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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
JAKE THE BARBER
 PICKS THEM OUT
Identifies KidHapers as State Tightens Net on
 Roger TOuhey

Chicago, Feb. 21-CUP)-John Factor, victim. of a $7O.OOO kidnau ulot, Identified today from the wit ness stand three men accused of participating in the abduction,
 His story of 12 days captivity was the states last major blow at Roger Touhy. Gustave Schaeffer and Albert Kator, for whom prose- cutors seek the death penalty.
 The dapper formed Halsted street barber, whose rise through speculation to fortune which made both him and his son victims of kidnapcrs, appeared almost jauntly as he repeated testimony given in the previous trial of the three defendants, which ended with 9 jury disagreement.
 Att the beginning of his testi- Mnony he confidently pointed out each of the gangsters and named them as member sof the gang which took him fro minis automo- bile last June 30 and released him only after payment of the ransom
 "T'hose are the men" he said, hs he named Touhy and his fol- lowers. He rose from his seat to point them out.
 "That," he said. pointing to Touhy, 'is the man who held a machine gun in my back while l wrote note to my wife
 Factor last week identified two other members of the gang now in custody but not on trial, Isaac Costner and Basil Banghart. Both were captured 10 days ago in Baltimore, Md.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
ABANDONED CARS
 HINDER WORKMEN
Snow Shoveling C an g Handicapped By Autos
 Parked in Road

The task of ridding the streets cf the city of tons of snow was ser iously hampered today by the fact that number of cars were aban- doned during the storm, left out on the streets Monday evening or temporarily parked by their own CTS. Some autoists were found parked several feet from snow drifts or atsleast five yards from the snow-covered curbing. They not only blocked traffic, but added to. the handicaps of the army of workers engaged in the digging out campaign.
 Superintendent of Police Joseph H. Mclean appealed to all auto ists to be more reasonable and not park their machines in the middle of streets. The practice has become so popular as to present a danger 0us traffic condition and the super intendent plans to take drastic measures to discourage it.
 If within the next few hours autoists fail to cooperate the police intend to have parked cars lowed to side streets or garages and the owner will be obliged to pay the expense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
STORM DELAYED
 THE EXECUTION
Three Youths Get Twenty four More Hours Before
 Their Deaths

Boston, Feb. 21.-UP).- Three youths scheduled to die in the eIec- tric chair early today were given "A more hours to live because d train carrying their executfoner to Boston was stalled by the snow storm.
 Drifts and blinding blizzard crippled traffic on the New York New Haven & Hartford railroad between here and New York yes terday, and the train bearing Rob. ert Elliott, official Massachusetts executioner, was held up near Bridgeport, Conn.
 Warden James L. Hogsett of state prison. anticipating the de- lay, refrained from giving Herman (Red) Snyder, 22, and John A Donnellon, "A, both of oston, and Henry Clay (Harry) Bull, 22 Of Brooklyn, N. Y., the usual notified. tion that they were to die. In this way the doomed men are spared a second ordeal.
 Snyder and Donnellon were sen- fenced to death for the staying of a Somerville gasoline station at- tendant during a holdup. Bull shot and killed a Greenfield policeman during q frustrated holdup.
 According to present plans, the youths will go to their death short ly after midnight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
CASH BALANCE IS
 ALL TIME RECORD
Five Billion Dollars tC Help Regime Oh Its
 Recovery Plan

Washington, Feb. 21.-nP).- An all-time record high cash bal ance of $5,00Q,000, ,0O0 was held by the United States treasury today with proceeds of its recent security sale included.
 This was believed to be the larg- est assembling of cash in the his- tory of the country. It will be used in furthering the governments economic recovery program.
 More than half of the huge cash Balance, however, was accounted for by profit" of $2,S07, ,OOS realized on the treasury's books by the recent write-up of its huge gold deserves from $20.67 per ounce to $S5 per ounce. Total gold held by the treasury on Feb. 19, reached a record high of $7117,386,O14.
 The recent government security sale which sent the treasury's ready cash to $5,004, ,170,654 was over- subscribed by more than four times, allotment figures showed today.
 Dhe $400,000,0 of 2 1-2 per cent 22-month treasury notes drew subscriptions of $1,332,4O9, 900 while theN$40O, 900, 1000 of, 3 per cent 36-month treasury notes drew se- curities of $2,285,754,5OO.
 About $85O, 100000 of the securi- ties were allotted, carrying the coultry's public debt close to the war-time peak and nearer to the $32, 900, 000,000 outside limit set by President Roosevelt in his budget message. On Feb. 19, the public debt stood at S26,044. .1O3, 946 against $2O,937,375,629 a year ago just prior to inauguration of the Roosevelt program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
Threats OfLwching Heard For Youth Who Killed Girl

