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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
For Thirty Years He. Had
Been Secretary of Wa
terbury Lodge of Elks
Former City Official
Assistant Secretary and
Treasurer of Merchants
Trust Co.
DEATH CAME AS
GREAT SURPRISE

Edward F. Moran, for thirty
years an outstanding rnember of
the Waterbury Lodge of Elks. a
former city official, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer of the Merch-
ants' Trust company and one Of
Waterbury's most widely admired
citizens died this noon at his resi-
dence, 81 Elmwood avenue. Mr.
Moran's illness was Of short dura-
ton and announcement of his
passing was received with great
surprise, In fact the word was so
unbelievable that man.. of his
countless friends could scarcely
graap the Significance of the state
meat. 1t stunned the members of
the local lodge of Elks. The flag In
front of the Elks' home was
promptly raised to half staff as q
tribute Of respect to the beloved
brother, who had given so gener-
oualy Of his time and his talents In
developing the society.
Prom all parts of the city and
from men and women of great
prominence in the community
came messages of coincidence to
the family. Mr. Moran's death was
viewed as q civic loss. The sudden
temporary suspension Of the bank
ing business in which he had de-
voted many years Of his life and
with which he had been associated
CONTINUED on Page 100
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BY WALTER BROWN
(COpyright, 1892, by United Prcss)

Shanghai. Feb 2. - UUP)-I
watched last Friday the aerial bonn
bardment, without warning, of an
open and defenseless city, and saw
how Japanese spectators on the
same roof with me caDered in joy.
shouting banZai (hurrah) and en-
bracing each other as explosions
spread fire and death In Chinese
territory.
1t was terrible sight, this drop
ping of bombs on a crowded terri
tory far down below, death and
managing were the fate of many
Chinese, caught without n chance.
There were 100 or more of us on
the roof of the japanese club, q
police station as the japanese
planes swung aloft with their bomb
loads. ....
To the Japanese sharing this
vantage point. the whole spectacle
seemed to be an outing.
The awesomeness and gruesome-
ness of the event did not appear
to touch them. They seemed only
not help but think of the imbecilic
4NeIo wiz " hiiS oiu 'NNHS
burned.
For my own part, the sight was
appalling, and their cheering and
clapping only added to my sense Of
shock.
An uncounted number of Chinese
were killed or manned by the bonn
bardment and the ground fighting.
Women and children suffered.
Once during all this havoc. ]
noted that the Chinese police
cheered a group of the planes high
above the international Settlement
under the pathetic illusion that
the planes were Chinese down from
Marking to beat off the invaders.
Today, Chapel had new bap-
tism of fire, minus aerial bombs
piling up the ruin which was done
in the first Japanes eaction. The
Friday action left much waste ter
ritory, heaps of smoking brick and
stone and wood. thousands OF
peaceful Chinese driven out to the
cold shelter of adjacent territory
many in hospitals and others left
to fiji unmarked graves.
Chapel is vivid monument to
the effectiveness of modern war
with it's disregard of the old rules
of international law against fight
ing only those capable OF defend
ing themselves.
Continued on Page 100
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GUNNER ENTER
| BRONX HOME and
DOSLAUCHTER
Fire Fusilade at Men,
Women, and Children
Two Men and One WOm-
an Were Killed

New York. Feb 2.-UP)--
Gangster enemies of Vincent Coll,
young racketeer with $4,000
price on his head, were sought to-
day after they invaded a Bronx
apartment, fired fusillade at the
men, women and children occu-
pants, and escaped after killing
two men and woman and wound
ing three others.
Arthur Dutch Schultz) Flegen-
heimer and Coll, former partners,
are rivals for the Bronx beer
trade. and numerous bloody kill
ings have been charged to that
rivalry. Friends of Coll were VIC
tins of last nights execution.
The dead are Pasquale Del Greco
and Florio Basile. Coll henchmen.
and Emily Torrizello, 80, of 1141
Croes avenue, the Bronx.
Louis Basile, 40. toppled from
his chair with bullet over his
CONTINUED on Page 10.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
LOCOMOBILE co
OF BRIDGEPORT
HAS BEEN SOLD
Million Dollar Plant
Brought 100000 and
Was Bid in By Agent for
Bond Holders

