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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
HONOR STUDENT AT WILLIAMS IS
 SUICIDE VICTIM

Wllllamstown, Mass, June D. Police to-day sought motive for the suicide of Malcolm Edward Ersldne, 22. of Stamford. Conn, Williams college senior who was to have delivered the ivy oration at tho commencement exercises this month.
 A few hours after he disappeared from college. Erskine's body was found by fellow students on Stone Hill, two miles away, yesterday. He had shot himself in the head with small caHbre rifle. found nearby. An able student, with no known love affairs or financial worries, he nevertheless of late had ap- peared morose. friends said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
OBITUARY

NOIAN--News was received here to-day of the death of James J. Nolan. age 85 years, at 91 Hill- town Dundee. Scotland. He was born in Ireland, but spent the greater part of his life in Scot land.
 He is survived by four sons. James, David and George all of Dundee. Scotland, and William T., of IT Waterville street, this city; and two daughters, Mrs Jane Fitz- patrick of Dundee, Scotland. and Mrs Robina stanton of Toronto, Canada,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09

travelling show. At the outbreak of the World War her father dis posed of his circus and enlisted in the Russian army. He was killed in action a short while later, and Tamara, accompanied by her mother, moved to Paris. There her education was completed, and
 there her first real opportunity came to star with one of the im- portant European circuses. For five seasons she toured, visiting and amazing audiences of the European capitals. Always on the move and never content to remain long in one city, Tamara's fame soon spread throughout the continent. Then 1t was that she decided to visit America. Her engagement with the Greatest Show on Earth resulted, and now in this country she is duplicating her impressive triumphs abroad. She appears here Saturday June II with the Ring- | ling Barnum Circus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
NINE JURORS CHOSEN IN ARSON TRIAL
Complete Panel This Afternoon;
 Evidence Tuesday
Frank Deiaro on Trial for Alleged WiIfuIIy Burning of Building to Defraud Insurance Companies Collected Sizeable Sum

were excused by the court. Among the nine men chosen was one of three talismen called from the common pleas court panel
 Those selected so far are Alfred Winterbourne. Seymour. Edwin w. Storrs. and Donald Hastie.' Che shire; Herbert A. Mitchell. South bury; Frank Clark. Beacon Falls; Robert Culver, Wolcott; c. Walter James. oxford; Fred N. Follett. Naugatuck; Arthur Jones, Nauga- tuck.
 Evidence in the case will not com mence until Tuesday morning. 1t was announced. The state charges DeMario willfully set fire to his home on April 12,. 1881 and re- covered sizeable sum from the in- surance company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
GANG FEUD
 CAUSED DEATH

Boston, June 9 - (UP) = A rackcteers' feud was believed by police to-day to have inspired the killing of Benjamin "Bennie" Eaton, 34, in a South end doorway last night.
 Witnesses said two men walked quietlx up to where Eaton stood and fired three revolver shots. one bullet struck him in the head. The second pierced his heart The third went wild.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09

Nine jurymen were chosen at press hour for the panel of 12 men to hear the evidence in the case of Frank DeMario. 40. of this city. charged with arson and wilfully burning a building to defraud in- surance companies. as trial conn menced before Judge Newell Jen- nings in superior court to-day. Three more jurymen were expected fo be selected from the five sum moned to appear this afternoon.
 Twenty-seven men were called at the morning session. seven being excused by defense counsel, Attor- ney Edward Mascolo and Attorney James E. Mcknight. Two were ex- cused by Assistant States Attorney William E. Fitzgerald. presenting the Case for the state, and, four
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
BADLY INJURED
 YOUTH Is DEAD OF HIS HURTS

Keene, N. H., June 9-(U. P)- Henry Laliberte, IS, who drove to police headquarters to report an accident in which he suffered head wounds that required 29 stitches, died of a brain hemorrhage at El- Hot Community hospital to-day.
 The youth, formerly of Gardner, Mass, was driving along the Keene- Swanzey highway yesterday when his car was forced into q field by two other machines. Astonished when he walked into the police sta- ton, seriously injured, officers took him to the hospital. After his head had been stitched he went home but later, collapsed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
BOYS LIGHTED MATCH TO SEE
 THE GASOLINE

Boston. June 9--OUP)-Walter Hagen, II, died at City hospital early to-day from burns suffered in an explosion of q gasoline tank on an excavating machine in Dorches- ter last night in which two com panions also were burned.
 The explosion, heard for blocks, occurred when the boys, playing on the machine, lighted q match to look into the fuel tank. They were thrown several feet and sprayed with the burning gasoline. The other boys. Lawrence Sweeney II, and Joseph Kodden, 10, were given hospital treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09

