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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-03
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
DEATH OF YOUTH
 IS INVESTIGATED
Officers Who Used Pistols Held in Custody By
 Darien Chief

Darien, Conn, April 24-(UP)-- A triple investigation was started today into the death of Bryon J. Lillibridge, IF, Quincy, Mass, who was shot to death early yesterday by two policemen when he sought to escape in a stolen automobile when they signalled him to stop on the Boston Post road. A cor oner's inquest was to be opened at Bridgeport at 2 p. m. The states attorneys office gathered details of the shooting which will be submitted to the coroner to deter mine responsibility for the shoot ing. Meanwhile the board of po- lice commissioners, conducting a separate investigation, announced through Commissioner Henry J. Case "the officers were doing their duty and the board will stand squarely behind them."
 The officers, George Evans and Harold Curtis, were ordered by the coroner to be held in custody of Chief of Police Edward A. Tin ker. No charges have been placed against them.
 Grief stricken parents of the boy arrived here last night to identify and claim the body. They told Chief Tinker they were with out funds with which to return the remains to Quincy and that unless the town stood the expense their son would have to be buried yb the town in Darien. Authorities today were endeavoring to find a means of providing transportation.
 Lillibridge left home Sunday after leaving a note stating "Wiu return Wednesday," When hailec on the Post Road he was driving an automobile reported stolen from Albert Tracy, Hingham, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
FRANCE TO BUILD
 AERIAL DEFENSE
Will Be Designed Soon and Will Be Protection
 for Paris

Paris, April 24.-(UP)-A large scale plan for aerial defense, in- spired largely by Germany's re- armament ambitions. was under preparation by the government to. day. It will be designed particu- larly to protect Paris, it was learn- ed, and generally to protect all northeastern France, held to be menaced by airplanes now in Ger many.
 The plan has two parts. First, reorganization of the air forces, and secondly a program of ground defense.
 The ministry of air is seeking to increase speed and efficiency of fighting planes while military agen- cies are studying a plan to estab- fish listening posts a. few miles apart along routes which enemy airplanes might take. This will be co-ordinated with development of air defense through telephone and telegraph offices, through which the listening posts would communi- cate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
MOTHER IS GIVEN
 ONE DAY IN JAIL
Baby Dug in the Park Which Is Against the
 City Laws

New York, Apr. 24-(UP)-Mag- istrate Overton Harris recalled at his penthouse apartment today that as one unimportant phase of a busy day he sentenced Mrs. Fela Biro, to one day in jail because she could not pay a s$2 fine. Her baby son had dug in the park in violation of rules and She was giv- en a summons.
 q thought at the time," said the magistrate, that the woman was well dressed, that the baby in her arms was well dressed, and she could surely afford to pay the $2 fine. As a matter of fact, still believe she was capable or paying"
 Mrs. Biro. an actress recently with communist theater group, took her son, John Reed Biro, named after the communist leader, to jail with her. Her husband, fur worker, has been unemployed since Christmas.
 sso, the judge said my fur coat was a good one." she commented. "I'n tell you it's nothing but little scraps of rabbit my husband seweu together for me for Christ mas present. am going to the park fwth the baby again today. hope its the first and the last time John goes to jail but after the arrest [ believe almost any, thing could happen"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
JUDGE ASSERTS
 LAW WAS FARCE
Was Sentencing Prisoner When He Made Amaz=
 ing Statement

New York, April 24-(UP)-Ar- tkur w. Morse, investment broker and Harvard graduate, was sen- fenced today to from eight to 20 years in prison on his plea of guil- ty to 1nanslaughter in the fatal beating of Mrs Edna Field Leavett. Boston divorcee.
 In passing sentence, General Sessions Judge Charles Knox, Jr, took occasion to condemn the re- gently passed Quinn-Robinson par ole bill.
 "No matter what sentence im- pose on this prisoner for his brut- al crime" Judge Knox said. cit will be farce. No sentence that any judge imposes can be any more or less than a farce. The Quinn Robinson bill gives the parole board authority to do what it will with prisoner after he has served two years of his time"
 Psychiatrists testified at Morse's trial that under the influence of liuuor he exhibited sadistic tend encies. He admitted he was intoX- icated at the time of the staying. Originally indicted for murder Morse was allowed to plead to the lesser offenSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
CONGRESS MAY
 CLOSE MAY E
President COnsults Lead= CTS in Order to Hurry
 Things Along

