese had landed at Pootung. OPP
posite the International Settlement
at Shanghai. to strike at the
Hangchow region.
Japanese delegate Naotake Sato
figures are grossly exaggerated, -
denied the Chinese charges. The
he said, There are only 10000
Japanese troops engaged In the
front line"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
So, 238 Compensation
For Mrs. Hurley
Thomaston Widow Wins Case Against Seth Thomas
Clock Co

accidentally fell through an eleya-
tor shaft in the Seth Thomas plant
on Jan. 18th. He was a long time
employee of the company ana was
one of Thomaston's best known
residents.
The award states the widow +
to receiver all payments In a lump
sum from the date of her hus-
bands death, to the date Of the
award and then the weekly pay
ments to commence. In addition,
the claimant Is to be allowed the
5000 burial fee allowed by law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
Divorce Sought On
Grounds of Desertion

Divorce on grounds Of desertion
is asked In q petition filed in gu
perior court by Mrs Edna Dyson
Allison against Albert J. Allison,
They were married June II,
1929. The desertion Is alleged
to have taken place within O
month after marriage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Third Largest Of
AnDeveloped Power
Systems In World

Hudson river, have astotal capacity
of 100000 horsepower of which
10000 horsepower Is developed,
the announcement said.
This acquisition raises the In
ternational INTERCOLLEGIATE system
to the position of the world s
third largest owner Of hydro-elec-
trically developed powers. with
installed hydro electric generating
capacity of 1.24S,000 horsepower
The properties, the announce
ment said, carry with them suffi-
Client revenue from the powers al
ready developed to make them im-
mediately self-supporting and to
produce some additional net earn
ings for dividends on stocks OF
the international system.
The transaction was consum-
mated through transfer of the
properties, to the International
HYDRO Electric Corp and System
Properties, Inc, the newly acquired
subsidiaries of the international
system.
The Hudson River Powers, con-
centrated in five sites above AL
bany, are the most important of
the the entire group. The bal
ance of the powers are located on
the Saranac, Black, Ticonderoga,
Grass, Chateaugay and Raquette
rivers in New York state, on the
Winnepesaukee river In New
hampshire. and on the Androscog-
gin, Penobscot and kennebec riv-
ers in Maine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
BANDIT GANG Is
BROKEN UP SAY
THE SOVIETS
Has Been Terrorizing Gen.
trail Asia for Years--15
of Them Get the Death
Penalty

Moscow, March 21--(UP) The
Soviet government to-day claimed
to have broken up a gang of BAN
dts and murderers who terrorized
central Asia for years with death
sentences for Is members Of the
gang. including two women, at
Tashkent. The women, Donna
Terentyeva and Anca Martinova,
were said to have been among the
most active OF the killers and rob-
bers in the band. Other women,
less active, were sentenced to
prison.
The main operation of the gang,
plundering freight trains, was so
we'll organized and successful that
food supplies in central Asia were
seriously affected. government
prosecutors said. The court heard
stories of numerous murders and
robberies, with counterfeiting as
o side issue, during the trial which
was carried to the supreme court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
New Exemptions In
The Billion Dollar
Bill May Help 1t

