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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
COOLIDGE MADE
APOLOGY ONLY
ash KINDLY MAN
He Didn't Want Notoriety
of Slander Suit, So De-
cided to Settle - Conn
pany Will Fight

New York, April 7-(UP)-Cals
vim Coolidge in settling a law suit
suit for $2500 in st Louis did it as
kindly man would newer deliber-
ately hurt anyone's feelings" and
because he wished to avoid the
limelight that his appearance in
court would haze brought. The
Eastern Underwater, insurance
publication. said to-day.
Coolidge was sued by Lewis B.
Tebbetts of st Louis for 100000
on the charge that the former pres
ident had reflected upon Tebbetts
personally in radio speech in
which he said: Beware of the So
called twister and abstractor or
any agent who offers to save money
for you by replacing your policy in
another company" The former
president, the publication said,
wrote a note of apology-not for
what he said but to satisfy Teb-
belts that he meant nothing per-
sonal - and then had attorneys
work out the settlement.
A suit still is pending against the
New York Life Insurance Company,
of which Coolidge is director, and
this will be defended vigorously
according to statements in bull
letin to agents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
REPUBLICANS
CHOSE THEIR
DELEGATION
FRANK HOLLAND
I WAS RETIRED ON
$1,50O PENSION
Lieut. Dennis j. Lahey APP
pointed Fire Marshal to
Succeed Him-NO Other
Changes Made at This
Time

Lieutenant Dennis j. Lahey,
former newspaperman and for
seventeen years a member of the
Waterbury fire department was
named fire marshal at yesterday
afternoons meeting of the board
of fire commissioners. He sue
ceeds Fire Marshal Frank w. Hol-
land, veteran of 80 years, whose
resignation from the department
on account of ill health was ac-
cepted yesterday afternoon. The
new marshal will assume Office
within day or two. His many
years of experience as aide to
Chief Henry H. Hoffman makes
him familiar with his new duties.
For the time being there will be
no other promotions in the depart
ment. Several changes are likely
to be made within a few days and
a private will be made acting lieu
tenant or company officer while
the changes are being considered.
Fire Marshal Hollands applica-
ton for retirement was accom-
panied by statements of DR. A. J..
(Contfuued on Page Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
BUSINESS In UNITED STATES
AND CANADIAN CITIZENS TO
PAY WELL IN CANADA BUDGET

Ottawa, Ont, April 7.-UP)-
Canadian citizens and United States
business must pay heavily to bal
ance the Canadian government
budget and maintain the nations
credit under terms of new drastic
tax schedules just announced.
The schedules call for increases
in excise, sales and income taxes.
The special import excise tax on
United States goods is tripled; a
heavy tax is levied on fire insur-
ance premiums paid United States
companies.
Canada is faced with estimated
expenditures for. the fiscal year,
which started April /. of $369,000,-
900. Revenues on past rates of
taxation would amount to only
$319.000,000. The deficit of $780,
100000 Is expected to be made up
by the new and increased taxes.
The special excise tax on all Inn
ports of one per cent imposed a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

leg had been broken between the
shoulder and the knee. DIR w. j.
Darlington. physician here, and
DR.. Louis Greenberg, a veterinari-
an, decided the leg could be set.
Shooting Zoobu was out of the
question, at least $4,000 out.
With the assistance of 12 men
and block and tackle, the ele-
plant was held on her side while
the leg was placed in plaster cast.
DR. Greenberg declared his patient
was doing well and would be up
and around in a month. Dutch"
was a little skeptical, however. He
declared an elephant until it
reached the age of 8 years was
more delicate than a human baby,
Zoobu is only IL months. She was
captured on the Malay peninsula
when 10 days old. Zoobu is be-
ing kept in an incubator at a tenn
peratrure of so degrees. and is fed
boiled rice. oatmeal Cruel. vege-
tables. fruits and a patent food for
inValids. ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
FAMOUS FLYER
FRANK HAWKS Is
BADLY INJURED
Record Smasher of the Air
Crashed Into Wall at
Worcester in Trying to
Take Off on Muddy Field


North Grafton, Mass, April =
(UP)-Captain Frank M. Hawks,
famous speed flyer and holder of
many records. was severely injured
when he cracked up in an attempt
ed take-off from Worcester airport
here to-day.
Unable to get his heavily loaded
low-wing monoplane into the air
from a soggy field. he crashed into
a stone wall on the outskirts Of
the airport.
Unconscious and suffering from
severe head and face decorations,
the noted airman was extricated
with little difficulty by airport at
taches.
Hawks was attempting to take
off for New York, after delivering a
speech here last night, at the time
of the accident, which was wit
messed by about so persons. He was
alone in the plane.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

