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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
STATE POSTAL CLERKS HONOR DWYER
Letter Carriers
Are in Session
at Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb 22-UP)
Respite from their duties afford
ed by the Washington's birthday
holiday permitted 1000 delegates
to attend the 38th annual conven-
ton of the Connecticut State AS
ISOLATION of Letter Carriers here
to-day.
Senator Hiram Bingham and
Frederic c. Walcott and Congress
men John Q. Tilson, William L.
Tierney, Augustine Lonergan, X. Il
Freeman and z. w. Goss have
been invited to speak at the BAN
quet tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
gun nests. The Japanese
therefore decided to advance eau

machine gun nests. The Japanese
therefore decided to advance eau
tiously.
Japanese occupation of Kiang-
wan was accomplished after the
most bitter fighting. Converging
on the south end of the village,
and supported by artillery and air.
planes, the Japanese literally blast
ed out the Chinese force defend
ing the village, which had changed
hands three times. There was
much hand to hand fighting.
The Japanese admitted they
lost 10 men killed and 116 wound
ed in the first hour and a half of
the fighting. The Chinese casual
ties were not determined, but they
were believed heavy.
Once the Chinese main defend
ing force had been obliged to with
draw slowly toward the west. Only
the snipers were left. The Jap
anese rushed in achievements to
clean up the job. Victory came
after much more difficult maneu-
yer than. anticipated.
The Chinese surprised not only
the Japanese, but foreign military
observers who wondered how they
had escaped annihiliation as long
as they did.
Amid the charred ruins Of the
village, while brigades commanded
by Major General Mayebara and
Major General Ono pushed west
ward, the men of the 35th regiment
raised the flag of the Rising Sun.
toasted the emperor, and shouted
"Banzai!" Tho shouts of victory
were carried through the town to
the ears of the Chinese snipers who
risked their lives now and again
to send bullets buzzing in the d.
rection of the celebrators.
While the battle was under way
at Kiangwan, the Japanese ham
mered away a tthe ancient Woo
sung forts, at the junction of the
Whangpoo and Yangtze rivers. A
Japanese brigade from across Woo
sung Creek opened up on Woo
sung village, south of the forts,
while aerial bombers and four de-
stroyers, comprising the 30th flo
tilla, shelled the forts.
During Sunday 230 wounded
Chinese soldiers were admitted to
hospitals in the International set
Element. Chinese Red Cross work.
CTS Drought III lUU WOuuucu Jup.
anese battle area.
The Chapel sector was quiet. The
Chinese still held their positions at
the North Station and at the ruins
Of the Commercial Press, modern
Chinese establishment destroyed by
Japanese aerial bombardments.
A spectacular air battle reminis-
cent of the engagements In the
World War occurred this afternoon
at Soochow. west of Shanghai.
Three Japanese naval scouting
planes recoinnoitered over the city
when q Chinese Boeing pursuit
plane went aloft and gave battle.
The Japanese swooped with ma
chine guns on the daring Chinese
and shot him down at an altitude
of $500 feet. The Japanese re-
turned safely to Shanghai. but Pilot
Susumu Kotani, who was credited
with the victory, was wounded and
placed in the Japanese military
hospital at Hongkew.
Japanese casualties in Mondays
4 fighting were announced officially
tonight at more than 900. The
Chinese casualties were estimated
unofi1cially at $500.
A United Press survey showed ].
336 Chinese soldiers under treat
ment In hospitals of the settlement
and 1900 wounded Chinese civil
ians. :
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
ELLEN MACKAY
BERLIN AGAIN
BECOMES MOTHER
Girl Born to Her Last
Night-This Makes the
Third Child, But One
Died