Washington, April 24.-(UP)- President Roosevelt hopes that congress will be able to windup the session in three weeks, Speaker of the House Henry T. Rainey said after a White House conference to- day.
 Rainey said he and Majority Leader Joseph w. Byrns told the president that they were working for adjournment by May 15.
 ''We hope to get through then, and he hopes so, too," said Rainey, adding the president was pleased" with action of the house in shelv- ing the Mcleod $3,000,000 'in- f1ation" bank deposit payoff bill.
 Rainey indicated he and Byrns put before the president published reports that the administration was dissatisfied with the house leader ship and might name the two lead CTS to appointive positions after the session.
 He refused to give us jobs, :" said Rainey, ''he notified me he was not going to give me a job. or Joe Byrns. He wants us to stay right where we are."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
REGISTRARS TO KNOW RESULT OF
 TRIAL IN WEEK
Final Papers Were Filed With Judge DickensOn
 This Morning

Final papers in the custer pro- ceedings brought against the regis trars of voters and their deputies were filed by counsel today in su- perior court. Judge Edwin c. Dick enson took the entire proceedings under advisement, but is not ex- pected to hand down a decision be- fore a weeks time.
 The papers filed today were add itional claims of law submitted in the defendants behalf under per- mission of the court granted at the close of arguments last week. Counsel for the petitioners filed a reply to the defendants claim Of law.
 Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor, and Attorney Vincent A. Scully appear for three of the de- fendants, Thomas F. Dillane, re- publican registrar, Henry O'Con- nor, democratic registrar, and Michael F. Slavin, democratic deputy registrar. Attorney Albert W. Hummel represents Albert o. Taller, deputy republican registrar. That is the manner in which the names were signed to the papers submitted today.
 Bronson, Lewis & Bronson is the signature to the plaintiffs papers, filed in behalf of w. s. R. Wake, Harry c. Post, Edward H. Davis Edward Wotkyns and Frank Par. sons.
 H Defendants Claims The defendants claims of law state that 'In view of the indefi- niteness and uncertainty of many of the Statutes in Chapter 40 of 1890 General Statutes, registrar who is layman, should not be held responsible for misinterpretation of the law.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24

Walter L. Tomp,sins, state po- lice photographer, identified pic- lures which he took at the scene, and these were presented to the jury as exhibits.
 Occupying a front bench at to- days session were four relatives of the Millens. They were Joseph Millen, father of the brothers; two sisters, Mrs Mary Goodman and Miss Idlyn Millen, and a brother, Harry.
 During a recess, Mrs Goodman approached the prisoners cage and asked guards for permission 70 speak with her brothers. Told she would have to see them at the jail, she began to cry and left court, returning later. however. com posed. Woman Crawled Under Desk
 The third witness was Mrs Mary Gaykan, a frail little woman in a light brown coat and blue hat and dress, who is bookkeeper at the Needham Trust Company.
 At the time of the robbery, she testified, she was seated in the bookkeepers' room in the rear Hearing loud talk in the main banking room she went to the door and through it's window saw man with a gun in the middle of the floor.
 "What did you do when you saw the man with the gun?" asked Dewirig.
 II stopped down below the win- dow and pressed the button," she said.
 "Did you hear anything then?"
 II heard the gong ring outside"
 "And then what did you do?"
 T crawled under my desk she laughed.
 Picks One of MulIens.
 Arnold Macintosh. Ruby, be- bank treasurer and one of two bank employees taken by the bandits as hostages, testified that he was sitting at his desk, dictating letters to a secretary, when he noticed a man with a gun just outside the railing.
 The bandit, who was masked, held him up, Mackintosh testified, and forced him to turn in his swivel" chair to face the wall.
 'I heard someone yell. here comes cop!' and the man in the middle of the floor said, get him!"
 "Did someone do something to your" Dewing asked.
 T was grabbed roughly by the shoulder"
 "Can you identify the person who seized you by the shoulder?"
 "He is the man who Is sitting in the middle over there."
 You mean in the prisoners eager"
 "Yes."
 And it is agreed by counsel" the prosecutor said, that the man in the middle of the cage is Murton Millen."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
Final NezQ,s Flashes
MARRIAGE IS ANNOUNCED