Washington, April 7-CUP)-
Advocates of full payment of the
soldier bonus are baSing their
fight on the argument that the ST.
00,000,000 of new money the
bonus would put into circulation
would restore commodity prices
and revive a degree of prosperity.
Senator Thomas, democrat, Ok
lahoma, who has a bill in the sem
ate similar to the Patman measure
in the house, has just returned
from a visit to New York where
he discussed bonus legislation with
leading bankers.
81 early discovered that eco
nomic legislation was not written
in Washington" Thomas said. 1T
is written in Wall street and If
the leaders there approve it, con-
groess puts it's rubber stamp on it.
So l went to New York.
Governor Harrison of the fed.
eral reserve bank agreed that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
NO SURE REPORT
YET RECEIVED IN
LINDBERGH CASE.
Yet Everybody Seems to
Believe That the Climax
Is Very Near-Baby Is
Alive and Well Says
One Story, But There Is
No Confirmation of II
BUT SOMETHING
is in THE WIND
BY BATES RANEY

Hopewell, N. j., April Z. -- (UP)
- The diligent work towards re-
covery of the kidnapped LindbergE
child continued today with belief
still prevalent on part of some that
the child was well and safe and
would be returned to its parents.
There was no announcement up
on which the safety belief could
be positively pinned. Governor A.
Harry Moore had expressed such
a belief and Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh had made secret flights
to the New England shore. Norfolk
negotiators also professed to have
assurances the baby was well.
Today's police bulletin cast no
light on progress of the case other
than that the search for Harry
Fleischer, former Detroit Purple
gangster. and Abe Wagner con-
tinued.
"Fleischer and Wagner are still
being sought and from time to time
information comes in which is im-s
mediately investigated" Colonel H.
Norman Schwartzkopf reported.
Peculiar circumstances surrounds
ing their disappearance as well as
the report as to where they had
been seen, seems to bring them uI1-
der suspicion. And it is important
to this investigation that they be
located and questioned"
Developments in the search for
the kidnapped baby indicated today
that police and private negotiatorss
for the infants return believe q
climax in the mystery is near.
Governor Harry A. Moore of
New Jersey repeated his statement
made several weeks ago that the
Lindbergh baby sis alive and well
and will be returned" This state
ment followed a conference with
H. Norman Schwartzkopf, superin-
tendent of the state police in
charge of the police search. Moore
declined to explain the reason for
his statement. s.
From Norfolk came an4sequally
optimistic statement from the
three men who are confident they
have established contact with per-
sons who have knowledge of the
baby's whereabouts. John Hughes
Curtis, one of the triumvirate. re-
turning from mysterious four
day journey, announced that the
baby was well"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
CHAPLAINS OF
UNITED STATES
ARMY PROTEST
DenOunce Pacifism and
the "Peace Preaching
Chaplain" No Place
for Them in Army of the
Church

New York, April 7.-UP)-
Chaplains of the United States
army, meeting in convention here,
have issued a strong denunciation
of pacifism and the peace
preaching chaplain"
There is no place for the peace
preaching chaplain in the army of
the church." declared the Rev Paul
Dwight Moody, associate chief
chaplain of the A. E. F.. son of
the evangelist, Dwight L. Moody,
and president of the Middlebury
college. Middlebury, VT.
William Hughes of Washington.
D. c.. president of the Chaplains'
association. urged "a positive stand
against a. weakened pacifism.
He advocated pressure on legisla-
tors in favor of measures for pro
lection in time of peace so that
there will not be such sacrifices in
the future as there were in the
last war"
Rabbi Morris G. Lazaron of Bal
timore, a chaplain in the officers
reserve corps, declared that while
it was popular to-day to be a pa
cifist, world conditions and human
nature pointed to the possibility of
further wars and that it would be
imprudent to disarm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
THIS CITY
FOR SMITH
BIvOUAC
Will Be One of the Head
quarters in the Boom
for Alfred E. Smith for
Presid Local
Democrats at Hartford
Session