Bridgeport, Conn, February p
(UP) - The entire assets, patents
and goodwill of the Locomobile
Company Of America. Inc, which
manufactured expensive automO-
biles from 1898 to 1926, were sold
at auction today to Frederick d.
Corey OF Buffalo. N. r., represent
ing the bondholders' protective
committee. Corey. the only bid
der, paid 100000 for the $1,000
900 waterfront plant consisting Of
10 large buildings and several small
structures. He bought minor ar
ticles OF property for $25.
The patents, good will and name
of Locomobile, famous since the In
vention of the modern automobile.
were bid in at 1925 by Corey when
william Carleson of Bridgeport
dropped out of the bidding at 800.
Corey said he represented 97.3 per-
cent of the $1,050,000 In bonds Of
the company. He will seek q pur-
chaser, he said, but does not ex-
pect the Locomobile ever again to
be manufactured. No cash changed
hands, Corey posting bonds with
the auctioneer. The Locomobile
Company began manufacture OF
steam cars In 1898 and gasoline
machines In 1900.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
Edward F. Moran
Died This Noon
At His Residence
UNEMPLOYED TO
BE GIVEN WORK
MORE CENTRAL
Those Employed on Outer
Roads and Grounds to
Work on Central
Streets

Plans whereby men working for
the unemployment committee will
be placed in streets more centrally
located in Waterbury SO that the
benefit of their labors will be more
evenly divided throughout the city
were being worked out by Chair
man William M. Harris of the re-
lief body, Mayor Frank Hayes and
superintendent of Streets Thomas
J. Fleming. This morning Superin-
tendent Fleming stated that he Is
preparing list Of central streets
on which work that the unemploy-
ed forces can do is needed.
This plan will call for q rear
rangement of the working forces
as many new assignments will be
made transferring a great number
of the men from their present To-
cations to new ones.
Yesterday the subject Of giving
streets of the city the benefit
CONTINUED on Page 100
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
AMERICAN FLAG
NOT DESIGNATED
SAY OFFICIALS

Shanghai, Feb 2.-CUPO-An OIL
fetal inquiry by American consa-
lar authorities has failed to prove
that an American flag was desc
Grated during the crisis in the last
few days. The inquiry followed a
protest lodged at the United states
consulate general by the Rev j. "
Hawk, presiding elder In the
Methodist Episcopal (South) ans,
trict in Shanghai DIR Hawk Sald
he placed two flags on scnooi
Of the Young Allen MIS-
sionary institution.
A group of civilian Japanese
watched him hanging the rags, nc
said. A neighbor told hi mthat ths
flags won't be there long a
little later. Hawk related. me
neighbor informed him the rags
had disappeared. A protest ana
inquiry followed. ~
Nobody saw the flags disap-
pear" Edwin S. Cunningham. the
United States consul-gcneral SAID.
"All efforts to obtain testimony as
to what became of the flags mas
been unavailing.'
A flag previously was brought
in to the Hongkew police station
by a japanese patrolman who said
he found the tattcred old glory III
Young-Allen court.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
SMASHING BLOW
FORCED CHINESE
INTO RETREAT
japanese Headquar t e S
Reports Victory After
Four Hours of Heavy
Fighting in Shanghai
Zone
Nv II. II. EKINS

Copyright, 1882, by United Press)
Shanghai, Feb 2-(UP)---Jap--
anese marine headquarters claimed
a smashing victory to-day after
four hourse Of heavy fighting IN
their renewed offensive for control
OF the native Chapel district.
A Japanese communique at GID
u, m. (5:15 a. m. EST said the
Chinese were retreating in disorder
after firing q final salvo from their
field guns. The Japanese said their
troops were in hot pursuit.
The slashing offensive came
swiftly and without warning me
Jananese advanced in relentless
waves under u whitening barrage
of artillery fire. Booming iield
guns and the charge of the Jap
anese machine gunners over
whelmed the Chinese.
The sudden blaze Of artillery
FIRE shattered the midday calm
(ContIpued on Page I'D
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DEMOCRAT PUBLISHES VERY
NEWEST AND LATEST NEWS
ABOUT CHINA AND JAPAN

The United Press which furnishes the Democrat has
scored important beats the situation during inc
LAST week with eolou overage trouble center
ing Shanghai.
Among others the following:
Ahead on first landing of Japanese marines at Shanghai
Ahead on Japns that she would take Shang
firing the Woosung forts the moving into Chape win
ensuing heavy fighting and aerial bombings.
Far ahead on declaration of armiste Shanghai
Ahead on American protests Japan against Shanghai action
and ahead on send American naval and military REIN
forcements 10 Shanghai from Manila. -.
Ahead Markings announcement of ARMED opposition 70
japanese General Chang KaSheks call to arms
Ahead Marking shled by Japanese warshp; japanese
commander orders all police out Of Hongkew overnight
Exclusive story weekend brutaites in onSkw
section
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
Demand Decided on at Session OF
League of Nations To-day - All
Americans May Get Out Of Marking
JAPANESE TROOPS SMASH THE
CHINESE NOW IN RETREAT
(Bv The United Press)

