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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
NORMA MlLLEN IS
ALLECEDLY i'll
Doctor Was Called to Her
Prison Cell--Specialist
to See the Bandits

Dedham, Mass, March 27.-(UP)
Norma Brighton Millen, alleged
accessory to the F'aber-Millen gang
in the fatal Needham Trust COM
pany ho1dup, was suffering from
mild form of indigestion and a
chest cold today but her condi-
ton was described as nothing seri-
GUS" by DR. Clarence r. Benson,
Dedham Jail physician. Attorney
C. Cutter said that Murton Millen's
pretty young wife, who is held in
lieu of $4,000 bail, was not only
i'll but also greatly depressed by
her confinement. He said her per-
sonal physician might visit her to-
day.
Another physician, DR. Clement
F. Lynch of Maiden, was to visit
the Jail today to examine the Mil
len brothers, Murton and Irving,
who with Abe Faber allegedly muir
dered two policemen during the
$4,000 Needham bank robbery
early last month. He is expected
to take cranial X-rays which may
be used by the defense in attempt
ing to prove the brothers insane.
Attorney William r. Scharton
plans similar examination of
Faber.
Scharton yesterday filed a motion
for further postponement of the
trial, now scheduled for April 16,
on the ground that supposedly
secret reports purporting to show
that the three defendants Had been
found sane by state alienists had
been broadcast by radio through
out Norfolk county and that as a
result all prospective Jurors would
be prejudiced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
Four Inebriates On
Court Docket Monday
Forty=eight Apply for Membership in Sons Of Aneri=
can Legion-24 German Lutherans Confirmed
TORRINGTON
Observation-Disclosures Carr Phone Torrington 8445

day, April S. About As members of
the local lodge have participated
in the tournament, which has been
Interesting throughout. The mem
bers and their friends will enjoy a
banquet and dance at the Elks
Club Thursday, April 10.
Confirmed at st Paul's
A class of "a was confirmed Sum
dy in st Paurs German Lutheran
church by the pastor, the Rev
Otto Seidensteucker. The church
was decorated with cut flowers and
palms for the occasion.
The class consisted of five girls
and nineteen boys, as follows:
Priscilla E. Krause, Bertha M.
Schmidt, Lydia w. Schoening, Eve
Ign M. Aust, Beatrice r. Olsen,
Robert F. Haas, Walter C. Herpich,
Earl w. Hohensee, Howard c..
Hughes, Carlton J. Rosenbeck, Ar
thur L. Feffer, Robert N. Herdt,
Otto J. Jacob, Paul j. Dubourg,
Oscar G.. Rentz, John A. Bloom,
Robert A. Deering, Edward M.
Gath, Charles w. Rosenbeck, Max
H. Schwirz, Roger H. Smalley, Ro-
bert J. Welmann, Arnold r. Weiss
ana ERNEST w. werner.
Fellowship Club to Meet
Tonight
At meeting of the Italian Eel
lowship Club at the Center church
this evening at 7:45 o'clock, the
important event of Holy Week
will be described by several lead
eers. A special musical program
will be presented. Plans will be
made for social to be conducted
April 3. All members and friends
are invited to attend.
Short Topics
Patrick r. Phalen is one of the
group of Litchfield county men
who are visiting Senator Lonergan
in Washington to discuss patron
age.
The condition of William A.
Gleeson, who is a patient at the
Hungerford hospital, was reported
as unchanged.
Entries for the junior city cham
pionship basketball tournament
scheduled to be held at the local
'Y' next week, will close Thurs
day.
Attorney Thomas J. Wall Of
this city was appointed to the
legislative committee for the Con-
necticut Taxpayers Alliance at the
annual meeting in Manchester Sat
urday.
Superintendent of Charities John
Jack announced that he has been
requested to fill 20 vacancies in
CCC camps. Young men to be sent
to the camps will be selected from
the families most in need of aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27