Waterbury will Immediately be-
come one of the leading Smith-for-
President Headquarters in Con-
necticut as the result .of action
taken yesterday afternoon at a
meeting CT the "Old Guard" lead
ers in Hartford. Mayor Frank
Hayes and Senator Joseph II. Law
lor of this city were present and
they and Town Chairman John H.
Crary declared this morning that
every effort possible will be made
in this section of the state to
build up Smith sentiment in anti
cipation of the battle coming at
the state convention of the party
next month.
The fact that many well-known
party leaders in the. state would
form an influential organization in
behalf of Ex-Governor Smith for
president, which has been pre-
dicted from time to time, was ac-
tually proven yesterday afternoon
when a gathering a celebrities in
the party took place at the Hart
ford club. Others present besides
Mayor Hayes and Senator Lawlor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
One MAN KILLED
AND EIGHT MORE
WERE INJURED
Two Autos Met in Collision
on the LOWell-LaWrenCe
Road EARLY This Morn
ing

Methuen, Mass April 7-(UP)-
One man lost his life and eight
other persons suffered minor in
juries when two automobiles crash
ed ir collision on the Lowell-Law-
renee road near here early today.
Salvatore Presoni. As, of Lawrence
died of a punctured lung at Law
renee General hospital. The car in
which Preconi was riding, in slow
ing down for a curve, skidded on
the slippery road and was struck
by the other car.
The other injured were Paolo
Demarco, so. Alvani Demarco. 81.
and Constance. 6, daughter of the
dead man, all of Lawrence. James
T. Moran. John Martin. both of
Lowell, and two unidentified young
women whoawere riding with Nor
an and Martin in the second car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
BE NONCHALANT
SAID BANDIT TO
MAN HE ROBBED
Two Well Dressed Hold
up Men Entered Office
in Dorchester and Took
All the Cash

Boston. .A.prils.-4z.---@I5P
well-dressed bandits entered the
o flee of the Mt Bowdoin Fuel
company in Dorchester late yester-
day, held up the two owners and
stenographer, and escaped with
1926.
Benjamin Cohen of Dorchester
and Robert Levine of Roxbury
were in the office when the men
entered. ordered them to stand
against the wall and surrender the
cash on hand. Miss Miriam CO.
hee, stenographer continued with
her work.
Charles Lamb, another employee,
appeared while the holdup was in
progress and was lined up with
the others.
Levine picked up a newspaper
and started to read, saying,
well, we might as we'll make
the best of it,
That's it," replied one of the
bandits. "be nonchalant."
Cohen surrendered the cash box
and the men took other money
from desk drawer. They escaped
in suolen car, which later was
found abandoned on Charles street,
Dorchester.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
LIGHTS FLASHING
AT SEA CAUSED
SEARCH ON SHORE
Cottages Along the Beach
Near Falmouth, Mass,
Are Looked Over for
Missing Baby

Falmouth. Mass, April 7-(UP)
Police Chief William A. Mercer,
Jr, today ordered his men to
search vacant summer cottages
along the shoreline in the remote
hope of finding some clue in the
Iindbergh baby kidnapping case.
He said he had no definite lead
and was ordering the search mere
~ as precautionary measure.
Similar searches at other Cape Cod
points, including Hyannisport and
Waquoit, have proved fruitless.
Lights flashing at sea at the en-
trance to Falmouth harbor and at
the supposedly unoccupied tower
house, a summer hotel. early to-
day, aroused the curiosity of
townsfolk. A visit to the tower
mouse by police revealed that both
front and rear doors were open,
but no one was found inside. 1t
was generally believed the flashing
lights were rum smugglers' sig
nails, common in this area,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
PRINCE OF WALES
BECOMING VERY
GOOD GOLFER
He Is Aided Considerably
By the Lessons He Was
Taught in United States

London, April 7-(UP)- The
Prince of Wales golfing star was
on an acsendancy today for, in
spired by his good round of yes
terday, he went on to defeat En-
gineer-Captain ]. Ashton, 5 and g.,
in the third round of the Royal
Naval-Royal Marine Golf cham
pionship.
Play was held on Sunningdale,
the princes home course. He was
again handicapped at IL strokes,
a new low for him, and conceded
two strokes to Captain Ashton. The
prince wore a blue beret and blue
golfing jacket. He remembered
his lessons learned from Ameri-
can stars by practicing lengthily
before starting play. Returning to
the club house after the play the
prince said, well. I made it,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
WOMAN IS CHIEF
OF POLICE and
OTHER THINGS
She Beat Two Men Cam
didates for Office-She
Also Holds Three Other
Positions

