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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

Murder, arson, bank robbery,
robbery with violence, embezzle-
ment, theft and numerous charges
of breaking and entering will hg-
ure in the trial or hearing of forty
eases during the incoming session
Of superior court, which opens
Tuesday afternoon, April 9Th at
spring term of this tribunal.
The one murder case listed is
chat of John Delinkaitis who has
confessed to shooting John and
Anna Kvietkus. The couple were
shot down by a supposed masked
bandit, but after weeks Of investi-
cation in which an innocent man
was held O prisoner at police head
quarters Delinkaitis was arrested
in Ansonia. The weapon used IN
the shooting was found under the
mattress of his bed and led to a
statement in which he assumed re-
sponsibility, Kvtetkus died of his
injuries, but Mrs Kvietkus recov-
cred. Delinkaitis' motive was to
prevent his wife from visiting at
the Kvietkus' home and meeting
men and women he protested
against.
Sebastiano Raimonte, Frank
DeMario and Bruna Blekis, charg-
ed with arson, will also be tried
during the coming session. They
were arrested following an investi-
cation by state and local police
into n series of mysterious fires
Charles Vernale, who Is now serv-
inr O. term in New Haven jail for
his part in a recent arson case,
ia expected to be the states princi-
pal witness. The young mans
father, Anthony, Is serving long
term in states prison. The two set
fire to their home on Gates avenue
last October. The state will at
tempt to show the existence OF q
ring of conspirators, linking the
Vernales with the three defend
ants.
The Sanditz- Traurig bank rob.
berry will be recalled by the trial
of Charles Mikaitis, who was
brought back from Atlanta, Ca
last Tuesday after serving a years
sentence for passing counterfeit
bills. He was one of the foul
youths who staged the hold-up and
made a getaway with over $4,000
Other cases listed are as follows
Francis Bristol, Embezzlement BY
agent.
A. Mario Russo, engaging In q
private banking business and EN-
,bexzlement by agent.
Louis J. Roll, forgery; obtaining
honey by false pretenses.
Fred Holdsworth, using motor
vehicle without permission of own.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
Forty Cases To
Be Heard; Session
Opens Tuesday
Delnkaitis, Confessed Murderer to Face Judge Jen-
nings-Arson, Bank Robbery, Embezzlement,
81 Theft and Numerous Other Charges Listed for
Trial

err; forgery; embesslement by
agent.
Anthony colellO, embezzlement
by agent.
John Lawrence Currid, embezzle-
ment by agent.
Joseph Cooper, theft.
Buna Blekis, arson.
Charles Mikulaitis, robbery with
violence.
Ethel Newman, theft from per-
son.
Ethel Robinson, theft from per-
son.
Sam Prison, theft from person.
Alfred Miller, attempted break
ing and entering.
Charles Strelkauskas, breaking
and entering.
Hugh Ereskine, taking motor ve-
hicle without permission.
Dennis Mccarthy, breaking and
entering; breach of peace.
Edward Skridulas, robbery with
violence.
Almon Droste. robbery with vio-
lence.
William Clark, robbery with vio-
lence.
Ruth Norman, theft from per-
son.
Morris Mahoney, aggravated as
sault, attempted robbery with vio-
lence.
John Rubino, Aggravated assault
attempted robbery with violence
John Valerie, aggravated assault
attempted robbery with violence
Marie Wilke, adultery; Malcolm
Graham, adultery; Fred GUST
breaking and entering; Stever
Francis, breaking and entering
Eugenio Mauro, alias Igino Mauro
EN- bezzlement by agent; James Ear
rella, attempted breaking and en-,
tering; Henry Angelillo, attempted
breaking and entering; Eric A
Lindquist, obtaining money by fals'
pretenses; Theodore Pelliciotta
obtaining goods by false pretenses
Richard Armonitis, breaking ant
entering; Sebastiano Rain onte, ar
son; Frank DeMario, arson; DAME
Giglio, attempted breaking and en-
tering; Patsy Giglio, attempted
breaking and entering; Nicholas
Harchenko, theft; John Delinkaitis
murder.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
TAX EXPERTS TO
TRY LUXURY AND
NUISANCE TAXES
Would Raise Half Billion
Dollars and Help the
Government on Its PAY
as You Go" Basis
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

