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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
DONNIE CIRCUS
 IS HERE TO-DAY
Already for Performances This Afternoon and Toe
 night-Twerty Tents

Bright and early this morning.
 before Waterbury folks were awake there camc to town the Downie Bros. circus and quietly and quick ly took possession Of the circus grounds and began the task Of
 erecting the ''circus city" of twenty tents.
 Rumbling red wagons. herds of elephants, a make of ropes. poles and equipment necessary to erect
 the tented city, working men swinging their heavy sledges to the rhythm of a leader who whistled or hummed some catchy melody.
 everywhere there was action. speed and efficiency. for the circus must
 be In readiness Co receive It's pa irons on advertised time and the big show requires speed and effi- ciency in its operations, Horses. cameis, dens of wild an lmals. herds Of mountainous eie- phanfs. the performing horses with their blankets lettered and bearing their names. were being watered while on the circus grounds the dining tent was receiving it's pat : ronaee of circus employees. all seemingly in hurry and haste. walters rushing hither and thither from the cook tent with trays of steaming food.
 Large crowds lined the streets this morning long before the pa rade left the show grounds at tf:45 o'clock.
 The procession c0nslsicd of many floats and tabieaux in pa | triofIc design. pretty lady riders .consinued on fage a)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
TWO STUDENTS
 BADLY INJURED
Phillips And0ver Youths Were the Victims of a
 Hazing Game

Andover, Mass. May ---(CP)- Hazing by Phillips Adover Acad- emy students ended in possible tragedy to-day when two students, standing on the running board of an automobile, were swept from the car as 1t sideswiped tree. The students, whose names were paced on the danger list at Law renee general hospital, were John Adams Kingsbury. Jr. IS. Fair field place. Yonkers, N. Y.. and Howard Pratt Johnson. 17. 1l4 Gordon Hurst avenue. Upper Mont. clair. N. Y. They were seniors at the academy. Driver of the auto. mobile was Thomas R. Burrell. 3d, of SIT Prospect street. Fall River. He graduated last year and was an officer of Phi Beta Chi fraternity, which had scheduled initiation hazlng services in barn at Bal lardva.e.
 Kingsbury and Johnson. who had refused to enter the automo- bile. were standing on the running board on one side of the mechine. and Robert ]. Guerin. another stu dent. stood on the other side. ln- side were William E. Llttlefield and Albert s. Stratton. The side on which Kingsbury and Johnson stood struck q tree and they were brushed from their perches. Guer- in's right knee was slightly wrenched and the other students were unhurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
MANY PROPERTY
 OWNERS ASKING
 FOR ABATEMENT
Between 50 and 60 Were Before Committee To-.
 day to Make Protest

fyetwoen fifty and sixty property owners aDDeared this morning be. foro the ab0toipents committed of the board of aldermen in an effort t0 have th5ir tux bills abated or, nt least. collection postponed. The groYp was enc of the inrgcst in months to be summoned in by the c0msnItteo as the result Of petitions from the property owners for re- lief. w, Ir.t
 Aldermen John I)crwin, CharlcB Hcluilo and Charles schmidt make up the committee on abntcments. Judging from tho attitude of the committee aaawsll ns the other city officials the number of out.and .Out suit of this mornings hearings. Of lptG when cascg are anywhere nenr deserving postponemen's arc granted. wle
 Tho results of to-duy's hearings w;ll Do mnde known ut the meet Ing of the board 0" aldermen n week from Monday night Il is ex. pected that with the Increased business activities nnd the incrcns- td earnipg power of the people the number of petitions for abatementt md postponementH will begin to decrense soon During the dcpres- '!on the city has been swampcd with petitions of this kind.
 While the aldermen are bandllna the mntter of postponements and Gbatemenis. the <assegsora will he l,usy getting thsir lists rendy for signing in June. Under tho law nll property lists. /real and personal, must be signed by the owners dur. ing Juno. Failure to do so means a 10 per cent penalty addod to the valuation already appearing on the assessors hooks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
FOUR KILLED AS
 TRAIN HITS AUTO
Boston Milk Train Ground Machine to Pieces in
 New Hampshire

