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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
Arrest Of Shooter In Meriden Monday
 Adds New Angle
Man Injured During Shooting Spree on Meadow Street No Longer Desires to Prosecute-Case May Be Thrown Out of Court With Original Fiery Com- plainant Now Silent

, Maria has either been intimidated or advised by friends not to make any definite charges against Lom- bardi.
 About two weeks ago two men met on Meadow street and following n quarrel started to shoot 1t out. A stray bullet hit Di- Maria as he was walking along the street with companion named Michael Geneva of HIS Hawthorne street. Several children were playing about the stree at the time the duel was fought, but managed to escape the shower or bullets,
 The investigation made by the police linked Lombardi as one of the two men who figured in the exchange of shots. A request for his arrest was sent to various cities in the state. He was picked up in Meriden Monday night and surren- dered to the local police,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
Cong. E. w. Goss
 Speaker At Ansonia

The annual Memorial day exer- cises in Ansonia yesterday at Pine Grove Park were held with Con- gressman Edward w. Goss of this city as the principal speaker, He took for his subject, World Peace and National Defense.' It was estimated that 6.000 people were at the cemetery while several other thousands witnessed the parade earlier in the day. Rev Thomas ] shannon, rector of Immanuel Episcopal church, gave the invoca- tion. Theodore Busk was the pre- siding officer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
Feast of Weeks
 Opened To-day
Appropriate Service at the
 Local SynagOgueS

This morning at S:30 o'clock al Beth Israel synagogue services were held in commemoration oi Shabouth, the Feast of Weeks while at 9 o'clock services were conducted at Shearith Israel syn. agogue. both under the supervision of Rabbi Moses D. Sheinkopf. Ser vices will again be held this even- ing at S:30 o'clock,
 Tomorrow morning services will be held at both synagogues at the same time as this morning Special Memorial services for the dead will also be held, Rabbi Sheinkopf will preach u sermon at 10:15 o'clock at Both Israel synagogue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31

Tn default of bonds of 5000 Jo- seph Lombardi, 36, of 352 South Main street is being held a prison CT at police headquarters and faces trial in police court Saturday in connection with the recent shooting of Pasquale DiMaria, 45, of 22 Meadow street. Lombardi was cap- tured in Meriden Monday evening and returned to Waterbury in GUS tody of Sergeant Henry Johnson and Detective Joseph Bender.
 Unless the states principal wit ness experience a change of mind it Is possible that the case will be tossed out of court for lack of evidence. DiMaria. who pestered the police and criticized them for their inability to make an arrest. is now inclined to forget all about the shooting or the fact that he spent nearly a month in St Mary's hospital. The authorities have come to the conclusion that Di-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
Chase Parent Teachers
 Meet This Afternoon

The Chase Parent-Teachers as- sociation will meet this afternoon in the kindergarten room of the school and will hear an address by Mrs James Bowling. All members of the association are invited to at- tend. The meeting will be under the supervision of the program committee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
 AT OLD LYME

Memorial day at old Lyme had us its principal speaker Walter l. Angle, commander of Corporal Coyle post of this city. Mir Angle was accompanied by Mrs Angle, their son. Walter, Jr, and Mrs Her. bert C. smith, commander of Mary GormleN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
Commencement At
 The High Schools

The annual commencement eS- crcises of Wilby high school will be held Tuesday evening. June 20 In the school auditorium. Crosby will hold theirs tho following even ing In the same hall and Leaven- worth Thursday evening, June 22.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31

ing performances, the Thomas Club Revue. A whole hour of royal entertainment with singers, danc- CTS and comedians as we'll as many novelties. There will be no advance in prices on either of these two days.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
IN WHEAT.
HITS STOCKS

NEW YORK, May % G.N.SJ.
Weakness in wheat again domi-
mated the stock market today
after strength and activity in the
oils helped bring a firm tone to
the first four dealings.
This offset a better tone in
other commodities, and was re-
sponsible for renewed pressure on
stocks.
The markets sagging tendency
eliminated in burst of selling,
which drove leaders down frac-
tions to points as losses in
wheat extended we'll over a cent
a bushel.
Support developed on the break,
as on Saturday, and a partial re-
covery followed.
Allied Chemical broke under
100 for the first time in a week.
Leaders like Telephone, American
Can, Union Pacific, Atchison,
General Motors, Auburn, East
man Kodak, Case Threshing, and
the tobaccos led the decline.
Sales at / p. m. totaled 1,5OO,-
900 shares,
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
BONUS CAMP
At F. HUNT
BREAKSUP
$500 Men Sign Up for Jobs
In Forests; Others Get
Free Transportation