(Unitdc Press STAR Correspondent
Washington, March 2s.--(UP)-
The house tax experts were con-
centrating today on luxury and
nuisance taxes" to replace the
general sales tax in the billion dol
lar revenue program they hope to
resubmit Tuesday.
The revenue from such sources.
estimated at about half billion
dollars, is needed to pu. the gov
eminent on q pay as you go
basis" next year, although certain
elements in the house favor q bond
issue to tide the government over
the emergency.
Adoption OF such a tax program
would mean special taxes on auto
mobiles, radios, amusement tickets,
bank checks, tobacco, stock sales,
higher postage, and other items.
It would mean q sales tax" on
certain items, but 1t would be CALL
ed everything but SALES tax"
Difficulties Of the house In this
situation were aggravated when
1t responded to demands from con-
stituents and rejected the sales tax
advocated by the house leaders.
That action has stirred up q de-
mand that congress balance the
budget, no matter how painful the
process. This demand was sound
ed by the ranking spokesman Of
both parties-by President Hoover
on tn republican side and by
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the
democratic national executive
committee.
Failure to act, 1t is argued,
would constitute a lapse which
would Immediately reflect serious
ly on the nations credit and cause
declines not only In its own secur-
tiles but indirectly in others.
A ways and means sub-commit-
tee worked all Easter Sunday oft
ernoon on the substitutes for the
rejected $500,000,000 sales tax. 1t
resumed its deliberations this
morning. It hopes to have its pro-
gram in shape for the full commit
tee tomorrow.
The subcommittee Is giving
most attention to the original
treasury program calling for heavy
war time taxes on so-called lux
uries. Representative LaGuardia,
republican, N. Y, co.leader Of the
coalition which wrecked the sales
tax, is pressing his plan for a tax
of one-fourth of one per cent on
all stock exchange transa ctions,
with an extra one-fourth per cent
on short sales. He claims such a
tax would raise more than $780,
900, 900.
The task Of increasing taxes Is
doubly difficult. Congressman hate
to vote higher taxes just before an
effection. And terrific pressure has
been set up by special interests
against which taxes are aimed.
President Hoover in his recent
appeal asked that the people and
all organizations support ana not
obstruct members of congress IN
sound efforts to reduce expendi-
lures and adjust taxes.
Members have been relentlessly
bounded by objecting to one tax
or another. That was one reason
why the ways and means commit
tee finally turned to the general
sales tax. Every special tax sug-
gested brought such woeful pro-
tests that 1t was decided to lay
the same tax on all manufactures
instead of singing out few. Now
the house is back again face to
face with its originally dtmculty.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
De Valera Is
to Negotiate
Continued from Page y

The army commemorated the
1918 Easter rebellion" in peace
full manner, just as De Valera had
promised 1t would.
The army appealed for support
Of De Valera and reputation, of
the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. It's
parade without restriction was the
first since the Free state was
formed.
Men and youths who had drilled
by night in mountain hideouts
marched proudly before thousands
of spectators. Their strength and
degree Of military perfection was a
surprise to many who watched
them converge on historic st Ste
phen's Green. 4R MEX
At the orderly demonstrations, a
proclamation was read signed by
the council Of the Irish republican
army appealing to the people to
support De Valera, uproot the
Cosgrave regime. and drive out
British imperialists." The aims
of the army for an all-IreIhnd re-
public and its plans ana. ideals
were outlined at length.
The proclamation made q SEN
sational atatck on Cosgrave and his
cabinet. "They launched war
against the Irish people, at the or
der Of the British government. that
broke up homes and crowded thou
sands Of Irish men and women into
filthy prisons, and there foully did
to death many OF the best Of our
YOUTH" the proclamation said.
There will be need for the Irish
republican army as long as Ireland
Is held forcibly within the British,
empire and the shackles Of the So
called (Anglo-Irish) treaty remain.
This treaty was imposed by force;
to undo It is our duty"
The army still considers itself
at war with England for It never
has recognized the peace treaty OF
1921. The anniversary Of the
Easter rebellion was the oppor-
tunity for nationalist sentiment,
pent up for more than a decade, to
be released in 81 republican dem
onstrations. In Dublin, flags of
the Irish republic hidden away
since the English army quelled the
country after five years Of fighting,
were borne aloft at the head Of a
great parade OF five battalions OF
the /. r. A..
Reply ID Drafted
Dublin, March 28-(UP)-Prest-
dent canon de Valera drafted his
reply to Great Britain to-day on
the issues at dispute with the Irish
Free state.
The reply was understood to re-
iterate his intention Of abolishtnG
the oath Of the crown, and Of re-
tanning the land annuities, regard
less of consequences.
1t will be submitted to the cab
met for sanction tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
LONG BEACH HAD
ALL THE HERRING
THEY WANTED
All Picked Too, and Resi-
dents Gobbled 1t Up
But They Are Not Eat
ing More

