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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
ROOSEVELT HAS 2O7

Washington, April 13.-(UP)- Franklin D. Roosevelt today had 207 convention votes pledged, in- structed, or otherwise assured through failure to select other than Roosevelt delegates in his cam paign for the democratic presiden- tial nomination.
 Kentucky added 26 votes by ac- ton of it's state convention last night. Nebraska added 16 conven- tion votes by action of the state electorate in the presidential pre- ference primary.
 The 165 votes previously acquir- ed by the Roosevelt camp came from: Alaska 6, New Hampshire 8, North Dakota g, South Dakota 10, Wisconsin 26, Georgia 2S, Wash ington 16, Minnesota 24, Maine 12. Iowa 26. Michigan democrats were to allot their 3S votes tomorrow in convention. Roosevelt Is favored.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Doctor COndOn
 Fears Publicity
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I Condon was especially anxious
 that he not be followed on his
 numerous trips, lest this frustrate
 his effort to restore the baby. pr Condon's words, T never
 have identified them", led to the | impression that he knew more about the men he was dealing with than he could safely divuIge. It even was hint that he knew their
 identity.
 Dr Condon's disclosure today fol- lowing assurances that he would have free rein in his negotiations. Colonel Lindbergh even stepped aside and the Bronx police and prosecuting attorney pledged no official interference.
 Probably the strangest happen ing in all "Jafsie's" negotiations man to rummage bazaar operat- ed by Condon.
 This woman came ostensibly to look at violins. but Condon early saw she had no interest in them. Finally when the shop was cleared of customers, the woman revealed the real purpose of her call. say ing:
 Nothing can be done until the excitement is over. There is too
 much publicity. Meet me at the depot In Tuckahoe on Wednesday at 5 ?. m." At the appointed time Condon kept the rendezvous, but the woman merely told him that he would receive another message and hurried away.
 The faith placed in Condon's ability ct re-establish oommunica- ton with the kidnapers was ap- parent in the Lindbergh home. All police activity brought neg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
SECRETARY OF STATE STIMSON
 GOING TO PARIS
And It Is Believed He Will
 Get Very Cool Recep- ti0n, Because of Recent
 Events Over Here

Paris. April 1s.-(UP)-A cool welcome was predicted to-day for Secretary of State stimson when he reaches France Thursday en route to the world disarmament conference at Geneva.
 Stimson will confer with Premier Tardieu, who will return from Geneva. and was expected to pay a courtesy visit to ex-Premier Pierre Laval. But opposition to the United States disarmament plan as an American move to iso- late France was expected to cool his reception as far as the press and politicians generally were con- cerned.
 French fears of an Anglo-Amer- ican understanding" were in- creased by the fact that British Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon approved the disarmament pro- -posals submitted at Geneva by Am- bassador Hugh Gibson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Schwarzkopf in a night bulletin eaid his office had no news of any of the bills in the $50,000 ransom money being traced.
 "Since the payment" the bull 1etin stated, "of the ransom money no reports have come to us of the finding or tracing of any of 1t that has been put into circulation. Such reports would undoubtedly go ei- ther to the treasury department or to the local police, and no re- ports have been received from either of these sources.
 ''No further negotiations nor re- stunned negotiations with the kid- napers have been reported to us and nothing Is known of any an- ticipated resumption"
 At the Lindbergh estate there appeared no unusual activity dur. ing the last 24 hours.
 Bank Notes in London
 London, April 13-(UP)-Some bank notes among the $50.000 ran- some currency paid by Col Lind bergh to purported kidnapers of his child have been found in Lon- don, the Daily Mail said to-day.
 Scotland Yard was tracing the notes, the Daily Mail said.
 Detectives kept a close watch at race tracks and dog races.
 The Daily Mail said Major Schoeffel of the New Jersey state police, had a list of the serial num- bers of the $50,000 in bills given as ransom.
 Sufficient time has elapsed since the ransom was paid April 9 for part of the money to have been taken to England.
 American police expected to hear of many false reports of ran som money, even as they heard of hundreds of green automobiles" a few days after the baby was kid- naped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

