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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-08
BY EUGENE LYONS

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
Moscow, June S.-(UP)-Jimmy
Mattern's wrecked plane had been
repaired and he may already be
on the way to Chita, telephone ad-
vices indicated to-day.
Damage to the plane was much
less serious than was at first
thought, the United Press was in.
formed by officials of the village
OF Bielovo, where Matetrn made q
forced landing Wednesday night.
over the faulty telephone con-
nection, officials said Mattern either
had departed or would at any min
ute. The plane landed five miles
from the village, they said.
Prokopievsk is mining town an
proximately IT'S miles southeast of
Novosibirsk, which is approximate
ly 1850 miles east of here.
1t was believed that Mattern.
partly blinded by fog and seekine
to keap direction by following the
trans-Siberian railway line, be.
came confused and followed q
branch line leading southwark to.
ward Kuznetsk.
News of Mattern's plight trickled
In on the one telegraph line that
establishes communication with
central Siberia. He had been on
the ground many hours before the
| world was aware that disaster had
, befallen after he had covered only
a third Of the 1900 miles of his
scheduled hop from Omsk to Chita,
Late advices from Novosibirsls
said that Matetrn had made his
forced landing Wednesday night
(Novosibirsk time) many hours az
ter he passed over that city. It ap-
peared that he had flown around
all day In the heavy fog, lost, be-
fore landing at Bielovo. The news
did not reach Novosibirsk until be-
tween five and six a. m. today that
EDT).
Officials at Bielovo told the
United Press by telephone that
Mattern, with the aid of local me.
chanics, repaired the damaged tail
Of his plane in a few hours. He
wanted to take off Immediately but
officials persuaded him to take a
brief rest,
They described Mattern as happy
because the accident was only OF q
minor nature. He washed, ate,
and rested while keeping an eye on
the local workers.
Bielovo is one Of the most re.
mote places in the Soviet Union
that can be reached by telephone
from Moscow. It is q typical scat
tered Siberian coal mining settle
ment in the Kubnetsk (now sta
linsk) district far off the main
highway.
Not one Of the inhabitants had
heard Of the around the world
flight, and because Of the difficulty
of language, It was almost q hour
before Matetrn made them UNDER
stand the significance Of the sud-
den visitation from the clouds.
The strange and toy-like red,
white and blue monoplane created
the greatest sensation in the his
tory of the neighborhood, the BIZ
elogo officials said. Hundreds Of
miners and peasants for miles
around flocked into Bielovo to see
It.
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bombing without something in re-
turn"
He complained that the London
treaty created an atmosphere of
uneasiness and apprehension"
Japan recently served notice she
would seek revision Of the treaty to
give her naval equality with Great
Britain and the United States.
He asked an agreement to pre-
vent the use Of civil aircraft for
military purposes In war time and
not only abolition of carriers but
prohibition against the construction
Of vessels with landing decks.
France Flatly Refuses
Paris. June S-(UP)---France
fatty rejected today the joint pro-
posals Of the United States and
Great Britain offered in Anal eff
ference from failure.
heavy guns and suppress her tanks
in return for Germany's conces-
sions, Premier Edouard Deladier
told the three power conference in
defining the French position.
Foreign Minister Joseph Paul
Boncour said France was willing to
Join. in any serious effort to save
the disarmament conference from
collapse and that France already
had made. sincere effort to dis
arm.
He took occasion to emphasize
what he termed an immediate
need-control Of the manufacture
Of arms and munitions in Germany
which sis q danger not only to
France. but to the whole Of Euro
pean security"
What Straus Said
Paris, June S-(UP)-The Unit.
ed States has made concrete ef-
forts to cooperate with Europe
and now awaits the reciprocation
Of France, American Ambassador
Jesse Isidor Straus told President
Albert LeBrun when he presented
his credentials today.
Straus' statement was consid-
cred unusual and significant in
view OF the conference among
Great Britain. the United States.
and France looking toward an
eventual disarmament treaty.
