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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
ZERO WEATHER
 STILL SWEEPING
 MOST OF NATION
Deaths and Fires Lie in Its Wake-NeW Eng-
 land Improves
BY UNITED PRESS

A sub-zero wave swept across midwestern farm lands and eastern municipalities today claiming scores of lives and causing dam age from fires that will cost mill lions of dollars.
 A driving wind that intensified the sub-zero temperature was gradually abating. however, and weather forecasters said the worst of the cold wave was over.
 Temperatures this morning all most equalled the low marks es- tablished yesterday, ranging rom 35 degrees below zero at Bemid1i, Minn., to 2 above in New York. They rose slowly during the day.
 The advance of the wave across the country caused most Of the reported fatalities. Six persons died in Chicago alone. Hundreds of fam flies in poorer districts were with out adequate heating facilities.
 Two deaths in Indianapolis, one in Milwaukee and three in Phiiadel- phia were typical of reports in large cities throughout the storm belt.
 From the northwest, origin or the cold wave, came reports that at least nine persons in that area died from the cold. Seven deaths were reported during the first two days of the near-blizzard and two more fatalities were recorded to- day. Temperatures ranged from lS to 30 below zero in Minnesota.
 Mayor La Guardia of New York, ordered a mobilization of all ta- cilities to feed, clothe and shelter thousands of destitute persons.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
DILLINCER WAS
 SNEAKED AWAY
Bandit Chief Was Flown to Indiana to Face
 Murder Charge

Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 30-(UP)-- John Dillinger and his outlaw gang were separated today as the notorious leader made a forced flight to Indiana while three of his henchmen remained in jail here, waiting return to Ohio to be. tried on murder charges.
 Dillinger was spirited away from the county jail and placed abroad plane last night. Within q few hours he had been transferred to an American Airways passenger plane at Douglas and headed to- ward East Chicago, Ind. where he will be tried on charges of killing policemen in Q bank raid several weeks ago.
 A last minute legal move block ed attempts of Indiana authorities to whisk away Dillingers confed- crates. Harry (Trigger) Pierpont, Charles Makley and Russell Clark. Mary Kinder, Pierpont's sweet heart, also was scheduled to have been taken east but the gangsters' local attorneys obtained writs of habeas corpus from Superior Judge Fred w. Pickett, blocking their removal from Jail last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
HITLER DEMANDS. EQUALITY WITH
 ALL COUNTRIES
Fiery Chancellor Asks for Relief From Versailles
 Treaty Burdens

Berlin, Jan. 30.--(UP) Ger many,S right to equality among na- tfons and relief from the burdens of the Versailles treaty was pro- claimed by Chancellor Adolph Hit Ter today. in celebrating the first anniversary of the Nazi triumph in Germany.
 Monarchial hopes were definitely crushed by Hitler when he de. clared:
 Notwithstanding the historic merits. of monarchs, restoration of the monarchy Is out of the ques- tion."
 Hitler presented Germany's de- mand for equality in emphatic terms.
 "A proud nation cannot renounce equality" he said. "Nobody is strong enough to prevent our at- taining it."
 At the same time, Hitler made a significant conciliatory gesture to- ward Soviet Russia, replying to the recent vigorous speech of Josef F. Stalin, in which the communist leader warned hostile nations not Ito stick their "swinish shouts into our communist garden"
 Hitler said ways must be found for "an understanding among European nations," of all types and that friendship between Russia and Germany, must be maintained at all costs.
 The dynamic chancellor, tri- umphant ruler of all Germany, ad- dressed a crowded session of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
POINDEXTER is
 MADE GOVERNOR
President Names Him to Take Charge of the
 Hawaiian Islands

President Roosevelt today nom- President Roosevelt todd nom- mated Joseph B. Poindexter of Hawaii to be governor of the ter ritory of Hawai-.
 The selection of Poindexter came as a surprise to official Washing ton, although earlier in the day it had been rumored that Mir Roose- welt was about to make decision on the Hawai- governorship.
 Poindexter was born in Canyon City, Ore., in 1869. He was a stu- dent at ohio Wesleyan, the Univer- sity of Delaware and the Washing ton University at St. Louis. He was admitted to the bar in Mon- tana in 1892 and from 1909 to i0ibN served as the district judge of the fifth judicial district of Montana. From 1915 to 1917 he was attorney general of Montana.
 Poindextor was named by Presi' dent Wilson district judge of Ha- wall. March 18. 1917. Later no re. tired from the bench to resume tho practice of law in Honolulu Hee is a member Of the American and Hawaii Bar association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
NEW DEAL FOR
 IDLE THESPIANS

