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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

Bucharsst, Rumania-(UP)-A victory for the Iron Guard, ban ned by former Premier Duca, and later charged with his assassina- tion, would have meant disruption of the Freuch-sponsored Little Entente and 6 sharp swing by Ru- mania toward nazi political ideals.
 Intense nationalism, anti-semit- ism and a colored shirt 1t took from the German movement, but 1t has been often charged that more than moral support came from Berlin.
 Inquiry into the Duca assassin atiOn, extended to include all Iron Guard activities, has not yet pro- .duced open proof of such support, but tt Is asserted that ia secret dossier in French hands is evil dcnce of funds promised and partly spent by the German Nazis in behalf of their Rumanian coun- sterparts.
 7. Duca's decision to dissolve the Iron Guard; move which re- suited. the government claims, in lis assassination. was taken after French statesmen had urged RuA rflanian Foreign Minister Titules- GU that every means must be used to prevent Rumanian policy taking :, German turn.
 Although they built up a formid- g ole following in a short time, the 2 leaders of the Iron Guard never developed a clear-cut policy, either Domestic or foreign. But they were tlever enougii psychologists to re- alizc tho attraction Of mysticism and anti-semitsm for the great mass of the Rumanian population.
 Meetings were convened at mid night. the Rumanian hour of SIS far as possible from human
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 taken from the body of the dead policeman does not fit either gun carried by her son at the time of the holdup. She intends to offer this as new evidence. Apparently she realizes that she has but little chance of obtaining a stay of exc cution for she added the remark: 4If it's Gods will, let it be done"
 The young man is slated to go to the chair with two other men con- victed in connection with holdups of gasoline stations.
 Herman Snyder and Donnellon, scheduled to die with Bull Tuesday morning and now in the death house at Charlestown, were visited by prison chaplains today. The clergymen were of as many differ ent faiths, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. The trio made no requests for anything, but Warden Hogsett sent books and magazines to their cells and they were served regu- larly with prison fare.
 Snyder occupies the first cell and sleeps about a dozen feet from the death chair. Donnellon is in the next cell and Bull in the third. Bulls mother, who has stood with him throughout his ordeal, visited him in the cell yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
HARRY K. NOYES
 OF BOSTON DIES

Boston, Feb 16--(U.P. .)-Harry K. Moves, 63. prominent Boston automobile dealer, business man, and banker died yesterday at Hon olulu. according to word received here.
 A native of Haverhfll, ". IT., he moved to Lowell in 1905 and in- corporated the Lowell Automobile Company and later became Boston manager of the Buick Company He was a director of the Atlantic National Bank, the United Fruit Company and the Bay State Fish ing Company. u
 At the time of his death he was president of the Moves Buick Com- pany of Boston and affiliated or- gnnlzati0ns.
 BenIdes his wife. he leaves .a son. Harry Ig. Moves of Newton md a daughter. Mrs ohnfles H. Petit Of Fran,inghnmsA ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
DRIVER OF AUTO
 IS EX0NERATED
Car in Which Son of Homer Cummings Was
 So Badly Injured