Long Beach, L. T., NJ T., March
28-(UP)--Long Beach residents
who can take their picked herring
or leave 1t alone, were leaving 1t
pretty much alone to-day. Eigh-
teen hundred barrels Of picked
herring came floating in Saturday
on the Atlantic's combers. Coast
guardsmen, firemen, policemen and
all the bob-rag OF the coast COM
munity took their herring then. In
swimming suits and hip boots, in
tarpauIins and Just ordinary
clothes, Long Beach residents
went out and got theirs.
But to-day came Captain George
Schellenger Of the Coast Guard to
reckon the herring were too strong
and that all the herring in the sea
were on the loose as q result. He
figured what the wild waves
fetched in Saturday were a con-
demned lot and had been thrown
overheard.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

VILE and Wallendez was removed.
He was returned to Philadelphia
prison.
wallendez grew weaker and
weaker. His life was despaired of.
But he lived through. the 30-day
re "rieve--much to the surprise OF
attending physicians. -.
The reprieve ended and McDevitt
again asked another 80 days OF
clemency. Pinchot advised he could
take no further action. The pardon
board had not met on the case.
Wallendez was placed in motor
car Saturday and the long drive
to Bellefonte was started.
II doubt If he lives until he
reaches prison." Judge McDevitt
announced. He feared q hemorr-
hage might end the Cuban's life.
But Wallendez lasted out the trip.
arrived at the penitentiary here
and was prepared for execution at
Z a. m. to-day.
Overnight heavy SHOWS fell. This
countryside was blanketed under q
two-foot layer Of heavy sonw. Wires
were weighted down and snapped
under the pressure. As plans were
started this morning for the execu-
ton 1t was found that there was
not sufficient current coming into
the building to operate the chair.
The execution had to be postpon-
ed while linemen worked on the
shattered transmission circuits
Finally the current was stepped up
and q SUFFICIENT flow came into the
building to permit continuance OF
the execution.
Then 1t was discovered that DR.
w. A. Barrett, prison physician,
was showed in at his home two
miles away. He had to be present at
the execution. Another delay arose
while q team of horses and a sled
were sent over the snow clogged
highways to get Barrett and return
with him to the prison.
Once the doctor arrived the ex-
ecution was carried out but news
that the Justice ordained for Wal
lendez had been carried out, could
not Immediately reach the OUTSIDE
world because telephone circuits
Ito the prison were down. Almost
an hour after the execution the
first word of the execution was sent
out and then by a makeshift wire
circuit.
Father Francis McCreech, prison
chaplain. walked with Wallendez
to the electric cht.ir and the cur
rent was turned on at 9:3S q. m.
After the execution Wallendez's
last note was made public. 1t read:
"Put your faith In God"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

STUDENTS WILL
MAKE PROTEST
FOR ELECTION
Will File Their Displeasure
With the Governors of
Tennessee and Ken
lucky for Being Fired
Out

Nashville, Tenn, March 2s.-
(UP)-Eastern students, elected
from the southeastern Kentucky
coal mining region, planned to con-
fer today with Governor Henry H.
Horton, of Tennessee, to protest
treatment they received in being
escorted out of border counties.
From Nashville. the students
planned to 60 to Frankfort, Ky, to
lodge similar protest with Cover
nor Ruby Laffoon, Of Kentucky,
against Kentucky police.
The group of students, now COM
posed of 75 members issued the
following statement:
1.-THE people Of Knoxville have
been very kind to the student dele
cation during their short sojourn
here. We also appreciate the in
terest displayed by the News-Sen-
tineel both In its stories and In the
attitude of its reporters. We must
protest, however, against several
unfortunate incidents.
~. M. Bleboit. teacher in
Jamaica continuation school, New
York, was thrown from bus by
Kentucky officials and kicked and
beaten as he lay in the gravel. We
consider this behavior a shameful
violation of the hospitality upon
which the south prides itself"
The delegation now includes rep
resentatives from Harvard, Colby,
Carnegie Tech, the University OF
Wisconsin, the University of Ten
nessee, the University of Cincin-
natl, Columbia, New York univer-
sity, Hunter, College Of the City OF
New York, Smith, oxford and the
Union Theological Seminary.
Students said that when they
complained while being escorted
through Tennessee that the fedora
highways were being blocked, o
deputy sheriff from Harlan county
asked them:
"well, what are you going to dc
about it?"
they replied, 1--WE will tell the
United States marshal"
They said the deputy sheriff ther
took O handful Of blunt nosed bull
let's from his pocket and said, 1--WE
have those for United States mar
shals."
They laughed today, recalling
what one man ut Cumberland Gal
told Pauline Daum, Of New York
They reported the man said:
"You little rat, I'd like to TAXI
you up that thar hill and skin 20,
alive and throw you fur down tt
your friends"
They laughed too when they re
called that Kentucky woman OF
peering into the bus had said
"There amt q white person In thu
crowd"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
Drop $500 Suit
From Docket
Judge Sustains Defendants Motion in Plea in
Abatement