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authorization is, therefore, merely
a statement of policy of the present
congress. Whether it will be car
ried out depends on the action OF
future congresses.
Seeks Limitation.
ut has been and will be the
policy of the administration to
favor continued limitation of naval
ornaments. 1t is my personal hope
that the naval conference to be
held in 1885, will extend all exist
ing limitations and agree to furth-
er reductions"
The Vinson- Trammell act au-
thorizes construction of 102 war
hips and LAO airplanes over the
next five years to replace obsolete
ships and bring the u. S. sea power
up to treaty limits.
If the president and congress
carry out this authorized program
in full, the cost is estimated as
high as $750,OO0,00O.
High naval officers want to start
this year IL of the destroyers and
six of the submarines authorized
by the bill. They place the cost of
the first years work on these ships
at $40, 100000.
In addition the navy plans to lay
down this year one heavy and three
light cruisers provided for in the
1929 cruiser building program.
Thirty-two other warships are
under construction or will be laid
down this year under the $685.
100000 program for which the
public works administrator pro-
vided funds. This program calls for
two aircraft carriers and 30 des-
| troyers, submarines and gunboats
Profits of private shipyards and
| airplane companies on contracts
under the act are limited to 10 per
cent.
AS further check on profits and
costs of airplane construction, the
act provides that least 10 per cent
of proposed new navy planes shall
be built in government factories, il
such facilities are available. This
was modification of an amend
ment by Sen. Homer T. Bone, d..
WASH, who sought to make gov
eminent construction of rs per cent
OF the airplanes mandatory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
HAVERHILL HAS
NO PEACE YET


Haverhill, Mass, Mar. 1T UP)
ALI efforts for settlement of the
three-week strike of 5000 Haver-
hill shoe workers had begged to-
day.
While awaiting a report from
Washington, where they appeared
before the national labor board
last week, officials of both the
United SHOE and Leather Workers
Union an6 the Haverhill Shoe
Manufacturers Board of Trade re-
fused to compromise in their re-
spective demands.
The strike began March when
manufacturers refused to sign a
new agreement whereby the wage
scale would be fixed in ratio to the
cost of living. Company officials
commended the agreement differed
from those signed by the union in
other New England shoe centers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27

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of employed to approximately the
level prevailing four years ago.
Substantial increases were report
ed also for the textile, clothing,
shoes and tobacco industries"
"Va1ue of construction contracts
awarded as reported by the F. w.
Dodge corporation" the reserve
survey continued, Showed a de-
cline in February, followed by an
Increase in the first half of
Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration, reported that insured
bank deposits increased in the first
two months of this year by $449,-
559,099 to total of $15,512,744,-
1877. The number of insured ac-
counts rose 2,068,229 in January
and February to total Of 54,S14,-
249.
Largest increases by states in
number of banks participating in
the insurance fund were: Wiscon-
sin, 1855: Texas, 113; Pennsylvania
66, Ohio, 81: New York, So: Kan.
sas, So: Missouri 40: Nebraska, As;
Iowa. a.: Illinois, 49,: Indiana, 81;
and Michigan. 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27

! submerged. Unless there is sin
cere desire to avert this real ca
lamity I will not put myself in the
ridiculous position of placing the
names of these men before any IN
vestigating body"
Writ displayed scores of tele-
grams from sympathizers. Many
of these We're from members of the
committee of -. the nation, which
placed his charges before the house
interstate commerce committee.
The committee kilograms urged
Writ to take an attorney with him
If he goes to Washington.
81 don't need an attorney to
help me say what I want to tell
them,'' Writ said.
II am just an ordinary citizen,
an educator who sees an oppor-
tunity to educate the people to
realization of a great emergency. i
am not acting under orders nor ad-
vice from anyone and the most I'll
get out of this probably will be the
ridiculous garb Of the goat"
Writ Is Lobbyist
Chicago, March 81 - (UP) -
Startling charges which drew
widespread attention to the BRAIN
Trust" and a possible communistic
revolution were characterized to-
day as the propaganda of a dis
gruntled lobbying Group.
Professor Harry Gideonse, Uni
versity of Chicago economist,
although an opponent of practic-
ally every idea advanced by the
so-called Brain Trust of admins
trof;on a dx,icaru no mn RI thar. da,
tense.
Gideonse identified DR. William
A. Writ, Gary, Indiana, educator.
as the organizer of a lobbying or
ganization, the committee for the
nation. He expressed disbelief in
the charges and advanced a motive
for their origin.
He charged that the committee
for the nation hopes to force Presi-
dent Roosevelt to continue with a
program of monetary initiation. The
present members of the Brain
Trust were credited with blocking
further initiation several months
ago after the committee succeeded
in pushing it forward for a period
of months.
"At the present time there is
also the Fltecher-Rayburn ex-
change bill sponsored by the Brain
Trust which would give the gov
eminent control over initiation
through margin requirements. This
bill meets the opposition of the
committee he said.
Members of Committee
New York March 81 = (UP)-
The committee for the nation
maintains large offices here and
in the past has been credited with
originating economic policies later
adopted by the administration.
Its letterhead announces that IT
is a committee of 1000 industrial
leaders whose names. will be furn1
ished on request. Its directing conn
mittee is composed of the follow
ing: Frederick H. Frazier. chair
man of the General Baking Com
pany; Vincent Bendix, president
of the Bendix Aviation Corpora
ton; Leasing J. Rosenwald, chair!
man of Sears, Roebuck and Com
pany; F. HI. Sexauer, president OF
the Dairymen's League Cooperative
Association; J. H. Rand. Jr, pres
ident of Remington Rand.
The committee has advocated in
flauon through an increased world
price of gold. 1t has efficient ia
cilities for dissemination of in
formation concerning its detectives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
TRAFFIC EXPERTS
EXPECTED MONDAY.
Educational Program to
Feature Groups Meet
ing at The Elton /.