night. dozen hours after the body of Victoria, criminally> attacked and beaten to death, had been dis covered in an automobile parking space bordering Chinatown. The youth said he met the girl in a south end theater Sunday night while watching the movie, "The Beast of the city" After the show, he said. he escorted her toward her home. He told of taking her into an alleyway and .hugging and kissing her.
 t'Suddenly she went crazy" his reputed confession read. "She grabbed me by the hair and began to scratch me and bite me. She screamed and I got served. didn't know what was wrong. No other girl acted that way with me before. 1T slapped her to quiet her down and she got madder and be- gan to fight all the harder. And she kept screaming. Then ] punched her with my right fist. hit her several times. once missed and my fist struck a fence That's how my fist got all swollen up. <. She kept fighting all the ,narQer. Sne kepL SitlnB ahu scratching and trying to reach my face. just had to keep punch ing her.
 "All this time she kept holler. ing. heard window open and I got real scared. Then pulled back and hit her with all my might. I didn't want to kill her but I did want to shut her up That's why I struck her so hard L didn't think I could kill her by punching her. As I let her have the last punch she fell to the ground. groaned for second and then shut up. I then started run ming to Albany street through the alley, and just as I got onto, Al bany street I heard her scream again. She hollered only once. ! couldn't see whether she was still where she fell. v
 When he reached Dover-Stree' bridge, he said, he ripped off the blood stained cuffs fro minis shlr' and tossed them into the harbor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
MAX CAREY HAS
 BEEN OPPOSED
Notified To-day That He Is NoLonger Manager
 of Dodgers

New York, Feb. 21.-(UP).-- Max Carey has been notified of his removal as manager of the Brook lyn Dodgers of the National League
 by Judge Steve McKeever, owner of the club. it was announced to- day by Robert Quinn, general man. age. No manager has been named, Quinn said, but Charles D. (Casey) Stengel, Dodgers coach. has been summoned to New York by tele-
 gram and is now en route from Glendale, Calf. The job is his if he wants it. Quinn said. If not. two or three other players on the club are being considered. r
 Carey's removal. 1t is under stood, was due to his inability to get along with the Brooklyn play CTS. He still holds a contract to manage the club this year. Quinn said McKeever told Carey he would live up to the contract and pay Carey in full if he fails to get an- other job. If Carey gets. another job that pays as much, he will gef nothing from McKeever. If he gets job paying jess, McKeevef will make up the difference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
ROGER TOUHEY IS
 NEARING THE END
State Is Putting Up Strong Case Against Kid=
 nap Gang

Chicago, Feb. 21-UP)-The state today moved toward a rapid windup of it's case against Roger Touhy, gang chieftain and two or his followers, charged with kid naping John Factor, confident or obtaining convictions.
 The prosecution produced two surprise confessions on the witness stand by former Touhy gang mem- bers who implicated the three de- fendants in the kidnapping. Factor, himself, was still to be heard. At the first trial of the trio, which ended in a hung jury, the victim of the Kidnapping identified the de- fendants. On trial with Touhy were Gus Schaeffer and Albert Kator. The death penalty is sought.
 The unexpected confessions came from w. A, Hendrichsen, former highway patrolman, and Isaac Costner, expert riheman,
 Henrichsen sftestimony was dou- bly surprising in that he failed to make any damaging admissions at the first trial. Although Henrich- sen said he was not aware of the Kidnapping plot while it was in progress, he testified that he joined with other Touhy gang members to collecting $70,00O ransom from O negotiator for Factors family,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
IT States Enact LalUs For NRA Cooperation
Closer Relations Between States and Federal GOvern-
 ment Expected to Strengthen NRA Application

