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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

A luncheon was given at the u.
S. Veterans hospital at Newington
yesterday the occasion being the
inauguration of the Red Cross Gray
Ladies' known as the hospital ser
vice and recreation corps. This
branch of service is designated to
meet an apparent need in govern
ment hospitals.
The functions of it's members is
to provide such recreation and TO
perform such service for patients
as il recommended by the field d.
rector and recreational aide and
through her approved by the COM
manding officer or medical officer
in charge.
Those present from the Water
bury chapter were Mrs Sherman L.
Perry, chairman of hospital service
and recreational aid; Mrs Gerald
Low, Mrs Gordon Hurlburt, Mrs
Chas. Shons of Taft School Wa
tertown and Mrs Chas. P. Durfee,
Mrs Edith p. Ladd executive sec
rotary of the local chapter, and
representatives from Hartford and
Meriden. In addition there were
present DIR Thomas F. Maher re-
gional medical officer, who in the
absence of Major Bannigan gave
the address of welcome. DR. Henry
Tobias, DR. Lewis Beardsley. DIR
Kline chief surgeon, Mrs Coral
Mattice senior recreation aid, Miss
Dorothy Morris social worker. Miss
Alice Blake, head nurse, and other
members of the staff.
The hospital training course con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
This City to
Be Headquarters
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were: FORMER National Commit
teeman Thomas J. Spellacy, Mayor
william j. Rankin and TOWN
Chairman Ernest C. Perry OF Hart
ford; former Mayor David r. Fltz-
Gerald, Mayor John w. Murphy'
Town Chairman David J. MCCOY,
and Referee in Bankruptcy DaVlo
M. Richman of New Haven: lot,
mer Collector James ]. Walsh ana
Mayor T. Maloney OF Meriden'
former Mayor Alfred N. Philnp'
Jr, of Stamford: William X. Fal-
mer of oxford; Mayor Joseph =:
Dutton of Bristol; Pau Connery OF
Norwalk, Michael Common OF En-
field, Thomas Heating ana M. Az
gustus Lynch of Danpury ana Neai
It was voted to organize on q
basis of congressional districts.
Committees for the five congress
sional districts of the state will be
named within the next few days,
on wednesday, the goth the
group which met yesterday will
convene again. this time at the
waterbury club in this city. In the
meantime q meeting OF women
democrats interested in the Smith
movement will be held.
Waterbury was the Original
Smith town in 1924 and the rae
that it is to be the scene or the
next meeting of the new smith
organization on "Wednesday. tns
2Oth, is considered tribute to tns
stand taken by the local party
leaders in behalf of the New forR
ex-governor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

Gray Ladies To
Aid Personnel
At Newington
Mrs Ladd Heads Delegation From This City Which
Attended Inauguration Of Service at Government
Hospital Yesterday-Great Aid Forecast

sists of six lectures. The first, CIV
en- April / was on organization
and function of veterans admins
tration. Subsequent lectures Will
be given at the hospital on April
10, 20, 81, May 4, IL. The hos
pital staff and Major Brannigan
and DR. Maher anticipate very
splendid results from the work Of
the Gray Ladies.
This particular group of workers
were organized under the auspices
of the Red Cross during the
World War at Washington and are
very active at Walter Reed and st
Elizabeths and in many other
veterans hospitals. The tour OF
the hospital under Miss Blake
proved very interesting to the
visitors who commented on the
marvellous equipment and imma-
culate conditions of the culinary
department and wards. The local
chapter is looking forward with
great pleasure to the services OF
the Gray Ladies.
Waterbury Chapter National
Red Cross under the craftsmanship
of Mrs Frank Bugden has COM
pleted the quota of garments for
1892. An assignment of sweaters
and CABS has been sent to U. S.
Veterans hospital at Newington
and Point Perry, Nd, and relief
garments were forwarded to the
southern states for distribution. In
addition to these articles the ladies
also made several layettes which
were distributed to local families
of World War veterans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Newfoundland
Government

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mediate action on one of three
proposals:
Request the immediate resig-
nation of Prime Minister Sir Rich
ard Squires' government; dismiss
the cabinet; or assume RESPONSE
bility for the fatal results" feared
If the mob gets to Sir Richard or
Inspector General Hutchings.
The governor said he had no
constitutional authority to act on
any of the suggestions. It was
understood, however, that the cab
inent would follow the lead OF
minister without portfolio Sir VIII
liam Coaker and offer to resign as
soon as possible.