New York. Jan 30. (UP)-The new deal for unemployed Broad way actors and actresses starts to- day when five of 12 plays produced by the administration under a $2S,- 900 civil work grant have their initial showing.
 The plays. Shakespeares "A Midsummer Nights Dream" "Salt Water" by Dan Jarrett and John Golden, "The Family Unstairs" by Harry Deli, "The Late Christopher Bean'' by Sidney Howard. "The Curtain Rises" by D. M. Kaye. will be staged in Museums and schools.
 There will be no charge for ad- mission. Living authors have con- tributed by waiving royalty rights. George Jurkin. dramatic director said that unemployed musicians would be hired.
 The Ave plays have e total cast of 1b2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
Gala Birthday Euent
 Takes Place Tonight
Waterbury Ready to Join With Hundreds of Thousands of Other Patriotic Citizens All Over Country in
 Celebrating 52nd Birthday of President

Waterbury joins hands tonight with thousands of other American communities in paying honor to President Roosevelt on his Sand birthday. A handclasp, and well wishes will be expressed by those who attend the ball to be staged al. the beautiful ball room of the Hamilton Park pavilion, which has been brilliantly decorated for this evenings event. .-
 Late reports on the ticket re- turns indicate that this city's com tribution to the national fund which will be presented President Roosevelt as 0 birthday gift for the Warm Springs Foundation Fund, will be substantial.
 Seven Orchestras To Play
 Seven orchestras of 84 expert musicians will play for the, danc- ing tonight. The orchestras will alternate. Joseph DiPietro and His Country Club orchestra will play for the concert, which opens the festivities at S:30 o'clock. Other musical groups to play are Jack Fitzgerald and his Hotel FL ton orchestra, Timmie Crowe's Colonials, Frank Romano and his Royal Ambassadors, Joe Damiano and his Troubadors, Harry Brink man and his Society orchestra, and Ray Frost and his Melody Men.
 The grand march is scheduled to get underway at 10 o'clock, direct ed by Lieutenant-Colonel William J. Shanahan and led by Mayor Frank Hayes and members or the floor committee.
 Proceedings will be halted while the radio broadcast is heard. Dur ing the broadcast, prominent stars of the stage and screen together with other celebrities will ne heard. President Roosevelt himself, will say @ few words. Amplifiers erect cd in the ballroom will carry the broadcast to all corners of the ball.
 Dancing will continue again un-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
GOVT DEBT LESS
 THANLAST MARCH
Professor Fisher of Yale Shows How Dollar Price
 Has Changed

New Haven, Conn, Jan 30. (UP) The government debt to-day is actually a2 per cent less than it was last March, although in round figures 1t has been increased from S21.OOO,OOO,00O to SPA, ,000. .000,0 900 Professor Irving Fisher, Yaie economist, asserted in an address last night. 4
 Speaking on the Pfesident's monetary plans Professor Fisher said:
 "It is commonly taken for grant, ed that our government debt has been getting worse and worse since Mir Roosevelt took ofiice--growing they say, from 21 billion dollars to 24 billion, or about 16e per cent since March. But no one is q sound Accountant who merely counts up the dollars involved. Besides count ing the dollars, you have to meas ,,re each dollar. Twenty.four bii- iion dollars, instead of being 15 per cent more than the 21 billion Soiiarse of an earlier vintage, will come out substantially tess than the seriIer billions, if each individual Teiiar is puIficiently smaller in vsi,,s. And the fact 10 each dollar to-day Is about 2s per csns le.n valuable than the dollars Of Mnreh (. thus making the real govern r,ent dabt of to-day about ls per cent less than the real government debt of March 1."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
DEATH HAS
 TAKEN OLD. MERCHANT
Charles A. Jackie Was Not
 Old in Years. But in Business Life
DIED VERY EARLY
 THIS MORNING
For Many Years He Was the Proprietor of We'll
 Known Shoe Store