Chester, VT, April 7-(U. Pr -
Mrs Alice Wiley, a stately middle
aged woman, was Chester's chief
of police to-day because village folk
decided she could maintain order
opposed her in yesterdays election.
She polled 10 votes against a
combined total of sc for Floyd
Pollard and Wiley Woodcock.
Mrs Wiley also is:
Town tax collector.
Town treasurer.
Clerk in the village bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Bonus Opposers
And Advocates
Keep Up Battle
American Legion Seems to Be Split Up the Back Over
the Propriety or Necessity for Demanding Bonus
at This Time -

country needed more money in cir
cu1ation but claimed that the fed
eral reserve board was putting il
into circulation by buying govern
ment bonds. 1 showed him that it
was not putting it in circulation
fast enough.
"Other bankers, all leading fig
ures recognized as the brains of
Wall street, think the bill will
cheaper money. Others think it
will interfere with their control
over the money market. Some be-
lieve it will cause too much infla-
ton
eff we can raise commodity
prices / am for the bill-and they
all admit it will raise them"
Representative Patman. demo-
crat, Texas, house leader of the
bonus advocates, is convinced that
all we have to do is show the
people that the payment of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
NEWFOUNDLAND
GOVERNMENT IS
ASKED TO QUIT
Citizens Committee Made
Request for Resigna=
tons in Order to Save
Further Rioting and
BlOOdShed
BY j. L. MEANEY
UNITED Press Correspondent

st Johns Newfoundland, April
7-CUP)-Immediate removal Of
the Newfoundland government was
requested today by citizens COM
mittee to prevent further disturb
ance in the capital, still dominated
by crowds congregated outside
government liquor stores, appar-
emily ready to renew rioting.
Police and citizen volunteers
kept the crowd in hand. Unless
the government resigned immedi-
ately, however, more mob violence
such as that which wrecked the
parliament buildings and threaten
ed the life of the premier and the
inspector general of police was
feared.
A citizens committee called on
Governor Sir John Middleton,
warned him of the threats of vio-
lence, and urged that he take i'm
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Gov ROOSEVELT
MAKING RUNAWAY
CAMPAIGN RACE
Successive String of VIC
tories Seem to Have De-
mOralized the All Smith
FOrces-Mass. Is Smith
Hope
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff COrresnondent

u ASoo oeah
Washington, April 7.-(UP)-
The two-to-one victory Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt gained in
the Wisconsin primary over forces
friendly to former Governor Alfred
E. Smith. points prophetic finger
still more emphatically toward the
Chicago democratic national con-
vention.
Roosevelt's addition of rs dele
gates in Wisconsin continued the
pace he set in mailing down Geor-
gia, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, North Dakota. Wash
ington, South Dakota and Alaska
for total of 164 assured dele
gates.
Against this, the keystone of his
opposition, Smith. has not yet a
single delegate. The successive
string of Roosevelt victories has
demoralized his opponents, now
stalking everything on a rally for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
WOULD GIVE DEATH MACHINE AWAY

Washington, April 7-(UP)-Lester P. Barlow,
inventor of the depth bomb to-day offered the United
States government mysterious machine which, he
claims will destroy cities armies 1000 miles away.
He made the offer in personal visit to President
Hoover. Il have nothing to SELL" said Barlow. II
willing to sign contract with the secretary of
waving any personal profit to me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
RELEASED HERE, ARRESTED IN ITALY

Milan, Italy, April -(UP)-Agostino Deis 81,
was arrested here to-day charge of forging Amer
Express cheques aegedly for large amounts. Police
said he released in New York in $4,000 bail on
similar charge and that he had been operating in Paris,
where alleged accomplish Agostno Badin-Abbati,
arrested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Late Bulletins
LINDBERGH ASKED THEM TO GO ON

Norfolk, Va, April 7-(UP)-Colone Charles A
Lndbegh has repeated his request that three Norfolk
men, who believe they have established contact with
kidnapers of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr continue
their negotiations, Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage said
to-day He said he and his two associates John Hughes
Curtis and the Rev H. Dobson Peacock, were holding
themselves in readiness to leave at any time to renew
contacts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Nineteen OF Them Will Go
to Chicago Convention,
Unpledged, But Evident
ly ALI for HoOver-GOss
Among Those Selected
One Dissenting Voice
in Convention, a Lone
Progressive
HE WAS VERY
QUICKLY SQUELC HED
BY GEORGE r. MORRIS, JR.
Omitted Press Staff Corfespondent)