Prime Minister Sir Richard
Squires, however, returned to the
capital from a hiding place where
he was taken to escape the rioters,
and let it be known through his
colleagues that he would stand
pat" He appeared little the worse
for the rough treatment ne re-
ceived yesterday, when Cathoiie
priests were credited with saving
him from serious injury.
Former Minister OF Finance
Cashin persuaded a crowd In from
of the government liquor store N
Duckworth street to disperse. Tnen
a heavy rain late last night clear
ed streets much MORE quickly tnan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
BY DAN CAMPBELL
1882, by United Prctss)

Courtroom, Honolulu, T. H.,
April 7.-UP) - Defense and
prosecution fought today over an
"honor" murder jury that must de-
eide between vengeance for slain
native youth and vindication OF
four white Americans before the
bar of Hawaiian justice.
Clarence Darrow lent every re-
source of the defense to win jury
of whites.
Public Prosecutor John Kelley
strove Just as hard to seat venire-
men of mixed blood.
AS the fourth day of jury choos-
ing began it appeared panel on
which not more than half the
members are white will try Mrs
Granville Fortescue, mild-manner-
ed New York society matron: her
law, nervous Lieutenant
Thomas H. Massie and two
jovial sailors, E. J. Lord and A. y.
Jones.
They are charged with shooting
to death Joe Kahahawai, Jr, bushy
haired young Hawaiian giant, after
he and flour other islanders had
been tried on charges of OF at
lacking Mrs Thalia Fortescue Mas
sic, daughter of Mrs Fortescue
and wife of the navy officer. The
attack jury disagreed.
Sensing that mere peremptory
challenges of mixed-blood tales
men would get him nowhere. Oar
row suddenly changed his tactics
to those of a schoolmaster.
He fired difficult questions at the
Chinese. japanese and part Hawai-
ian prospects" in an attempt to
determine their mental fitness to
serve. After one difficult session
harsh voiced Circuit Judge Charles
s. Davis confessed to doubts that
X. Kealoha. Hawaiian stevedore
had education and intelligence
enough"
At Darrow's barking insistence
Kealoha had defined reasonable,
as lone you can depend upon anc
"guilty" as ut means it's wrong
1--WE know down here that boy
like this has ideas but can't ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
No Sure Report In
The Lindbergh Case
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ed, the news will be released
through Trenton"
Colonel Schwartzkopf in the reg
ular bulletin last night said:
Major Schoeffel did not call
these headquarters today in refer
ence to his activity abroad.
(Schoeffel is in England on the
case.)
1.-THE matter discussed with Gov
ernor Moore at the Capitol today
was merely verbal report Of the
investigation up to date.
Three naval airplanes fiew over
the Lindbergh home today. but
none of them dropped package as
reported. They merely dipped in
salute and continued on their way.
There is no basis for the story
that the Lindbergh baby may be
returned tonight to either the
Lindbergh home or the Morrow
home.
1--WE have received no informa-
ton from the Massachusetts, au-
thorities concerning man, woman
and baby supposed to have left a
small yacht at Mashpee. Mass.
1.-The Investigators have no rea-
son to believe at this time that
the kidnaper was demented per-
son. Gin reply to a Query)
Col Schwartzkopf's statement on
the Massachusetts, episode was
prompted by sudden activity at
Falmouth, Mass, where. Customs
Inspector William j. Fitzgerald, of
New Bedford, said he was work
ing on direct tip" in the Lind
bergh kidnapping case.
Fitzgerald arrived at Falmouth
late yesterday and left immediate
ly with a policeman on a trip
through Mashpee and about Fall
mouth harbor. Police Chief Will
liam H. Mercer of Falmouth re-
ported Fitzgerald as making very
satisfactory progress"
The coast guard destroyer Mac
Dougall, one boat of the fleet be-
lieved involved in the search for
the baby in Martha's Vineyard,
was stopping vessels near Guilty
hunk last night. The object of
this action was not explained.
London, April 7.-(UP)-Major
Charles Schoeffel of the New Jer-
sey state police is expected to re-
turn to the United States Friday,
the Daily Herald said today.
Schoeffel could not be found for
a statement on his future activities,
in connection with the Lindbergh
kidnapping.