Charles A. Jackie, 59, prominent for many years as a shoe merchant, died at 2:15 o'clock this morning at the Waterbury hospital He had contracted a severe case of pneumonia and efforts to save his life by means of oxy- gen treatments were unavail- ing. His home was at So Waterville street.
 Proprietor of a shoe store on Bank street, and later on Center street, MT Jackie was one of the city's best known business men. He retired from the shoe business about a year ago. and recently had been connected with the federal census bureau in the post office building. Only last week, fellow workers report, he seemed in ex- cellent health.
 He is survived by his wife, Anna Neschke Jackie; his mother, Mrs Sarah Miller Jackie; a daughter, Mrs Roy W. Sidbury; two brothers, George H. of New York and Fred A. Jackie, superintendent of the Chase companies plant, a sister, Mrs Frederick F. Zibell of this city. His father, John G. Jackie, who founded the shoe store in this city, died a few years ago.
 Private funeral services will be held at the Alderson funeral home. 70 Central avenue. Rev John R. Coombs will oficiate. Friends may call at the funeral home from z to 9 o'clock Wednesday evening.
 He was born in Thomaston, the son of John G. and Sarah Miller Jackie and came to this city as a boy. He was a member of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

battle or ByrQS men, GngdBeu HI a dramatic struggle with the ele- ments in the Antarctic for the last few days.
 The four-mile ice front of the bay appears to be disrupting.
 The process of dissolution wag believed to be accelerating, rather than slowing down as had been hoped. Since Wednesday the edge of the ice has moved a mile.
 Within the last 24 hours, many flooring of the day. The cracks run in all directions. Admiral Rich- ard E. Byrd, commanding the ex- petition in one of the most diffi- cult situations he has faced in his long career of exploration, feared the pressure ridge camp is me- naced, and with 1t the many tons of stores cached there.
 The Jacob Ruppert has been cruising and drifting since 2 a. m. Saturday. A dozen times she has cruised alongside the four-mile front, but each time she has been forced back when the ice again be- gan breaking.
 Dog sleds have been used by the marooned men, who were cut off when the crumbling ice forced the ship to put out into the bay, but even with dogs and tireless work on their own part they have been unable to secure the winter provi- sions.
 Precious time Is being lost. The Jacob Ruppert is being dangerous delayed from starting her return
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
UGLY TEMPERED LION WAS GIVEN
 GOOD LICKING
Beast That Killed Young Lioness Was We'll
 Thrashed To-day

Cleveland, O.. Jan. 30-(UP) = Cammy, 400-pound lion with an irascible temper, found out today how it feels to be on the receiving end of 8 good beating.
 Bleeding from dozen deep wounds, Sammy slunk to his quar- ters-a thoroughly cowed lion after being thrown into a cage with four other lighting cats" for a free-for-all fight.
 The battle came after Clyde Beatty, trainer of lions and tigers, decided heroic measures were in- dicated if he hoped to quell the general cussedness which Sammy had exhibited for two days.
 Sammy attacked female lion in training session yesterday, killing her despite Beatty's best efforts. Then he. started on a rampage dur ing the evening performance Of the Grotto circus in Public Hall. He made a ferocious attack on Beatty, who barely escaped with his life.
 So today, four big fighting lions were sent into the cage for the ex- press purpose of taking the fight out of Sammy" They were prod ded into an insant fury by Beatty, then set upon Sammy. Leo grabbed the killer" by the tail. Brutus sank his fangs in Sammy's neck and bit his ear, and Nero, Jr., rak- ed his claws on the tender under skin.
 Sammy made lunge for the exit door, but Leo was too quick for him. They cuffed his ears, sank teeth into his legs.
 Finally Beatty yelled enough" ," and attendants prodded the pun ishers away from the cowed Sammy.
 HIIate c,,red " said Rnofty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

Snow began to fall early this afternoon, adding further to the aspect of the winter picture which Waterbury has experienced during the past two days. At noon, to-day, the temperature read 19 degrees above zero. But the cold to-day was net aided by the severe wind of yesterday. The velocity of the wind to-day was much less and the cold was more penetrating and real.
 At midnight last night the temperature read degrees above zero. The figures dropped during the early hours of the morning and then began to rise again! There was wind which was "clippy' but 1t did not compare with that of yesterday. The snow which began to fall carly this afternoon was giving considerable worry to auto drivers and Superintendent of Streets Thomas Fleming. If it continues to fall 1t will find ready, cold base and pile up, it is feared. The weatherman had not promised unow although he had predicted "continued cold"
 Superintendent Fleming stated
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SWAMPED
 BY HIS FRIENDS
White House Flooded Witk Remembrances of All
 Kinds To-day
fRx United Pressl