Historic Fort Hunt today
became the clearing point for
the bonus army Of nearly 5000
men, who before nightfall will
scatter to widely separated
sections of the country.
Less than 1000 of this number
will be loaded in Army trucks and
taken to Union Station, where
they will be placed on trains and
sent to their homes.
This development was worked
out today by the Veterans Admin
istration. How the rail transpor-
tation will be paid was not ex-
planned.
Last year the veterans who
went home on trains were paid
for their own transportation
through deductions from their
bonus.
1850 To Go To Forests
It was said at the camp today
that approximately 2,500 of the
men had signed up for President
Roosevelt's reforestation plan and
thev will be transported some
time today to Fort Humphr1eS to
20 in training for forest work.
The men today were turning IN
the blankets and other equlpmenC
loaned them by the Government
and immediate reorganization OF
the camp was begun so the vet
erans can be transported to Fort
Humphries. .-oo
AT noon approximately 1900
men had turned in their equip
ment, and company commanders
were delegated to complete tne
work under the direction OF Glenn
r. Booth, who is in charge OF all
groups at the camp.
Major Jack Dalton, OF the Vet
Grams Administration, said he ex'
nected that not more than 900
men would refuse to sign up Tor
the forest work. After turning IN
their equipment, the veterans sat
about in quiet groups, taking.
Meanwhile leaders OF the right
wine' have organized a new ma
tional order to carry on the cash
payment fight. ,,
The name Crossed sabers''
was adopted, temporary officers
elected and plans made to send
organizers into the 4S States
within the next few days. Those
Of the right wing who do not enter
the reforestation camps will be
1Ised as organizers. Immediate
cash payment of the bonus is the
first of 10 planks Of the organiza-
ton
James Ford Among Signers
James Ford, negro candidate
for Vice President on the Com
n1lInist ticket, was one of the
several hundred men who early
today signed up for forest work.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
MRS. P|NCHOT 7
FLAYS c. D, ?,

Bitterly flaying the "false
leaders" of her party, Mrs.
Clifford Pinchot, wife of the Re.
publican Governor of Pennsyl,
vania. today addressed the Ma.
tional Women's Democratic Club
at their clubhouse on New Hamp.
shire Avenue.
Mrs. Pinchot said:
1--WE rejoice that millions Of
Republicans had wisdom and
sense enough to turn against
the false leaders that my party
had fOisted ON the country for
So long. 1t is going to be
salutary lesson, 1 hope, to the
reactiOnary element in the Re
publican party to learn that
the worship of the Golden Calf
is not a profitable policy to
follow"
Mrs. Pinchot denounced with
great earnestness the sweatshop
situation in her State. Recently
she picketed with juvenile Strik-
ers in a coal town in Pennsyl-
vania. She told story after story
of helpless little slaves in sweat
shop factories and urged club
members to advocate rigid regu-
lations Of such institutions.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
INCOME TAX.
IS VOTED
BOOST
so Per Cent Increase Decided
Upon for Middle Class to
Finance Public Works

A tax program, falling
heavily upon the middle class,
was approved today by the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee to raise 1921, 100000 to
finance the $3,3OO,OOO,OOO pub
lie works program in the Ad-
ministration's industrial re-
covery bill.
The program adopted was No. l
in a list of four taxing plans sub
mitted by Director of the Budget
Lewis w. Douglas. It includes:
Increase of normal income tax
rates from 4 to 6 per cent on the
first $4,000 of income and from
8 to 10 per cent above that
amount to raise $4,000, 900.
This represents a so per cent
increase in income taxation on
middle-class taxpayers"
Corporation dividends made
subject to normal income tax
rates to raise $83 100000. This
measure has been aSSailed as
double taxation because corpora
tions now pay a 1875 per cent
income tax.
Increase in gasoline sales tax
from cent to IA cents a gallon
to yield $92,0OO,000.
Adopted, 13 to 9
The program was adopted by a
vote of 13 to 9.
A proposal of Representative
Mccormack D) of Massachu-
settS to substitute a general
manufacturers sales tax for part
of the program was rejected by
about the same vote.
Other alternative taxes pro-
posed by the Treasury, which
were rejected, were levies on tea,
coffee, and cocoa, increased taxa
tion of telephone messages and
amusements, and a higher in
crease in income tax rates.
Representative Doughton (D.)
of North Carolina, chairman of
CIAc COWHl1CCee, supported Dy
Democratic House leaders, led
the fight against imposition of a
general sales tax.
Fight Goes to Floor
Most of the Republicans on the
committee voted against the tax
program and are expected to
carry the sales tax fight to the
floor of the House.
Douglas was called into the
committee room as the tax pro-
gram was taken up in secret ses-
sion. He had notified the commit
tee that unless they reached a
speedy decision, the President was
ready to submit tax program.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Veterans To Be Sent Home On Trains
Chevy Chase
Bank TO Go
To Riggs