Glasgow police were understood
| to be checking the movements of
several residents of that city at the
| request of Major Schoeffel. Mrs
| Taylor, mother of the Lindbergh
nurse, Betty Cow, said she thought
| Major Schoeffel would visit her in
| Glasgow today or Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

ION my trip" Curtis said, II
made contact. and was informed
by my contact that Charles was
well. I saw Colonel Lindbergh
personally, but am not at liberty
to say where. I regret my inabil-
ity to say more at this time"
Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage,
another Norfolk negotiator, after
a conference with Curtis, met re-
porters and answered these ques-
tons:
Q-Are you convinced that the
persons win whom you are deal
ing are in possession of the Lind
bergh baby? Ave still believe
in our clue.
Q-Have negotiations so far as
the Norfolk intermediates are
concerned broken down? A-No.
eff the baby had been re-
turned to his parents, would you
tell us now? Ayes, unless Col
Lindbergh had requested us not to
do so, and he has not made such
a request.
In connection with Curtis trip
and his statement regarding meet
ing the flyer, it was recalled that
of the four men who landed at
Cuttyhunk, Mass, Sunday, three
were believed to have been Col
Lindbergh, Col Henry Breckin-
ridge, his legal advisor and John
Fogarty, a private Investigator.
Observers considered it very prob
able that the fourth occupant of
the plane was Curtis.
In light of these disclosures
optimism at Hopewell continued
today. even though state police
uuieted rumors that the baby al
ready had been returned from this
statement:
LAS frequently stated in pre-
vious bulletins the news concerning
return of the baby will be i'm
mediately released through Tren-
ton. The baby has not been re-
turned. and we will again state
that as soon as the baby is return
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Frank Holland
Was Retired
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jackson. DIR Richard Hinchey and
Edward E. Fitzpatrick that the
marshal was in i'll health. He will
receive full pension privileges.
$500 year, which Is one-haif
the salary of the office.
The fire board yesterday received
three checks, which were turned
over to the firemen's pension fund.
Thy totaled 500, $50 being con-
tributed by the town of Middlebury
for the efforts of members of the
department to extinguish fire at
the home of Mrs Emma Steele on
March gath. A check for $25 was
also received from the Junior
League as part of proceeds from
recent social affair. Another
check for $25 was donated by Will
liam Schneider executor of the
estate of Henry Schmitz in appre-
citation of the efforts of firemen
at a recent fire.
At a meeting of the board or
police commissioners a vote was
passed, effective April 18th, pro-
viding that the appointment OF OF
ficers for special duty at dances or
other public events shall be MADE
by the superintendent and that
preference will be given to super
numeraries, particularly those who
are out of work.
This matter has been, a source
of agitation for years in police cir
cles, it being alleged that after
new member of the department. IN
vested money in a uniform he was
unable to obtain any police work
due tor the fact that the regulars
had a monopoly on the special
assignments. Several times vari-
Gus votes have been passed on the
issue, but no attention has been
paid to the actual need OF young
officers. Commissioner Michael
Noonan at yesterdays meeting re-
yived the issue again and had
vote passed authorizing the super
intendent to favor supernumer-
aries.
A months leave of absence was
granted to Lieutenant James Null
Vile. A check for $25 was re-
ceived from the Junior League and
turned over to the police pension
fund.
An invitation was received from
the police bowling team to attend
a bowling match between the Wa
terbury and Torrsngton police a.
the Elks' bowling alleys mex
Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

BY HARRY FERGUSON
Copyright, 1882 by the United
Press)
Pineville, KY, April 7-CUP)-
There are 10000 miners in Bell
and Harlan counties who are liv-
ing as close to starvation as man
can get and still retain the spark
of life.
Some are working, but most are
unemployed and are being kept
alive by the campaign citizens are
waging in an attempt to prove that
Kentucky can take care of her
own" Walk into any mining camp
near Pineville Or Middlesboro and
you will find innumerable cases
where time has stood still and men
and women are living again the
days of their grandparents.
The Cumberland mountain sec
ton of Kentucky is a land of
strange contrasts. Squalid, clap
board shacks cluster in ugly for
nation against the grandeur of a
mountain; Pineville and Middles-
boro are busy modern little cities
but there are surrounding areas
which are almost as wild and
primitive as they were when Dam
lei Boone went through Cumber-
land Gap to Kentucky in 1873;
around the Pineville courthouse
the air is thick with conversation
about tariffs, the class struggle and
politics, but three-quarters of a
mile up the hollow is an isolated
camp where a 13-year-old boy
doesn't know the name of the pres
ident of the United States.