Bryan. still trailed Mark J. Will cox, repeal advocate. for the nom- ination for representative from the fourth district according to incom- plete returns here today from Flor ida's primary.
 Mrs owen, who advocated A pro- hibition referendum in her cam paign. held 10.664 votes, while Will COX, proponent of outright repeal, had received 12,98S votes.
 Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt held a commanding lead over two opponents in the race for the dem- ocratic presidential nomination preference. Returns from 463 of the states 1,340 precincts gave Roosevelt 17,824 votes, Governor William H. Murray, Oklahoma, 1896; and l.. J. Chassee, Mill waukee. Wis. BIO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
What Led Greta GarbO to Come
 Back to Stage

Hollywood, June 9 - (UP) - The closing of Beverly Hills bank in which she was heavy deposi- tor may have led Greta Garbo. Swedish actress, to cancel plans for temporary retirement and to continue her American motion picture career at salary of $l5.- 900 a week. <
 It was reported she had execut- ed m agreement with Joseph Ken. nedy, banker and former screen executive, at that salary after re- fusing to renew her contract with Metro e oldwyn-Mayer at $S,6O0 week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
300 Register For E
 Civil Service Exams
Tests Will Be Staged at Crosby High School Starting
 Saturday June IS

irving late will not be exaniiped.
 George II. stephens will super vlse the examination and VIII be assisted by the following examin- CTS: Charles H. Tomiiason. Her bert l.. Gardner. Edward V. Lynch: John J. slattery. Russell Y. Farrell and James J. Shea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
FIREMEN OUT ON TWO CALLS

A brush fire near the corner of Chestnut avenue and Ludlow street was extinguished early this after noon by members of the fire de- partment. A bell alarm was reg istered for this little scare to residents of that section of tho city. At 11:58 o'clock to-day a dump fire off Watertown avenue was also an occasion for com pany of apparatus to answer q telephone alarm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
Waterbury Produce
 Market
Furnished by Connecticut Depart ment of Agriculture--B. r.
 ctorr4 Local ARent.)

SLOFTS, lLoSdl HbCHtI
 Thursday, June 9-Onerings or native strawberries were liberal at the farmers market this morning while receipts of shipped-in berries at wholesalers were again liberal and low priced resulting in another weak market and prices mostly a. bout as low as yesterday.
 Best Native berries at the mar ket place sold early went as high a $3.50 per crate. but cleanup sales late in the morning were as low as $2.25. Average quality of offerings was better than early in the week, some lots showing very fine size and color. Shipped-ih Chesapeake of best grade sold as high as $3.75 while there were same small undergrade lots which cleaned up as low as $2.00.
 First native peas made their appearance at the market place. selling for $2.00 per bushel. They were not well filled, showing the effects of dry weather, best from southern states selling as high as $500.
 Other native products sold out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
CONFIRMATION AGREEMENTS

The following compensation agreem ments were filed to-day in the local court: Scovill Mfg Co and Ar Ahur Frageau of 392 sylvan ave- nue, hernia, $15.13 weekly; sheehy Electrical Co and Fred J. McCar- thy of 1923 East Main street, foot injury, $21 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-09
LEADER IN NEW
 GOVERNMENT OF
 CHILE EXPLAINS
Two Immediate Objects Are to Be Expedited Under the Present SO- cialist Regime
By CARLOS G. DAVIIA (Copyright, 1882 by United Press)