Shanghai-Japanese marines claim smashing victory in
routing Chinese from native Chapel district in Shanghai
Nanking-U. S. consular authorities consider evacua
ing all Americans following bombardmen by Japanese
ships
Harbn-Japanese approach city; Chinece struggle des
perately to tear up tracks and halt progress.
TOki0-United States and Great Britain present new
plan stop hostes in Shanghai but doubtful Japan will
accept it. Diplomats victory in Chapel new fait &C.
comp ian accomplished fact situation where steps
already undertaken could not be aered and failure Of
peace plans.
Pas-French order troops to cooperate with America
and Britain in defense of foreign areas in Shanghai
London-Labor parliamentary leader calls for unity
among white races in Shanghai crisis
Washington sees foreign powers present.
ing united front to avert war in the Far East.
Geneva. H. Thomas, dOminons secretary of Britain,
told League Nations state of exists in the Far East
and world should act accordingly.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
BOXER KILLER
WAS SENTENCED
TO LIFE TERM

Bridgeport. Conn. Feb 2.-(UP)
Alexander Lepore, 20, Of Nor
walk, pleaded guilty in criminal
superior court here today to a
charge of second degree murder
and was sentenced to life imprison-
ment for the killing of Nick Chauf-
fee, rs. Norwalk boxer. Judge
John Richards Booth imposed sem
tence, which was mandatory in the
circumstances.
Chauffee struck Lepore in a
Norwalk gymnasium several
months ago and the latter obtained
a gun and shot him. Before he
was taken to prison. Lepore was
allowed to see his father, mother
and older brother. He appeared In
good spirits and laughed and joked
with his lawyer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
NEW PROPOSALS
WERE MADE TO
BELLICERENTS
Five Part Plan Submitted
By Ambassadors of
United States and Great
Britain at Toxic and
Marking
BY JOSEPH II. BAIRD
rnifcd Press SfafY CORRESPONDENT

IVTHItItI 1@TVSS St1tH NVfTV'SPV1'VO"t7
Washington, Feb 2-U. P.) 49,
A fve-part proposal for restoring
peace between Japan and China
was submitted to the two nations
to-day by the United States and
Great Britain.
This action was taken after both
the Chinese and japanese foreign
offices had appealed for interces-
sion.
The Chinese asked that hostil-
tiles be ended. The japanese asked
that the United States use its good
Offices to induce the Chinese not to
reinforce their troops In Shanghai.
Italy and France are expected to
Join the United States and Great
Britain with similar proposals soon.
CONTINUED on Page 100
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Copyright, 1889 by United Prcss)
Washington, Feb calvin Cool
idge may have been president of the
United States Illegally for IA days
II hours and IS mfnues after he
was sworn in by his father In a
Vermont farm house, the United
Press learned exclusively today.
This became known when Judge
Adolph August Hoehling. Jr., for
mer associate justice OF the 81.
preme court of the District Of
Columbia, for the first time related
the circumstances OF the second
and legal" presidential oath taken
by Coolidge.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
japan Scorns Orders And
Rushes More Troops Into
Battle Zone At Shanghai
Eve Witness Describes
Bombing OF Defenseless
People By The Japanese

Note:The world only
World War, bombs
arplanes which swept above
the
subsequent fire and battling
pccemeal today the United Press
the
Walter Brown Shanghai
bombing of the the japanese club
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
Coolidge May Have Been
President Illegally For
Two Weeks In Year 1923

"The second oath was repeated
to me by Calvin Coolidge on Aug
ust II. 1928, at 2:45 p. M. In a
private suite of rooms on the fourth
floor Of the Willard hotel in Wash
ington, d. c." Judge Hoehling said
in a telephone interview from his
home in Chevy Chase, Md.
mo one was present but the
president and myself"
II promised to keep the cerc-
mony a secret.AI have never men
toned the ineidem 20 an:oEe. !
would not now give details OF the
oath repeated by t',e thirticth pres
CONTINUED on Page 10)
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BY WEBB MILLER