then finding she could not stand. carried her from the court room. Order was finally restored and Judge Jennings declared a recess.
 All during this time jury was deliberating in the jury room on the guilt of Charles Mikulaitis on charges of robbing the Sanditz & Traurig bank.
 To top the climax, the jury rapped several minutes later and reported Mikulaitis guilty.
 Her Condition
 Mrs Bruna Blekis, 37, who at- tempted suicide in superior court this noon hour when sentenced to one year in-jail, was reported rest ing comfortably at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. Physicians had suc- ceeded in reviving her. An analysis is being made of the liquid she swallowed. It contains some mer- curchrome and some unknown acid which is being analysed. Doctors recognize the combination as a pa- tented "corn cure."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
ITALY BACKS UP
 UNITED STATES
 ON DISARMINC
Opposes the French Plan and Sends in Her Own Program to the League of Nations

Geneva, April 13-(UP)-Ital- ian Foreign Minister Dino Grandi gave immediate approval to the United States disarmament pro- posals to-day and outlined the Italian program for progressive destruction of the worlds arma- ments. Grandi attacked the French plan for international armed forces to be placed at the disposal of the League of Nations. He out lined the Italian plan to the gen. eral commission of the disarma- ment conference as follows:
 1. Division of all cannons and munitions into three groups, with immediate destruction of the heaviest calibers and progressive destruction Of the other groups.
 2. Application of the same principle to tanks.
 8. Each nation, before the end Of each year. shall destroya Q stip- ulated percentage, by categories, of it's total naval tonnage.
 {. Abolition of bombing planes by fixing a percentage to be de- stroyed annually.
 s. Immediate destruction of all supplies of chemical gases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Mrs Martin l.. Caine of Naug- atuck is being boomed for the democratic state central committee in the place of Miss Catherine Fitzgerald of West Haven, it was learned to-day. Local party lead CTS, when talked with, stated that Mrs Caine is an excellent party worker and that she is favorable to them. However, local organiza- ton chieftains will take no part in the contest, 1t was stated.
 Frank McDermott of West Ha- ven is being boomed in the same senatorial district for a place on the state central committee to re- place Lawrence Gallagher of Mil- ford. Naugatuck's fight to place
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

tion candidates in the Illinois pri- mary election marked by kidnap- ing, slugging and one shooting, and strong "wet" sentiment.
 Protests against the republican administration were seen in vic- tories of a number of Hoover, anti-prohibition and anti-high taxes delegates to the republican national convention and in the heavy vote cast in some sections against Senator Otis F. Glenn, re- publican candidate to succeed him. self. Glenn, however, was renom- mated.
 There was no contest among democratic presidential delegates who have been pledged for an initial vote to Senator James Ham, ilton Lewis. Many are expected to switch later to Governor Frank lin D. Roosevelt of New York.
 The vote set a record for 8 pri- mary. The total was expecetd to run over 2,200,000. Striking dem ocratic gains were registered and the republican vote shrunk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Alderman Was
 Sent to Jail
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 bition enforcement in Waterbury. Although names were freely cir culated following the visit of the federal agents 1t was at first thought that the identity of the real owned would not become known owing to canl ouflaged rec ords, but after an exhaustive tn- vestigation the evidence pointed to the popular Charlie" Schnitman as the result of his purchase of a steel door of an unusual pattern. The door originally was tl.e prop erty of the TorringtOn Trust com pany. It was later sold to McCoy's of Waterbury and later to an un- known purchaser, which even,u- ally was determined to be MT Schnitman.
 While the probe of the records of sale concerning the door were on Codianne weakened after his brief confinement in jail and ad- mitted that MT Schnitman was his tenant. .
 The alderman was called to Hart ford yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied by his counsel, Attor- ney Herman Weisman. After some QSldy uu6 lO lu0 dII4tdA O1 1oPASJ Marshal Edward P. Marsh, Schnit- man was placed under arrest late in the afternoon. A session of court was immediately held with Judge Edwin Thomas presiding and As- sistant United States Attorney John Danaher prosecuting. The session was a brief one as the result of the defending alderman entering his plea of guilty to the charge.
 Attorney Danaher recommended leniency stating that the accused previous to his arrest had @ clean record and was held in high es- teem in Waterbury as witnessed by his official position. The courts at- tention was called to the amount of seizure and the unusual pre- cautions taken to safeguard the store house of iquods from ht- jackers and burglars.
 The official confiscation included "A barrels of distilled spirits; 26 5-gallon containers of cider brandy; 49 gallons of red wine; 16 quarts of alleged sherry; 20 quarts of al- leged port and 67 quarts of alleged cognac. In making the raid agents broke down a brick door when the massive steel door barred their entrance. With acetylene torches they drilled holes in the doors of four of the big safes found on the premises. The amount of the seizure was estimated by federal agents at the time to be in excess of $10,000. The capture also included thous- and of labels for all brands of liquors, thousands of bottles and considerable supply of gilt caps for the fancy containers.
 The agents led by Cy Bassett and Ralph Johnson spent more than IA hours in forcing an en-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Local Democrats,
 However, Adopt
 Hands Off Policy
Friends of Naugatuck Woman Claim Her Work in Be- half of Party Entities Her to Seat on Committee -Staunch Backer of Smith for Nomination