Of Philadelphia against w. c. Will
cox, doing business as the Water
bur Philadelphia Transportation
Company as q result Of an auto
collision in Philadelphia on Feb
ruary IA, 1881.
Counsel for the defendant filed
a motion to have the case dis
missed on the grounds that the
service of the complaint on the de-
PENDANT was made Illegally. That
Is, the plea in abatement, set forth
that the defendant was served with
notice of the suit on Sunday, jan
uary "a, 1882, by local sheriff.
The plea set up that service cannot
be made legally between sun up
and down on a Sunday in this
state. It also set forth that the
sheriff making the service, wrote
in ink on the writ that the case
was returnable in court the first
Tuesday of March, whereas the suit
was originally drawn as returnable
in superior court the first Tuesday
of February.
Arguments pro and con were
heard on the motion before Judge
Peasley at last Thursdays short
calendar session In court. The
plaintiffs counsel argued that the
defendant agreed to accept serv-
ice on Sunday rather than have the
sheriff come back at a later date.
The day the service was made the
last day that service could be
made. The plaintiffs counsel,
Saltman and Wriss of Bridgeport,
also argued that IL the court up
held the plea In abatement that the
suit would be outlawed so that II
could not be brought again. Judge
Peasley, however, pointed out that
an appeal could be taken to the
supreme court from the decision
OF the superior court. Attorney j
Warren Epson argued for the de
fandnnt
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
Income Taxes Are
Much More Than
Was Predicted

Washington, March 2S-(UP)--
Income tax collections through
March 25 totaled $1S9,941,o66.7s,
the treasury announced to-day.
This was about $16,000,000 more
than preliminary estimates.
The latest treasury estimate has
been placed at $190,000,000 for'the
month of March and with five re-
naming days 1t Is now apparent
that this estimate will be exceeded.
March rs income tax collections
totaled $1,076,9sS.4S to bring the
total for the fiscal year 1882 to
$S4S,062,40S.14 as compared with
S1,49S,696,401.12 for the corre-
spending period Of the fiscal year
1881.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
GENERAL STRIKE
ON POSTOFEICE
AT BOSTON ENDS
Union Workers Struck
Because Safety Meas
ures We're Not Ade-
Conference Set.
ties II

Boston, Mar 2e--(UP)--The
general strike of union workers on
the new S6,O00.00o Boston post
office was settled to-day
Charles G. Wood. federal con-
ciliator, announced that "all griev-
ances in controversy had been set
tied" following a three-hour con-
ference yesterday with Edwin E.
Graves, representing the Building
Trades council OF Boston, and J,
ID. Hedin, construction superin-
tendent of the N. p. SEVERN ono
struction Company Of Chicago.
The strike was ordered last Fri
DAY in protest against the alleged
Inadequate safety measures for the
workers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
Pawtucket Johnny
Conley Is Again
Under Indictment

Providence, r. l., March 2S--
(UP)-"Pawtucket Johnny" Con-
ley, SO, who has served Jail SEN
fences totaling 25 years, was one
of the defendants named in 1913
indictments returned by the Prov
idence- Bristol county grand jury
to-day.
Conley, arrested after police
halted the automobile In which he
and John r. Holmes were rfdingl
in Pawtucket on the night Of jan
uary 26, was charged with carry
ing concealed weapons. A similar
Indictment was returned against
Holmes. The car contained burglar
tools and two automatic revolvers.
according to police.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
RESCUED MAN
ROBBED RESCUER