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
Geneva, Feb 2--(U. P.)--drsnt
Britain and the United States have
presented q demand to Toxic and
Marking that all acts of violence
and preparations for same cease
and that both sides at Shanghai
withdraw their troops, establish
ing a neutral zone, the council of
the League of Nations was in
formed to-day.
The announcement was made by
j. il. Thomas Of Great Britain, who
said that the two powers had also
asked that negotiations begin i'm
mediately to settle the conflict in
the spirit Of the Kellogg treaty
against war.
The council met in sudden cx-
ira session. called by Great Britain
to consider the Chinese situation.
Thomas announced Britain feels
1t is impossible that the present
state of affairs in the Far East be
allowed to continue.
Continued on Page 10.)
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JAPAN IGNORES
PROPOSALS OF
TWO NATIONS
United States and Great
Britain Diplomats at
Toxic Presented Them
Toxic Sends More
Troops
BY MILES w. VAUGHN


Toxic. Japan, Feb 2-UP)--A
plan designed to restore peace In
Shanghai was submitted by the
United States and Great Britain,
acting together, to the government
to-day,
1t was doubtful, however, that
Japan would accept the proposal
because 1t contained n provision
that no additional forces be sent
by Japan to Shanghai.
The Anglo-American plan for
peace was submitted by w. Cant
eron forbes. the United States am
bassador. and Sir Francis hndley.
British ambassador.
They called again on Foreign
Minister Yoshizawa. and In accord
ance with his request Sunday sub
CONTINUED on Page 100
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SELL ANIMALS TO RETRENCH

Houston Tex, Feb 2-(UP)-The city Of Houston
will sell $500 jaguar for $50 old elk for SIS
if anyone is on the market for pets The animals are
being sold by the city part of municipal etrench
ment program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
CHECKER PLAYERS TO MEET

Detroit, Feb 2--(UP)-Police Sergeant John Koch,
of Detroit and Mrs E. A. Jeffries of Salem o. will meet
personally for their game of checkers they decided
after playing tie contest via mail Each player moved
and mailed 20 times. They used post cards.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
BISHOP ASSAILS DIVORCE LAW

Prague, Feb 2-(UP)-The new bishop OF Koeng-
graetz, DR. NORTH Pcha, has issued pastoral letter
sharply attacking the Czechosovakan divorce law
as being too easy He particularly attacks the provision
for divorce on grounds of ncompatibty and calls the
members of the Catholic church to demand stricter
law.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
SAUSAGE TO ENCIRCLE EARTH

Chicago, Feb 2-(UP)-Sausage enough to encirce
the earth twice was manufactured in the United States
during the last year the National Sausage Casing Deal
ers' association reported to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
RASKOB BUYS CAROLINA LAND

Carthage, N. c., Feb 2-(UP)-Sixteen hundred
of land in the Deep river section of Moore county
have been sold to John j. Raskob chairman OF the ma
tional democratic committee. Raskob and his family
are expected spend the greater part of the winter on
the tract. Plans being drawn for $4,000 lodge
and stables
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Late Bulletins
MINE WORKERS ASK BEER

Indianapolis, Feb 2-(UP)-The United Nine
Workers Of America joined the American Federation
Of Labor to-day in petitioning congress to amend the
nations prohibition laws to make good beer available
throughout the nation
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
DOGS MAY GO TO BUTCHER

Malakoff, Tex Feb 2-(UP)-Richard Ingrah's
three houn dawgs may go to the butcher shop. Jim
Vandagri local butcher, has attached them for $35
meat bill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
CITY BANS AIR GUNS

Kansas City, Kan, Feb 2-(UP)-So many COM
plants that young boys killing birds and break
ing windows with their Christmas air rifles were
ceived by police here that Judge Henry Meade was
forced to ban air guns from the CITY,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb 2--tUP)--Thc
treasury net balance January 81
Mns S332.929.b01.02.
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Rain and Warner Tonioht
and on Wednesday
Complete Weather Report rage 8.
The Washington times., 1932-02-26
ALUMNI PONDER
JOHNSON RIFT

A special executive committee
of the General Alumni AsSocia-
ton of Howard University will
meet Sunday to consider the
embroglio between that body and
DR.. Mordecai johnson, president
of the university.
Johnson's activities have been
roundly denounced by the asSo-
citation for some time. The body
charges that he has been working
for the destruction of the asso-
ciation.
The association urges a Con-
gressional inquiry into the vrang-
ling at the university, while in
the meantime, Johnson's friends,
enthusiastically backed by the
National League of America and
Representative Oscar DePrieSt,
are commencing him.
The Washington times., 1932-02-26
COUNTY BRUSH
FIRES BEGIN
GIMME SoNAE oFiIoHS.
GASOLINE ANA PIANO