Bridgeport, Conn, February 16 - (UP) = Albert Mishley, Stam- ford, driver of the automobile in which Mrs Etta Plank Taylor was killed and Dickinson Cummings, son of the U. s. Attorney-General, was critically injured at Darien January 27, was absolved of crim- inal responsibility by Coroner John J. Phelan today.
 The accident, the coroner stated. in a formal finding, was caused when an automobile coming in the opposite direction, cut across the path of the Mishley machine. causing it to leave the road and strike two trees. Mrs Taylor, jsts- ter-in-law of the driver, was killed instantly, and Cummings. who was riding with her in. the back seat, received a skull frac- ture.
 Cummings still is. confined at Norwalk hospital. His condition today was reported as much im- proved.
 Despite assertions of several per- sons that Mishley had been drink ing, the finding said, Mishley was sober and was exercising care in the. operation of the car at the time of the fatality.
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 have been cut in half since April and now stand at the lowest total of the depression--25,178.
 Oklahoma City: Lacking definite employment figures, business lead-1 CTS cited a 40 per cent increase in bank fdebits, 100 per cent increase in building permits, and substantial gains in phones and electric meters as evidence of stimulated business in the past year.. s3
 St Paul. Minneapolis: A slight decrease in factory employment has been more than offset by an in- crease in retail employment.
 Kansas City: More than 5000 men, idle last year, are at work, with employment reported better than at any time since 1929. Re- sumption of work, on automobile plants and construction of a new countyll courthouse are, in part, re-. chants council reports business up 25 per cent over last year. < Birmingham, Ala: Three steel. companies, show employment gains of 100 per cent, 93 per cent. and 75 per cent respectively. Their op-. -erations are at 76, SC and 45sper- cent of capacity. Philadelphia: Unemploy m erl t dropped from Al per cent in Janu- ary, 1893, to 31.5 per 'cent last month. Industrial plants areeoper- ating at about 70 per cent of ca, pacity. with the exception of sev- eral plants which are at nearly 100 per cent. f r fl4sfs4A A.
 Scranton, Pa: With 44,000 min CTS at work in the Lackawanna district, employment in the district is bigher than at any time in four years. 6jrar
 1Bostons Shoe employment is 15l to 20 per cent fahelsd of last year. Last month 10,729 cases of shoes were skipped from Brockton com. lpared with 8,g53 cases in January 1898. Shoe plants of the section are operating at about 65 per, cent l of capacity. State employment in-
 dices for the cotton and woolen' in- dustries follow: Cotton, 55.2 per, cent compared with 42.9 per cent a year ago; wool, 79.4 per cent compared with 62.7 per cent a year ago. ss ..g '. | Pittsburgh: Business research bureau of the University of Pitts. burgh reports the following per- l.centage of employment figures
 based on m index of 100 for 1929: iron and steel, Dec 1933, 80.3: Dec
 1892, 66,3: coal. Dec 1893, 93; Dec 1882, ,&1.6. |. Cleveland: Employment in the Cleveland district is at the highest Ipoint in four years. A survey of | 100 representative firms by the chamber of commerce showed -iem- ployment of 59,S40. an. increase of 2,261 over the previous high mark set in August. and 17,362 above the
 low point last March. The increas-
 es have been distributed over al- |'most every line Of industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

Regret you and I should be bothered about the fake story which undevstand was published in some Boston newspaper. In fac. that neither of us was asked about it before being published indicates 1t was malicious. Let me assure you that such stories do not and will not affect our personal and political friendship. Will do anything you suggest to remove any misunder- standing" r
 In ca brief reply, Roosevelt told Walsh he greatly appreciated your kind and friendly telegram" and asked permission to make the tele- gram public to dispel reports. of any intra party friction. Walsh readily granted such permission in another telegram.
 "I fully realize that Governor Ely and Senator Walsh are the democratic party leaders in Massa- chusetts and I look forward to working for Senator Walsh in. his campaign for reelection" the presi- dents son said.
 No, sir, am not going to run for office," he declared emphatic ally when asked if he would seek a place on the democratic slate.
 Asked if his statement meant that everything was harmonious in the democratic party in Massachu- setts, Roosevelt said:
 "Yes. Everything is o. k. I don't see how ! could be any more straightforward"
 Democratic State Chairman May nard,. who was with Roosevelt when the latter met newspapermen at his Water street office. ,announc- ed that the democratic state com- mittee would hold a dinnef and business meeting here February 22 Ewhen Senator Walsh will come to Boston to deliver a Washington's birthday address. Maynard said the date for the pre-primary conven- tion, would not be set at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
COAL INDUSTRY
 IS PROSPEROUS

Wilkes Barre Pa, Feb 16-(U. r. .)-The anthracite coal industry to-day moved toward the greatest prosperity it has enjoyed since the boom days of 1928.
 Officials estimated 100000 min- CTS are now employed.
 Mine payrolls in the next SIX weeks will total $10,0OO,oOO.
 Market demands assure steady operation of collicries for at least six weeks.
 Collieries in the northern field, ,vhich were closed three weeks by general strike, are operating overtime. The severe winter has caused market demands equaiihs nearly 80 per cent of the capacity of mines now being operated. For the first time in years coal com panies have no surpluses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