Penaeook, N, H., May 2G--(UPl Four mon lost their lives here late last night when the automo. bile In which they were riding wHa ground to pieces beneath tho wheels of Woodstock -to- Boston milk train.
 The dead; Ad0lphus Dion, Sd, driver, a layman farmer and father of three children. George Carbon~, 35, Everett, Mass, Arthur Croton, 35, Everett, Charles Hackott, 26, Boston, Three were killed instant- ly and the fourth died soon after reaching a hospital.
 Scene of the crash was Sewalrs Falls grade crossing. Wreckage was strewn along tho tracks for 300 feet, some of tho victims be- Ing mangled almost beyond recos- hilton. The three Massachusetts men had been working on a New Hampshire state road project. Trainmen said the driver apparent- ly dld not notice the crossing In time to stop. The victims were enroute to Boston for the weekend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
SENATOR WALSH HUSTLES LABOR
 BILL IN SENATE
Early Passage Predicted and This May Settle
 All the Strikes
BY H. Q. THOMPSON United Press staff COrrCsDOndcni) ]

'
 Washington. May 20 -- tUp) - Early passage of tho lndustrtdi l adjustment bill which encourages friendly settlement of labor dlH' putes, was predicted today by Chairman David l, Walsh of the senate committee on education and labor.
 Tho committee has hurriedlY gotten the bill into shape in the face of widespread industrial dIs. order,
 The blll outlaws company -domt. mated unions and sets up u board empowered to;
 Force employers 'o deal wlll, representatives ot tho majority "i their employees,
 Cse injunctions to halt coercion of employees by employers and to stop unfair labor practices,
 Determine what organization represents tho majority of em' pl0yes and toScall and supervist elections,
 Arbitratc any industrial dispute upon unanimous request Of fas- tions involved.
 Tho boards powers arc limited to industries engaged in interstate C commerce and employing 10 or moro persons.
 "When employers roalixo what Isn't in this bill l believe they win appreciate the value of having Il board of industrial adjusement with limited and well.defined scope, rather than tho present Ia. bor board with It's undefined pow. crs and It's practice of mixing In all kinds of disputes"
 President Roosevelt and Admin. istrator Hugh $. Johnson have en- dorsed the bill, . revised edition of the Wagner labor disputes bill
 llAanAlaa.AA asa llnnn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
THAW ALIENIST WILL TESTIFY IN
 MILLEN TRIAL
Defense Will. Put Him on Stand Probably By
 Next Tuesday
BY MARTIN KANE (Cnitcd Press Stan COrrcsupt,tieut

tGhtcu f-Fcss NtuH COPfcSfbOuugW,
 Dcdham, Mass. May 2C = (up) Jurors In tho lrabur- Miilon mur. dor trial today rumlnated on tha moro subtle aspects of psychlntric testimony whilo George Stanley Harvey, counsel for tho Millcns. prepared to wind up hIs caso with tho testimony of Dr Smith Ely Jelllffc. noted New York neurolo. gist, who testified in the Harry Thaw ease and at tho Locb-Leo pold trlal. 3.
 Thus far, in tho six weeks that tho case has been on trial. defense psychiatrlsts have declared:
 l. Murton Mlllcn, ?4, lean, beady-eycd nnd oldest of the thrco know right from wrong.
 2. Irving Millen, 2i, Murton's kid brother, is the victim of hero worship for Murt, is feeble minded but not altogether Insane. and did not know he was doing wrong 'ii the holdup of tho Needham Trust company during which Patrolmnn Forbes A. Mcleod was killed by machine gun bullets.
 8. Abraham Faber. 24, sallow, morose. graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is " schlzophrenic. victim of split personality and dominated by the shrewd, koen- -witted Murt,
 The evidence regarding Fabcr has not yet been presented to tho jury but was offered In week long argument before Judge Nelson P. Brown. who over-ruled n motion to exclude n confession by Fabcr,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
JOY IS REICNINC
 IN MINNEAPOLIS
Laughing People Fill the Streets as Strike Was
 Settled Up

Minneapolis. May 26-(UP)- striking truck drivers who only five days ago were fighting in i,;oody riots. celebrated wildly toe nay while employers signed q sur render to their most important dc, mands.
 Thousands of shouting, Iaus, hing men, womenfand children. jammed the streets. Women joined in the festivity and even children danced in glee.
 End of the To-day strike was definitely foreseen last night when the drivers agreed after four hours of shouted debate to submit griev- ances to a seyen.man board of arr bitration to be appointed by the Regional Labor Board.
 Recognize the Union
 A steering committee of truck owners already had agreed to rec ognixe the union in writing, with every fleet owner in the city sign. Ing. Only then formaIity of ob- fainlng the signatures remained to- day.
 The wild victory celebration ex- pressed relief from terror which kept all trucks off the streets - except those of ice. milk, coal and beer companies ~- since May 1e. ffsaofsnuaA on Fana A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
NelU Organization Of
 Police 10 Fight Crime
Conference of Police Chiefs of Twelve States Decides to Act Against the Gangs Fighter Is
 Being Sought to Head the Body