Troy, N. Y, April 24-(UP)-The mar riage of Miss Marian Ide, prominent in Troy so- ciety circles, and Cedric G. Thompson of Hart ford, Conn, was announced today by the bride groom's parents. The ceremony took place here November IA, 1882. Mrs Thompson, daughter George P. Ide Collar Go, is graduate of Emma Willard school and member of the Troy Junior league. Thompson, graduated from Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute in 1881, is a sales manager for c. H. Dresser and Son, Inc, of Hartford. He lives at 31 Evergreen avenue Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
Naugatuck Has Lost Battle On Pollution
First Attempt of Borough to Force Waterbury to Do Something Has Collapsed Director of Water
 Commission Refuses to Take Any Stand

Naugatuck's attempt to force Waterbury to immediately take steps to eliminate pollution of the Naugatuck river has collapsed, at least for the present, it was learn ed today. General Sanford H. Wad- hams, director of the state water commission, has forwarded q com- munication to the borough officials advising them to proceed, If they want to, with their end of the plan but refusing to take any stand that would savor of an edict to the city of Waterbury. Local officials, when informed of this action, were pleased but, at the same time, pointed out that they will carry on their present trunk sewer building work when the funds are available. s., # Naugatuck, through its board of wurtfen rand shxtg esses and it's boz rough engineer, severely criticized Waterbury for not going ahead with its anti-polluition program right away. The borough below Waterbury is interested in install- ing a system that will take part of about 50 per cent of its present sewage dumpings into the Nauga- tuck river.
 General Wadhams, in his conn munication, pointed out that Nau- gatuck would be in better posi- ton to insist that Waterbury take further anti-pollution action if the borough, itself, carried out its own program now under consideration. He also explained that if all towns bordering the river waited for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
HUGE MANHUNT
 HAS BEGUN FOR DILLINCER GANG
Fugitives May Be on Way Back to Escape An-
 other Trap
BY WILLARD R. SMITH


 Tnited Press Stan Correspondent) Hurley, Wis, April 24-(UP)- Through snow covered pine forests and in a half dozen cities of the northwest, federal agents and hundreds of local officers today atalked John Dillinger and his ruthless gang of gunmen.
 A tacit order to shoot to kili-to play it safe"-went with the searchers. One eco worker and one federal agent were killed yes- terday in battles with the gang. Four others, including one outlaw. were wounded.
 At least five members of the gang were believed still lurking in a northern region. thickly dotted with lakes and covered with dark forests. Dillinger, himself, was perhaps among them.
 Policeman Gives Warning
 A Park Falls, Wis. policeman. Elmer Peterson. warned St Paul, Chicago and Wisconsin authorities to watch for five men in a mud spattered, brown sedan. The five stopped in Park Falls about mid- night to buy gasoline and oil.
 Peterson said he was certain there were guns in the car and that the men answered descriptions of the fleeing gangsters.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
CRISIS IS FEARED IN THE FAR EAST
 OVER JAPANESE
United States May Join PrOtest-China Appeals
 to This Nation
(By United PFesS)

A Far Eastern crisis of major importance appeared developing today from implications of Japan's s hands off China" declarations, now enlarged in their scope.
 The United States government was understood to be considering representations to Japan, seeking definition of it's ambitious and re- minding Japan of treaty obliga- tions.
 Great Britain awaitel reply from representations it made to Tokio, understood to be in the form of a verbal message and a memordandum.
 At Tokio, reports were that the cabinet had officially approved the declarations of policy made first at Tokio, then at other world centers.
 The significant Geneva declara- tion, made at the home of the League of Nations by the Japanese Consul General, included the Amer ican Philippines, the Dutch East Indies and British India. in addi- tion to China, as among those with whom Japan intended to "collabor- ate" in maintaing Far Eastern peace.
 China Protests
 London, April "A - (UP) - Quo Tai-Chi, Chinese minister to London, sought the cooperation of the United States today in resist ing Japan's declaration of leader ship in the Far East.
 China's impatience over the ap- parent passiveness of the great powers in the face of Japan's bid for Asiatic predominance was re- flected in Quo Tai-Chfs visit late today to Ambassador Robert w. Bingham, accompanied by Ray Atherton, counsellor of the embas- sy.
 Quo, it was understood. vainly sought an explanation of Wash ington's inactivity, while Bingham replied he had not received ln- structions.
 Quo fully informed Bingham of the conversation he had with Sir John Simon, British foreign secre- tary, in which Quo proposed a consultation of the nine power treaty signatories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
MOTHER HAS DECIDED TO
 UPHOLD SON.
Mrs Benson Relieves in Her BOyCOuld Not
 Be Guilty
EARL BENSON NOT
 VERY HEALTHY YOUTH
She Also Refutes the Story About Dents in Sons
 Auto