Indiana Harbor. Ind, March 2S
gu. P.)-Apgust Mama, "a. saw
a holdup under way, and rushed to
the victims aid, tore the bandits
gun from his hand and sent the
robber flying.
As Mama turned expecting
thanks for his deed, the victim pick
ed up the fallen revolver, poked 1t
in Manxa's ribs and robbed him OF
$45 and his watch.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
Execution of the
Slayer Delayed
CONTINUED from Page -

to punish the 34-year-old man who
on July Is, 1881, killed his wife,
Carrie Porter Wallendez.
Judge Harry s. McDevitt OF
Philadelphia. heard the Wallendez
case. He sentenced him to death.
A few weeks later he heard Wallen-
dez suffered from tuberculosis and
heart disease, that he was a Giving
dead man. and that only a few
months of life remained at most.
McDevitt pleaded for a reprieve.
Meanwhile, Wallendez had been
started to Bellefonte by train. Gov
ernor Clifford Pinchot granted q
30-day reprieve and General w. W.
Atterbury of the Pennsylvania rail-
road ordered a trai" stop at Coates
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
Naugatuck Bank
to Pay Dividends

Continued from Page y

able expense and labor.
Provided the motions are grant
ed a total Of approximately $780,
900 will be paid out to depositors
in the borough. OF this amount,
about 100000 will be paid to saw
ings depositors and $4,000 on
commercial accounts. Included In
the commercial accounts are the
Christmas Savings Club accounts,
amounting to about $21,500.
The total savings deposits are
listed in the inventory of the bank
as $355,096.12, and the commercial
accounts as $108,500.
The motions state that the re-
ceiver has proceeded with liquide :
ton of the assets to such a point
that a rs per cent dividend can be
made on savings and commercial
accounts.
In the motion seeking DISPOSE
ton Of accounts less than So, the
receiver explains that the expense
in clerical handling OF such small
accounts and the expense in fig
uring partial dividends on them
would be considerable. 1t also
points out that considerable saving
would result If these accounts are
allowed to be paid in full.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
AWARDED PRIZE

Boston, March 20 - (UP) -
Anne Bridge, an Englishwoman
resident in China, has been award :
ed the $4,000 Atlantic novel
prize offered Jointly by the Attain
tic Monthly Press and Little
Brown and Company.
Her novel, Picking Picnic" was
selected from $50 book manu-
scripts submitted. It Is q story ot
legation life in China.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
TExAs TORNADO

Henderson, Texas. March 2s -
(UP) - Easter Sunday brought 2
small tornado to tho East Texas
oil feid town OF seimon CITY. Tpe
score OF shantles. injured eight
persona ana foppled numerous oil
derricks. None Injured was in SER
ious condition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
STORM WARNINGS

Washington, March 2s-(UP)--
The weather bureau to-day issued
warnings Of a storm of marked In
tensity central near Philadelphia
and moving rapidly northeastward.
The bureau ordered northwest
storm warnings from Cape Hat
teras to Nantucket.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28
pREss CONFERENCE

Trenton, N. j., March 28.-(UP)
-Today's. press conference state
ment on the Lindbergh kidnapping
said:
Requests Of the Newark police
made to the Boston authorities is
evidently an Independent investiga-
ton on the part of the Newark
police department. No informa-
ton concerning this has been for
warded to us and no report has
been received on 1t from the
Newark police. (This concerned
search for a former Boston nurse
who used name Of cow
A question regarding reports
that John Curtis Of Norfolk would
confer with the Lindberghs at
Hopewell today was ignored.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

BY an unusual twist in court
procedure, a $500 civil action
was thrown out of court here to-
day when Judge Frederick M.
Peasley sustained the defendants
motion in plea in abatement. The
suit was brought by Frank Lukesch
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

SUPREME COURT RECESSED
Washington, March 2S--(UP)-
The supreme court to-day adj
journed until noon Monday, April
II, its next decision day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

More than half the crimes COM
mitted in Indiana during the past
five years were carried out by per-
sons under 80.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

Arlington, Mass. March 81
fUP)--Mrs Abbie Elizabeth Teel
| Dupee observed her Tooth birthday
anniversary on Easter Sunday
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-28

DOUBTS INSIDE JOB
Boston, March 2S.-(UP)--Mrs
Agnes Morrow Scandrett Of Tena-
fly, N. j., grandaunt of Charles A.
Lindbergh, Jr, doubts that his kid
naping was an inside" Job, she
said upon arriving here on the
steamer Exarch, enroute from
Constantinople to New York.
II feel sure that no one con-
nected with Colonel Lindbergh's
household had anything to do with
the case" Mrs Scandrett declared.
II know Betty Cow, the baby's
nurse, very well and she was de-
voted to the child. The other
servants in the house are also
above suspicion"
Mrs Scandrett, who visited sis
ter, Miss Alice Morrow, in Con-
stantinople, was in Genoa when
she learned of the kidnapping.
Among her baggage were several
presents and toys for the missing
baby.