1.-The deep friendship toward
France on our part, calls for deep
understanding from France
Straus said. I'VE are ready to CO.
operate with France as we have
before and with the expectation
that you will work with US. In
this spirit I present my creden-
tails"
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Starting On Monday
Wage Raise Begins
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their Exhibit al the Century Of

their Exhibit at the Century of
Progress Exposition in Chicago,
where special watch developed
by Ingersoll has been designated as
the "Official worlds Fair Watch"
by President Dawes OF the Century
Of Progress Exposition. Other sales
promotions they have had under
way during the past two months
have also added to the total Of or.
ders. These increased activities
have led to the unemployment Of
hundreds of the old employees and
many new ones have been taken on
as we'll. He also stated that the
hours Of the operating schedule
had been increased to practically
double those of a few months ago.
The executives of the company
have just returned from an inspec-
ton Of the miniature watch fac.
tory which has been set up in the
Sears building at the Century Of
Progress Fair in Chicago. and re-
port that the demonstration there
conducted has attracted thous.
ands of visitors. In keeping with
the spirit of the fair, where auto
mobiles and many other products
are manufactured, the Ingersoll-
Waterbury Company Is doing Its
part in carrying the name Of Wat
erbury to the visitors at the fair.
There in prominent location and
with an attractive display all about
them; Waterbury employees are
building watches, illustrating each
operation Of the factory. Visitors
may purchase these watches spe.
cially made as a souvenir Of their
visit to this display. AS at the
General Motors building one may
order his car in the morning and
drive 1t away at night, 80 at the
Ingersoll demonstration one may
order his watch and see 1t made be.
fore his eyes.
The Ingersoll exhibit at the fair
includes in addition display OF
old watches showing the develop
ment Of the. last forty years. Here
may be seen the original Ingersoll
which singularly enough was
launched during the Worlds Co.
lumbar Exposition at Chicago in
1898. A comparison of Ingersoll's
1898 product with the initial pro-
duct OF forty years age IL in itself
q romantic story Of progress. The
first was a veritable young alarm
clock, and popularity designated q
Turnip. This years model COM
pares favorably In appearance and
performance with the finest pro-
ducts Of American and European
watchmakers. Among the old In
gersoll models are watches which
have continuously run for over
twenty years and are still accurate
timekeepers. These have been sent
In to the company by their owners
as testimonial to the service
which they have given.
The Waterbury employees at the
Worlds Fair include George Kaye,
Nicholas Blanner. Anita Gray, Anna
Slekaitis and Vera Madden. Water
bury visitors to the great exposition
have witnessed them in their tn
teresting demonstration OF skilled
workmanship.
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$23, 900 Damages
Were Sought; No
Awards Announced
Actions Based On Auto Accident; Dog Bite; Fall Down
Stairs - Largest Claims Brought We're For
SlO,OOO-Hghway Dept. Employee Bitten By Dog
AT Gas Station

yeasey, administrator of the estate
of Lafayette B. Brown. The plain
tiff was severely injured when she
fell on the sairs of the defendants
building at 7S Rose street.. June 9,
1882. Healey & Healey represent
ed the plaintiff. Bronson Lewis &
Bronson appeared for the defend
ant.
In the dog bite suit, James Bell,
of Harwinton, state highway de-
partment employee was the plain
tiff asking $4,000 damages against
Josephine Luboyeski of Thomas
ton.
Bell charges the defendants
largo dog attacked him Jan IA,
1882 as he was passing the defend
ants gas station on the Thomaston-
Torrington road. He was knocked
to the ground and bitten about the
face he charged. Attorney Vincent
A. Miller appeared for the plaintiff
Attorney j. Howard Roberts de.
fended
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|MOlliSOn and
Wife Crashed
make Another attempt despite this
accident"
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make Another attempt despite this
accident"
Mrs Mollison, holder Of many
distance records and one OF the
worlds foremost women flyers,
seemed stunned by the dramatic
ending Of the adventure. Her hos
band, James, who successfully
negotiated the dangerous east-west
passage over the Atlantic alone last
year, shrugged philosophically and
inspected the damage.
No accurate estimate could be
given Of the time necessary for re-
pairs. The Mollisons had hoped to
fly westward to New York. rest
there not more than "a hours, then
fly east to Aleppo, Arabia, in an
attempt to set a straight line dis
lance record, and as a final ges-
ture, return to Croydon to complete
the circuit.
Experts attributed today's acci-
dent to collapse Of one OF the
planes struts under the strain of
the heavy gasoline and oil load.
