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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
REPORTERS ARE
 FREED FROM JAIL
They Didn't Tell Who the Guilty Were, But Lat-
 ter Confessed

DanviIle, Ky, Aug 8. (UP)- Wesley Carty and Jack Durham, newspapermen, to-day won their freedom in Danville's celebrated effigy hanging "jailathon" after Judge Jay W. Harlan berated them for refusal to testify in the case.
 Termination of the jurist-report- CT endurance contest came when Victor Bodner, 24, Alabama uni- versity medical student doing sum- mer work here, and Lucien Christ man, fellow grocery clerk of Bod- ner, admitted they had hanged in effigy Representative J. Sterling Towles. Bodner and Christman were find S10 and costs each for breach of the peace.
 The hanging" was in protest of Rep. Towles' vote for a state sales tax which he was said to have promised to oppose.
 Carty and Durham admitted to Judge Harlan's court of inquiry that they had advance information of the effigy hanging. They plead ed professional exemption from questioning on information obtain- ed in confidence.
 Each day for almost two weeks the reporters were brought back to court and sentenced to six-hour jail terms and fines on contempt of court charges. The news men had served a total of 36 hours in jail and paid fines totalling SIS.
 The judge. in closing the case. cited Kentucky law which does not protect condolences held by news paper men. saying he had done only his duty. "as everybody knows"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
PAYROLL OF THE
 GOVT IS LARGE
More Than 7,O00,OOO Per- sons Depend on Federal
 Checks for Wages
Copyright, 1884, By United Press)

Copyright, 1884, By United Press)
 Washington, Aug. 3-UP)- More than 100000 adult Ameri- cans depend on federal checks for some or all of their livelihood, 1t was estimated today on the basis of official figures.
 Inclusion of families of those perosns would swell the figure to between 10,00O,0O0 and 20,000,000 persons. The population of the United States is approximately 130,- 900, ,000.
 A total of 7,53S,S36 persons were shown by official government fig ures to be recipients either of reg ular government salary of com pensation and pension payments. receiving pay for work on govern ment projects or accepting relief. A measure of the size of the gov ernment's operations is shown in a comparison of the governments s payroll with some of the country's leading corporations. Government employment aside from purely re- lief and made work" programs but including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the military is estimated around 1,50O,000 persons.
 The American Telephone & Tele- graph Co.,, including it's subsidi- aries, the country's largest business enterprise, recently had 291,000 on it's payroll. The United States Steel Corporation had 15S,032 and the Pennsylvania railroad. the nations largest carrier, 147,200. General Motors had few more than 100.- 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
ULTIMATUM OF
 GOVERNOR OLSON
Scores Both Sides ir the Minneapolis War;
 Must End Tonight

Minneapolis, Aug 3.-OP)-In an uitimatum, to warning forces that have made a battlefield of Minneapolis streets, Gov Floyd B. Olson today demanded a settlement of the 1S-day old truck drivers strike by tonight.
 Unless a settlement of the strike is effected to-day will re- yoke all military permits for the operation of trucks" the Minnesota farmer labor governor said.
 It was a similar ultimatum by the governor that sent troops into the city to enforce martial law s days ago.
 Governor Olson flayed the em- ployers for ':bombastic utterances" and the strikers. for ''ill-adviscd acts" in a caustic letter addressed to the belligerents.
 His demands for peace were made while federal conciliators were studying a redrafted propos- al of employers for settlement oi the strike The union had refused an earlier employer plan.
 Marauding bands of pickets roamed through the streets, smashed trucks, beat drivers and defied the state militia. Their de- precautions. endangered the lives of citizens. t+s t~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
|CUNS ROARED IN 1 TRIBUTE TO LATE
 1 GERMAN HERO
On Land and Sea They Paid Honor to Old
 Field Marshal
BY WALTER K. WILKE Copyright, 1884 by United Press,


 Neudeck, East Prussia, August |3.-UP)-Field guns on army pa- trade grounds and batteries on war ships at sea roared marital tribute to-day to President Paul Won Hin- denburg, Germany's greatest sol dier, as he lay in state at his Neu- deck chateau.
 The changing of church bells called the faithful to prayer for the soul of the old field marshal. Every flag in the country was at half staff; millions wore mourn ing bands. Music was stilled.
 As the guns roared their 21-gun salute at the set hour of a. m. Hindenburg lay on bed at his chateau, his face reflecting abso- lute peace.
 Two army and two navy officers stood at the corners of his bed with drawn swords. There was a Reichswehr guard of honor out side Former Crown Prince Will helm, in his uniform of the old Black Hussars with the deaths head on the busby, arrived at the chateau this morning to pay his own and the former kaiser's re- spects. Many Visitors Arrive There was a tremendous influx of visitors.
 Windows of villagers were dec. orated with pictures of Hinden. burg and evergreen candies. Light ed candles were placed in windows at night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
WASHINGTON DID HIS FISHING TOO