New York. Feb 22-OU. Pr
Irving Berlin, song writer, is the
father of a z 1-2 pound girl. born
to his wife, Ellen Mackay Berlin,
last night at Doctors Hospital. DR.
Damon and DIR Boylan were in
charge.
The baby girl is tn. third child.
A boy, Irving Berlin, Jr, was born
l. december 2, 1928, but died within
a few weeks after birth. At the
death of this baby, the couple be-
came reconciled with Mrs Berlin's
of the board of the Postal Tele-
father, Clarence Mackay, chairman
graph company. He had opposed
his daughters marriage to the song
writer. Mary Ellen, their first child
was born November 26, 1925, a year
after the marriage of the song
writer and heiress In New York.
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brought into the international set
tlement were men reported to be
wearing Identification discs of the
88th division, one of Chang Kali
Sheks divisions. The men said
they had opposed the Japanese
west of Kiangway yesterday. This
was the first indication that the
Chinese generalissimo actually had
used his army to reinforce the 10th
route army, a Cantonese organiza-
ton.
Sundays fighting was heavier
than that of the first day of the
campaign, but there was less dan
ger to the international settlement.
Most of the cannonading took place
at Woosung and Kiangwan, which
the Japanese took late Saturday
for the second time.
The japanese threw men and
guns into the Kiangwang sector
while the Chinese, with many of
their positions well concealed, kept
up a steady fire from field guns
and by snipers. The Japanese tanks
did not prove effective over the
| marshy ground, which Is out into
dizzy, crisis cross pattern by
thousands Of creeks and canals.
The isolated Chinese at Kiang-
wan village haressed the 35th Jap
anese regiment commanded by Col
Tokuno which remained at the vii
lage, to clean out the snipers.
The narrow winding streets of
| the village, or rather of what re-
manned of the village after terrific
Smelling and aerial bombardment,
favored the snipers.
Kiangwan village consists mostly
OF low, small huts formerly Oc-
cupied by Chinese grooms and
other workers employed at the In
ternational Race Course nearby.
The snipers were concealed in the
ruins. The Japanese went about
the job of discriminating the snip
ers systematically.
Meanwhile Major General Maye-
bara's brigade, formerly stationed
at Thienlo, had moved west of the
shanghai-Woosung railway to aid
:. in attack on Tazang. They were
supported by Col Shimomoto's bril-
gade advancing southwestward
from the positions they had held
along the Woosung Creek. The
brigade captured Mauhang. north
east of Tazang. after severe hand
to hand fighting in heavy fog.
The third day of the Japanese
offensive dawned foggy and cold,
after a night of drizzling rain and
occasional heavy showers. The
weather favoreds the Chinese, for
Japanese airmen could not spot
their positions.
Sunday night had been compare
lively quiet on all fronts of the Is
mile battle line from Shanghai ia
Paoshan. north OF the Woosung
forts. There was intermittent rife
fire and sniping but the big guns,
exploding mines and aerial bombs
Gained down soon after midnight.
| Late Sunday night the Japanese
abandoned their Attempts to dis
lodge the Chinese still inside the
southern edge of Kiangwan village
Fires of burning buildings In the
area had offered Japanese artillery
men targets to send more shell,
pouring In on the enemy clinine
doggedly to their positions.
Tazang, next objective, Is q size
able Chinese village and contains 9
large garrison. The Chinese had
mined the terrain carefully and the
district was studded with bidder
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

convention Of the National Rural
Letter Carriers Association which
will be held this evening in Ply
THAN Hall. Naugatuck, with Fred
Pitcher of Naugatuck, chairman of
the New Haven County division,
presiding.
Rev Edward r. Hance. rector of
the Naugatuck Congregational
church, will open the meeting with
invocation. A welcome will be ex-
tended to the mailmen by Warden
Frank r. Green. Postmaster Walter
T.. Brown Of Naugatuck will adj
dress the gathering along with -.
Il. Farrell, postal cashier of the
New Haven post office. Eddie Cud-
dy, Naugatuck comedian, will pre-
sent a comedy skit as part of the
entertainment on the program
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
DYNAMITE BOMB
WAS DISCOVERED