A highly educational program
win feature the meeting of the
NauEatuck Valley Industrial Traf-
fic Association at the Chase Com
panya building on Grand street
Monday nieht, April 2. The meet
ing will begin at 8 o'clock.
J. II. Butler of New York city,
general manager Of Public Reia-
tiohs of the Railway Express
Agency, will speak on Railway
Express Agency's Place in the Field
of Transportation ". p. Conroy,
district traffic manager of the
United Air Lines, also of New York
city, will address the meeting on
Flying Across America" illustrat-
ing his talk with motion pictures.
These films are the first of their
kind to be shown in this section.
J. A. Grocut, local agent for tho
Railway Express Agency, Is chair
man of the arrangement commit
tee. President Frank Vickory will
preside at a short business meet
ing. The public is invited to the
meeting. to which there will be no
admission charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
Brain Trust Accuser
Known As Lobbyist

the Brain Trust will not be taken
so seriously" Gideonse said. "The
committees activities will reveal
the motive"
Pending before the house rules
committee was the Bulwinkle res
olution authorizing appointment OF
a five man committee to investi-
gate the charges. DR. Wirt's letter
had hardly come to light before
Representative Alfred w. Bull
Wrinkle, portly North Carolina
democrat, was working on the res
olution. His move won immediate
support from many investigation
conscious members of the house,
including Majority Floor Leader
Joseph w. Byrons.
Speaker Henry T. Rainey, how
ever, was not SO sure the investi-
cation should be carried on by
congress. His idea on the matter
was that department of justice
agents were we'll qualified to de-
termine the truth Of Wirt's charges.
Rainey appeared just u little
skeptical, having an idea that the
Indiana educator might have been
talking calamity for publicity rur-
poses.
"Wirt's own statements show
the obsurdity Of it all. If there
is a conspiracy. as he alleges, it is
not at all likely that the conspir-
ators would confide their plans to
the superintendent of schools IN
Indiana" he said.
AS Chairman Edward w. Pou of
the rules committee is i'll and Rep
resentative William B. Bankhead,
ranking majority member, is ont OF
the city, there was little likelihood
that rule for consideration of the
Bulwinkle resolution could be OBJ
tanned today.
Doctor Gets Mad
Gary, Indiana, March 27-(UP)
DR. William A. Writ, square
jawed Hoosier schoolmaster, who
set out on the rocky road af a
brain Trust buster" today ex.
pressed a Discrimination to reveal
the names Of administration ad-
visers he has charged with plotting
overthrow of the government.
Writ announced that he had no
intention of going to Washington
and 'let them put a gag In my
mouth" He said that "a complete
showdown on the New DeaP' was
needed,
Writ fired his def of the admin
istration at the end of three-hour
interview during which he went
back to the old Roman empire and
even the ancient. Incas civilization
to find a precedent for what he be-
lieves is the diSe fate of the nations
liberties, unless there is an impe-
date "about-face".
'The naming of my informants
of the Brain Trusts
not going to solve the calamity at
hand,'' Writ said. "There must be
action and it must come within the
next two months :. if democratic,
government Is to be
saved for the people. If we wait,
the will of the people will be of lit
tie or no consequence in govern
mental affairs.
ALREADY I have been pictured as
one guilty of treason, a Benedict
Arnold of these times, but am not
going down to washington and let
them put a gag in my mouth"
'If I were to go down to WASH
ington and divulge, ting name OF
the. Brain Trust members from
whom I obtained the admission,
there undoubtedly would be rapid
fire denials from the persons SO
identified. 1t would be white
wash and the real issue - The
revolution taking place
right now = would be completely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
Asked for signature