Theo Habicht, German leader of Austrian Nazis, who took refuge across the frontier. enraged the government by making a wireless speech last night appealing to the Austrian army to desert and aid the Nazis to seize power.
 The government considered pro- testing formally, to the German government against what was called "an unprecedented attempt to incite the army of foreign country to revolt"
 For the moment Dollfuss and Starhemberg, victorious army and homo guard behind them, dis played sufficient confidence whatever their inward apprehen- sion-to show mercy to the so- cialists and to dismiss the Nazis with a phrase of contempt.
 Noisy students" Starhemberg called the NaZis.
 Starhemberg was the real force, so, far as man power went. The price to Dollfuss of his support and that of his Heimwehr was>an Italian Fascist state without com promise. Starhemberg denounced all political parties, including Dollfuss' own Christian socialists as corrupt and put on them, be- cause they played politics, respon- sibility for the revolution and its bloodshed.
 In statement to-day, Starhem- berg declared for an unchecked" dictatorship pending establishment of q Fascist constitution.
 There is no possibility of a Nazi regime in Austria he said,
 Then he showed just how far he and Adolf Hitler, German Nazi leader, are separated-and, at the end, -hinted at eventual comprom- ise with Nazis under mutually re- spectful economic cooperation.
 "I agree with every honest Aus trian German at heart he said. But being German is different
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CWA Workers Were Made Happy To-day
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program, 1t was said.
 The hours of work for the pres
 ent, it was revealed, wifi remain
 at "A per week in cities and Is in rural areas.
 Hopkins said that serious thought was being given to Hong time planning" beneftihg needy
 unemployed. He observed that after May l, we'll take on everyone on relief who is in need."'
 Hopkins estimated that to con- tinue CWA to May 1, between $350, 100000 and $450.000,000 will
 be required. The money was made
 available by President Roosevelt eigning. the CWA bill. M State CWA administrators win
 be provided with schedules show ing exactly how much money may
 be spent on materials the last week. While Hopkins would not reveal
 the total to be dropped weekly from non-federal civil works rolia
 after Feb. 23. He indicated that
 that the average weekly decrease
 would be substantially under $0UU,VVU. V
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
SPORT CRIMINALS.
 ARRANGED IN N. E.
Reports Indicate Excellent Condition for Outdoor
 Games of Week=End

Boston, Feb. 16-Seyeral winter carniYals, sports meets, and the sixth race of the Now England Sled Dog Clubs racing season, are on the winter sports calendar in New England for the approaching week -end, and reports indicate that excellent conditions for all types Of winter sports will pre- Vail. the Now England council an- hounccd today. e
 The sled dog races are feature If the annual winter carnival at Wilton. N. H.. on Saturday and sunday, February IT and IS. the ninth such festival to be held by the town. Winter sports contests and other carnival features, in- cIuding a wood choppinG contest, are planned. The Boston and Maine "snow trains" from Boston and Worcester will mako Wilton their destination on Sunday, the Boston and Maine. has announced.
 A three-day carnival, with horse tracing on the ice. skiing and skating competitions and other , events, opens today at Canaan, N: IT.. under direction of the Crystal Lake Riding and Driving club, re- ports state. A "snow train" to Canaan Is also being run by the Boston and Maine, on Sunday, and another to Crawford Notch.
 The Dartmouth Alumni Associa- tion of Boston is operating this weekend the first Dartmouth sflowbird" trip to Hanover. N. H., for which several hundred alumni and their friends are expected to take the "Snowbird" special train. :. The Connecticut Valley Inter- scholastic winter sports meet will take place at Dartmouth this week end, and other features have been planned. Good conditions for all winter sports are reported from Hanover. tt
 Principal winter sports areas of New England in addition to those mentioned report very good con ditions for the weekend, desplte warmer weather. Littleton.' N. H.. has four inches additional snow. 'sall conditions good" At Jaffrey, x. IT. fifteen inches of snow and more falling were reported. with :.condftions excellent and at Cho-- cuSIa, N. H. twenty-six inches or snow. four inches powder were reDorted, with roads good and ..excellent winter sports condi- tions.'
 VI Western Massachusetts has { "lfeal conditions" for winter sports. reports from Greenfield in- Gicatc. Reports frC'r stowe. Yer mont, not 36 inches of snow Tn Smugelers Notch, with good chances Of the weather holding.
 Good conditions for both skiing cid snowshoeing are reported by the Boston and Maine railroad firm the following communities: Bart lett. Claremont, East Jaffrey, GOT ham, Laconia. Newport, North Conway, Intcrvale. Pcterboro, War ron. WaterviIlc Valley, and Won olancet, N. H. Good snowshoelnG conditions and fair skiing are re- ported also at Brattlebore, Yer "a mont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
Runnania Wipes Out
 Iron Guard Remnants
Government Bans Politics in Schools, Where the
 Guard Got Members