Affirming faith and trust in her son, Mrs Inez Benson. mother of the S0-year-old sus- pect in the hit-and-run killing of youthful John Rowland, re- vealed today that at the time of EarPs arrest last Friday she was on her way to this city to tell him that she was making plans to secure a travelling companion to ac- company him on a long trip for his health's sake.
 Earl has been fine son to me,n she declared. ''and I'll stick with him to the finish. He is the most kind person one could ever meet and I've never known to let even an animal suffer, and feel absolutely sure that he could never have driven away after hitting someone with his car."
 She Denies the Dents
 While, Coroner John T. Monzani was making plans to continue his inquest into the Columbia boule- ward accident by hearing the testt- mony of 13 additional witnesses at police headquarters this afternoon, Mrs Benson denied claims of po- lice that any of the dents on the right side of her sons car were recent. l,t Even the dent in the front of the fender, she stated to The Democrat, was on the car when she saw it in Waterbury last Tues day. The hubcap scratch, sup posedly received when the Benson coupe struck the curb a short dis tance down the street from the sceae of the accident, was likewise on the car before Thursday, she declared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
OakUille Man's
 Case With Jury

Litchfield, April 24-A su- periOr court jury was deliber- ating at press hour the case of Samuel Wolk of Oakville charged with arson. Judge Arthur F. Els completed hiE charge to the jury shortly before 3 o'clock, beginning at the commencement of the : noon recess at 2 o'clock. Ar! gumentS of counsel occupied the entire morning session.
 States Attorney Walter HOlcomb charged that the state had proved it's case against the accused. The states sattOrney charged the accused with having deliber- 5 ately set fire to his Oakville dry goods store. in order to get insurance. Atty Michael V. Blansfield of Waterbury presented a strong argu- ment for the accused, stating it was an accidental fire and that the accused was severe ly burned in the blaze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
TROTZKY LOOKS
 TOWARD MEXICO

Paris, April 24 - (UP) - Leon Trotzky. exiled Russian leader. facing expulsion from France. ex- poets to proceed to Mexico if he can obtain authorization from the Mexican government, his secretary said today.
 The announcement. made at Trotzkys villa at Barbizon, came after the news from Mexico City that prominent members of the Communist party planned to invite Trotzky there. These Commun- ists said they were beginning ne- gotiations with the government to obtain permission for Trotzky to enter.
 Previously Trotzky had hoped to go to Turkey or Spain. But 1t had been added that if he could not find a congenial refuge on this side of the Atlantic he would seek A. home in the New World.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
OLD SEA SERPENT OF LAKE GEORGE
 WAS HUGE JOKE
Noted Artist Tells It for First Time-H Pri- vate Jest

New York, April 24.-UP)- Harry W. Watrous, noted artist, chuckled to-day at reports of "'sea serpents" at Loch Ness, Scotland, , and in Florida because they re- minded him of the gigantic hoax he staged 30 years ago with the famous "Sea Serpent of Lake George.n
 Watrous revealed for the first time that the supposed serpent, which caused a tremendous sensa- tion each time 1t appeared and at tracted staffs of reporters from the New York newspapers, was his pri- vate joke on some of his fellow residents at the upstate summer resort.
 He had almost forgotten the in- cident until he saw photograph of the Loch Ness monster on Sun day. suspecting that some canny Scot was having a joke at the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
BOSTON LAWYER
 DIED YESTERDAY