Portland, Me, Feb 22-(UP)-
The lives of 40 persons, including
a score of children were endan-
gered early to-day when a dyna-
mite bomb was discovered just
outside the building where they
were sleeping.
Mrs Samuel Mundrell, sc, found
the bomb, with a lighted 10-foot
fuse in the doorway of her hus-
bands store and called police.
Police said the dynamite was
sufficient to demolish the three
story building.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

realm act at the beginning Of the
World war. +
In the same way. since the Free
State was established, six public
safety acts have been passed. In
addition, there have been passed
three firearms acts, three Infringe
ment Of the law acts, four jury
acts, one reasonable offenses act
entitled as a constitutional amend
ment act and, finally, the recent
perpetual coercion act entitled as
a constitutional amendment act,
These number II in all and they
have been worse than futile. They
have brought us confusion, turmoil
and bloodshed. ~
We propose to try the expert
ment of governing in accordance
with ordinary law. The first step
Is removal of the oath of allegi-
ance. 1t Ii absolutely essential to
internal peace to do this and II
we have any freedom at all We
must have the freedom to take
this necessary step.
We want stable condition OF
peace to be able to solve the ur-
gent economic problems and the
Unemployment problem.
London, Feb "a UP)-The
British cabinet is keeping close
watch on canon de Valera who
has threatened to abolish the oath
of allegiance to the king since his
victory in the Irish Free State
general elections.
The general belief here Is that
de Valera, after formation Of his
new government, will not be able
to abolish the oath of allegiance
to King George, nor to prevent
paymentof the yearly 100000
annuities to Great Britain because
labor Is not DESTROYS of injuring
existing Anglo-Irish goodwill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
SHOT HIMSELF
FOR NOTORIETY

New Britain, Conn, Feb 22-
UP)-John Dull, 10, who told doc
tors he shot himself to get into
the newspapers. died at New
Britain General hospital to-day.
Police found him shot below the
heart, 12-gauge shotgun lying
nearby, after an unknown person
had notified them by telephone
where they could find "the body"
last night
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
TROTZKY BANIsHED.

Moscow, Feb 22--UP)-L Leon
Trotzky. exiled Soviet leader, his
wife and son, and "a other Rus
SLAMS living abroad were deprived;
of Soviet citizenship and forbidden
to return to Russia under terms
of q decree issued by the central
executive committee Of the Soviet
Union. They were accused Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. activities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
PARK RENAMED.

Rome, Feb 22-(UP)-The main
avenue of Villa Borghese, the larg-
est public park In Rome, was re-
named today in honor of George
Washington. The avenue will be
known as ''Viale Giorgio Washing
ton" Streets in Florence and
Perugia also named today after
George Washington, in observance
of the famous Americans z00th
birthday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
TARDIEU CABINET

Paris, February % 49, CUP) -
The new government Andre Tar
dieu admittedly formed as a
makeshift to last until the general
elections is expected to win q vote
of confidence when presented to
parliament Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
THREE-ALARM FIRE.

Portland, Ne, Feb 22-(UP)-
A three-alarm fire SWEET a four
story brick building on CONNER
cial street today and caused dam
age estimated at $4,000. Three
firemen were overcome by smoke
and two injured in fighting the fire
which ran through the entire build
ing. used as a storehouse for rags
and waste paper.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE.

London, Feb David
Lloyd George, leader of the shat
tered liberal opposition, decided to-
day to sit on the front opposition
bench when he resumes his place
In the House OF Commons. A
spokesman said, however. 1t will
not imply an alliance with labor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

known to the residents for 40
years. a seam Of coal near the
shore of the Orkney island Of
Stronsay, off the coast of Scotland,
Is declared by engineers who have
just inspected 1t, to be no valuable
that a shaft should be sunk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

Sir Malcolm Campbell today post
poned a proposed test run with his
Bluebird. Full moon tides which
occurred last night and on which
Sir Malcolm has been waiting fall
ed to produce smooth beach.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