Trenton. x, J., May 26--l UP) so. Police fingers began tlghtenlna Into . compact hs today In n do' terninod move to smnsh tntcrstntt crime. sy
 4 now organization, growing out Of Il conference here of police heads of t2 states, took shape bont on pushing n radically new program of nationwide police CO., operation Co strnnglo kidnNperS and bandits Of John Dillingcr'a ilk
 Partial plans wtro definitely innpod.
 The newly formed staIs Police Executives of tho Unltod States chst around for an outstanding crime bnttIcr to net as eoordlnntor rj state police aotlvlties--and nlso Tor means Co employ him full timc,
 Organization obJoctlves---
 Police radio alarm facilities on u national Beule, in addition to in- terstnte telotyp0 communication.
 Wider use Of ilngerprInting for potential future Identification of nll persons arrested, everyone likely to Dc Kidnapped and all gun carriers.
 LoHaliglng of closer cooperative work betWcon stnto In boundary areas, with reciprocity In arms per- nlits,
 A corps of crime experts nvall- nble for use In any state where their talents were required,
 The states now represented tn the organization nre New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland Pennsylvania, Mnssachusctts, Con- nectlcut, Rhode Island, Ohio, Michigan, Wset Virginia und lndi- ana.
 Major Lynn c Adams of ponn- sylvnnia stnte police Is president. Other officers include. Col E. Aus ton Baughmen. Maryland director of public safety, vice president Major John A. Warner, New YOIs stnte police superintendent. sccir. tary-treasurer; Col H.. Norman Schwarzkopf, New Jersey state pos Ice superintendent, chairman of the board of directors, and Gen Daniel Ncedham, Massachusetts < director of public safety, n direc tor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
LITTLE WINS IN
 GREAT BRITAIN BY WALK-OVER
Sweeps Up the Golf Title and Made Record That
 May Stand

preStaIck. Scotland, May .6-.- fUP P)-.-I.awson l.ittic of San Fpun. elRco became British ninatour gOll champion thls afternoon by Oveg- whtiiifing J&ihes waildcc, Scot. land, in tho thitPy.slx holo final. The score was i4 and f3,
 The British 0natcur cup thus goes Overscus for the fourth time in tho d5 times for which it has been played
 Waiter Travis, Australian born, but living in America, took It 'o the United States in 1904.
 Jess Swoetser. although llI won It for America in 1928 and Bobby Jones added it. temporarily, to bls collection in tD30.
 Standing thirteen up aftur twenty-ono holes had been played, Little won the twenty .second with Il birdie three, 10 Do in tho impreg- able position of dormie fourteen,
 Little'a second shot was forty foet from the pin but his butter was well trained by that timo nnd tho putt went down. Meanwhile, Wallacc's second had gone fnr be' yond the pin and his approach putt was weak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26

The governor. It was reliably un. dorstood today, has abandoned prt vlous intentions of running for ihr U. <, senate, has come 10 an un- derstandlng with the wurring old guard faction and will have united support In his candidacy.
 If successful he will be the only democrat ever to be inc states democratic chief executive for three consecutive terms,
 Only ono string.
 There was only ona strlng ut. tached Co the nomlnatlon, Cross must be content with his Dw.i nomination and leave tho balance of' tho ticket to 'thc powers thai be, Thls, lt was rumored ninonp those Tn tho know" hG pructIcnl ly has consented to do.
 Tho backbone of the old gunid- now guard fight, which hnA torn tho party asunder for yenrs, was believed broken and to center en- tiroly on patronage coming from Washington. In fact Attorney General Homer $. Cummings, who recently refused to hend the atatc party and referred Co his native
 fl,onituuaA mn lguu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
BANK PASSBOOKS PROVE BENEFIT
 TO MERCHANTS
Use of Merchants Trust Co Books in Business
 Is Successful