Washington, March 81 - CUP)
New exemptions to take all
foods, wearing apparel and medi-
cines out Of the taxable class were
proposed today as the house took
breathing space in It's consider
alton of the billion dollar revenue
bill.
The proposed exemption may
overcome opposition to the bill
from those who have been fight
ing the sales tax.
Action centered with the house
ways and means committee, which
was concerned with minor bills
and was continuing the cooling
off process" advocated Saturday.
Until now the sales tax feature
has engaged the attention of be-
ligerent insurgents. Today repre-
sentatives from New England and
Atlantic coast lines states organ
lied movement against the pro-
posed one cent gallon tax on
foreign oil and gasoline. A mo-
ton to eliminate this tax will be
offered when that portion OF the
bill comes up In the house.
Hearings Will be started soon on
the Glass banking bill. which has
aroused opposition from the ad-
ministration and banking interests.
The senate banking and currency
committee agreed to request for
the hearings and Chairman Nor
beck said he hoped to begin them
within two days.
This action caused further delay
for the proposed stock market In
vestigation, which under the new
arrangement can not begin until
the second week In April.
Cameron II. Williams. repre-
senting the American Cotton Ship
pers' association, said at q senate
subcommittee meeting that he be-
lleved the federal farm board was
making unwiso use Of It's powers
and crushing" the cooperative
movement. He was opposing high
salaries for officials of the farm
board and It's marketing agencies.
c. Il. Huff, president of the Farm
ers' National Grain corporation,
defended the salaries, saying mis-
takes OF single day might cause
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Relief From Selling
And Railroad Reilly
Featured Market
Entire List Shot Upwards After Brief Selling Period
But the Dealings We're Very Limited

to 1880 p. m. amounting to APP
proximately 100000 shares. Move
ments in the afternoon were too
narrow for profitable professional
operations.
Many bear traders were tempted
to cover their commitments by the
show of resistance In the general
list. Professional buying opera
tions went ahead in few special
issues such as Gillette and Moran
da but they accomplished little be-
cause of the absence of any large
ouside following.
At 1880 p. m. the Dow-Jones
averages stood\ as follows: Indus
trials, 1885, up 0.76; railroads,
1888, up 0.s6 and utilities S2.11,
up OFT.
Railroads, to which many trad
ers look for market leadership.
provided the best market action by
virtue Of the reinsurance given by
President Hoover Saturday regard
Ing the railroad financing outlook.
Various members of this group
moved up moderately. Railroad
bonds resumed their recovery.
General Motors declined to a fur
ther new low for the present
shares at II rs on the eve Of the
offering of the new Ford models.
Auburn Auto was similarly affect
ed, breaking nearly half dozen
points at one time to a new low
for the year, Kreuger & Toll met
support around Its previous close
OF la but International Match
preferred, q subsidiary, lost q 1-2
points to a new low at $40. The
81 annual dividend was eliminated
last week.
Utilities were steady following
their recent decline but few mer-
chandising issues like Childs and
Grand-Sllver preferred broke to
record lows,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
TROUBLE BREWS
WITH STRIKING
Mine DISTRICTS
National Guard Men StOn-
ed on Way to One Zone
Arrest of 81 Pickets
in Another Place

Athens. o, March 21-(UP)-An
automobile containing four Ohio
National Guard officers was stoned
to-day by strikers when the officers
attempted to reach the Millheld
mine No of the Sunday Creek
Coal company.
The four were to relieve guards
men who had been on duty all
night.
1t Col. L. p. Woford, Cleveland,
reported the stoning to Sheriff
Wayne Wingett, here.
The windshield and headlights
Of the officers car We're broken.
They were forced TO turn back to
their headquarters.
Nineteen national guard observ-
ers are In the area for the state.
Following disorders Saturday
night and II mass meeting Sunday
attended by about 1000 Of the
1000 striking coal miners, Cover
nor White announced state troops
would be held In readiness for
quick mobilization II needed.
The strikers and pickets were
armed with rifles and shotguns
according to the officers attacked
to-day. Col Wolford said there
we're about 1900 of the protesting
men. They had blocked the road
to No G.
Two county deputies were re-
ported at number o mine, unable
70 get through the picket lines to
return here.
Reports that number 6 and the
Lick Run mine of the Athens and
Hooking Coal company would open
to-day were blamed for the upris-
irgs, which started Saturday night
with stoning Of mine officials au-
tomobiles, the dynamiting OF
spur track trestle and the beating
o. Andy Chute, Sunday creek as
sistant mine foreman.
PENNSYLVANIA Strike
Shenandoah. Pa, March ?1-
Minor disorders marked the insur-
gent strike OF anthracite miners In
this area to-day as pickets threat
ened workers who attempted to
enter the collieries.
At Maizeville miners driving to
the colieries had their automobiles
stoned and several windshields
were broken.
State police arrested picket at
Locust gap for threatening miners
who attempted to enter the pits.
The picket waved bui cher knife
to intimidate workers, police
claimed.
Strike leaders reported to-day
that only two out of the 80 collier
les In the Shenandoah section were
working. They contended that
while operators claimed more than
dozen mines were operating,
that steam coming from the col
lieries was only camouflage to
make the men believe the strike
order was being ignored.
Efforts to close the worlds larg-
est breaker at Locust Summit
failed. Two thousand pickets cir
cled the breaker to-day but under
the watchful eyes of state police
employees paraded past the strikers
unmindful of pleas to return home
and of boots and jeers
Arrest of Pickcts
Scranton, Pa, March 21-(UP)
Scranton police arrested 81 pic
kets, including two women, to-day
for interfering with miners who
went to work at collieries despite
the insurgent strike which is now
in its second week.
The two women had stones in
their pockets. police said. The men
arrested were held on charges of
Gjsorderly conduct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Passion Week
at First Baptist

