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Evening star., 1933-12-13
REGISTERED MAIL
STOLEN IN DETROIT
$4,000 in Stamps Taken
From Post Office-TotaI
Loss Is Undetermined.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, December 13.-Drilling q
hole through Is inches of brick and
mortar. thieves last night stole regis
tered mail of undetermined value and
$4,000 in postage stamps from the
Alfred street branch post office.
Police who investigated the robbery
said they could find no evidence of
forcible entrance to the building and
assumed that one of the robbers con-
cealed himself in the building when it
was closed for the night. The theft
was discovered by clerk who opened
the Office this morning.
The loot, post Office authorities said,
included SO pieces of registered mail.
John B. Stackpoole, superintendent
of mails, said the value of the regis
tered mail could run as high as $4,000,
as a maximum of $1,000 might be in
each envelope. He did not believe the
loss would reach half that amount,
however.
The police theory was that several
men were admitted to the building some
time during the night. A hole large
enough to admit a small man was
broken through the rear of the Office
valut. Through this. officials said, one
of the thieves entered and passed out
the loot.
The Alfred street station is located
just east of Woodward avenue, the
city's main thoroughfare, and less than
mile north of the downtown shopping
district. Through it is cleared the mail
from hundreds of smaller business
houses and also number. of motor car
salesrooms and professional men.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
DEBATE HULL PLAN.
Montevideo Delegates Consider Re-
moval of Barriers.

MONTFVIDEO. December 13 (P).-
A United States proposal to reduce
tariff and trade barriers between Amer
acan nations was up for debate today at
the Pan-American Conference.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull pre-
scented the proposal yesterday in res
olution calling for adoption Of policy
of bilateral reciprocity and commercial
treaties.
Dr. Alfonso Lopez of Colombia moved
successfully for immediate considera-
tion Of the proposal.
Lopez told the delegates the United
States was showing an intention and a
trend to align herself with the desires
;and needs of Latin America, citing the
tariff proposal and the American ins
vestigation of international bankers as
proof of this trend.
Lauds Secretary Hull.
The Colombian laudied Secretary
!Hull's "trancendental" refusal to de-
Hend international bankers in the pres
~ent conference and the non-interven-
tion of the United States during the
revolution in Cuba.
Lopez said the North American sug-
gestion proposes to go toward modifi-
cation of policies hitherto followed"
This implies" said the Colombian,
who is a presidential candidate OF his
country. "a reaction against what hap
pened at the World Economic Confer
ence."
warning that by postponing topics
on which we lack unaninity we are
following the London conference to
failure" Lopez said if this happened
''we might as we'll adjourn now, resolv-
1ng to treat at the next Pan-American
conference subjects submitted to this
one"
Spruille Braden, delegate from the
United States, told the delegates some
believe the United States proposition
Continued on Page 8, Column D.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
FRANCE SOUNDS OUT
BRITAIN ON GERMANY
Conference Between Macdonald
and Premier Chautemps Ex-
pected on Arms.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 13.-The possibil-
ity of a talk In the near future be-
tween Premier Camille Chautenps OF
France and Prime Minister Ramsay
Macdonald of Great Britain to de-
termine the British stand in relation
to Germany was considered today in
diplomatic circles.
1t was believed possible that such a
conversation may follow the present In
terviews between Lord Tyrrell. the Brit
ish Ambassador, and Joseph Paul-Bon-
cour. French foreign minister.
France is anxious to get q clear
British statement on its position before
determining, with Poland and the
little entente, the exact tone it will
use in its reply to the repeated de-
mands of Chancellor Hitler of Germany
for equal ornaments.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
GENEROSITY TO ssALL HIS WIVES''
LANDS CHICAGO MAN IN JAIL