Walk into. the two-room home
of Mrs Matte Stephens in Stony
Fork hollow. AS she talks, Mrs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Jury For Americans
In Honolulu Murder
Proves Puzzling
Attorney barrow Is Still Battling to Get White People
While Prosecution Is Fighting Just as Bitterly
the Other Way

press them like learned person"
protested Kelley.
do we have to be mind read
ers?" barrow cried impa tiently.
When court convened today the
jury box held Kan Tai Lee and
Cheong Jay. Chinese; Willie Boyer
German, Honolulu's potato chip
king; Edward Goeas and Francis
Rosehill, part Hawaiian; Charles
Akana, Japanese; Bernard Stevens.
Hawaiian, and Olaf Sorenson,
STAFFORD Warehouse, Douglas
Cooke, Charles H. Strohlin and B.
H. Eveleth. whites.
barrow maintained the balance
of at least six whites on the pros
pective panel by seating Boyer
against the latter's will. Boyer
protested his English was not
good and admitted he had looked
up the meaning of presumption"
but had forgotten it. Prepared to
be excused. he obviously was dis
appointed when Darrow and Kelley
| passed him.
The prosecution excused Harold
Knott, bookkeeper for Link Nc
| Candless, millionaire here. OAR
| row answered by excusing Hoon
Chun Ing, amateur baseball play
er, who denied he was prejudiced
because Kahahawai had been an
| athlete.
Both sides, however. scrupulous-
ly avoided mention of any racial
! differences.
Mrs Fortescue, once during re-
cess. conferred. with Darrow, her
aged attorney.
Lieutenant Massie spoke to no
one. He sat gazing at the floor.
| Jones and Lord were the most
carefree in the courtroom. Once
they wandered into the pressroom.
Jones was asked why he had a
| long question mark tatooed on his
thumb and forefinger.
mo offense," he grinned, but
it's just to make fools ask ques-
| tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Famous Flyer
Hawks Injured
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Enroute to the city hospital, at
Worcester, few miles away,
Hawks regained consciousness and
his name was not placed on the
danger list when he arrived. Doc
tors said the seriousness of his
condition could not be definitely
established until x-ray pictures had
been taken.
Hawks few here from Detroit
yesterday in hours and SIS min
rtes, and his big plane nosed over
N landing. The speedster's clever
handling of his craft averted an
accident at that time, however. An
escort plane, piloted by John w.
Lasell, Whitinsville aviator, was
lot so fortunate, and stood on its
nose on the muddy field.
Speaking last night at Boy Scout
gathering in Worcester. Hawks
stressed the need of faster and
fool-proof planes.
Though Hawks condition was
not believed critical, he was suffer-
j ing considerable pain. and Worces-
ter city hospital authorities re-
fused to permit anyone to inter-
view him. In addition to the head
injuries, he hurt his hands, prob
ably in shielding himself in the
crack-up.
1t was recalled that when
Hawks plane was mired on land
ing here yesterday, he voiced con-
Germ over the condition of the
runway, expressing the hope that
conditions might improve overnight
SO he would have no difficulty TAX
ing off this morning.
Hawks arose fairly early to-day
and after breakfast motored to the
airport here with his friend, Whit
in Whittall, wealthy Worcester
. carpet manufacturer.
There had been showers before
dawn and, If anything, the runway
was In worse condition than yes
terday. After surveying it, Hawks
decided not to use It on the take
off, but to use the open field,
rcugher but somewhat drier, in
stead.
Witnesses of the crack-up. which
ended a run of about 600 feet,
raced down the field to find Hawks,
unconscious, pinned in the batter
ed cockpit.
Both wings were wrecked. The
running gear was ripped off. And
the plane was badly damaged in
other parts
Airport attaches managed to ex-
tricate the trapped and injured
airman.
At worcester City hospital,
where Hawks was taken by auto
mobile. x-rays disclosed that the
flyers most serious injury was a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Gov Roosevelt
Runaway Race
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Smith in the Massachusett pri-
mary. April 26.
Meantime Roosevelt is almost
certain to clinch Nebraska, Ken
lucky and Michigan for a total of
80 more delegates, plus a liberal
portion Of the Illinois delegation of
IS.
The Roosevelt group domin-
ated by John ]. Raskob and Jouett
Shouse of the democratic national
committee suffered a defeat at the
hands of the Roosevelt group in
the decision to name Senator AL
ben w. Barley of Kentucky as
keynoter and temporary chairman
of the convention.