Mrs Caine on the committee prom ises to be an interesting one when the state convention meets in Hartford next month.
 Mrs Caine is secretary of the Naugatuck town committee. She has been a staunch Smith packer and it is believed that she will have the support of the Smith votes in the district for her contest.
 She was twice a delegate-at-
 large to the national conventions, in New York and Texas. She will represent the 14th senatorial dis trict if elected to the central com mittee. Mrs Caine is one of the delegates to the state convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
M1ssoURI FOR HooyER

St Louis, Mo, April 13.-(UP)- Missouri republicans were pledged today to support Herbert Hoover as the country's next president.
 The party's state convention, after hearing Governor Henry S. Caulf1eld compare Hoover's states manship to that of Abraham Lin- coin, instructed Missouri delegates to the national meeting to support the president.
 The convention went on record neither for or against prohibition. passing a resolution in favor of a national convention, called as speedily as possible in accordance with the federal Constitution, to deal with the whole subject"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
CRISIS IN WORLD WHEAT ALMOST
 AT THE FINISH

Paris, April I3.-(UP)-The end of the world wheat crisis was forecast to-day by George s. Mill nor, president of the grain stabili- zation corporation of the United States, on the basis of a light American crop report and in in- creased European demand.
 Announcement of the poor crop prospects in the United States, CO., incident with the forthcoming Eu- ropean demand for wheat, means, I believe, the end of the wheat crisis" Milnor told the United Press. &E
 Minor predicted extensive Eu- ropean purchases of wheat in the next four months from the United States. Canada, or Argentina. He returned here after a tour of Eu- rope in which he investigated the wheat situation and conferred with grain men and consular and trade agents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
DEPRESSION IS
 SOME GOOD

Washington, April IS - (UP) - There is at least one good thing about a depression it makes people live longer.
 Mortality data of the census bu- reau indicate a reduction of about one per 1000 in the nations death rate since 1928. This indicates that deaths this year will number about 125,000 less than four years ago.
 The public health service at- tributes the decrease to saner liv- ing and less exposure to dangerous Occupations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
BossY GILLIs IS HELD