right one and decided pretty quick that
I didn't want to take Madeline or Lo-
retta or Mabel with me to claim the old
ancestral a ,I:, estates. But LYDIA ah' there's
But the three cases of alleged bigamy
were not directly responsible for Mr.
Peterson's presence in cell. The police
said it was his custom to give big we'd
ding party for every bride, and then to
fail to pay for the supplies.
Mrs. Mabel Pagnio Peterson, one of
the brides. said 104 guests attended a
party to celebrate their proposed de-
parture for Sweden, and that so far as
she knew nobody had paid the bill.
What man he was" she added. HE
gave me a $500 wedding present. OF
course, 1t was just promisory note, but
he was thoughtful"
Mr.. Peterson was asked about this.
II give every wife ever marry $780,
he replied.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
THROUGH TREATIES
Sees Little Hope of Obtain
ing Worldwide Action Due
to Conditions.
GIVES VIEWS AS HULL
URGES TRADE TREATIES
Tries to Adhere to "Yankee Trad
ing" in Present Rush of
Liquor Imports.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
President Roosevelt is sticking to his
objective for a worldwide reduction
in tariff walls, but in view of interna-
tional conditions, he believes the best
& method in that direction now lies in
the negotiation of bilateral treaties
4! with individual countries.
( An example of the bilateral treaty
! bringing about reciprocal tariff and
trade relations between the United
{ States and another country will be
; given in the forthcoming treaty with
Colombia, which is about to be signed.
+, This treaty and others of its kind
! now in the making will contain the
/ clause that if any other nation wishes
{ to enter into the same relations with
] these countries it is perfectly permis-
. sible
1t was made quite plain at the White
House that the President, in connection
with the sudden rush of liquor imports
is trying to adhere to the old policy of
Yankee trading" and that an ex-
change of American goods abroad in
return for the liquor imports will be
sought.
A special committee under the direc-
ton of George N. Peek, former agricul-
tural adjustment administrator, has
been set up by Mr.. Roosevelt to study
the possibilities of foreign markets for
American goods and report of this is
expected in the next two weeks.
Mr.. Roosevelt feels there would be
little hope of obtaining any worldwide
tariff reduction in the next few months
because of international conditions
The Presidents views were expressed
q few hours after Secretary Of Ilate
Hull had proposed reciprocal tariff
treaties at the Montevideo conference
of Pan-American nations.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
FORMER AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION HEAD DIES
Judge Peter w. Meldrim Was Con-
federate Veteran and Once
Savannah Mayor.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SAVANNAH, Ga, December 13-
Judge Peter W. Meldrim, 85, for many
years judge of the Superior Court of
Chatham County and former president
of the American Bar Association, died
today. He celebrated his 85th birthday
anniversary December doing a full
days work in presiding over sessions of
the Chatham County (Savannah) Su-
perior Court.
His public career began with his serv-
ice in the Confederate Army. He con-
tinued with the Georgia National Guard
and attained the rank of brigadier gen.
eral He had served in the House and
Senate of the Georgia Legislature and
as alderman and mayor of Savannah.
He was chairman of the Georgia dele
cation to the National Democratic Con-
vention at Denver in 1908, where Will
liam Jennings Bryan received one of his
three nominations for President.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
BANK ROBBERS TRUSS
THREE AND TAKE $4,000
Seize Two Employees and Paymas-
ter in Bay State, Bind Them
With Wire.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TURNER'S FALLS, Mass, December
13.-Two bank robbers bound three
men with wfre in the Crocker National
Bank and escaped with cash estimated
at Sl5,0 to $4,000 after forcing one
employe to open vault early today.
Andrew Sauter, janitor of the bank.
was cleaning up at am. when two
men came to the door with q package
Sauter was about to sign for the pack
age when the men stuck a gun against
him, forced him into the back Of the
bank and bound him with wire.
Earl Squires, teller, and Thomas
Frawley, paymaster for the Keith Paper
Mill, also arrived and were made cap
tive. Squires was forced to open the
vault under threat Of death. Other
bank officials discovered the three men
lying on the floor bound when they
arrived.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 13.-Bror H.
Peterson's generosity is not to be sneezed
at, the police say.
AS they heard the story, he gives $500
to every woman he marries.
Somehow Mr.. Peterson, who weighs
22O pounds, managed between November
1 and November Is to marry four
women, without the formality of getting
any divorces, the police said, telling
each the same story.
cit was true story, too," said Mr..
Peterson as he sat in Detective Bu-
reau cell last night "My mother died
in Sweden last year and left Q large
estate 1t all goes to me, but In the
will 1t said had to bring back wife.
I married these girls looking for the
Evening star., 1933-12-13
Army of Squirrels
Quits Ne,o England
In Westward Trek
OrerpOpuIatiOn and Food
Shortage Seen Behind
Mass Migration.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 13.-The
Winter of 1933-34 may go down in the
books as the date Of the great big trek
of the little gray squirrels.
The rodents are up to something.
In Massachusetts,, Connecticut and
Eastern New York they are taking it
on the lam
Not all squirrels; just the gray squir-
rels.
A woman motorist reported seeing
hundreds Of them scampering across
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-12-13
FRANCE SENDS NOTICE
OF DEFAULT TO ENVOY
Note to De Laboulaye Cites Depu-
ties Vote on War
Debts.