Business Estimated to be in tho noighborh0od of $30, 900 has result. cd from tho announcement Il week ago of tho offer of local merchants to accept passhooks of tho Mer- chants Trust company in trado or tn payment of accounts, This ln- formation was advanced by Robert II, Leach, president, and Thomas r, Moore, trust officer, of tho Citl9ons & Manufacturers Ma tional Bank, receiver for the Mer- chants Trust company who have kept In close touch with tho propo- sition slneo 1t was launched,
 Tho depositors and morehant both are apparently pleased with tho now plan, as far as tho officials of tho receiver can learn, Tho now plan means now business fol tho merchant and at tho same time the dopositor Is given an oppor. tunity Co use as money a commod' ity that has long laln Idle,
 The plan ia simple In It's opera. ton, Stores accept tho pasabooks at s6 per cent discount, in trade or in payment of m account. Tho merchant then takes tho book tc the Colonial Trust company, thC Waterbury Trust company, Wator. bury National Bank or tho Citixens & Manufacturers National Bank Tho banks accept tho books and credit tho merchant with 76 pol cent cash value. Tho bank holding tho books then go to the receive, and purchase m asset of tho Mer, chants Trust company,
 A number of stores announced ln n special advertisement a weel ago that they would accept thes, pasabooks Of tho Merchant Trus company, but sin"o that time th, number has swellod 70 that rep rosentutlve lot Of business house nro taking part In the .plap, On clothing store reported a brlsl business as a result of tho an nouheoment,
 Automobile dealers also arc com Ing In on te plan, It would ap pear to be an advantageous oppor, tunlty tor dealers to accept tho books because it would be a clear salo.
 While tho business is increas. Ing In tho stores because of the now plan, the receiver is also Haul. dating a number of accounts and lesSening the number of claims against tho receiver,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
SUICIDE WAS
 VERDICT N CASE

New London, Conn. May %. (UP)-A suicide verdict today closed investigation Into the death of Mrs Caroline n. McKim, 6G. of New York city. who was found shot to death fin bedroom of her summer homo here yesterday by maid. Mrs McKim. widow of Robert A. Mckim, a civil engineer. suffered from insomnia due to n nervous ailment. authorities were told, and recently threatened to jump from the balcony of her New York home. An investigation was conducted when police found nine shots had been fired and sev- eral shells were found on the ground outside a window. Death was caused by bullet through the head. She is survived by Q son. Remsen McKim. New York broker. The body will be taken to New York for burial Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
UNITED STATES
 LEADS EMBARGO
Will GO Ahead Alone as President Prepares
 Proclamation
By HOBART c. MONTEE lO9A. Inv l'nilSvi Pres

Washington May 26--(UP)- The United states plans to act in- depondently in an effort to halt supplies of arms for Bolivia and i'araguay without waiting for sim liar action by the League of Na- tons or other governments, it was learned in authoritative circles to- day.
 A proclamation by President Roosevelt forbidding sales In this country of munitions to the gov ernments fighting over tho Gran Chaco territory, was expected to- day or Monday.
 The United Press learned upon reliable authority that tho first draft of this proclamation has been prepared in the state department an dis awaiting the presidents ap- proval, or possible revision. It may be submitted to him today.
 Machinery for preventing such sales is already in existence. It covers sales of these contraband to China or some Central American countries. It requires any person desiring to sell arms to these coun- tries first to obtain a license from the state department. A president proclamation prohibiting the sale here of contraband to Paraguay and Bolivia could be made effective merely by requiring purveyors of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
CORONER FINDS
 HIM BLAMELESS

New Haven. Conn, May 26-CU. P.)--A coroner's finding absolved Raypall C. Boiling, Greenwich, son of Colonel Raynall Boiling. from criminal responsibility in the death of Frank Josifko. 64. of Madison, in an automobile collision at Mad ison April 3.
 The collision occurred as Josifko was driving across the Boston Post road. Coroner James Corrigan stat cd Josifko slowed his car, giving Boiling the impression he was about to stop and let him pass. and then continued in the path of Bol- llng's car. which was travelling 5O miles an hour.
 The speed. Corrlgan found. was not excessive as to result in gross negligence" In that 1t was early morning and there was no traffic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26

u6ystAJ WAb SthtGu CUuhys H Tho entire elimination of horse- drawn garbage equipment In tho city wil. not Do carried out right now, however, 1t was learned to- day. Due to tho torn ID condition of Thomaston avenue, in Water. Ville, the collector there is to be permitted to use horse. .drawn ve. hlcle until travelling conditions are better.
 To-day Df Godfrey and superin. tondent O'Donnel expressed com plete satisfaction with tho speed With which their demands for modern equipment were met. The trucks now usod in collection have steel, covered and un.enkabl bod les. The men had to change over tho bodies of their trucks them. selves or, In other words, stand tho extra expense.
 A eheck.up is now underway to ascertain the names of certain .pri. vate collectors who takc garbage from restaurants. Tn Bomo in-
 fE0ntinueA on pnaA 9A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
HONOR BRAND WHITLOCK