Copyright, 1O32 by Unitcu fresS)
 Santiago, Chile, June 9-UP)- The government of Chile has two immediate objects:
 1. An increase in production until we have a surplus for ex- portation, which has previously been lost due to the copper and natrate crises.
 2. The socialization of all eco- homie processes.
 To this end we shall work by organizing all production through cooperation instead of competition.
 Profits from economic processes will go in small part to individ- uas but mostly to the state. We hope to create a collective econ omy ssystemb which will progress parallel with individual enterprise which has dominated until the present. The object will be to raise the country from it's state of mis- cry.
 The incapacity of the former regimes to realize these objectives was the cause of the present move ment. The blindness of the last regime and it's failure to under stand the state social and economic system was perhaps an uncon- scious obstacle in the Chilean rev. olution. It was fate that force Of facts would overthrow the obsta- cles.
 Personal interests logically would prefer to maintain the for mer situation under which the capitalistic minority reaped the greatest profits from economic &C., tivities and the masses got crumbs hardly sufficient to feed themselves. and continue to work.
 It will be necessary to proceed with q "benevolent economic dic- tatorship" breaking up private in- terests to realize the plan have outlined.
 Santiago, Chile, June 9-(UP)- Thousands of workers who paraded in demonstration of their loyalty to the new socialist regime cheered the declaration of Carlos Davila that the new government is deter mined to overcome every obstacle in the path of its specialization pro- gram.
 "The fourth of June (date of the revolution) will be glorious date in the history of Chile," De- villa told a large mass meeting which formed before the presiden- tiaI palace. Tt is the date of the, death of capitalism and it's privi- leges and injustices and absolute incapacity to produce an orderly economic system for the benefit of the people.
 "It never will be revived"
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of August
Is, $427, ,420,444.O1; expenditures,
S15,084, ,026.72: customs receipts,
$11,710,O48.22.
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
BARES
SH|FT|NGOF
MONIES
Ex-TreaSurer's Lawyer Ex-
plains Personal Loans Paid
County in Emergency

Defense counsel for E. Wade
Ball, former Arlington county
treasurer charged with en-
bezzTement of $24,454 OF State
funds, today sought to estab-
lish that the defendant in the
year 1881, discounted personal
notes amounting to $36, 500,
transferred the proceeds to the
county treasury, used the
money for public purposes,
and later curtailed his per-
sonal obligation with Treasury
funds.
This system was to prevent
impairment of county credit and
the notes were issued in Balls
personal accounts, as Virginia
laws prevent the treasury of the
county from borrowing funds,
the defense said. g
Bankers Are Heard
TIE entire morning session was
spent in questioning bank Off
cials from four of the seven
banks in which Ball kept either
or both county or personal
funds.
Carroll Pierce, of the Citizens
National Bank of Alexandria; Ar
thur Warfield, cashier of the
First National Bank of Alexan-
dria; A. B. HontS, cashier of the
Peoples State Bank of Cherry
dale; C. T. Merchant. of the Ar.
lington Trust Company, gave tes-
timony.
The prosecution, in it's ques-
tioning of these witnesses, sought
to establish that Ball, by the
rapid transfer of deposits from
one bank to another, could take
advantage of the time spent
while the checks were passing
through clearing houses to show
an untrue balance of accounts by
the system of "kiting."
Seek Justification
Later in the trial, the defense
will seek to establish the fact
that Ball had used money OBJ
tanned in the four instances for
payment Of county obligations
so that he was justified in paying
the original notes with county
checks.
Pierce late yesterday. as prose
cution witness, told the court that
Ball had two accounts in the
Alexandria bank, one personal
and the other for E. w. Ball,
treasurer of Arlington county.
In December, 1881, Pierce said,
Ball paid three personal notes
amounting to $4,000 with checks
drawn on the official account.
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
HOOVER To END
CRUISE TODAY
picture on Page 81

President Hoover's Chesapeake
Bay fishing cruise will terminate
today, the White House an.
nounced.
The Presidents party is
anchored near Hog Point, where
the Patuxent River empties into
the Chesapeake. Mr.. Hoover'S
first intentions we're to start for
the Capital this morning, but he
later decided to finish out the
day in angling, and return late
this afternoon.
Mr.. Hoover and his fishing
guests on board the Commerce
Departments inspection steamer
Sequoia left Tangier Island for
Annapolis at dawn. From the
Maryland capital the President
and his guests will motor to
Washington in White House auto
mobiles.
The President left the Capital
Sunday, accompanied by Secre-
tary of War Hurley, Secretary of
Agriculture Hyde, Clarence M.
Woolley, president of the Ameri-
can Radiator Company; Will
Irwin, author; Walter Hope,
former Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury; DR.. Joel T. Boone,
White House physician, and
Walter H. Newton, presidential
secretary.
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
ID Arrests Spoil
Grand Dinner

NEW YORK, Aug. II G.N.SO.
It was going to be a swell dinner.
The groceries were to be excellent
and as for the drinks-in addi.
tion 10 Whiskey, gin and beer,
cases of Chianti. Muscato, La.
chryma de Christi, and French
champagne were already stored
in a suite upstairs. There were
bottles of Biscuit de Boucher and
fer those who liked the robust
fumes of absinthe, Pernod Fills
was available.
The climax of the dinner was
to come when the toastmaSter
arose with a smile anc looking
at the 20 men present, honored
two of them.
Each Of you will now receive
a prize of five grand for your
good work in planting that heel
from Pittsburgh-JOhn BaZzanO.
You done good work and the
organization is proud of you.
Give 'em a hand, boys"
The two honoreG guests were
then to come forward to receive
five bills of a thousand dollars
each. Then the celebration was
to continue with wine flowing
(Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
CASTERS
FATE RESTS
W|THJURY
Death in Chair Not Asked
BY State; Five VerdlctS
Are Possible