Purchase of the Chevy Chase
Savings Bank by the Riggs Ma
tional Bank is expected to be an
nounced in two or three days, it
was learned today.
Negotiations for the deal have
been under way at least since
January, it is reported in local
financial circles. Completion of
the purchase, it has been stated,
was delayed by the banking holi-
day.
The Chevy Chase was one of
the 13 local banks which failed
to be rehcensed for 100 per cent
operations at the end of the bank
holiday.
Delay in taking over the bank
by Riggs, it is said, has been due
to inability to agree on "a few
details" which are believed to
have been concerned with valua-
tion of the Chevy Chase Institu-
tion's real estate, building and
certain assets.
Approval of the deal by the
Treasury Department is said to be
practically assured.
In the December 81 statement,
in answer to the last call of the
Comptroller of the Currency, the
Chevy Chase assets and liabilities
were listed at $1,091, ,760, with
capitalization of 100000 and total
deposits Of $500, ,O40.
Liabilities and assets of the
Riggs National Bank were listed
as of the same date at $50 ,223, 1866
with 100000 capital.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Cemetery Permit
Bill Before House

Two bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia were intro
duced in the House today by
Representative Mary T. Norton
Cd, chairman of the District
Committee.
One gives the District Public
Utilities Commission broader pow
ers, while the other permits the
incorporation of the Mt. Olivet
Cemetery Corporation.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Rabbi Fran Comes
To RiUern'S Help

DETROIT, May % QN.SO.-
Rabbi Leon Fran, of Temple Beth
Ell, one of Detroit's most prom
inent Jewish leaders, today gave
unexpected support to Diego
Rivera, Mexican artist, whose
murals in Detroit and New York
have been condemned as RED
propaganda"
Rabbi Fran declared in refer
ence to the disputed Rivera murals
in the Detroit Art Institute:
"Of all the money MIR. EdSel
Ford shall have given in public
beneficences, this will prove
greatest in the enduring char
acter of its value"
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Leake Borne on Stretcher
Into Senate to Testify
HARTMAN

the House managers interposed
an objection. Leake lay quiet,
his thin, pale hands idle on the
white sheet.
Vice President Garner finally
ruled he would allow the de-
fense wide latitude in question
ing the witness. Linforth had in
sisted he was using leading ques-
tions "in order to make the ex-
animation as brief as possible, I"
because of the witness condition.
Leake's presence was demanded
by House managers, despite his
illness with heart disease.
Leake was charged with having
been a "go-between" for the Fed.
eral judge in arranging receiver
ships.
Louderback was cited for i'm.
peachment by the House on the
charge of having conspired with
Leake and others to maintain a
"receivership racket" in his north
ern California jurisdiction.
The witness was brought to
Washington by Department OF
Justice agent under a bench
warrant issued by the Senate.
''Mystery Man"
Leake's name has figured prom
inently in the trial, now entering
it's second week. It forms the
basis for the conspiracy article
included in the impeachment
charges.
The metaphysical healer" an6
mystery man, a close friend tt
Louderback, was subpoenaed both
by the House managers and BY
Louderback's counsel. When he
declined to appear, saying he was
ill, the bench warrant was issued
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
BLUE LAW
FINES 8 MEN