8y the Associated Press.
PARIS. December 13-France's for
NAL admission of her third default on
her war debt payment to the United
States was sent to Andre Lefevre de La
boulaye, French Ambassador to Wash
ington, today.
The foreign office note to its envoy
said that the Chamber of Deputies vote
of December IA, 1882, which overthrew
the government of former Premier Ed
Guard Herriot, still binds the govern
ment" and payment cannot be made
on December Is.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
NOBLE FLYER MISSING

PARIS, December >f3 GP).-vicomte
Charles de ManneVille, who myster-
iously disappeared last night on flight
from London to Paris, was feared lost
today after a search of the English
Channel failed TO reveal any trace of
him or his plane.
The amateur fiier's father. the Comte
de Manneville, formerly was French
minister to Rumania.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
GERMAN SPIES ACCUSED
OF ROBBERY IN FRANCE
Believed Behind Raid on Quarters
of Refugees - Name List
Thought Object of Search.

By the Associated Press.
STRASBOURG, France, December
13.-Police today reported what they
characterized as burglary by Ger
man spies in the local headquarters for
German refugees.
Police said the door to the head
quarters had been jinlmied overnight
and the desks ransacked, apparently,
according to the police, in a search
for a list of refugees and for CORE
spondence.
The police were notified by neigh
bors of the alleged burglary. but when
the authorities arrived the tntruders
had fed. An overcoat, in the pocket
of which was a German tear-gas pistol,
was found in the headquarters.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
FOG FORCES PLANE DOWN

NEWPORT, Tenn, December 13 N9.
Forced down because of fog over the
Great Smoky Mountains, cabin plane
which had started from Asheville, N. c.,
to Chicago, rested In plowed field
near here today awaiting chance to
take off. Ray Cotton and Adolph Liska
Of Chicago are pilots The plane landed
late yesterday after the pilot had lost
his wy.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
PECKINPAUGH NAMED
TO PILOT KANSAS CITY
Senator'S Former Shortstop Will
Manage American Asso-
citation Club.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 13.-Roger
Peckinpaugh, former manager of the
Cleveland Indians, was signed today to
pilot the Kansas City Blues of the
American Association.
The Boston Red Sox also announced
working agreement with the Kansas
City club.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
BRITAIN MAY CUT DUTIES.
Expects to Reciprocate for Increased
Liquor Quota.

LONDON, December 13 P).-The
British government is doing its best to
meet the United States request for
tariff concessions in return for an in
crease in the British liquor quota, it
was stated authoritatively today.
Lowered duties on other commodities
besides pork and butter, which have
been mentioned as figuring in the pro-
posed deal, are being considered. 1t
was pointed out negotiations are diff
cult because the British dominions are
most jealous of their present advantages
over the United States in England S
market.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
Czech Leader Expires.