ghosts, preferably in forest glades habitation. There Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, their leader, would ap- gear dressed In white, mounted on a white horse.
 Codreanu's personality height ened the effect. Tall and 1.-the, and a fiery speaker, he was some- what at a loss in the chamber of deputies but at his best in the TO- mantle surroundings of his meet ings. All his actions were dram atic. When the organization was banned and arrest impended, he escaped from Bucharest dressed as woman and has since remained lost to sight.
 It is assumed he Is somewhere in Pessarabia or northern Moldavia where his anti-semitism found the readlest response. Tn those sec tons, where Jews are numerous. hatred of that race is deep-rooted. Where no other postwar govern ment had dared pursue an active anti-semitic policy, Codreanu pledged it, and his stature rapidly approached that of a religious leader.
 But the weak point in his drive, brought into high relief at each crisis in its development, was that when the party was forced to come into the open and fight for votes, 1t had no definite program to offer. The movement would gradually have died out, observers believe, had it not been the only one in Rumania offering to youth the chance for semi-military organiz- otion. And just as in Germany, this was what youth wanted. The universities furnished Codrean1 with his most rabid followers. The Tatarescu government is making every effort to de-politi- calize the universities and prevent further growth of the movement. At present they apparently are suc- CTS believe, hangs the future of seeding. On that success, observ- Rumanian democracy,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
OWNER OF CLUB
 DIES SUDDENLY

4. E'ltchburg, Mass. Feb 16.-CUP)
 Frank x. Sommers of Ashburn- ham and Washington. D. C.. owner and general manager or the eX- elusive Watatic club in North Ashburnham. died at Burpank hospital today. He suffered heart attack on leaving bank here yes- terday.
 A native of Wurzburg, Germany Sommers had lived in Ashburnnam since 1911. As owner of the wa tatic club he was known by sports men throughout the country. He rebuilt tho club after 1t was dc- stroycd by fire in 1926.
 Somers leaves n wife, the former Emma Droher. two sons and a daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
TWO ROBBERS OF
 BOYS SCHOOLS

Fall River, Mass, Feb 16-- (UP.) Two men, wanted in connection with robberies at Boys schools in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts were arrested by state police last night after radio broadcast had described their au- tomobile as one involved in the robbery of fur coats and other clothing at St Georges school, New port, R. I. and Edward Britland, both of Pawtucket, R. l. They were held for questioning in connection with breaks at Pomfret Academy, Tabor Academy and Milton Academy.
 Travelling bags and coats sim- liar to those stolen from the New port school were found in the auto mobile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
ASKS POLICE IN
 SAAR DISTRICT

, 70 e n o v a. Feb. 1s.--(UP).- Cseoffrey G. Knox. president of the League of Nations commission gov. ornsng tRe Saar area, arrived today to ask tho league for . strong fin- ternatlonal police force to maIn- tain order pending next years German NazIs have boon busy in inc territory. Lying between the French and German frontiers, the dnRr area, rich in coal, was award. ed to- France for 10 gears to oosll- ponshto her for coal mines destroy cd by uermany in the World war, Its future lr 10 Do decIded by piobIseitc text fnnF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
100 YEAR OLD
 LADY AS GUEST