Hartford. Conn, April 7-(U. P.)
Connecticut republicans chose 10
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago in June to-day in a con-
vention harmonious except for a
momentary outburst from the one
insurgent delegate.
The delegates were unpledged.
according to custom of Connecticut
republicans. but it is expected they
will favor denomination Of Pres
ident Hoover and follow the lead
of their keynote speaker. Senator
Hiram Bingham, in demanding a
wet plank in the national platform.
The delegation with be headed by
State Chairman and National Com
mitteeman J. Henry Roraback,
dictator of g. o. p. policies in Con-
necticut for more than decade.
Senator Hiram Bingham. whose
keynote address praising President
Hoover was applauded enthusiast
cally last night. presided. Introduce
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
ExToRTIoN LETTER

Chicago, April - (UP) - A
$1,000 extortion, letter threatening
the abduction of his 5-year old son
today brought police guard to
the home OF Alderman David A
Sutton. Attempts by detectives to
trap the letter writer proved fruit
less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
JUDGE WILKERSON DENIES IT

Washington, April q UP)- Judge James H. Will
kerson Of Chicago denied to-day in letter to Senator
Borah that he had made any agreement with United
States Attorney George E. O. johnson of Chicago or
with attorneys for AL Capone to Capones sentence
as claimed in testimony given senate committee last
week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
RORABACK AT HELM AGAIN

Hartford, Conn, April 7--(UP)-After adjourn
ment of the republican state convention the state
trail committee met and reelected j. Henry Roraback
chairman, Miss Katherine Byrne vice-charman and
Clarence Willard secretary to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
ENDED LIFE BESIDE DEAD HUSBAND

Lynn, Mass, April 7-(UP)-Finding her Is year
old husband, suicide in the bathroom of their home
here to-day Mrs Sarah j. Melzard, 81, embraced his
lifeess form and ended her life according to
thorities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. April 7-(UP) The
treasury net balance April 8 was
$500, 290, 767.23.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-07
CHURCHBASKETBALL
LEAGUE ORGANIZED
Loop Games Will Begin Next
Monday Evening; A. E. An
derson Is President

Organization Of q church basketball
league was effected Wednesday eve
ming at meeting Of team managers
with John w. Reel, director OF recre-
alton.
Alfred E. Anderson was elected
president Of the loop. Other officers
Of the league are e. w. Klaus. vice
president, and Reel, secretary treas
urer.
The four teams In the association
and their managers are: Trinity
Lutheran, George Schaumberg: Zion
Lutheran, E. w. Klaus; Methodists,
A. E. Anderson; and Presbyterians.
Jack Munger.
League play will be launched In
the gymnasium Of the World War
Memorial building next Monday eve
ming. with the Trinity Lutherans fac
ing the Zion Lutherans at 1880 o'clock
and the Methodists playing the Pres
byterians at o'clock. Loop games
will consist Of four seven-minute
quarters.
Players in the league must attend
some church services at least twice
q month, Reel said. Players desiring
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-07
Two Women Killed
In Airplane Crash

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 7.-Re
Gentry Shelton, st. Louis. Thursday
reported Mrs. Ruth Stewart, st.
Louis, and Mrs. Debbie Stanford, In
dianapolis, were killed instantly when
their plane crashed on Bowers noun
tain Monday.
Shelton, who accompanied the
women from Pittsburgh in q second
plane carrying Mrs. Stewards par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Woerner,
said Mrs. Stewart, pilot of the lost
ship, had been crushed by the engine
when the ship dived, nose downward,
into the rain soaked mountainside.
Mrs. Stanford was caught In the
wreckage.
Shelton made two flights Wednes-
day over the section In which he last
sighted the missing plane. but the
rain and clouds which enveloped the
mountain made it impossible to dis
Germ the upper half Of the peak on
which the plane had crashed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-07
Musical Golfer is
Late Sport Wrinkle

Chicago, Jan. 7.-(AP)-The
musical golfer may be on the
links sometime in the near fu-
.ture.
BY his musical notes the
golfer may know II he Is
swinging his clubs properly, pro-
viding the inventive genius Of
Willie Dunn wins support.
For Dunn, who won the first
United States open golf cham
pionship, has devised q
"whistling golf stick" which is
. regulation club in all respects
except that it is wired so that
it will sound off when properly
swung.
A small opening in the hollow
head of the various clubs in the
Dunn collection is so adjusted
that = faulty stroke results in
silence while . good one gives
off. . note like . police siren.