Washington. Aug. 3.--(UPl- President Roosevelt has the best precedent in the world for going fishing and N'alibi-ing little about it-George Washington did 1t too. A Httle research at the congress. sional library showed today that Washington started the tradition of presidential fishermen that has carried down to the present day. And while he may not have been able 10 lie about cutting. down the cherry tree. the father of his country wasn't above making what looks like typical fisherman's ex. cuse. ss W NsA . The first presidents diary tells how he went sea fishing of Ports, niouth. N. H.. Nov. 2. i1Sy. and he planes the tide" for his fafl
 ure to make good catch. Says thu diary. Having lines, we proceed ed to the iishing banks and tshed for cod. bnt 1t not, being a proper time Of tide, we only caught two with &hich about 1 o'clock. we re- turned to town. s s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
WARSHIPS'RUSH
 ON TO FoOCHOW
Chinese Communist Army of 5000 Is Marching to
 Attack the City

Shanghai, Aug 3-(UP)-War- ships of three nations rushed today toward Foochow where commun- ist army reportedly is menacine the city. The United States sent the gunboat Sacramento to the scene. The British authorities ordered a destroyer to proceed from Hong- kong, A Japanese warship already was under way. The reports said that an army of 5000 Chinese communists was within short dis tance of Foochow, which has many foreign residents. L-
 None here had picture of the exact situation because of censor ship on information from Foo chow. An unconfirmed dispatch reached Hcpgkong that commun- ists had bruKen throuh the cordon of government troops to capture
 Shuikow and to move into a posi- tion threatening Foochow. The British destroyer, H. NJ. Switch,
 reached the scene this afternoon, Fukjen province, of which Foo chow is the principal city, was the scene of considerable fighting last spring between the nationalist and communist forces. Under the lead ership of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek the government troops crushed the earliey revolt. -'"e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
ROBBMS STREET
 LAND DISPUTE IS GIVEN DECISION
Judge DickensOn in Su- periOr Court To-day
 Divided Property

In decision handed down in the local superior court to-day by Judge Edwin c. Dickenson in the suit of Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor against Judge Frank P. McEvoy of the superior court bench, and ex-Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile, executors of the estate of the late Michael Guilfoile, the Misses Mary F. and Sarah L. Guil- foile and Mary A. Thompson Fox, the latter of Cheshire, a division of land on Robbins street was or- dered which gives portions of the disputed real estate at 216 Robbins street to both sides.
 Trial of the case took place sev- eral weeks ago in the local court before Judge Dickenson, who re- served decision after personally in- specting the property involved.
 The plaintiff claimed a strip of land lying between his house and the home of ex-Mayor Guilfoile, triangular in form. It was alleged that the original deed was made out improperly and that the plain tiff was entitled to the land the ownership of which was disputed.
 Decision of Court
 In today's decision, Judge Dick enson ordered that the plaintiff be given title to land upon which his sidewalk now is and also to land between the sidewalk and the plaintiffs land line as defined in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Final Neze,s Flashes.
SIR JOHN SIMON NO JEW

London, Aug 3.-(UP)-Sir John Simon, British foreign secretary, denied that he is Jew in letter today to Sir Archibald Hurd, who had written him calling attention to reports that Simon is of Jewish origin and that his ancestry powerfully influenced the foreign policy of Great Britain. "I am just of ordinary Briton-Aryan stock without any Jewish admixture whatever he wrote. My mother is from an old English family; my father from Welsh stock Nobody who knew my relations and forebears imagine they were Jewish
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
EIGHT LIVES AND
 MUCH PROPERTY
 LOST BY STORMS
They Swept Over Parts of Michigan and Illinois
 Late Thursday