Washington, Feb. 21--The states Of the union are putting themselves fin close step with the federal gov ernment through enactment of state recovery statutes to supple ment and strengthen the applica- tion of the National Industrial Re covery Act. Colorado enactment of a bill designed to fit thoroughly with MIRA. marks the eleventh state to pass cooperative legisla- ton.
 The measure just passed in Den yer has got to be known as the uniform recovery act, the model state law to promote national as well as local recovery. Such a bill has just passed the West Virginia house of representatives and is pending in the senate. Early fav- orable action also is expected in the Iowa and Mississippi legisla- lures now in session and consider ing the subject. In Massachusetts the legislature may supplant, a state recovery law already enacted by passing the unifor mact.
 The Il states which have passed legislation designed to supplement the MIRA are New York, New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
HOUSE PASSED
 BIG TAX BILL

tContinued from Page l.)
 3. Changes in measuring capi- tai gains and losses estimated to bring in $35,000,000.
 4. A penalty tax on personal holding companies.
 5. Cuts in half foreign tax cred it's.
 6. Places an additional two per cent penalty tax in consolidated returns.
 [. Shifts gas-oil nuisance" taxes for administrative purposes to original manufacturers.
 8. Faces five cents a pound ex- else tax on coconut oil.
 g. Places slight tax on crude petroleum producers as means of checking "hot oiI' sales and to finance oil code administration.
 10. Abolishes bank check tax Jan. l. 1885.
 II. Drops second class postage rates to old levels on July l.
 12. Tightens up allowances fol partnership losses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21

Boston, February 21 - UP)- Yelled threats of lynching today caused police. to assign extra guards to former navy boxer who allegedly has confessed that he killed Victoria David, 14-year- old schoolgirl, with his fists. His nerve broken by hours of relent- less questioning, Francis Vigneau. 23, alias Francis E. (Colorado) Bennett. signed a detailed confes- sion last night, according to au- thorities, in which he admitted staying Victoria because "she grab bed me by the hair and began to scrach me and bite me-" When word spread that Vigneau had confessed, police received tele-- phone calls from men who said they would take care" of the killer.
 Vigneau, once Colorado miner and more recently vagrant, had been arrested at a relatives home in suburban Somerville Monday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
LIFTS BANS ON
 ALL WHISKIES

Washington. Feb 21-(UPD- The administration for. a second time has lifted all restrictions on imports of type whiskey in an effort to reduce domestic prices.
 Until April 1, the federal alcohol control administration ruled. this whiskey may center the United States from anywhere and every where, and in unlimited quanti- ties. This includes whiskey in bulk for rectifying and blending and whiskey in bottles to be sold to the consumer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
SCARNICI IS
 STILL ON TRIAL

Scoharie, x. Y, Feb 21-CUPD- The state continued today it's pros ecution of Leonard Scarnici charged with first degree murder, after placing on the stand q wit ress who identified the New York city gangster as one of the bandits he saw robbing a Rensselaer, bank
 Detective James Stevens was shot down when he entered the hank as the bandits were emerging Scarnici is charged with the slay. ing.
 William N. Card, of Utica. whc was in the bank at the time of the holdup last May, identified Scar nici.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21

Jersey, Virginia, Ohio, Texas, Cal ifornia, Utah, Colorado, Wisconsin, KanSas, and Massachusetts. The New York and Virginia laws are very similar to the uniform act. Those of Ohio and California are based upon if but go further and provide for the writing of state coles, as do also the laws of New Jersey, Utah and Wisconsin.
 To inquiries the legal division of MIRA has expressed the opinion that the uniform recoveryl act IS the most desirable form of state legislation, from the standpoint of the best interests of both the states and the nation, in the belief that it will make for more effective CO., operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
PRESIDENT OF
 THE ENGINEERS

New Haven. Feb 21-(UP(- Clarence M. Blair. New Haven, has been elected president of the con necticut Society of Civil Engineers it was announced today.
 Other officers, ballotted upon by mail and whose elections were unde known by Secretary II. Jnck. son Tippett. are: w. Howard sharp. Windsor, first v;ce-presl' dent: Benjamin Fl. Pefner Jr. Norwich, second yIces president IienJ nfI:efaolissh gdluemfGypl-l il. JaekgoH, TiDpett. New Haven fe cretnry treasurer. and Charles |, .Iarte. New Haven, a director ioi ibree years,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
VETS TO SPONSOR
 PARTY TONIGHT
Cigarettes, Price of Ad= mission, Will Be Sent to
 NewingtOn Home
(Thomaston Correspondence)