Barkley is a Roosevelt partisan.
Shouse had expected to be named.
A serious party split was averted
only by the exceptional procedure
of proposing Shouse for the per-
manent craftsmanship.
The striking thing about the
Roosevelt candidacy is it's strength
in the west. For all of his barn
stcrming over the farm belt, Gov
ernor william H. alfalfa BID
Murray of Oklahoma has obtained
only one delegate outside of his
own state-and that was his own
brother who was elected to the
North Dakota delegation.
Roosevelt's appeal toward the
west thus far has been made by
his friends rather than by him
self. Senator Burton X. Wheeler.
dem, Mont, who ran on the La
Toilette presidential ticket in
1924. Senator Clarence Dill, dem.
Wash, and others of progressive
and liberal views are the Roose-
welt evangelists. Mayor Curley
of Boston is representing Roose-
welt as the target of the big
bankers and the power trust"
The Roosevelt movement is re-
garded in the west as the left
wing. In North Dakota and Wis
consin thousands of republicans
are believed to have jumped over
to, the democratic primary to vote
for, Roosevelt. They probably
will do the same thing in Ne
braska where Senator George w.
Norris, independent republican, h9y
smiled favorably upon Roosevelt
and has all but said he would
vote for him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
GRIEVE, BISSET & HOLLAND, Inc. , D'41
Republicans of
State Convened
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ed by State Chairman and National
Committeeman j. Henry Roraback
as a senator "who knows what Is
best for his constituents without
referendum every morning for
breakfast" Senator Bingham fore
cast the denomination and re-elec-
ton of President Hoover and de-
voted a large portion Of his address
to the asserted advantages of le-
CALLED four percent beer.
The fact the convention included
but one insurgent, George w. Hull
of Burlington, assured approval OF
the prepared slate of delegates. The
progressive republican state COM
mittee, of which Hull is member,
scattered flyers throughout the con-
vention hall last night urging the
republican organization to "recoS-
niZe the progressive republican and
his standpoint before ii is too late
Give him fair treatment in the Or
ganization, fair chance in an hon
est, open primary, not trying to
smother him with the cheap, out
worn tricks with which, as practi-
cal men in politics, we are all fam
iliar," it said.
The convention was scarcely
launched before Hull arose to dis
sent. The election, of delegates at
large had been started as the first
order of business and when John
Buckley nominated Senator Bling
ham, Hull attempted to be heard in
opposition.
bingham, uncertain whether to
allow Hull to speak, hesitated and
the Burlington insurgent took ST.
lence for consent and began talk
ing over a chorus of shouts OF "Mr
Chairman"
"These Names" said Hull. -"are
contrary to the policies we believe
should be carried out at the con-
vention in Chicago"
He assured Bingham there was
nothing PERSONAL in his opposi-
ton to him.
Finally the chairman brought the
convention to order and called fof
a vote as to whether Hull was out
of order. There was only one nay
-Hull's own vote.
Bingham called a short recess.
The remainder of the convention
was without untoward incident. The
nominating and balloting was run
off with machine-like precision.
Several changes were made in the
state central committee. These in
cluded: First District, Lester
Scheide for former Mayor Walter
r. Patterson of Hartford; second
district, Harry Schwolsky for Ear
w. Goodell, Hartford; third district
Thomas Smith for Peter Martin
Hartford; 18th district, Theobolo
Conway for Congressman EDWARD
w. Goss; 21st district, Albert }
Merritt for George S. Hill. Bridge.
port; 23d district, Mrs Arthur F
Grace for Mrs Eloise Peabody
bridgeport; 25th district. Charles
%. Wheeler for Mrs Helen E. Lewis
Stratford; 26th district, Mrs Bessie
Fisher, Wilton for Mrs Annie Z
Candee, Norwalk; 31st district, u
Albert Honold, Barkhampsted, FOL
Marvin H. Tanner. Winsted.
All other state central commit
teemen were retained.
The council of twelve. describing
itself as representing the United
Dry Forces of Connecticut pre-
scented a petition urging the dele
gates to favor a plank in the ma
| tional platform pledging the party
and its nominees to equivocal sup
port of the dry laws.
Former Governor John HI. Trum'
| bull read into the minutes a reso'
| luton memorializing the recen'
death of former Governor Marcus
| Holcombe.