Flint, Mich, Aug 3.-UP)- Eight lives and more than $1, ,50O,- OO0 m ruined crops and damaged buildings were the toll to-day of two storms that swooped down on Michigan and Illinois communities late yesterday.
 Eight were known dead in Michigan. Damage there was es- timated upwards of $1,5OO,OOO. In Illinois, tornadoes caused at least $100,eG0 damage in three counties but took no lives.
 A 100 mile wind, heavy with rain and hail, leveled buildings and crops along 8 1O0-mile path in southeastern Micigan.
 At least dozen communities in the two states were left without electric light or power most of the night.
 Hundreds of plate glass windows In the business district were shat tered by hail.
 Weather bureau instruments were demolished.
 The storm roared down on Flint out of the northwest at 4 D. m. In l5 minutes street cars were stalled without power. Automobiles were stalled in foot-deep puddles. Fac tories were idle and dark.
 As midnight darkness settled over the city, the lights failed Fire engines answering alarm. caused by falling electric wires and ambulances rushing to pick up in. Jured, screamed through the streets. adding to general pan. demonium.
 At hospitals nurses held flash. lights while doctors gave first aid to the scores of injured.
 Small communities, as they re- established communication with the outside world, reported multi tudes of minor injuries, in both Michigan and Illinois storm terri tories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

room hung with magnificent ant lers. the visitor turns left through small dressing room into the death chamber.
 It is q room of modest size, fur. nished onlys with bed, small table and one chair. It is severe and miii- tary.
 The president lies on the bed. clad in a white nightshirt. A peaceful expression is on his rugged countenance. His hands are cross ed over if1s chest.
 A small piece of shrapnel which wounded Hindenburg in the battle of Koeniggraetz. in 1866 lies on t;.e 'coverlet just below his hands At the foot of the bed is a large wreath of white flowers, with a ribbon inscribed:
 From the East Prussian troops for their great field marshall"
 Four officers with barred swords stand at attention at each cor ner of the bed. They are as stiff as statues. It is hard to believe they are alive, seen in the dim light of the small chamber with Its shutters closed.
 A solemn silence reigns all through the castle.
 Adjutant Won Der Schulenburg, who escorts visitors to the bed, and all other inhabitants show the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Waterbury Was Not h The Earthquake Belt
Rumblings Heard Here Early Last Evening Due to Blasts-Up Hartford Way, However, There
 Were Felt Some Slight Tremors

Continued rumblings heard early last evening in Waterbury. which .resembled thunder somewhat ex. cept that the noise was unusually even and prolonged, caused many persons to ask what the sounds were caused by. An unusual coin cidence was that at about the same time or shortly afterwards large portion of Connecticut in the vicin- ity of Hartford was alarmed by a sudden and mysterious. noise re" sembling an explosion. The gen. eral feeling in Hartford was that the noise there, which was accom- panied by a shaking of the earth was the tail end of the quake felt in Maine yesterday and last even- ing.
 Blasting Was Cause
 Waterbury's rumblings, which were not accompanied by any shaking of the earth, were due, 1t was agreed to-day, to blasting operations in Woodbury and in connection with the Watertown- Morris highway now under con- struction. f. .lf
 The rumblings lasted for sev- eral minutes and then ceased here. They came before the heavy rain storm. The city was deluged late last night once more. The heaviest part of the downfall occurred from 10:3O o'clock in the evening up to. the early hours of this morn ing. Approximately an inch and
 
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Sopwith said he was "very satis- fled" with the performance of En- deavour, which is now sailing the Atlantic in accordance with racc rules, and is expected to arrive within about four days.
 Endeavour, he revealed, in sever- al steps ahead of Shamrock V, Sir Thomas last challenger, and has defeated its chief rival, Velsheda, in every start this year.
 T look to ssee this coming race one of the greatest sporting events the world has yet seen," he said, and it will be on equal terms"
 Sopwith, an airplane manufacture CT, is salty, vigorous-looking man of some feet z inches in height, slightly bald and serious about yachting. He talked earnestly about his boat and the coming race, smil-, ing only when he referred to his crew, 21 members of which are amateurs recruited from the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club when his professional sailors went on strike.
 When we whip them into shape after we get to Newport they'll be the equal if not better than any professional crew I ever raced with" he predicted.
 Sopwith has been sailing yachts for 46 years. He revealed that "En- deavour" was "born" last year when he was racing Shamrock and the latter's mast was pulled out.
 The following day he conferred with Charles Nicholson, famous
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
JERSEY CITY HAS FATAL EPIDEMIC
Attacks of Dysentry' Has ' Spread to Wide PrOpor- tiOns-Five Dead