Newburyport, Mass, April 13.- (UP)-Editor Andrew J. "Bossy" Gillis, Newburyport's fiery former mayor, to-day was ordered held for the Essex county grand jury on a charge that he criminally libelled Frank B. Coffey, newly-appointed call fireman, by clubbing him "well known bootlegger."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

trance and inspecting the premises.
 The raid was the talk of the lice If e seized @ a 5oo.gailon still on lower Canal street. It was thought that there was some connection
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

between the two plants, but the local authorities succeeded in es- tablishing otherwise.
 Alderman Schnitman spent last evening in the Hratford county jail, but was removed this morning to the New Haven bastile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
ROOSEVELT GETS NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Neb, April 13.-(UP)- Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, candidate for the democratic presi- dential nomination has won Nebraska's 16 delegate votes at the national convention on the basis of today's Nebraska primary returns.
 Roosevelt had almost double the combined vote cast for his two op- ponents William H. (Alfalfa BilD Murray of Oklahoma, and John Nancy Garner. speaker of the house.
 United Press tabulations from 6S2 precincts out of 2,040 gave Roosevelt 27,657 votes; Murray 9,9S4 and Garner SAGA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

selfdescrbed to have met Dr John F Gondo elderly of stolen chs return It's fence at corner of WSodaMn cemetery cryptic public notices New York believed to bergs have led the $5oooo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
KENTUCKY FOR ROOSEVELT

LOulsV1lle, Ky, Apr1I 1S.-(UPJ Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York today added Ken tucky's 26 delegates to the total he will bring to the democratic na- tional convention in his fight for the party's presidential nomina- ton. The delegates were instruct ed for Roosevelt with negligible opposition in the state convention late yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
No Resignation
 of Schnitrnan
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place. The jail authorities refused to allow him to use the telephone but Jailer Hayes kindly relayed The Democrats message to him and sent back the answer to the effect that Alderman schnitman has not resigned.
 Whether or not Alderman Schnitman will resign his public office is . matter of doubt, several party leaders said this morning. If he does not lose his rights because of his conviction it will not be pos- sibie to demand his resignation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
RTTvrER CAMPAIGN ENDS

Chicago, April 13.-(UP)-Gov- ernor Len Smalps victory in the republican gubernatorial race over four strong opponents was appar- ently the only upset of organiza-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Sixty-four per cent of the 2,670 prisoners in New York state are foreign born, and two-thirds Of these are aliens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

About 90 per cent of the food taken by Chinese is in the form of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-19
GRIEVE, BISSET & HOLLAND, Inc. ,.,s1s D,1.
NURSE MADE MISTAKE; WILL
 NOT BE TRIED
Three Babies Are Dead, But Hospital Officials Say No Action Will Be Taken

New York, Dec 19--(UP)- Authorities intimated to-day that no criminal action was probable against the nurse whose mistake killed three babies. The third baby died yesterday from the effects of a boric acid solution administered instead of the saline solution or dered by It's physician. Officials at New York hospital Cornell med teal center, scene of the tragedy. said the nurse was a graduate with three years experience in ob- stetrics. Her name was withheld.
 "I doubt in Q case of this kind if any action will be taken" Dr Charles Norris, chief medical ex. aminer said. Something like this happens every two or three years. It was obviously a mistake and in the past there has been no crim- inal action by the authorities"
 All the babies were less than a week old. The five day old daugh- ter of Mrs Dolly Fields died yes terday. The 6-day old son of Mrs Julia Rusinack, and the, 5-day old daughter of Mrs Helen Hughes died Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-19
Machines Smashed Price System And
 Killed The Jobs
Nation Will Have 100000 in Two Years Unless It Must Devise a New System to Create Employ ment, Says Howard Scott, TechnOcrat