Mollison had the stick and had
barely started along the two mile
runway. when the crash occurred.
The plane half somersaulted. The
under carriage was smashed. The
wheels were pushed up into the
lower wings. The engine was
torn apart.
Fire engines and ambulances
sped down the field. Police imme.
diately surrounded the wreckage,
holding back the crowd that had
gathered in the feeble light Of
dawn to witness the take-off. The
plane did not catch fire.
After inspecting the plane, Amy
shed her white duugarees and Mol
lison slipped out OF. his black ones.
They went to the airport hotel and
later returned to London.
The Mollisons had hoped to
make New York within s35 hours
Just before the accident Mollison
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Three civil actions in which
damages of $4,000 were sought.
were settled out of the local courts
today. One of the actions was
based on injuries suffered in an au-
tomobile suit: one based on dog
bite injuries and the third, based
on a fall down fight of stairs.
In the automobile accident suit,
Ann Martinosky of this city was
plaintiff, asking $4,000 damages
against the Wallace Barnes Co.
The suit alleged the girl was a pas
senger in the defendants car.
operated by Edward w. Dalger
when it went off the travelled por-
ton of the Middlebury road and
struck tree. Attorney Irving w.
Pasternak represented the plain
tin. Attorney Walter E. Monagan
defended.
In the third suit, Gertrude Caf-
frey was plaintiff, asking $4,000
damages against Marion Brown
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Sweeping Powers
in Morgan Case
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q million dollar ''shoe-string" was
pyramided into q railway system
extending half way across the con-
! tinent.
Extension Of the committees
powers was asked because Of objec-
tons by John w. Davis, chief Nor
gan counsel, to questions directed
at income tax payments Of the
Morgan partners. Davis has an
nounced his intention to fight any
inquiry on income tax matters.
At resumption Of the Morgan
hearings, Ferdinand Pecora, COM
mittee counsel, began digging into
stock transactions through corpor-
atoms which enabled the Van
Sweringens and their associates to
avoid income taxation
Van Sweringen agreed yesterday
thaat this was the purpose behind
organization of separate subsidiary
companies. He testified to-day
that paper profit Of approx
mately $14,000.000 in Chesapeake
& Ohio company stock had thus
The savings was effected In the
AhAh CIV bAahcACE VI SVOpVVV SuGSe
apeake & Ohio shares from the
Vaness corporation through the
General Securities corporation to
the Chesapeake & Ohio corpora
ton.
The shares cost ss1.12S,2s5 and
were posted on the books of the
Chesapeake & Ohio corporation at
$44,561,250. The difference rep
resented taxable profit on which
payments could have bene made
but for the indirect method of
transfer.
Van Sweringen next testified to
another indirect transfer in connec-
ton with creation OF the Allegheny
corporation. The Vaness company
transferred to Allegheny 440,38e
shares of Chesapeake corporation
and 100000 Nickel Plate common
the latter subject to debt of ST.
029.000. The transfer was through
the General Securities corporation.
The Vaness company received In
exchange e,250.00 shares of AL
leghany common at $40 and l,725.-
900 Allegheny option warrants at
Sian aggregate value of s46.725,-
900.
Allegheny stock figured in one
OF the selected list" stock disfribu-
tons revealed In the early part of
the Morgan inquiry. stock was
sold at $40 q share to q group Of
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Wife of Elliott
| Roosevelt Sues
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here was to discuss personal mat
ters" with her son although on
her arrival she disclaimed any
knowledge Of an impending d.
vorce.
Elliott Roosevelt yesterday told
newspapermen here that his wife,
daughter of william II. Bonner. of
Philadelphia, prominent in the
steel industry, was visiting with
her parents. Denying that d.
vorce was imminent. he indicated
she was in the East merely for a
summer vacation.
The couple has one child. Will
liam Bonner Roosevelt, less than n
year old, and the Tucson Star said
an agreement had been reached as
to the boys custody.
Questioned on his reported sepa-
ration from his wife, young Roose-
welt yesterday declared the fact his
vito is remaining in the east this
summer "does not mean separation
in that sense of the word.
talk Of divorce is silly" he snid.
Earlier in the day. young Mrs
Roosevelt was quoted in New York
dispatches as refusing to confirm or
deny any matrimonial rift when in
formed of reports Roosevelt had
been seen in Nevada.