Cannes, France, May 26.-(UP)-F France and Belgium joined today in a funeral tribute to Brand Whitlock, who served as American anl- bassador at Brussels during the World War. George de Laval, who was the lawyer represent ing Edith Cavell, the British nurse who was shot as spy after Whitlock tried to save her, was one of those present to eulogize the wartime minister. "You will always" said De Laval, Give in the memory of the Belgian people"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
Final NezgS Flashes
MURDER COMMITTED

Madrid, May 26-(UP)-Senorita Aurora Rodriguez faced criminal court today on a charge that she murdered her eugenic daughter because the daughter wanted an eugenic TO- British chaplin passing through the country was listed as her father. Senorita Rodriguez brought Hildegard up with care, planning she would de. vote herself to redeeming mankind Hildegard thought an eugenic romance would be better it was testified, and her mother killed her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
UNION LABOR IN
 FAVOR OF ENDING TOLEDO STRIKE
Charles p. Taft Prepares Another Plan---Slight
 Flurries During Night
By WILLIAM r.. NC lLRAlTIi United Press Stuff Correspondent ]

uNttcN Ircss Stan COrfesDOnuent)
 Tolodo, Ohio, May 28--(UP)-- Tho Toledo labor battle front smoldcred threateningly today while medlntors worked franticall, Go bring about m agreement bo- foro now fighting broke out be- tween rloting union sympathixers and national guard soldiers guard. lng tho wrecked plant of the Flee. tric AutO-Llto company,
 Charles F. Taft, specially ap. pointed federal mediator and chief of tho would.be peacemakers, had his first peace proposal flatly re. jected by tho Automobile Work ers' Federal Labor Union las, night, but went to work on an. other formula which he hoped both tho union and officials Of tho Auto.Lito Company would accept today, He snid he was not dts. couraged.
 For the first time in three days and nights, peace roigned In tho in- dustrial district In which Is the plant that was the storm center oi tho most furious rioting since the blue eagle was hoisted over Amer ican industry. During the early
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
POSTAL CLERKS TO CONVENE ON
 MEMORIAL DAY
Will Resume the Business That Was Left Und0ne
 to Last Session

Unusual Insofar as 1t will Do a continuance of . previous meeting than c new session, tho nnnuai state convention of the United Ma. tional Association of Postoffiee Clerks will Do hold in Moose hall next Wednesday, Memorial Day.
 Tho convention was oponed herc February 22. but due to lack of time and q pientitude of important business, it was found impossible to end the session in q single day and it was adjourned until Mcmor- ial Duy. Morgan T. Burke of this city romoins as chairman of the committed In charge of arrange. ments. a'ly f.tf ,a, snlnft5f g
 Creating a record for the organ . isation by remainipg ip office more than the customary year, Edgar D. Dwyer O. this city, state .prHstd ent, Will act AS Chairman at qhe Btatc- wide gathering. it is the first time in tho history Of tho UNApOC in Connscticut that q state president has rem1ined in office moro than az months. 1t is expected thnt several local mon will be honored with important posts in the state elections. Y
 Next youp's con invention, 1t Is OK. pcctcd. will be held in New Haven, as q majority of tho delegates are knor n to favor that city as tho site 0f tho next gathering. Tho convention will Lot return to Wa. terbury for hvc or gix years. but those attending the ono hero ii February were unanimous In their praise of the welcome and the treatment given them here.
 ono Of the ma jor points of dis cusRion will undoubtedly he efforts to secure from the federal govern ment n restoration of the pay cut taken by postal employees. Part Of (t,0ntiuiiod m Dnuo q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
MISSING GIRL IS HOME
Dedham, Mas

Dedham, Mass, May 26.-(UP)-Miss Anna Miret, 16, was safely home again today after being the object of two-day police search. Anna, Dedham high school student, was found bv police at a Roxbury pawn shop, where she tried to get cash on revolver owned by her father. Because she took the gun when she disap-- peared, and left farewell note, authorities had feared she might attempt suicide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
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EoTTND NOT GrJII.TY

Boston. May 26-UP)-Four- teen additional indictments still hung ove- Daniel c. Mulloney. president Of the closed Federal Ma tional Bank of Boston today after his acquittal on q charge of ab- straction and mis-application Of st75,O00 in bank funds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-26
GIRL STUDENTS FLED
Norton, Mass, May 2f

Norton, Mass, May 26.-( UP)--tire Which slightly damaged the Science building of Wheaton college aroused some 400 girls students early today The dormitories arc at the opposite end of the campus, however, and none of the students was driven out