The Maryland Sunday blue law
which was enacted in 1928 to-
day brought fines of SIS and costs
to three Washington men who
were convicted in Rockville po-
lice court of moving household
effects on Sunday on warrant
sworn to by Leroy Weber, of
Somerset, Md, who said he was
a lawyer and a shorthand re-
porter.
The men are M. D. Shear,
owner of the Milan Moving Com
pany, 800 block TWenty-first st.
N. w.; G. P. Minor, of the 800
block Delafield Pl. N. w., and
H. c. Kearns, of the 1400 block
Fairmont st. N. w.
John j. McGinnis and John
Wheeler Cleaton, attorneys for
the National Association Opposed
to Blue Laws, announced their
intention to appeal the case.
The men were moving furni-
ture into the home of Samuel H.
Horne, Washington attorney, in
Somerset. Horne said that his
lease expired on Saturday and
that he was unable to move the
furniture before Sunday.
Weber was unable to definitely
identify any of the men or to
describe what kind of noise at
tracted his attention to their
activities. Horne, who was also
acting as defense attorney, was
placed on the stand by States
Attorney Stedman Prescott, who
drew an admission from him as
to the identity of the men he
had hired to do the moving.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
F FUMES KILL 5
IN TANNERY

NEWARK, N. j., May % CU.S).
Five men were killed, and three
firemen who attempted to rescue
them were overcome by acid
fumes in the waste pit of the Hess
Drucker Tannery here yesterday.
Four of the five men killed were
workers at the plant. Two were
overcome as they descended into
the pit late in the afternoon to
clean out the waste matter. They
sank beneath the surface of the
liquid at the bottom of the pit.
The two other workmen met
the, same fate when they tried to
rescue their comrades. A passerby,
answering call for help, also
went to his death.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22

A dramatic touch was given
the Impeachment trial of Fed
eral Judge Harold Louderback
today when w. S. Leake, his
longtime friend, was carried into
the Senate chamber on a stretch
er to testify as a defense witness.
Leake wore pale tan pajamas.
A sheet was wrapped about him.
A microphone was placed on the
side of the stretcher and yet his
weak voice could scarcely be
heard through the chamber.
Racket" Charged
Leake was charged by the
House with conspiring with Judge
Louderback in a "receivership
racket" in the nothern Federal
district of California.
After the preliminary questions,
asked by Walter H. Linforth, of
defense counsel. Leake told the
Senate in trembling tones of his
long friendship for Judge Louder
back. He described how Louder
back lived at the Fairmont Hotel
in San Francisco in a. room as
signed on the hotels books to
Leake. He said:
Judge LOuderback told me
he wanted q room i'm the Fair
mont Hotel. / was given to un-
derstand that through some mis-
understanding in his home, the
judge didn't want anybody to
know he was living at the hotel.
I told him he could have my
room and the room would be
continued in my name at the
hotel"
Garner Eases Rule
Linforth directed leading
Question Of tho cink mon on6
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
GOU. Lehman Urges
LQrQe RepeQL Vote

ALBANY, May % QN.SO.
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman today
issued a statement through the
executive offices calling upon all
citizens of the State to go to the
polls tomorrow to select delegates
to the State prohibition repeal
convention. Democrats and Re
publicans have nominated BIZ
partisan wet slate of 1850 candi-
dates and, despite their conf
dence that the slate will be
elected by a large margin, party
workers have been instructed to
bring out the biggest vote pos
sible.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
DAVIS WINS
[;HEERS:BY
GENEVA
SPEECH
Approves Equality Plea of
Hitler, But Warns Reich
on Threat to Rearm

An indication that the
United States will be prepared
to abandon certain rights Of
neutrality to promote univer-
sal peace was given to the
world today by Norman FL.
Davis, American ambassador
at-large, in a speech before
the disarmament conference
at Geneva.
Explaining the extent to which
the United States is prepared to
go, Davis said that in the event
the nations, in conference, de
termine that state has been
guilty Of a breach of peace in
violation Of it's international OBJ
legations and take measures
against the violator, then, if we
concur In the Judgment rendered
as to the responsible and guilty
party, we will refrain from any
action tending to defeat such col"
lective efforts which these states
may thus make to restore peace"
For Consultative Pact
America is willing, Davis in
formed the Geneva delegates, to
enter into a consultative pact, to
participate in an international
commission to supervise control
of armaments, and to join with
other powers in abolishing often.
sive weapons of warfare, such as
heavy mobile artillery, large tanks,
poison gas, etc.
Announcing that the United
States was prepared to aid in
other ways than merely through
exerting influence, Davis outlined
the steps that the United States
was willing to take as follows:
Gas regards the level of arm
aments, we are prepared to go
as far as the other states in
the way of reductions.
1--WE feel the ultimate Objec-
tive should be to reduce arm
aments approximately to the
level established by the peace
treaties; that is, to bring arm
aments as soon as possible
through successive stages down
to the basis of a domestic
police force.
AGREES WITH MACDO4 AID
'Tn particular, as emphasized
by President Roosevelt, we are
prepared to join other nations
i'm abOliShing weapons Of an
aggressive character which not
only are the more costly to
construct and maintain, but at
present are those most likely
to lead to a breach of the
peace.
"To cut the power of Offense
and remove the threat Of sur
prise attack would do more
than anything else to lessen
the danger of a war.
"a few weeks ago the British
prime minister submitted q
detailed proposal which en-
bodies many of the features Of
the American plan of last year.
''As the British proposal rep
resents q real measure of dis
armament, we accept it whole
heartedly as q defined and ex-
CelIent step toward the ultimate
objective. We, therefore, are
prepared to give our full sup
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
EcuadOreQnS Study
u. s. Accounts Plan