Certainly mother tdid not make
this trip to straighten out any mar
ital affairs, as there Is nothing to
straighten out" Elliott Roosevelt
said. He fatty denied he had been
in Nevada.
n ~ III. q
MIA G. Paul Denckla. half-sister of
Mrs Elliott Roosevelt. gave partial
confirmation today to reports that
the Roosevelts were contemplating
a divorce.
Advised of California reports
that the presidents son soon would
establish residence In Nevada pre-
paratory to starting divorce pro-
ceedings. Mrs Denckla said:
"The Los Angeles reports cover
the situation. The family will have
nothing further to say"
Mrs Elliott Roosevelt Is here Wis.,
ting her half-sister and her. par
ents.
Washington, June s--(UP)-Thc
White House today declined to re-
ply to reports specializing on the
possibility of a divorce or separa-
ton by Mr. and Mrs Elliott Roose-
welt.
A spokesman for the president
in response to inquiries said that
the matter was considered strictly
a family affair.
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mously, although the previous day
both bodies had refused to accept
changes proposed by the governor.
Besides easing regulations on
hotels, the bill also permits towns
to hold special elections on the
local option question, and permits
persons with court records but who
have not served Jail sentences, to
obtain permits. Restrictions on
drug stores selling liquor also
were modified.
Senator John T. Lynch, West
Haven republican, was the only
member of the upper house who
opposed the changes. The laws
are effective after July /.
Confusion attending the closing
session of the general assembly
was responsible for rejection Of
two bills which had been given
more than an even chance of pass
age.
A measure to reduce motor We
hicle registration fees 10 per cent
was read by Titge and briefly ex-
planned by House Majority Leader
Baldwin, who urged its rejection.
Legislators. eager to get home, SO
voted.
When members finally realized
what they had done, they got lit
tie sympathy from Speaker Will
liam Hanna.
Its too late now" he said,
you've rejected it,"
Another measure to create a
commission to study commercial
motor vehicle laws. was similarly
treated.
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Passes Into History

Hartford, Conn, June S-CUP)
The 1898 session of the legisla-
ture passed into history to-day after
a long, controversial five month
period that saw much good legis-
lation enacted and as much more
killed.
In closing the final session late
yesterday Governor Wilbur L.
Cross. sharply caustic at times, as
serted that "al1 in all, 1t is q long
time since any general assem- bly,
enacted so many good and pro-
gressive laws"
The governor said there was no
foundation for the rumor that he
would call a special session at
once. The laughter that greeted
this statement died as he added:
sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof"
In the, last minutes of the ses-
sion amendments to the liquor con-
troll act were passed, liberalizing
the sale of beer and wine by hotels,
restaurants and clubs, and making
other changes advocated general
throughout the state. This action
also drew the praise of the gov
ernor, who expressed his gratifica-
ton that necessary amendments
had been made. He also praised
the banking legislation passed, and
the appointment of a tax study
commission, but expressed regret
no reform had been effected in the
minor court situation.
The last day was crowded with
more work than usual. but the
house was not deferred from its
usual closing day burlesque. Be-
sides the liquor law amendments,
the house passed the bill reducing
small loan interest rates from 3k
to 3 per cent a month, and the sem
ate concurred in the action. The
unemployment insurance bill passed
in the senate without debate. only
to be killed of in the house In
short order. House members par
ticularly were disinclined to argue
and debate, and bill after bill was
sent to the table to die.
Changes In the liquor law were
enacted under rules suspension.
and were passed almost unani-
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ARE
NOT ENTHUSED
OVER LABOR ACT
Officials Claim There Can
Be No Economies With
the Labor Amendment
Put in Bill
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE
C,opyrirht. 1898. nv United Press)


Copyright, 1893, by United Press)
Washington, June s-(UP)--
Hope for immediate large econo-
mics in operation Of the railroads
definitely was abandoned to-day
by experts who may direct admin
istration of the emergency trans
portation act.
The rail relief measure, designed
to help the carriers meet their
economic difficulties, Is in confer
ence between senate and house.
Early agreement is expected.
An extensive study has con-
in it's present form. the act affords
Their objections were directed at
the labor amendment, written into
| the act in committee.