On Tuesday. Wednesday, and
Thursday evenings of this week
there ewill be special services In
the First Baptist church. In COM
memoration OF Passion Week
There will be visiting preachers for
the services Tuesday and Wednes-
day. on the former evening the
Rev Sankey Lee Blanton, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist church. New Ha-
ven, will preach: and on the latter
evening the preacher will be the
Rev Leonard +. Requa, pastor of
the First Baptist church, Southing-
ton. DR. Blanton IL n young man
who since coming to New Haven n
few months ago has rapidly taken
his place as leader In ecclesias-
teal circles In the state. He IL an
able and magnetic speaker. DIR
Requa, In addition to being min
lister Of extended experience, Is n
graduate Of Columbia University
Law school in New York city, He
Is now serving the Southington
church in his second passionate
there. This Is one of the more I'M
portant OF the Baptist churches In
Connecticut, because Of It's age and
constituency. The late e%-Govef-
nor Holcomb was long member Of
1t. The service Thursday even
ing will be union communion
services of Waterbury Baptist
churches and friends of other de-
nominations who may wish to join
in 1t. The preacher will be the
Rev Axel Wall. the pastor of the
Swedish Baptist church. The Rev
David p. Gaines will conduct the
communion service, assisted by two
deacons from the Swedish Baptist
church. the First Baptist church,
and the South Waterbury Fed
Grated church each. The South
Waterbury Federated church has
been invited to join in the service
and has accepted the invitation.
These services will be held at 8
p. M. and they are open to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
WATERTOWN
Events of the week:

Events OF the week:
Monday-Troop / and Girl
Scouts will meet mt y. m. In the
lower hall OF the Community house
with Capt Mary Cosgrove.
The Young Peoples Fellowship
Of Christ Episcopal church Will
meet at 1880 In the assembly room.
The Lenten reading groups Of
the Congregational church will
meet at 8 o'clock at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs Il. r. Eisenwinter.
A stated communication OF Fed
eral lodge OF Masons will be held
at 8 o'clock In the Masonic temple.
Tuesday-Seidu Delphean socie-
ty will meet at 3 o'clock at the
home OF Mrs Albert Raymond on
Pine street.
Troop 2, Boy Scouts will meet in
the Methodist church parlors at
1880 with Scoutmaster George
Mosely
Court Merritt Heminway. For
esters Of America will hold a meet
Ing at o'clock, In their lodge
rooms.
Friendship temple. Pythian Sis
ters will hold a meeting In Column
bia hall at s o'clock Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will meet in the
church parlors at $3.50 p. m. -.
The Junior Athletic club will
meet in the club rooms at Z O'Clock
with Director AL Schwenterley.
Rosary, sermon and benediction,
will be held by Rev Father NC
Gurk at 1880 p. m. at st johns
church.
There will be Lenten service
at o'clock at Christ Episcopal
church. 49,,
Thursday-Holy communion will
be given at $3.50 o'clock at st johns
church. There will be high mass
at s O'Clock, followed by the process
ison of the blessed sacrament. !.
There will be a celebration OF
holy communion at 10 O'Clock In
Christ Episcopal church.
There will be passion week
service in the Methodist church at
There will be a communion SER
vice in the Congregational church
~ Friday|Mass of the pre- sanrti-
fed will be said in st Johns church
at s a. m. Stations OF the cross and
deyotions of the seven last words
will be said at 8 o'clock.
There will be morning prayer
and litany and altar service at ,
o'clock In Christ church.
There will be brief prayer SER
| vice Mt 10 o'clock.
Alteration OF the cross will be
held ut ali services at 81 Johns
| church, Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
Crosby Graduate
Continues Great
College Career
Elected to Sphinx, Senior Honorary Society at Big
Green - Chosen Captain of Swimming Team
Week Ago-WOn Letter in Sophomore Year