Boston, April "A = (UP) - Robert Romans, 60, prominent Boston lawyer and brother-in-law of former Navy Secretary Charles Francis Adams, died at his Bea- con Hill home yesterday after three months illness.
 Romans was member of the corporation of Harvard college and director of many Boston and New England corporations. He has served in the Boston common council. the state legislature, as an assistant Suffolk county district attorney. He served overseas with the 76th Division, and served term as judge advocate of the state department, American Le- zion.
 He leaves a wife, the former Abigail Adams of Quincy. two sons and two daughters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
TWO ELLISON
 CRIME PROGRAM

Washington, April "A -- (UP)- The house judiciary committee voted today to report favorably two bills of the governments 12- point anti-crime program, aimed at such outlaws as the John Dillinger gang. Chairman Hatton w. Sum- |ners said the committee would meet tomorrow to discuss the rest of the bills.
 The two bills would make 1t a federal offense to trasnport stolen property across state lines and make 1t federal offense to flee from one state to another to avoid prosecution or giving testimony. The 12 bills are part of the pro- gram sponsored blythe Department Of Justice for wider powers to cap- |kuSe &xiuoiuelE ss s <. s x <
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
NORMA TALMADGE
 WED YESTERDAY

Atlantic City, N. J., April A. (U.P)-George and Norma Tal- madge Jessel were expected to leave to-day for a brief honey mon in Florida before returning to New York.
 The former star of silent films and the comedian were wed in a four-minute ceremony yesterday. Mayor Harry Bacharach tied the knot.
 Miss Talmadge. recently recip- tent of a Mexican. divorce from Joseph M. Scheneck, movie mag nate, and Jessel had driven from New York before dawn to escape publicity. Both gave their ages at SS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
MERCHANTS ARE READY TO CATER
 TO THE CROWDS
Expect Immense ThrOng on Thursday From City
 and Whole Valley

Waterbury Merchants were pre- pairing to-day to welcome an ava (lapche of shoppers from all parts of the Naugatuck Valley after the announcement yesterday that this Thursday is to be waterbury Day" News of the big bargain sales event spread about like a conflagration indicating that this Thursday should be one of the big |gest shopping days in years.
 With free trolley and bus rides to Exchange Place between 9:30 and Ii o'clock and stores remain ing open to o'clock, the shopper should appreciate that everything within reason will be done to as- sure his comfort and convenience.
 It is not an ordinary sales event that is planned for Thursday. There will be honest to goodness bargains at prices so low it will be hardly understood how the CO., operating merchants can possibly do 1t. We'll, the merchants have had experience with Waterbury Days before. They know that the people of Waterbury and vicinity have become shrewd buyers, hark- ing back to the old colonial days when New Englanders were con- sidered the craftiest and most as- tute "bargain swappers' of the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24

Robert NJ. Harriss, of the New York brokerage house of Harriss & Vose and a member of the commit tee of the nation, also was host. His firm was shown to hold long commitments as of May 1, 1883.
 Father COughlin Spoke
 The dinner was given at q downtown hotel and members of both house and senate were pres ent. Rev Charles E.. Coughlin was one of the speakers.
 While Conway and Harriss were present neither was among the speakers.
 In addition to it's long position Harriss and Vose were recorded in several instances to be the de- poeitary for silver held by others.
 By far the largest silver holder was revealed to be the Chase National bank with 18,000, ,00O ounces. There was nothing to in- dicate whether the silver was held for others.
 Banks, both foreign and domes- tic, were large holders in the partial list which only included names beginning with "A" through HI" of the alphabet.
 Persons Abroad on List
 Large numbers of persons living abroad were also established to have made heavy purchases which were being held for their account in this country.
 The list did not disclose the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-24
MAYOR ESCAPED CHARGE

Maiden, Mass, April District Judge Elbridge G. Davis today refused the peti- tion of pay-less Everett school teachers that Mayor James A. Roche be summoned into court under the non- payment of wages statute, a crim- inal action. City Solicitor w. Henry Finnegan argued successful that the statute was not applc- able to city officials, but to employers in industry The teachers, whose pay has been withheld for seven weeks because of their failure to contribute 10 per cent to city welfare, must file individual suits for their back wages