The 52nd birthday anniversary o1 a president who overcame great handicaps to become America's leader in the fight against de- pression was celebrated to-day throughout the United States.
 To make the celebration tri- bute to President Roosevelt's New Deal," parties will be held in more than 5000 cities. towns, villages and hamlets tonight to raise money for New Deal for victims to infantile paralysis. The money will go to the Warm Springs Foundation in Georgia. which MA Roosevelt helped to found.
 Thousands of birthday cards. luck tokens and presents poured in at the White House. Mayor Flor clio Laguardia of New York, wired many happy returns and "more power to you" on behalf of the fusion administration ,''and 7,000,- 900 other New Workers"
 All But Swamped
 Washington, January 30-(UP) - President Roosevelt today was all but "snowed under" by an ava lanche of birthday remembrances.
 Ten men working at top speed barely made dent in tho mass oe cards, letters. telegrams and pack ages that began pouring in frQm all over the nation.
 The Christmas rush, which set a high record in White House mall. was nothing compared to the birth day. White House attaches count ed 10000 telegrams. like number of cards and letters. and bundles of all descriptions.
 There were two dozen birthday cakes, some, unfortunately that were mashed in transit, candy. ship models, lambs, canes, pictures -
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
COLDEST SPOT
 WAS REVEALED

Boston, Jan. 3O.-(UP).-Six. teen thousand feet above Boston. today, it was 51 1-2 degrees below zero.
 This reading was brought back to earth by Pilot Joseph Barber of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology high-altitude weather observation plane.
 It was the lowest temperature encountered by Barber in daily flights covering the past two years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
MOST OF TRAFFIC
 IS CENTERED IN > EXCHANGE ZONE
Mere There Than Any Other Part of City
 During "A Hours

: Exchange Place is the busiest 4rafIic point in the city of Water bury. figured on a 24-hour basis, but the intersection of Willow, West Main and Meadow streets shows even heavier use over q giv- en nine-hour period, according to a. survey made by the street de- partment. On checks made, an average of 25,960 vehicles passed through Exchange place during 24-hour period and during a given nine-hour period the traffic amounted to 13,071 vehicles. At the Willow, West Main and Mead- ow streets Intersection for a nine hour period the average was 13.- 75O vehicles, surpassing the figure for Exchange place.
 The intersection. of Cole, South Elm, East Main and North Elm streets comes third for the nine hour check up. with an average of 11,24e vehicles and the point at State and West Main streets and Holmes avenue is next with an average of 10,093.
 At the corner of East Main and Hamilton savenue the average for nine hours was S,577. Other points along East Main street checked were: East Main and Silver street. 7,501; East Main and Meriden road 7,09e; East Main and Frost road, 2,7o7. Along South Main street the checks for nine-hour periods showed: At Drank and Harrison avenue, 6.545; at Scoyill street, B. 330; at Grand and Union streets, 7,739: at East and West Clay and South Elm streets, 6.425; at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
GARAGE BURNED lA M DANBURY

Danbury. Conn, Jan. 3O.-(uP) Planned by n high wind. fire de. n,sh ssSsins Es,, ss%asea s ssn@Sy SS%ase a rs.msss. w.ra trucks and sa prlys'0 ys sSs sss origin Of which vas undetormlned,; J, Zero weather seriously hampered efforts of iiremen 70 eonnne the blase Co tho two story building,
 10 carly morning fires 10 h tailor phop and confectionery store, lo' 0nted in n Jake street bulldlnH, were under investigation by ptgte police today Dnnsngo 70 each iil hienee Naa nnaih heA elllesals nAleA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
GOLD BILL WILL
 BE SIGNED LATE
 THIS AFTERNOON
President Will Then As-
 sunle Sweeping Charge of Money of Country
By RICHARD l.. GRlDLEY United Press Financial
 COrrespOndent)

washington, Jan 30.-(UP)- President Roosevelt will sign the gold bill at 3:3O p. m. today.
 Immediately thereafter, 1t was said, the president wil lgo into con- ference with treasury officials and monetary experts to work details of the program for taking title to the Federal Reserve gold and re- valuing the dollar.
 The White House said 1t was highly unlikely that any of the exc cutive orders necessary to carry out this program would be signed today. It was pointed out that these orders required careful de- liberation and study.
 Those who have been called to the White House conference in- clude Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, Governor Black of the Federal Reserve board, Governor Harrison of the New York Federal Reserve bank, Professors Rogers and Warren and Herman Oliphant of the treasury department.
 Washington, Jan 30.-(UP)- President Roosevelt prepared today to assume sweeping control of the country's money as his newest move toward pulling the nation out of the depression.
 Ready for his signature was the gold reserve bill passed by congress at his request, giving him power to reduce the gold content of the dollar to 50 to 60 cents of its pre- vious weight of 23.22 grains; seize the $3.6O0, 900, gold reserves of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
BRILLIANT WEDDING CLOUDED