This amendment, adopted at the
suggestion Of Donald r. Richberg,
railway labor official, would safe
guard labor against displacement.
Carriers would not be permitted to
reduce payrolls below the May I,
1898, level of about 100000, ex-
cept as employees died or retired.
Hoy" asked one high official,
"can weencourage and effect econ
omies without a number of persons
losing jobs?"
4 Opinion prevailed that railroads
would be less willing to cooperate
IL the labor amendment were re.
tanned.
Friends Of Joseph B. Eastman,
interstate commerce commissioner
and leading candidate for coordi-
nator, represented him as feeling
that the acts major accomplish
ment would be to build a founda-
ton for future rail legislation.
The commissioner, the United
Press was informed, is opposed to
the labor amendment, but feels
there is much good left in the act.
He believes there will be room for
savings when the carriers purchase
materials to maintain their lines
in sound condition.
| If Eastman Is appointed coordi-
nator, he will devote considerable
attention to study Of future REM
edies for existing conditions. He
believes the present bill cannot be
regarded as permanent panacea
for the railroads plight.
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Merger of Postal
The Western Union
is Drawing Near

washington, June 8 - CUP -
Negotiations on the projected
$500, 100000 Western Unior-P ostal
Telegraph communications merger
await only congressional approval
of the pending railroad bill, 1t is
said on the highest authority here.
Passage Of the bill, with It's
clause permitting telegraph com.
panies to merge, will be followed
within q year" by a consolidation,
the United Press was told. Both
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany and the Postal Telegraph and
Gable Corporation favor the mer-
ger, blocked heretofore by the an
ti-trust laws.
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there it was when the legislature

there 1t was when the legislature
adjourned yesterday afternoon.
However, local ana state organi-
cations desiring an old age pension
system, intend to keep up the fight
and introduce bill again in two
years.
Waterbury, on the whole, Jared
very well with its municipal bills
throughout the session. The only
setback was on the third prose-
cutor bill. Mayor Hayes was we'll
treated and highly praised by the
legislators and his requests were
compiled with willingly and pleas
antly.
The reduction late yesterday Of
the interest rate on small loans was
also source of satisfaction locally
even though the reduction was only
from and one-half per cent to
three per cent. 1t had been hoped
that the reduction would be to two
per cent or two and one-half per
cent.
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Forced Down But
Will Continue Trip
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himself was not in anyway hurt"
Through local officials, Mattern
Immediately communicated with
our airport here" Shvetzoff con-
tinued. HE asked technical as
sistance. We quickly sent an air.
plane with aviation mechanics,
tools, and materials"
Still Has Chance
Jimmy Mattern, with his plane
repaired, still had chance to-day
to better the Post-Gatty round the
world record, although 1t was a
slim one.
Post and Gatty did not reach
Khabarovsk, in eastern Siberia,
until early on their sixth day. They
Were held there 26 hours and 80
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VETERANS WILL
GO TO VERMONT

Washington, June S-(UP)-Ex-
soldiers from nine eastern states,
comprising a third of the $4,000
veterans In the presidents conser-
walton corps, will be employed on
flood control projects In Vermont.
Robert Fechner, director of the
corps, announced that minimum
of 1875 men would be sent to
camps there from New York, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts. New Jer-
sey, Connecticut. Rhode Island,
Maine, New Hampshire and Ver-
mont.
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prominent persons while stelling
on the market from $34 to $S7.
WAS that the figure at which
the Chesapeake & Ohio corporation
and Nickel Plate stock were set up
on the Allegheny corporation
books?" Pecora asked.
II believe that Is rue said Van
Sweringen but under questioning
corrected himself to raise the fig
ure to $47,754,000, explaining the
difference was created by existence
of the debt to. which the Nickel
Plate stock was subject.
WAS resort had to the Gen.
eral Securities corporation for the
avoidance of payment to q tax on
profits?" asked Pecora.
Il can't go quite that far" Van
Sweringen replied. and again read
to the committee his prepared
statement that the indirect TRANSACT
tons We're resorted to so as to
avail Of income tax exemptions pro-
vided by congress"
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Of the cooperation of its employees
in q most trying period and O. de-
sire on the part of the officials to
share the increase in business with
them.
Mr. Sheldon said that the increase
In business justifying this an
nouncement had resulted from