10. established a new college rec
ord in the 100-yard backstroke
event which he swan in one min
ute and 3-5 seconds.
On the same day he was one of
the members of the medley relay
team which shattered the Spauld-
ing Pool record for that event by
doing the 300-yard medley relay
in three minutes and Fl seconds.
He is also u member of the Alpha
Delta Phi fraternity.
At Crosby he was one of the
outstanding scholastic students and
compiled an enviable average for
his four-year course. He was a
member of the football team and
captain of the swimming team
which captured state interscholas-
tic honors in 1928. His younger
brother, Thomas, is member of
the Crosby swimming team which
was runnerup for Connecticut In
terscholastic honors Saturday at
Carnegie pool, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21

George Skilton, Rudolph Beardsley
and N. F. Rood. ~
Pageant Presented.
The pageant Gods Candle" was
presented in st Peters Episcopal
church, last evening at Z o'clock.
Miss Pauline Gates was organist
and Ralph Stumpf, director.
Monday Club Meeting.
The Plymouth Monday club will
meet this evening with Mrs Harry
w, Perkins who will be assisted
by Mrs Irving White. A play will
be presented by selected cast Of
members.
Card Party Held.
There was a good attendance
present at the public card party
held in the Grange hall. Saturday
evening by the social committee of
Plymouth Grange. Bridge. pinochle
and whist were in play following
which refreshments were served.
Briefs.
The food sale held Saturday af-
ternoon In Gates store, by the
auxiliary of 81 Peters church was
we'll patronlzcd and a neat sum OF
money realized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
BANKERS DENY
GIVING AID TO
SMITH CAMP AICN
Raskob and Others
Squelch the Rumors-
Former President of
Bank Had Taken His
Life 4.