With the approach of spring
the annual season of brush"
fires has begun in Montgomery
county, with officials and mem
bers of the fire departments in
the county, which are all of the
volunteer type, asking citizens to
be careful in starting and con-
trolling such fires.
Besides the property loss that
sometimes is suffered, and the
active danger of conflagrations
on windy days, officials of county
fire fighting organizations point
out that the expense of handling
these fires is enormous in the
aggregate.
' With several hundred brush
fires in the Silver Spring, To!
koma Park, Bethesda, Glen Echo
Cabin John, KenSin9 Ton, Chevy
Chase, Rockville, Gaithersburg
and Sandy Spring districts, where
there are fire departments, re-
curing the attendance of fire
men each spring and summer,
the cost to employers of the time
of clerks, laborerS, artisans and
others who are firemen is said
by fire department officials to
run into startling figures.
These officials have said that
the majority of these brush fires
are the result of carelessness and
may easily be avoided.
The Washington times., 1932-02-26
Alexandria Appeals
For Airship Company

The Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce has written to the A
members of the House | Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Com
merce, asking the passage Of the
McNary-Crossen bill which Il axes
possible the subsidizing of the In
ternational Zeppelin Corporation.
The chamber is still making
valiant efforts to have the pro-
posed WeStt<n Terminal located
at the Hybla Valley south of
Alexandria,
The Washington times., 1932-02-26
Dye Used in Horse
Hoax Purchased
In Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-The
dye used to disguise Aknahton,
a four-year-old, as the three
year-old Gailmont in the race
Tuesday at Miami, was probably
purchased in Baltimore, it be-
came known today.
c. L. Hunter, manager of a
downtown drug store, recalled
that a stranger, who said he
was on his way to Aqua
Caliente, Mexico, purchased IL
cans of brown hair dye on De-
cember 13 "to play a trick on
a couple of newlyweds."
Two weeks ago the stranger
stopped in again ION way to
Florida"
The Washington times., 1932-02-26
3 YEARS BIGAMy PENALTY
Insurance Man Also
Faced by SIS, 900
Damage Suit

Charged with having contracted
a bigamous marriage in Washing
ton with Miss Ethel Nugent,
dietician, 134S Euclid st. N. w,
Lilburn "Jack" Brantley, former
Washington insurance agent, was
sentenced to three years in the
Virginia penitentiary.
At the same time, an annulment
suit and a $4,000 damage suit
against him are pending in Dis
trict Supreme Court.
According to her suit, Miss Nu-
gent was married to Brantley in
Washington in April, 1881, without
knowledge of the fact that he had
been married in 1924 to a woman
now employed in a downtown de-
partment store.
The Washington times., 1932-02-26
7 THEFT 7 JAIL s
NOOLFENDEN

MANASSAS, Va, Feb. 26.-Wal-
ter Woolfenden, Prince William
county farmer, who was acquitted
several months ago on a charge
OF numbering Goodwin Miller and
his wife, Virginia, was convicted
in circuit court here yesterday on
a chicken-stealing charge and was
sentenced to serve a year in the
State penitentiary.
Woolfenden was in Jail on the
chicken-Stealing charge when &C.
cused of the murder of Miller
and his wife, whose charred
bodies. with that of their baby,
were found in the ruins of their
home, near Joplin, late in Sep
tember. The murder charge was
predicated primarily on the fact
that Woolfenden had caShed an
insurance policy he held on Mil
ler'S life.
The man was arrested in Oc-
tober on the chicken-stealing
charge after he went to a physi.
clan to have gunshot wounds
treated. He had been wounded
with small shot similar to the
kind used by a neighboring
farmer several nights before in
firing on a chicken thief.
The Washington times., 1932-02-26
light CITIES COMPETING FOR NEXT NEA. CONVENTION
300 JOBS MEET.
EMERGENCY

BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-By an
immediate start on the widening
of shoulders and improving curves
on State highways, 800 men will
be put to work Monday. Chief En-.
gineer Harry D. Williar, jr., an
nounces.'
Cooperating with the employ.
ment drive sponsored by the
American Legion and other groups,
the commission has decided to
begin next weer a program OF
general non-paving Improvements.
One hundred men, many recruited
from Baltimore, will get three
days work a week at Is cents an
hour in each of the eight State
districts.
Highways to be improved in
clude the Defense Highway, Grain
Highway, York Road, National
Pike and Eastern Shore Boule-
ward