Jersey City. N. J., Aug 3-(UP) AFood sources were placed under strict surveillance today as attacks of dysentery spread to epidemic proportions. Five children were dead and more than 100 persons. mainly children, battled the dis ease. Medical authorities definitely diagnosed the stomach ailment the F'lexner type germ dysentery. They warned it was communicable and ordered isolation of patients.
 Peddlers were barred from the streets and tests were being made of frozen confections many distrib- uted. in a wide search for origin of the germs. The cityfwater supply was thoroughly tested and given a clean. bill of health, although wa ter department inspectors directed tests today to, individual outlets. looking for contaminated pipes.
 Oficials blamed impure food. Forty-six of the stricken under treatment at Medical Center were to be moved as rapidly as possible to the isolation hospital. Six new cases were reported at the Medi- cal Center yesterday as a fifth child died there. This was William Callahan, 19 months, old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
CONSTABLE LOST HIS TEETH

Lynn, Mass, Aug 3.-(UP)- )-Laws must have teeth" in them, and so must law officers, says Constable Eben Sears. For the life of him, Sears couldn't find his false teeth at breakfast today. He took his morning meal in liquid form, but then there was the problem of how to go into district court and make himself understod while prosecuting case. Sears sent a note to Judge John G. Phelan explaining his predicament and the judge continued the case week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
HITLER FORMED .. COMBINATION OF
 ALL HIS TITLES
COmmOner=Kaiser Is High Sounding Name for
 the New Ruler
BY FREDERICK oECHsNER

Berlin, Aug 3.-iUP)-Adolf Hitler, a commoner-kaiser, with the army and nation behind him, led Germany in mourning for President Paul Von Hindenburg to- day and prepared for a grim eco- homie fight that may decide his political fate.
 On the pages of Germany's long history there was written in a series of brief decrees and declara- tions the story of Hindenburg's death and Hitler's coincident rise to absolute dominance under the self-selected title of "fuehrer and Reich chancellor'-kins, president, prime minister and dictator in one.
 Hitler, showing signs of genuine grief, busted himself with prepar- ation of two funeral orations, one to be delivered at Reichstag serv- ices here Monday for the "old one" the other to be delivered at Tannenberg Tuesday when Hinden- burg's body will be laid at rest un- der the generals tower of the Great Tannenburg Memorial, a monument to the field marshaFs greatest military, triumph.
 Hard Task Faces Him
 Behind all the funeral pageantry the drama of the rise of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
JOHNSON NOT ;.
 SERIOUSLY ILL

Cleveland, Aug s.-(UP)-Man- ager Walter Johnsontof the Cleye- land Indians rested at Lakeside hospital today, resigned to being out of uniform for two weeks. Dr M. H. Castle, Indians' physician. said Johnson's condition was not serious and that rest and treatment would cure him of his pleurisy. Johnson spent comfortable night, hospital attaches reported. and slept late this morning. Johnson was stricken yesterday. William Kamm, third baseman, is manager |pro tenn. on sJohnson's orders. and was to direct the team today -~ej-st the St Louis sBrowps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
CUMMINGS IN HAWAII

Honolulu, T. H., Aug. 3-(UP)- General Homer Cummings in the footsteps of his chief. began a study of Hawaiian today, concentrating on the territorial judicial system. and his wife arrived yes- terday for a seven-day stay. They plan to return on the Liner Malolo Aug. 10. The attorney general was assigned the same hotel suite re- gently occupied by President Roose- welt at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
RENO DIyORCE SUITS

vorce suits filed: Sylvia Sarah Tinsley vs Kenneth Omar Tinsley of U. s. s. California Newport, R. l.; married North Hol- .lywood. Calif.. July 10. 1882: cruelty; one child.
 Edith S.. Baxter vs Frank H. Baxter of New Yerk City. married Providence, R. l.. April 2s. 1917; cruelty: one child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
REPUBLICANS OF
 STATE STILL ON
 HUNT FOR MOSES
They Have Not Yet Picked Man to Run Against
 Governor Cross
BY WILLIAM D. CLARK United Press Stan Correspondent