The Ecuadorean government is
making a survey of Federal &C.
tivities here in order to obtain
suggestions for Improvements in
it's own accounting system and in
organization plans, it was re-
vealed today.
The General Accounting office
has furnished the Ecuadorean
minister with information as to
it's work and organization, in
order that the minister may
transmit it to the government.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Girls Corpse Found
In HOSDitGL Cellar

MAAS CITY, Mich. May %
GN.SO discovery of the dis
membered body of a girl in a
trunk in the cellar of an old
hospital which closed Is years
ago puzzled Ontonagon county
officials today. Theories of a
murder mystery were discounted.
Deputy Sheriffs believed the
corpse had been left there when
the hospital was abandoned in
1917. But the body was not de-
composed.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
S1,OOO,OOO Incomes
tShOIU Sharp Drop

The millionaires who flourished
during boom times are rapidly
disappearing. The Treasury ad'
vised members of Congress study
ing new tax proposals that prob
ably 40 incomes would exceed
$1,O0O,OO0 this year, as compared
with IS last year.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
League Shy Funds;
Nations Get DlInS

ENEVA, May % GN.S).
Faced with the task of mobilizing
the new spirit of world peace
and disarmament, the League of
Nations is handicapped by lack
of funds, Secretary General Sir
Eric Drummond told the council
in a secret session today. Sir
Eric issued an urgent appeal to
all member nations to pay their
back dues.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Mass For Father
SUnq bv TlUO Sons

DETROIT, May % UN.S0-
Daniel j.. Healy's two sons sang
the requiem mass at his funeral
today. The Rev. Sylvester T.
Healy, of Latrobe, Pa, and the
Rev. Edwin F. Healy, of Toledo,
assisted Bishop Michael j. Gal
lagher in the solemn funeral
mass. Healy was a nationally
known clothing merchant.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Hail Kills Chickens,
Shutters Windows

SHIP HARBOR, N. S., May %
U.N.SD hail stones fell
like machine-gun bullets in a ter
rifle storm in the vicinity of Ship
Harbor today, crashing through
roof tops, breaking nearly every
pane of glass in the village, kill
ing chickens, and frightening cat
tie and horses.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
u. S. ENJOY to Meet
GeOrQe Y Tomorrow

LONDON, May % G.N.SO.
Judge Robert w. Bingham, United
States ambassador, made final
preparations today to present his
credential, to King George at
Buckingham Palace tomorrow.
Ambassador Bingham has estab-
lished his residence in Princes
Gate.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
BANKRUPTCIES PROBED

agents of the Department of
Justice have started an investi-
cation into the general bankruptcy
situation in the middle judicial
district of Pennsylvania, j. Edgar
Hoover, chief of the Bureau of
investigation, said today.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Berserk With Rifle,
Shoots 2, Kills Self

OXFORD, Mich, May % GIN.
s. O.-Seized with a sudden fit
of insanity, Earl Stabler, IS, ran
amuck with a hunting rifle here
today, critically wounding Mrs.
Carrie Shoemaker, 48, and Ernest
Judd, 35, before killing himself. t.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
Blast on RiUer ScOW
Kills z, InjILreS 6

QUEBEC, Que, May % Q.N.So.
Seven men we're killed and six
others were injured, one seriously,
when a dynamite blast wrecked a
lumber scow on the Savane River,
60 miles from Quebec, according
to reports today.
The Washington times., 1933-05-22
CRAMKER BREAKS ARM

H. l.. Franks, of Huntington, w.
Va, was treated at the Alexandria
Hospital today for a fractured
arm received when he cranked a
truck at a filling station.