form OF a payment 10 depOSl-
tors in the savings depart
ment, it would make possible
the payment of a disburse-
ment in excess of rs per cent.
The application states that when
the Merchants Trust Company sus-
pended business 1t had deposits In
the savings department in the sum
of $3,649,433.58. The Merchants
Trust Company had segregated as
sets at the time, for the security OF
savings depositors consisting OF Sc
l,curities, mortgage loans, collateral
loans and bills discounted equal In
amount to the face value of such
savings deposits. Such segregated
assets in the form Of mortgage
loans consisted of more than ST.
100000 Of first mortgage loans Sc
cured by first mortgages upon real
estate located in and near the City
Of Waterbury.
The application states that the
assets of the Merchants Trust Com
paDy, segregated for the protection
of savings deposits are not readily
reducable to cash, this being par
ticularly true Of mortgages held
In the savings department.. In or
der to make a distribution to de-
positors In the savings department
it Is necessary that these assets be
reduced to cash or that they be
used as basis of an advance loan
80 that prompt and early payment
may be made to the savings de-
posters whose funds are now With
held from them.
The application further adds.
1.-THE receiver believes that If a loan
is negotiated with the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation on the
security of part or all of the first
mortgage notes now held as a seq
regated asset of the savings depart
ment that such advance may be
utilized for one Of two purposes.
both of which will be helpful to
the depositors Of the Merchants
Trust Company and TO the commun-
ity at large" The application then
states the purposes are either to
make a distribution to the savings
depositors or the reorganization
and re-opening of the bank.
The application reads, "As q basis
for an advance by the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation to the re-
ceiver would be required to make
formal application for such O. loan
and to contract certain definite OBJ
legations with regard to the repay
ment of the loan. it Is contemplat-
ed that the loan will run for three
years with possibility Of an addi-
tional extension of about two years
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(COntlnued from rage l.)
hunter and having few days off Is
believed to have been rummaging
among some Of his possessions.
He has been a. member Of the
fire department for several years
and of late has been a member of
the switchboard crew at fire head
quarters. His family Is one of the
best known in the city.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
Stubborn Blaze In
w. T. Grant Store
Continued from Page ~
PAINTS AND VARNISHES ABLAZE

Apparently the fire reached the stockroom where paints
and varnshes stored shortly after the alarm had been
given The smoke not only sufocang but sickening
and nauseated of the smOkeeaers who driven
from close contact with the actual fire. Gas and smoke
helmets donned by members of the fire department to
permit them TO venture close to the point the stock
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
MANAGER ARRIVES ON SCENE

d. j. Scanne manager of the store, hand short
y after the fire broke out He of course position
to estimate the possible loss Neither could fire officials for
at 80 O'Clock still impossible to enter the
give it proper inspection inventory.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
AROUND THE STATE

I were requested to dress in colonial
costumes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

Westport, Conn, Feb 22.-CUP)
Illness to-day prevented William
Lanier Washington, 1ineaI descend
ant Of George Washington, from
participating in celebration OF the
200th anniversary of the birth of
the first president. He Is GUS
todian of one of the most complete
collections of Washington relics in
the world.
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Merchants 7 rust
May Reorganize
CONTINUED from Page ID

Trust Co states that if the
loan were obtained and the
funds are used for the pur-
pose of distribution in the
form of a payment to deposit
tors in the savings depart
ment, it would make possible
the payment of a disburse-
ment in excess of rs per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

New Haven, Conn, Feb 22-(UP)
George Washington held u Yale l..
l.. D. degree, presented by Presi-
dent Ezra Stiles in 1881 but Har-
ward was five years ahead of Yale
in honoring the father Of his
country. Rupert Hughes, author
said in an article published In the
Yale Daily News to-day,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22

Bakersville, Conn, Feb 22-CUP)
"A new and hitherto unpublished
George Washington story was told
here to-day on the bi-centennial of
the first presidents birth. Accord
ing to local historians, Washington
stopped at a tavern here and was
greatly impressed by the size of a
grape vine. He wasn't satisfied
until he had measured 1t with a
tape at it's thickcst part. He said
he would compare it with those on
his plantation.
Hartford, Conn, Feb 22.-UP)
-Govcrnor Wilbur l.. Cross paid
tribute to George Washington to-
day as a man who. "as president
relied not on the sword but on pub
lie opinion as source of lasting
power"
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Fireman Was
Accidentally Shot

Continued from Page ~
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First Statement
of De Valera

Continued from Page ~
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Sneaker Garner
Quits Hoover