Bridgeport, Conn, Jan 3O-(UP)-Charg;, ing her husband with habitual intemperance and cruelty. Penelope Gray Hutchings, of Green. wich, today filed suit for divorce from Eugene Darrel Hutchings, of Hamilton, Bermuda Mrs Hutchings, who is living with her parents, MT ried at brilliant ceremony in Greenwich in August 1882. She is direct descendant of Thomas and Joseph Dudley, colonial governors of Massachusetts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
TRIAL OF MARKET BOMBER

New York, Jan 3O.-(UP)-A Jury to try Eugene s. Daniell, Jr, of Somerville, Mass, on charges growing out of the stench bombing of the crowded New York Stock Exchange last sum- mer, was completed and sworn in shortly before noon today. Daniell, selfstyled head of the ma tional independent party, was indicted on two counts following the bombing. The first count charged malicious injury to property over $25o, and the second charged second degree assault on Edward Mitchell, superintendent of the ex- change.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
Final Nezgs Flashes
NAMED FOR TWO ROOSEVELTS

New York, Jan 3O-(UP)-Eugene Caton paced nervously outside of the maternity ward of Flower hospital Its boy," said the nurse "Seeing it's the presidents birthday I'll name him Franklin Deiano Caton," smiled the happy father. "Can I go in now?" "Just moment" said the nurse. A few minutes later she re- turned. "It's girl-twins," she announced; 'T'll name her Eleanor Roosevelt Caton," promptly replied the father. "And now, he added, q am going to distribute some president cigars"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

the senate at. a time when the prospects of retaliatory legislation against "defaulting" debtor nations was receiving increasing attention.
 The treasury's report avoided classifying nations as defau1ters or non-defaulters. It simply listed the amounts of the debts contract ed, the amounts paid and the smounts in arrears.
 The report included other ob- legations as well as war debts, showing IS nations are indebted to the United States for grand total of $12,716,060.O00. Of this amount Russia owes an unfunded debt of $357,953,259.
 In the war debt classification the following arrears were noted: Great Britain .......$176.120,246 ... France .............$ S1,oO8,312 Italy .....s.........$ 13,6S7,010 Beiglum ....''.'.'..$ 1d'3es' aS
 Sixteen nations have jefaulted war debts to the United States. Of this number only Finland is not in arrears.
 Avoidance of any official classifi- cation as defaulting nations in- Gicated some further clarifcation oe this may be necessary in view of President Roosevelt's acceptance of the British and Italian token payments as technically keeping them out of the default class.
 This will be an issue in connec- ton with the Johnson bill to pefi- alize defaulting natiOns by barring them from further borrowings in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
MRS LINDBERGH IGNORED

Washington, Jan 30-(UP)--The National Geographic society today awarded the Hubbard gold medal to Mrs Anne Morrow Lindbergh Tor her brilliant accomplishments as radio operator, aerial navigator and co-pilot" on trans-oceanic fiirhts with her husband. Mrs Lindbergh is the first woman to receive the medal, which is awarded for outstanding geographic achieve ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
HOUND IIIs WATCM

IlfIdRep0Ft, Com, JhIi IUs-IUFI --ThOThaa AmbercrOniblo iB C meth0dieai man and. when he fall- od iO find his watch and chain ib thelr customary place in hia vogi, no notified police of hlH loss. A fsw hours later ho withdrew hlH complaint, AlalInK he hnd found tho missing iImepieee In hin pants peek4k ,ssf ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Jam So--(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts of the current fiscal year to Jan. 2Tths compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year: This Year Expenses Last Yemr $3.506, 6,621 ,S0S.36 $2.97S.72s,500.0G
 Receipts
 $1,s61, ,Ss3267.sO $1,12s,se1.1ss.st
 Deficit
 $1,s44,72s.540.56 s1,s4e.767s1i.15 Cash Balance ....... $462, 2,214.363.SV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

Berlin, Conn, Jan 30.-(UP)-- Two automobile drivers, both of whom accused the other of causing the death of an unidentified pedes- trian, were held on criminal negli- gence charges today while police endeavored to determine responsi- bility. Thomas L. Dery, Hartford. and John Savonis. New Britain. were arrested at the scene of the accident yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
DROPPED DEAD

Thomalton, Conn. Jan 50,--(UFl .--vrighianed by the sudden aereeah Of ire nlFen wliell sesnaed an he leFt his work at she Heth Thomas cloeh eonspally, laat night. John ", btFaun. 1e. suii i 1rs1 | heart atiaols end dFnp'