Hartford. Aug 3-The republi- can party, usually smoothly functioning machine which goes into it's state convention with a cut and dried program. faces a stampede this year in its search for a Moses to snatch the governor ship from the strongly entrenced democrats, it was evident today.
 The convention will be held here Sept II and 12, to determine can didates for state offices, United States senator and congressman at Large. Caucuses, at which del- egates will be named to the con- vention, will be held Aug ,2S.
 Lavery Boom Spreads
 The campaign of Senator Albert E. Lavery, Bridgeport, for lieuten- ant-goyernor, was gaining momen- tum in Fairfield county which, it was reliably reported, will have three candidates on the ticket. La very's fight for second place will depend entirely on whether Roy Wilcox, Meriden, present lieutenant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
HUEY LONG GOING FISHING

New Orleans, La, Aug 3.-(UP) )-Senator Huey P. Long left troop-ridden New Orleans to- day, body guards at his side, declaring that he intended to obey court order that he revoke martial law in the city. He ambled into the state Capitol at Baton Rouge and announced that his friend the governor, O. K. Allen, had defed him. There being nothing more he could do about the matter, he was going fishing he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
LOCAL BOYS ARE
 PRIZE WINNERS
 AT FORT DEVENS
Given Awards Yesterday
 at Exercises Conducted in Training Camp

Several Waterbury boys were among the prize winners at the vis- itors' day exercises at the Citizens military training camp at Fort Dev- ems, Mass, yesterday. Major Harry J. Beardsley and Captain Newton w. Alexander presented the local awards. They were luncheon guests of Col. Albert W. Foreman, 18th Infantry, post commander. United States Senator David I, Walsh was present at the luncheon and gave
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EYE SPECIALIST DIES SUDDENLY

Watertown, N Y, Aug 3-lUP)-Dr AZ bert Winslow Horr 69, Maiden, Mass, eye spe- cialist and former professor of ophthalmology at the Boston University School of Medicine, died suddenly today at the home of his son, Robert c. Horr Dr Horr formerly was chief ophthalmo- logical surgeon at the Massachusetts hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
EYE OPERATION ON MRS ROOSEVELT

Reno New, Aug 3. CUP -Dr J. Larue Robinson, Reno physician, had nothing to say' { today concerning reports he performed an eye operation upon Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt dur ing a recent visit here, T have nothing to say about it. 2 pr Robinson said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
WILL LOSE
 CUP THIS TIME SAYS BRITISH OPPONENT
I. o. M. Sopwith Challenger Arrived Here To-day; His Yacht EndeavOur at Sea Now-Will Be
 Here in Four Days
BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, August - (UP) - T. O. M. Sopwith, Engsh challenger for the Americas cup arrived today
 he S. s. Aquana hopeful that principles of aerody
 namics applied to his sleek yacht Endeavour would enable lcould win,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Visit Paid Death Cham Der OF Dead German War Hero
VOn Eindenburg Lies in State in Soldier Bedroom Several Mementoes of His War Experiences
 Are Close to Bier
BY WALTER K. wILKE

tCopyFlgh IVS4, by UnNed Fress)
 Neudeck, East Prussia, August 3 = (UP) - The aged warrior is at rest. Y President Paul Von Hndenburg hero in and peace lies in state in soldiers bed in his chateau with soldiers at attention beside his b while the nation
 The United Press correspondent viewed the body this afternoon Passing through corridor and recention
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Markets At c Glance

Stocks irreguarly lower in dull trading. Bonds steady; speculative issues firm. Curb stocks dull and irregular. Chicago stocks quiet and mixed N Call money 1 per cent. Foreign exchange firm. Wheat unchanged to of H cent; corn up 4 to #;
 oats drop h to #. Cotton dips few points. Rubber futures rally after early dip. Silver futures of IS points. Bar silver up H at ASA cents an ounce Copper g cents a pound.
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PRESIDENT SEES AMERICA AFTER
 MONTH OF REST
Steps on United States Soil to Again Take Up
 Business ReinS
BY FREDERICK A. STORM

United Press stan Correspondent)
 Portland, Ore, Aug 2-(UP)-- President Roosevelt will put foot on United States soil today after a months absence, on a 10000 nations outposts to inspect work ings of the new deal"
 .Rropzed by tropical s-Ds and
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Evening star., 1934-12-30
i. S. VIEWS ON MANCHURIA
HELD AGAINST PRECEDENT
Break With Japan on Naval Treaty
Seen Small Part of Tension Exist
ing Between Nations.
BY FRANK III. SIMONDS.

THE long -heralded denunciation
of the treaty of Washington
by the japanese and the con-
L sequent collapse of the con-