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
FUNERALS

The funeral of Noe capullone took place yesterday afternoon from his home. 01 Barnes street extension, at 2 o'clock to St Lucys church. where the body was blessed by Rev Felix Scoglio. The bearers were Vincenzo Allegrini. Aurello Capocchi, Pietro Allegrini. Alberto Golini, Iidegrando and Enrico Pel- legrini Burial was in Calvary cem- etery.
 The funeral of Antonio Rubano. will take place tomorrow morning at S:15 o'clock from his home. 22 Ward street to St Lucy's church, where a requiem mass will be cele- brated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St Lawrence cemetery, New Haven.
 The funeral of Miss Ella Payne was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the stewart funeral home, 219 West Main street, Rev Richard Hegarty officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. The pallbearers were: William Edward Wilson, Bernard Bridge Wilson, Clark Payne Henderson and Frank. Henderson.
 The funeral of pr William Beecher who died some time ago in Florida will be held Monday afternoon at o'clock from the Hall Memorial chapel. Rev pr John N. Lewis officiating. Burial will be In Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral of George Mullenite will be held tomorrow afternoon with services at the home in Mid dlebury at 2 o'clock, Rev John c. Mohrmann officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Nellie T.. (Palmer) Deming took place this afternoon at o'clock from the Anderson funeral home, Rev Ken. meth Kingston officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Valley cemetery.
 The funeral of Samuel Ives Clarke took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home. A Pied mont street. Rev Thomas l.. Crosby officiating. Burial was Tn Center cemetery, North Haven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
Country Store Might''
 Feature or Walkathon
 Dance Marathon To-day

ing the evening. Holders of tickets bearing the corresponding numbers will be awarded the various prizes which are of a most useful nature More than score of local ncr. chants are cooperating in making this event one of the standouts Of the affair to date, which will be q week old, Friday.
 All kn Fun
 Plenty of fun is in store for those in attendance, as q number of special features have been ar ranged to make Country Store Night gala occasion that will be well remembered by those in attendance. The winner of the live pig will have to prove himself or herself first class pork herder for the suuealer will be released but must be caught by the posses sor of the ticket calling for that particular prize.
 Field Getting Smaller
 There are still IS contestants re- .maining in the contest after long weary grind of 11G hours to date. with old Man Fatigue beginning to take his toll from all but the strongest wllled contestants on the floor. Johnny Datelle, the cham pion, and his partner, Peggy Dem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-18
TESTIMONIAL
 ROCCO DIORIO
Mayor Hayes and Judge
 McGrath Speakers at Wayerly Inn Tonight
PLANS FOR BIG EVENT

Mayor Frank Hayes and Judge John r. McGrath will be among the principal speakers tonight al the testimonial banquet to be ten dered Rocco Diorio at the Waverly Inn. Approximately 600 Water burians and others from through out the state will gather to wish MT Diorio the best of luck on his lat est venture, the Waverly Inn Plans for the big event have been entirely completed and the re- ception will start at S:3O o'clock this evening.
 Judge McGrath will act as mas- ter of ceremonies. He and Mayor Hayes will deliver brief addresses and remarks are also to be given by Mir Diorio. Representatives or all walks of life in Waterbury and elsewhere are to be on hand. Dan- field J. Parker, sports writer of the New York Mirror, will be present with a delegation from the Me- tropolis.
 Dr Joseph A. Ciminera Is chair man of the committee of arrange. ments. He stated today that all plans had been completed and pre-. dicted most happy evening for all attending. Assisting him are D. T, Farrington, Sr, George Mulligan' Louis DiVito, Matthew Shea, Charles Greenblatt, Executive Sec retary Thomas F. Kelly, Alex Var anelli, Louis Martino. Patsy Clchet- ti, Frank Burns, Nicholas Maiora mo, William Mecca. Edward C!af- fey, Edward Lemieux, Wiliia"' SpaIlone. Michael Crocc. Mlchhr' Colucci and Patrick r. Porto.
 The program of entertainmenl Is a lengthy one and includes potn local and out of town artists.