New York March 21.-(UP)-
John j. Raskob. chairman of the
democratic national committee, and
Orie l.. Kelly, president of the
County Trust company. have denied
that the bank contributed TO Alfred
e. Smiths 1928 campaign fund.
Raskob is a director of the bank.
Smith Is chairman Of the board.
The late James j. Riordan, who
killed himself was president of the
bank at the time of his death.
The original charge was made in
connection with defense against
q $4,000 note held by the bank.
one of several notes totaling $780,
900 reported to be likewise in
volved.
Patrick r. Kenny. Yonkers
plumbing contractor, who signed
the note and was sued by the bank
| for non payment, claimed 1t repre-
scented q contribution to the cam
paign fund by the bank. He said
| he and several others signed SINH
lar notes to get around the law
forbidding such a campaign con-
| tribution by such an institution,
The note was indorsed by Raskob.
Raskob's statement, telephoned
to a representative here from his
country home In Maryland, said:
Both 40 chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee and as u
director of the County Trust COM
pany | know that the defense
claimed against the Trust company
by p. f. Kenny is entirely false"
Kenny claimed he was told by
the late James j. Ilordan. then
president of the Trust company,
! the notes never would have to be
paid.
"There were eight or nine of us
who were played for suckers and ]
don't intend to keep on with that
role any longer" Kenny said. I'VE
didn't ask for this credit at the
bank. We were sent for by James
! j. Riordan. in October, just before
the 1928 election"
Kenny claimed Riordan had
showed him list of contributions
desired on which Kenny's name
was down for $4,000. Kenny said
he protested he couldn't sign note
| for that amount.
Don't be a sap" Kenny quoted
| Riordan as saying. This is the
baloney. You never will have to
pay"
Kenny said he was led to I'M
| derstand that Raskob and other
heavy contributors to the demo-
cratic campaign fund did not wish
to go on record as donating addi-
tional amounts.
II went to the bank and signed
the note, but didn't get any of the
proceeds. not a quarter" Kenny
state. Immediately after signed
! the note, a check for $4,000 pay
able to the democratic national
committee, was put in front of me
and / signed that That was all
| there was to ii.
| Subsequently he was given $4,000
to pay part of it. Kenny claimed.
! Kenny absolved Smith of any
! knowledge of the transaction.
Poor AL, he didn't know any
| thing about it." he said.
A similar suit for $4,000 against
| Timothy j. Mara is scheduled to be
| argued today before Supreme Court
Justice Peter Schmuck. Mara is
understood to be planning the
same defense as Kenny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21
SOVIET LEADERS
CHANGE VIEWS
ON REVOLUTION
Their Policy Is to Build
Socialism at Home and
Let World Revolution
Entirely Alone

washington, March 21--(UP)--
Soviet Russia was represented to-
day In report by the foreign
policy association as making every
effort to dissociate It's own foreign
policy from thai OF. the Komin-
tern--the International Communist
organization which Is pledged to
world revolution.
And the Komintern, accepting
the advice Of Josef Stain, Russia
"strong man." Is in agreement
"for the time being at least" that
Russia should follow policy Of
building socialism" at home,
rather than fomenting revolu-
ion abroad, the report said.
This study, made in the 18th
year of Russia's Communicate re.
gime, portrayed Moscow as still
In the thick of a bitter fght to
establish the classless state en-
visioned by Nicholai Lenin and
even earlier by the German
economist, Kari Marx.
Although It has been in power
for q decade and q half, the Com
munist party still has q member
ship of only 2,750,000 OF Russia
said. Rapid growth Is hampered
by strict selection Of membership
However. future party recruits are
being trained In the Konsomol.
Communist league of youth, with
100000 members, and the pion-
GERS, for younger children, having
100000 afflliates.
Regarding the outlook for the
world revolution envisaged by
Communisms' founders. the report
observed:
1.-THE Communists conviction that
the World war marked the begin
ming of world revolution, which
would witness the Naturalization OF
capitalist contradictions and the
triumph of the proletariat. was
gradually weakened by failure OF
Communist uprisings In China and
in the colonies.
1.-THE program OF the sixth con-
gress Of the Komintern echoed
Stains conclusion that capitalism
had been temporarily stabilized
and declared that the victory OF
socialism Is possible IN only a few
countries, or even only in one in
dividual country
1.-THE third international thus
accepted Stains decision that. Tor
the time being, at least. the Soviet
government should concentrate Its
efforts not on fomentlng revolu.
ton abroad, but on the task OF
building socialism at home.
1.-THE Soviet government, for its
part, has made every effort to dis
sociate its foreign policy. directed
at establishing peaceful relations
with capitalist states whose econ
omic cooperation IN needed FOR
prosecution OF the Ave year plan,
from the openly anti-capitalist
program of the Komintern."
Prague, March 81 -(UP) The
ministry of the interior refused
permission to Leon Trotzky. to
spend three months In Czechoslova-
kia for his health. The reasons
for the refusal were based on the
claim that Trotzky had failed to
agree to return to Turkey. to re-
frain from politics while In
Czech slovakia, and not to attempt
to escape to another country