Again called, Editor Stevenson
admitted that he had requested a
certain signature. He was told that
Town Chairman Conway had stated
that If Mr. Stevenson would give
permission he would give out the
information on the paper which
was presented to him.
Mr. Stevenson said he was not
opposed to the giving out of the
information and agreed to call At
torney Conway back once more.
The Democrat followed up once
more with call to Attorney Con.
ways office and the town chair
man stated that Mr. Stevenson had
told him to use his own Judgment.
Attorney Conway, therefore, used
his own judgment early this after
noon and refused to give out any
information as to the document to
which his signature was sought.
Chairman Conway agreed to keep
an appointment with the Democrat
reporter early this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
DOCTOR TO WE'D
SOCIAL WORKER

Boston, Mar. 27 -CUP)- DR..
Sydney G. Biddle, A, socially
prominent PHILADELPHIA specialist
and father of three children, is ex-
pected to be married within a few
days to Cornelia q. Trowbridge,
81, Boston social worker who for
merly lived in Reading, Pa.
Miss Trowbridge filed marriage
intentions at City Hall yesterday.
She said she and DR.. Biddle would
be married the last Of the month
and that her mother, Mrs. Mary
Gray Trowbridge of Philadelphia,
would announce the marriage.
DR.. Biddle was divorced In 1928
from Olive C. Biddle, who later
was named correspondent in an
sother divorce suit. He was given
custody of their three children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27

Previous TO the playing of the
23rd game of the st Francis Holy
Name society's as" tournament
last night tribute was paid to the
late Michael Hartnett, a veteran
"45" player and popular member
Of John F'itzmaurice's Shamrocks.
who died last week. Father O'Con-
nor. chaplain of the society. re-
uuested a7l-men present to stand
In one minutes silence in respect
10 their beloved comrade.
NRA's High Scorers
Frank Mulcunry's NRA's. were
high scorers of the night burying
James FarrelPs Sparkpiugs under
q score of 44-19. Captain Mulcun-
~ was very much pleased with the
showing his boys made, making a
record for themselves, with the
second highest score registered in
the tournament to date, which isn't
so bad for a new team. Captain
Farrell was dumbfounded and was
at a loss to give an explanation for
the defeat. 1t looked to him as
though the whole team dropped
through the floor, so quickly did
they make their exit, but he cor
fered Tommy Calvin, when he had
to come back for his pipe. Tommy
Just threw up both hands and
showed how game he was when he
said, "I'll take the rap for the
whole team
Bearcats Laced
Mickey Craney and his Cracker
Jacks captured second honors by
lacing Bob McHugh's Bearcats 43-
20. Mickey felt quite chesty over
his big victory of last night, put
ting the strength they needed into
the game by playing himself, and
slamming out thirteen games. Aft
er theg anne he held UP the long
lost rabbits foot, which was the
cause of his getting off to a poor
start, but declares it will be the
means of a bang-up finish.
ROvers Advance
Mike Goggins' Rovers defeated
Bill Kelley's Flashes 1926, and
sent his team up a few notches and
intends to bother the rest of the
teams the same way according as
he meets them.
Joe Phelan's All-Americans went
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
STEEL INDUSTRY
TO RAISE WAGES
Continued from Page H.