New York, December 19--(UP) = Machines have smashed the price system and unless this nation wants 20,000,000 unemployed within two more years, 1t must de- wise 6 new system based on x energy" Howard Scott, technocrat, charged today in the current num- Der of Harper's magazine.
 The machines slashed the price system, he indicated, by destroy ing the public's consuming powe: through elimination of jobs and income.
 Scott is director of the energy survey of North America by q group of engineers and economists They attracted nationwide atten- ton by their advocacy of a tech. nocracy to govern distribution of work and the product of work.
 Bankers and economists, he said, are not fitted to govern as demon- strated by their actions in the present crisis. Bankers he called medicine men" of an antiquated age. Economists such as Irving Fisher of Yale he called "ne- cromancers"
 'Under the price system," he wrote, "debt is the controller and the bankers are those to whom so- ciety has given charge of debt. So we have the spectacle of q com" pany of persons attempting to run q social system under rules cam celled the day parliament con- Ffirmed James Watt in his patent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-19
Democrat Party Whips Cracking
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formed the leadership that some sort of beer bill will probably pass. Some however. couple this statement with predictions that there may be little beer and less revenue left after the rank and file has had it's say in amending the committee draft.
 { Some of the more prominent re- publicans who are not at all con- cerned at the possibility Of embar- rassing Garner and his licutenants are helping the revolting demo. crats.
 As far as could be learned. the campaign to rewrite the Collier bill will center largely around the tax rate and the alcoholic content. Amendments will be presented to reduce the alcohol maximum from 3.2 per cent by volume to 2.75 per cent and to increase the tax rate per barrel from $500 to $7.50.
 Outright drys will campaign against the return of the saloon" which they say would accompany passage of the bill as now phrased. They point out that. aside from H. cense requirements, no federal su- pervision Is provided in the meas ure.
 The ways and means committee which drafted the bill is priming organization orators to defend the low tax rate as necessary to keep the price down and stimulate con- sumption and revenue volume.
 The lack of federal regulation will be defended on the ground that such legislation would be an admission that 3.2 per cent beer is in fact intoxicating and hence un- constitutional as long as the 18th Amendment is in effect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-19
Conn Unemployed
 Report Sent In
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(Continued from Page D lief for unemployed.
 Permit deduction from net in- canes for state tax such funds as are set aside for unemployment under voluntary plans.
 The commissioner pointed out t had found the unemployed should be divided into three groups, the unemployable, the casual and no- madic worker, and the stable em- must be cared for by cooperation between private and public charity The second group can be taken care of through forwardly planned public works programs. and rec serves voluntarily provided in ad- vance represents the principal rec ommendation for the third group.
 The committee called upon 7,052 establishments employing five or more persons in making it's Investigation. Of the companies reporting 2,646 stated no decrease or an actual increase in number of employees had occurred since 1929.
 The dismissal wage proposal is a new contribution to employment reserve thought, the commission pointed out. It requires equal con- tributions from both employers and employees to two separate funds. The employers would contribute to a fund from which dismissal and supplementary wage payments would be made, while employees would contribute to Q termination savings fund on which they could draw when employment was term mated.
 The proposal provides that an employe dismissed after 40 weeks of continuous work would be paid half his wages for nine weeks, or 800, whichever is lower, payable over period of nine weeks. The range moves upward to the 52nd week of employment. If dismissed then the employe would receive half his wages for IF weeks. or over q period of 12 weeks.
 If a.ter working AZ continuous weeks an employe is retained on less than half pay, or $10 week. whichever is lower, he would be paid the difference in Q supple mental wage for Az weeks out of any consecutive 52 weeks, the ern- ployer to elect the 10 weeks dur ipg which no supplemental wage would be paid. The maximum pay. ments for any 52 weeks would not exceed $120..
 Reserves for dismissal and. sup. plemental wages would be accum- ulated through each employer con- tributing not more than two per cent of his payroll to reserve de- posted with the state treasurer. Each employers money would be used only to pay benefits tO hls own employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-19
CONDEMN 52 GAS PUMPS, C0NFISCATE 3
RAILROADS AND
 ENPLOYES ARE
 NOT YET AGREED
The Men Want Extension of One Year on Cuts and the Roads Seek Six Months

Chicago, Dec 19 (UP)--A simple and unconditional proposal for a one-year extension of the 10 per cent wage deduction was iabor's answer today to the railroads.
 In their new suggestion, stated in a letter from Alexander F.. Whitney, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives' association, to W. F. Thiehoff, chairman of the railway managers, the unions abandoned:
 1. Any Limitation of the rail- roads opportunity to set in motion the railway acts provisions on arbitration of the basic wage.
 2. Any extension of the wage deduction should the railroads make such a move.
 In return for these concessions, the unions asked the railroads to recede from thei r insistance a. against extending the wage reduce ton for more than six months. The reduction is due to expire January 31, 1888.