| t1AAOAHshStOh SOAA~'kpOAAAASAsS~l
 The storm that hit this section Monday night completely stopped traffic. State trucks were unable to keep the state roads open. Fac tories closed at noon and schools and business places were closed all day. Some of the men who braved the gales had frozen ears and had to seek medical attention. The New England Transportation com pany was unable to keep 9. sched- ule. People caught short of pro-, visions were forced to get along with what they had as there were no deliveries from the grocery stores. i.
 The selectmen had a large force of me.A at work in an effort to keep the streets open. z.
 Vets to Meet
 The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary will hold a George Washington celebration at their club room tomorrow evening, to which the public Is invited. The committee in charge have arranged very fine program. The price of admission will be paid in cig- arettes, and the entire collection will be sent to the Veterans at Newinston hospital. Refreshments will be served by the members of the Auxiliary.
 Basketball Tonight
 The last game of the Thomaston high school in the Western Con- necticut School league will be played tonight on the high school nnrrt ,t,;fl, hip6 cchnn1' The Terryville team defeated Thomaston in the first game played in Terryville, and the- local boys The girls team will play in the preliminary at 1880.
 K of P. tO Meet
 Gaceon Knights of Pythias will hold their annual roll call at Py- sisted by the Pythian Sisters, who will furnish half of the. entertain ment and assist with the entire program. It is expected that many members from out of town will be hprescnt to answer the roll call.
 Five CWA Men Cut
 First Selectman E. F. Kaiser has received word from Miss E. H. Lit tie. state administrator of CWA, to cut five men this week from CWA payroll. This will reduce the local force to S5 men.
 POND FITTED TONIGHT
 Arrangements were completed yesterday for the dinner to be ten- dered DucEy Pond, head coach of the Yale football team. at Dave FitzGerald's Thirty Acres tonight. The event is being sponsored by the Hilltops, team Pond coach ed during his undergraduate days. and is expected to be attepded by 250 persons. The dinner will start at S:30 D. m.
 The invited guests include Gov ernor Cross, Senator Frank $. Ber- gin. Earl (Greasy) Neale, Denny Myers. Clare Curtin. Albie Booth, Dr Marvin A. Stevens. Mayor John w. Murphy and Dan Parker of the New York Mirror. Frank J. smith will he toastmaster. | There will be program of speaking along with a special pro- gram of entertainment arranged by samuel H. Malkin.
 Schools Open
 School opened this morning but will close again this afternoon for the remainder of the weels,sin hon. or of George Washlngton's birth day.
 The Kacey Boys Club are booked 10 play in New Milford tonight but the game may be called be. cause Of the uncertain travelling conditions.
 Scots Co Meet
 The scottish Social club will meet ni Pythian hall this evening at o'clock. All members are request ed t0 be present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
CITY CHATTER

It has been announced that there will be no meeting of the Baby Welfare Conference tomorrow evening at Taylor street, for the usual weekly session, due to the recent storm. The next meeting will be held as usual week from tomorrow, March l.
 President William Curtis of the Church Bowling league announced this noon that the scheduled league matches for this evening at the Central Y alleys have been postponed until next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
A MAN FROM THE MOUNTAINS

Konnarock, Va (U.P.) - A Virginia mountainer asked a road In the fight that followed, the man from the mountains sank his teeth so deeply into the forcman's arm that two of the teeth were left im- bedded in the flesh when the men were parted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
MACHINE CO. OIL
 BLAZE EXTINCUISHED

Two companies of fire apparatus, Chemical crew and Engine Co. No, 70 from Field street headquarters responded this afternoon to an alarm from the Waterbury Ma Saine company. The call wr.s re. <.Vad at 2:29 o'clock. 4 small oil blaze wnr rsspoDhble for the alarm. Only npDaratUs from head quarters responded Co the sum mons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
Market Made Good Rally in the Last Hour of Trading
hdustriaL NelUs Had Been Very FaUorabLei
Rosy Outlook Has Been Painted By the "rOn Age in
 8 Its Review of Steel Industry

decreased as the dollar. continued it's wide fluctuations of this week.
 After opening at 4$5.04 1-4, the pound strengthened to $5.O7 f-2. At this equivalent today's gold rate was fixed at 136 shillings five pence, or $34.62. Yesterdays price, at 135 shillings nine pence with the pound at $5.11, was $34.6S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
N. Y. Bank and Trust Stocks
 The R. F. Griggs Go.