The Weirton Steel Company,
subsidiary of the National Steel
Corporation, presently is involved
in court action with the federal
government over it's refusal to al
low national labor board super
vision of employees representatives
elections.
Although Ernest T.. Weir, chair
man of the National Steel, has
been recognized as one of the most
liberal steel leaders on wages and
working conditions, the suit was
seen as the governments test of
its MIRA powers over the entire in
dustry.
New York, Mar. 27-(UP)--
Dow Jones & Co., financial news
service, today said that leading
steel producers tomorrow will an
nounce wage increase of probably
10 per cent, effective April /.
Statement Of the increase, 1t
was said, will be through the Amer
lean Iron & steel Institute. 1t was
indicated no change will be made
in the 40-hour week as provided
in the steel code.
Youngstown, o., Mar. 27-(UP)
Steel companies. in the Youngs-
town district are expected to an
nounce tomorrow in increase in
wages, probably of 10 per cent
More than 10000 steel workers in
the Mahoning Valley area will be
affected by the increase.
Cleveland, Mar. 27-(UP)--Ap-
proximately $500 men employed
by an-McKinney Steel Com
pany will be given 10 per cent
wage increases on April /.
The increase led to belief a
general 10 per cent increase
throughout the industry would BIZ
announced within few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
BIG BANK STREET
BLOCK IS TAKEN
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Attorney Herman j. Weisman
last week filed motions for the de-
PENDANTS asking for an extension
of the law days and modification of
the judgment. The hearing on the
motions was put over until today.
Attorney Weisman with Attorney
Walter F. Torrance of Carmody &
Thoms, counsel for the Colonial
Trust Co. held a conference with
Judge Arthur F. Ellis and the mo-
lions were withdrawn.
The J.'Johnson & Sons Co. is OPP
Grated by the Leopold Morse Co. of
Boston. present lessees of the
building. The two Johnson broth
ers, Joseph and Albert operated
the company here and in New
Haven but Albert died over year
ago. Both sons followed in the
steps of their father who operated
a store in Waterbury about so
years ago. The store was formerly
located on Bank street across the
street from it's present location.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
MOTHER and HER
DAUGHTER. SPEAK
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Sure, but they were no good
anyway"
The wife and daughter testified
that they were kept in continual
subsection, that they were allowed
no recreation and that they had
to obey the husband and fathers
every whim.
"You can't keep modern children
in like that" said Judge McGrath."
They have a right to recreation
and friends and they should be al
lowed to so to moving picture
shows IL they wish. Certainly they
should be given a chance to do
more than go to church on Sun
day."
The wife and daughter, asking
that the man be sent away, said
that he had a razor on his person
fcotninually and that he often
threatened to kill them. The daugh-
ter claimed that her health had
been impaired by the fathers sub
lection and that she was suffering
from a heart condition. Both de-
clared that they found it impos-
sible to live with him any longer.
The husband, it was brought out,
worked regularly and had never
had been arrested before.
Judge McGrath continued the
case for two weeks, on condition
that the father take his belongings
and leave the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-27
'Al-Americans' Lead
St. Francis AS Race
Regain First Place Defeating "BOy Wonders Mems
bers Pay Tribute to Late Michael fIartnett

back into first place by defeating
Tommy Horan's Boy Wonders, 49,
81. The All-Americans are staying
right UP there, and must be given
great credit for their fine show
ing which is causing many head
aches among the other captains.
Shamrocks Victors
John Fitzmaurice's Shamrocks
continued their winning streak by
defeating their old rivals, John
Bowey's Sligo-Terrors 1921, and II
was sweet music to Pat Noonan,
Johns newest coach, who made q
wonderful comeback, and Is play
ing the same mastery game that
he always did, which gives John
more confidence than ever.
Shellackers Upset
"Scoopie" Carey's Daredevils
keeled over Jimmy Cusick's Shell
hackers 1929 and still hold fourth
place. "Scoopie" called a show
down among the coaches recently
and threw quite score into them,
with the result that they are work
ing their heads off to hold down
their positions. Nice going Scoopie
old kid.
Perry Shannahan Happy
Perry Shannahan's Short Cir
cults finally won another game de-.
feating Billy O'Donnell's "Galty
Boys" 34-29. Perry was very much
satisfied, stating that was one
team we wanted to trim and don't
care now, how the wind blows.
Pete Coughlan's Lightning Bugs
and John Phelan's All Stars had
quite a battle, the Lightning sBugs
nosing out 1921 game. From the
great encouragement Pete has re-
ceived from his players it looks
as If they will also go on record
next week when they topple down
the All Americans.
The standing of the teams:
oe Phelan .774, Tom Koran III,
Bill Kelley 1853. "Scoopie" Carey
.74S, John Phelan TAI, John Titz-
maurice 1875, Pete Coughlan .731,
Billy O'Donnell .731. Jimmy Cusick
1870, Mike Goggin 1922, John
Bowey us, Mike Craney .712,
Frank Mulcunry .692, Perry Shan
nahxn 1872, James Farrell 500,
Bob McHugh .665.