MIAMI, Aug. II GN.S.)
Fate of Capt. William N. Ian
caster, charged with the muir
der of Haden Clarke, was
placed in the hands of the
jury at II As a. m. today.
With a final shaft Of ridi.
cule at the defense contention
that Clarke killed himself.
States Attorney N. Vernon
Hawthorne concluded his sum.
nation to the jury. He said
Lancaster tells you Haden
CIarke's last words were:
"'BiIl, you're the whiteSt man
/ know
'Haden Clarke was an artist,
q writer. Would it not have
been the normal thing for him
to do. If he had intended
taking his own life, to sit down
to that typewriter and type
the message:
"T am sick. I have won the
affections of Mrs. Jessie M.
Keith Miller, but / did it as a
Judas IScariOt. I'm going to
end it all. Bill Lancaster is
the whitest man 1 know?
"WOuId not that have been
the normal thing to dO?"
DEATH NOT ASKED
Hawthorne closed quickly, with
no direct request for the death
sentence for Lancaster or even
for a first degree murder verdict
He said:
81 hope the God that made
you will part the curtains of
confusion and help you find
the truth"
Hawthorne had talked an hour
and a half today, nearly three
hours in all.
Judge H. F. Atkinson instruct
ed the jury that in a circum
stantial case, facts must be
inconsistent with innocence"
He outlined five possible YER
diets:
Acquittal; conviction of first
degree murder with no recon-
mendation to the jury, carrying
a mandatory sentence of death
in the electric chair; conviction
of first-degree murder, with rec
ommendation of clemency, carry
ing a mandatory sentence of life
Imprisonment: conviction of sec
ond-degree murder, with sentence
Of from 20 years to life, and a
conviction Of manSlaughter, with
sentence up to 20 years i'm
priSonment.
While final appeals we're made
to the jury letters from well
wishers of the famous flier poured
in today.
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
RALLY
AFTER LOSSES

NEW YORK, Aug. II G.N.SD
Payment of the regular dividend
by American Telephone directors
today came to the support of the
stock market.
Prices were breaking in heavy
selling during the noon hour when
the news was announced. This
brought rallying t ell d enci e S
throughout the list and losses Of
l to 4 points were partially re-
covered.
The general market ruled lower,
however, after rise of l to 3
points in the forenoon, Telephone
was down more than a point as
was U. S. Steel. Case Threshing
ruled points lower after slump.
ing 4. American Can and other
pivotal issues we're easy.
The good news" brought con-
siderable profit-taking, which was
responsible for the Sell-off. Activ.
ity dried up on the decline and
the market displayed a waiting
attitude.
There were special strong spots,
however. Amusement shares we're
buoyant. Loew's rose 3 points
and the lower-priced issues gained
a point and more each.
Utilities were firm, aided by
the weekly power output figures,
which showed last weeks decline
checked.
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
GANCSTERS
REFUSED
RELEASE
ONBA|L
Dozen GangIand Killings Laid
to Ring; Arraigned on
Homicide Charge

NEW YORK, Aug. II
QN.S.). - Fourteen members
of what police believe is ma
tional crime syndicate, re-
sponsible for a dozen or more
gangland "ride'' killings in
various cities, were arraigned
today in homicide court, Brook
lyn.
They were charged with homi.
eide and denied bail in connec-
ton with the sack murder Of
John Bazzano, Pittsburgh gang
czar, in the Red Hook section Of
Brooklyn a week ago. The priS-
oners had been rounded up in
various New York hotels.
All pleaded not guilty through
their attorney, Samuel Leibowitz,
who told Magistrate Folwell:
There is not a scrap of evil
dence on which to hold these
men. This is the most whole
sale homicide arraignment in
the history of criminal pro-
cedure in this country. 1t will
also be the most wholesale dis
charge of defendants in the his.
tory Of criminal procedure"
Nationwide Gang
'This murder Of BazzanO was.
just one crime involved in this
roundup. Definite information
shows that this gang was bigger
than Little AugIe PiSanO'S gang,
more powerful than any gang
uncovered in Brooklyn. It in
vOlved a national murder syn
dicate that killed for pay, when.
ever and wherever they got as
Signments."
Bazzano came to New York
from Pittsburgh, where he owned
a coffee shop, and, according to
Pittsburgh detectives, was a czar
in the underworld. Three Volpe
brothers, John. Arthur and James,
remnants of the broken Chicago
Capone organization, were killed
when they entered his coffee
shop. Then Bazzano fled.
His escape was futile. His body
was found last Monday morning.
at the foot of Tin Can Noun
tain" dumping ground in
Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
SEABURY AIDE
| .IQU|ZZED BY
CURTIN
Lawyer Draws Out Admission
Mayor Was Not Asked to
! Aid Sherwood Hunt