PRAHA, Czechoslovakia, December 13
@.-Former Premier Anton Svehla,
one of the founders of the republic and
founder of the Czech Agrarian party,
died yesterday of influenza.
Evening star., 1933-12-13
TOBANI, COMPOSER, DIES

10000 Copies Annually.
NEW YORK, December 13 P.-
Theodore Moses Tobani, 78, who COM
posed the famous melody, Hearts and
Flowers" died of an apoplectic stroke
at his home here yesterday. Eight
children survive.
= Tobani wrote Hearts and Flowers
in 1898: it was sold at the rate of
10000 copies annually.
Evening star., 1933-12-13

BY the AsSoclated Press,
TOXIC, December ia Rengo
(Japanese) news agency dispatch today
said it had been learned that Foreign
Minister Koki Hirota had decided to
name Hiroshi Saito, now japanese
Minister to the Netherlands, as Am
bassador to Washington.
The foreign office. however, still in
sisted that the successor to Katsu il
Debuchi, who recently resigned, has
not been decided upon.
The government has steadfastly in
sisted that no appointment will be
made until after Debuchi's return to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1933-12-13

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Evening star., 1933-12-13
WEATHER.

NOs .. WtdG1ltl CUItShsty
Cloudy, possibly light snow tonight and
tomorrow morning; not quite SO cold to-
night; minimum temperature about 28
degrees observation-disclosures, 20, at
noon today; lowest. 19, at am. today.
Full report on page 4.
Evening star., 1933-12-13

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Evening star., 1933-12-13

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-09

Sometimes the schools have summer terms
of various sorts - academic, dramatic.
teaching arts and crafts or just directing the
play of groups. This year it is rare school
with money enough to get through its reg
ular year with its bills paid, not to mention
conducting any extra activities.
Many mothers are dreading the long three
months of anarchy. Where one mother on
a street tries to direct the activities of her
own children, seeing that they have music
practice. that they put their rooms in order.
that they learn a little cooking or sewing,
and still have plenty of time for outdoor
play, her efforts are often made difficult by
other children with no direction who are
constantly out on the streets and calling her
children, making them unhappy during their
short periods of useful doing.
One mother is taking the initiative in her
busy neighborhood. She is urging the other
mothers on her street to keep their children
at home at various occupations until ten.
Then they are all to be loose until noon. AT
one o'clock this mother is going to hold a
poetry and story hour. The children will
memorize lovely or stirring or amusing bits
of verse for the first half hour, and she will
read aloud for the rest Of the time. The
hour will open and close sharply on time.
She has interested some high school and
college girls who like dramatcs in directing
groups of the children in little plays. A
mother who does sewing easily will help
one group make cheap but clever costumes.
The music teacher will gladly assist her
pupils with music for the performances.
This looks like busy and happy summer
for that neighborhood.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-09
Changing Seasons

In 1890 years. it is estimated. the sea-
sons will be reversed. the northern summer
occurring when the sun is in the constella-
ton that it now traverses in the winter. 1t
is all because of the procession Of the equi-
noxes. The sun. in its semiannual crossing
of the equator. is always so seconds a
degree west of its preceding crossing point.
Astronomers and physicists understand
the why and how of this and explain that
it requires almost $4,000 years for the sun
to complete one circuit of procession of the
equinoxes. The rest of us must take it on
faith. if we don't want to study it for our
selves.
Whether we understand it or not, it is
good for us now and then to get glimpse
of these long range changes in things we
consider forever fixed as they are today. 1t
conveys the impression that there is really
quite lot of time ahead of us and if we
can't get all human problems solved this
year or next, there are other years coming.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-09

they would defeat the ratification of the
prohibition amendment repeal They have
failed in this first objective. We wonder If
that means that when other objective states
take time to vote on the question similar
statements will be made by prominent dry
leaders. There is no doubt but what the fate
of the proposed amendment will be decided
by autumn even though three-fourths of the
states may not have voted by that time.
We do know that a sufficient number
of states that are regarded as half dry-half
wet in sentiment will vote this summer and
early fall If they follow the example of
Indiana. and there is no reason to believe
they won't, why the issue. so far as the vets
are concerned is safe. There are only small
number of states in which the drys just
have an even chance to control the repeal
conventions Indiana being one of them
and having turned to the vets for guidance
it is hard to believe that other middle west
or southern states will do differently.
And once a few states that are in the
same category as Indiana show that they
are for repeal the procession will grow long
er until the desired thirty-six are in line.
That isn't so far distant, we're beginning to
think When Jouette Shouse, chairman of
the Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment said repeal would be achieved
by the end of this year we thought his re-
mark bit hasty. Now we're beginning to
believe that 1884 will usher in prohibition
repeal and a new era in liquor control for
the United States with millions of dollars in
additional revenue available If any state
can hurry up this day of reckoning let it do
so.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-09