.. HOT!E LOAN BONDS Home Owners Loan As >
 1851 ............ 9632 " 1a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
G1aDlh Co Meet

The scottish Social club win meet ni Pythian hall this evening at S o'clock. All members are request, ed t0 be present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21

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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-29
LOOK TO FAIR
HERE In FALL

Continued from Gage one)
paniment by Miss Mary Brooks.
In his talk Mr.. White cited the
growing of lespedeza as one evil
dence of progress in agriculture
in the county. Four years ago
there wasn't a stalk of this crop
in Mills River, he said. whereas
this wear there are from 700 to
1000 acres of lespedeza in that
section. One farmer produced
1000 pounds of seed from four
acres, the seed bringing from six
to eight cents a pound.
Three wears ago an order for
rs bushels of certified seed po-
tatoes was made up, and now rs
acres are planted to the crop.
Six thousand bushels could have
been sold at $3.50 a bushel this
year. but only 500 bushels were
available. Similar results are be-
ing obtained in general farming,
dairying, poultry and swine rails
ing, and trucking by scientific
methods, Mr.. White said.
DIR. w. w. Carpenter presided
at the meeting and DIR. }. 5.
Brown presented the speaker aft
err introducing the county fair
project.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-29
Committee Puts
AsideF FIR. Credit
Bank Proposals
Senators Adopt Glass
Idea to Authorize Re-
serve Banks to Act

WASHINGTON. Mar. 20. (UP)
Senator Carter Glass, aged Viz
ginian who refused the treasury
secretaryship a year ago and has
been a silent opponent OF many
Roosevelt policies. stepped back
into the legislative picture we'd
nesday. ..4o
The senate banking committee
discarded the White House plan
TO establish a chain of intermedl-
ate credit banks to make direct
loans to industry. and accepted
instead Senator Glass proposal
to authorize the federal reserve
banks to make such loans.
Senator Glass conferred with
President Roosevelt a few days
ago. but whether he had ADMINS
tration sanction for his substitute
plan was not indicated. Glass, who
sponsored the federal reserve act
in the Wilson administration, has
opposed several administration
moves which he though weakened
the prestige of the reserve sys
tenn.
An additional plan to enable the
Reconstruction Finance corpora
ton to make direct industrial
loans where other agencies are
unable to do so is pending before
the committee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-29
PERUaL
PQPaCPnPAr

DIR. and Mrs. w. B. w. Howe
motored to Spartanburg, s. c.,
yesterday to accompany nome
Miss Jennie Howe of Converse
college of that city, and Miss
Louise Howe of Winthrop college
in Rock Hill. Miss Mary Lee, who
attends the latter college, was
also a member of the group COM
ing home for the Easter vacation.
Miss George Sandifer, a stu
dent at the University of South
Carolina in Columbia, arrived to-
day to spend her vacation at
home.
Messrs. C. f. Miller and ]. j,
Miller of New Castle, Pa, are
here for a few days and are
guests of their brother, Mr.. n
w. Miller. and Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. Lille Williams left yes
terday to return to her duties al
Chapel Hill as house mother al
one of the ''frat" houses after
being here for a few days with
Mrs. A. ]. Williams.
Miss Cecile Richard, a senior
at w. C. of U. N. C. in Greens
boro, will arrive on Saturday fol-
a spring vacation of a few days
Joe GULL, a senior at Clemson
college at Clemson. S. c., is al
Z home for few days.
Mr.. Frank Read left yesterday
to spend about two weeks in New
York city on business.
Mrs. C. P. Curry is improving
now after being indisposed fol
several days at her home.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Brooks
and family. including Mrs. Fred
Blum and little Miss Bobby, have
moved to the corner of Washing
ton and Fourth avenue.
Mr., r. l.. Hubbard of High
Point, was in the city last night.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-29
One Man Held In
Florida Robbery

KISSIMMEE Fla, March 20.
CUP).-Elton Croft was held in
Jail here today as suspect in the
$4,000 robbery of the Citizens
State bank at st. Cloud, Fla, on
March 81.
Officers said Paul Kirkpatrick,
cashier of the bank, identified
Croft as one of the three bandits
who made employers and custom
ers in the bank lie on the floor
while they looted the vault.
Croft. arrested at his home
near Dade City. stoutly main
tanned innocence of any cOnnec-
ton with the robbery. He claim
ed he was at home at the time the
bank was held up.