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. II
0.NS.). = Mayor James J
Walker scored a point today al
his removal hearing before
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
From Jacob Gould Schur
man, jr., one of Samuel Sea.
bury's chief aides, it was
learned that the mayor never
had been asked by the Hof
stadter legislative committee
to help them find the missing
Russell T. Sherwood.
The committee wanted to ques
tion Sherwood. who disappeared
from New York city August IL
1881, regarding the charges OF
Seabury that Sherwood was the
mayors financial agent and had
banked nearly $1,000,000.
Seabury Aid Quizzed
Mayor Walker, after resuming
the stand this morning. and tes'
tifying briefly. gave way to Schur'
man as a witness at Governor
Roosevelt's suggestion. Schur
man was cross-examined by
John ]. Curtin, the mayors spe
cial counsel. Curtin asked him
do you know whether any,
body on behalf of counsel for
the HOfstadter committee, or
any member of the HOfStadter
committee, asked Mayor Walker
to communicate with Sherwood
and ask him to return from
Mexico City,"
81 do not"
$50 far as you know, no such
request was ever made. either
on behalf of counsel, by counsel,
or any Of the associates, or by
the committee, or any of the
members?"
"That is correct, as far as
my knowledge goes"
Mayor Walker had testified
that no request had ever been
made on him to help find Sher'
wood, and he took occasion to
declare he saw no reason why
such request should have been
made.
May Call Seabury
Curtin offered records of the
New York city police department
to show the police had co-opera-
ted with the Hofstadter Commit
tee in an effort to serve a sub
poena on Sherwood, who, after
his disappearance, was seen sue
cessively in Atlantic City, Chicago
and Mexico City.
Mayor Walker lost his custom,
ary geniality for a moment when
Seabury cut in on the mayors
attorney, as the latter was put
ting memorandum in evidence.
Walker admoniShed Seabury:
ooh, don't be a SchOOImaS-
ter"
Seabury ignored the remark.
Reports were current at the
noon recess that Walker, through
his counsel, might call Seabury
to the stand.
Governor Roosevelt at the out
set asked Mayor Walker to tell
what conversation he had with
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
REP Or 7.
KEPT SECRET

South Trimble, Clerk of the
House of Representatives, today
indicated he will not make public
the monthly report of the Recon
struction Finance Corporation.
The first report of the corpora
ton, covering the last 10 days
in July, is now in his hands, he
said. The secretary of the Senate
has already stated he will keep
secret the R. F.. C. report while
Congress is in recess. The only
other official to whom the report
goes is the President.
Trimble sought legal advice
before taking his position, he
said. He also said that briefs
strongly in favor of publicity
for the report, and just as
strongly opposed, had been filed
with him.
Public announcement of his
position with a formal statement
setting forth his reasons tor
withholding the report will be
made public by Trimble to-
morrow.
Trimble said that at no time
since the act was approved, July
81, had Speaker Garner dis
cussed the situation with him.
However, when the act was
passed, more than a month ago,
Majority Floor Leader Rainey
Cd, of Illinois, took the stand
that the report would be public
property Immediately upon be-
ing filed with the Clerk of the
House, just as campaign expen-
ditures, similarly filed, are pub
lie property.
The Washington times., 1932-08-17
AMNES|A HITS
D. {. WOMAN

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. ia
woman, believed to be an amnesia
victim, is being held here in police
headquarters, after being taken
from a Washington train early to-
day.
The woman, who is about 35,
stayed on the train after it had
arrived in the terminal and when
police questioned her she was un-
able to tell her name. but
through questioning she is be-
lieved to be a resident of Wash
ington, D. C.
The woman wore clothing pur.
chased from Washington shops.
She is an attractive woman
and wore expensive clothes.