The good old Merritt Highway will have
to struggle along for another two years
without state aid. The Legislature adjourned
without doing anything about the proposed
express route. 1t has been hanging fire now
so long that the state ought to have DOM
pleted its task of buying up the necessary
rights of way along the route. That is
side issue. though compared to the enorm-
GUS task of finding the millions of dollars
necessary to build the road itself. Fairfield
county doesn't seem to be able to muster
sufficient strength in the Legislature to put
this road across in the style that might be
expected from the bailiiwck of Harry Mac
kenzie. Perhaps republicans feel that they
are doing enough for this Roraback lieu
tenant by constantly keeping him supplied
with jobs But the new road should not
suffer from politictl dealings
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-09

A writer in the Chicago Daily News
boldly looks this past century in the face
and asks how much of its so-called progress
is real. He grants readily That population
and material possessions have been increasing
through the years. that there are bigger
buildings more paved roads, quicker trans
portation. innumerable labor-saving devices.
and so on. He does not grant that they
have invariably meant happier or wiser peo-
pie or a richer life. Perhaps strong case
might be made for the contention that hu-
man progress has been superficial, that civil
ization has gained in convenience and CAD
gets without progressing much in manners,
morals or grace.
1t would be foolish to let such an attitude
discourage us. If we have made remarkable
progress in material things we can make
progress in other ways. too. The very fact
that SO many persons are aware of the con-
trast between scientific and mechanical
achievements and the worlds backward
ness in social and spiritual adjustments sug-
gests that we are about to turn our atten-
ton more earnestly to the latter from now
on,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-09
A Classic In Itself

ANY body who has the time should secure
copy of the farewell address of Governor
Wilbur l.. Cross to the Legislature. 1t was
sic then we admit our inability to recognize.
Not that we claim much ability in choosing
the classics Far from it. But we must ad
nit that after reading this speech we won
dered just what were the reactions of those
legislators whose minds were on what the
governor was saying and not on the general
rough-house that was to follow.
Such passages as these should be pre-
served for posterity:- After prolonged
salaries of all state officers and employees.
You adopted very generous scale. running
from sixteen per cent downward. For some
reason which has not been explained, you
left your own compensation where it has
been. There is not likely to be any COM
plant about this on the part of the public.
for you are now paid not much more than
you deserve to receive :" What could
be sweeter than that?
The governor called attention to the fact
that common pleas court appointment was
settled by the opportune absence of SEN
ator''. He also dwelt at length on the minor
courts or inferior" as they are known in
New York. He said, AS the great body
of people get their ideas of justice from
municipal courts you evidently felt that no
pains should be spared in selecting the best
available citizens for these thankless jobs
which nobody wants, in order that there
might be meted out exact and even justice
to all men and women
But more than anything else the governor
summed up the Legislature sins of omis-
sion in the following manner Many of
the recommendations which l made in my
inaugural address and elsewhere have, as |
might have anticipated. gone by the board.
Where is the provision for old-age relief?
set up against unemployment? Where is
ths 48-hour bill? Where are the public
utilities bills? Where are several other bills
of almost equal importance? Where are
the SHOWS of yesteryear'?'
We might go on and on quoting from
this admirable Philippe, but we must call
halt somewhere so why not with the gov
errors poke in the ribs of our worthy cor
oners. He said. Il see. however, that the
coroners who have been the butt of wits
ever since Shakespeare's clowns played with
them, have survived the winters cold. |
see. too, that while the services of all other
departments are to suffer loss. the highways
are to remain inviolate like the sacred tenn
Piles of old.
And as the governor said, hail and
farewell"