Rockville, Conn. Feb. i6.-(UP. Mrs Mary F. Brigham. who wik be 100 years old next Tuesday, will be the guest of honor at American Legion exercises commemoratipg the mefn0rles of Washington and Lincoln that day, and wiii be given a reception in her honor.
 Former U. S. Senator Hiram T;Inghnm will be tho speaker.
 Following n custom Of years, Mrs iirighnm will serve tea nt fRmlly reunion nt her hone sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
HELD FOR ACCIDENT

Hartford, Conn. Feb l6. (UPJ- Albert c. Kellogg, 47, Rocky Hill. to-dny was held on q criminal neg lIaence chnree as result of an auto IlobllS accident Inst night fn which Victor l;nnsOn. G2, lost his life. Hanson WnF crossing street inter
 cllon whon stfucF by keiiOgg's nulumabIlc. " .-
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MERCHANTS TRUST
 COMPANY CLAIMS
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He said the plan has proved an exceptionally good method of li- ouidating frozen assets and at the same time reducing claims against the bank. Through compromise of- fers and acceptance of Home Loan Bonds the receiver has cleared up $500, 1000 worth of deposit claims, Mr Reeves said.
 The compromise offers are those where the depositor owes an obligation to the bank and turns in his deposit to be applied against the obligation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
NATIONAL GRANGE.

Meriden. Conn. Feb Is. (UP)-- The National Grange will hold its annual convention in Hartford from November 14 to 2s, Minor Ives, chairman of the executive committee of tho Connecticut State Grange has been notified.
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 His and Starhemberg's mutual enmity is the bitter enmity of old friends. For Starhemberg aSld Hitler were together, in the famous Munich beer cellar" Putsch of 1923, which caused world laughter when few young men thought they were seizing power and were ignOminously arrested. sss
 Hitler went to a fortress. Star hcmberg escaped over the Frontier
 Back home, eager and patriotic, his mind still in the formative stage, he came under Austrian na- tionalist influence. He emerged as fascist. and a bitted enemy like the nazis - of Maxism.
 He began forming his Heim- wehr or Heimatschutz. using war veterans associations as a nucleus. He was not taken seriously at first. But in 1927, he and few others did yeoman service in the socialist revolutionary riots. Three years later they emerged with full fas- cist program. e
 Vienna, February 1e n (UP) l-- Official preliminary figures. far from scompiete, were released to- day on casualties during the four days of rioting. t 4, The dead in Vienna were given at 13S. of whom 95 were socialiste. go police, g. socialist schutzbund members and six soldiers.
 Seriously injured in Vienna pub- iic hospitals were listed at 3t7. of xvhof.i 2GH weeo eoefa1fafa. b3 DO. lice. s7 soidiirs and 90 schutzbund- CTS. Tn addition, 60 Injured were
 Total ariny casualties through. out Austria were given as ae doad, slightly wvupdeh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

Figures just made public give thc numbers s ct e, mslasers s,a..er 70 over .,il iand ns s.e5s.42S, an Increase uf 1.gec tn q year, t{
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

sence of any specific order, 1t Is be. lieved possible that the census work may be allowed to continue until the other half of the job is done. Should an, order come through stopping the census work ifnme- diately, it will rthow about 125 men and women out of employment in the local district.
 Administrator Harris received an order from the FRA headquarters, to cease the distribution of flour am ong the CWA employees. This is in conjunction with the economy program now being pushed by the officials in Washington.
 What Hopkins Says
 Washington, Feb. '16.-(UP).- Industrial cities will escape effects of the civil works demobilization. program at least until the end of March, Administrator Harry L.. Hopkins said today.
 Hopkins said 100000 persons employed by civil works projects in rural areas would be discharged as of Feb. 23, in preparation to bring the CWA to-a close by May 1. Ut is our intention" Hopkins said, "to begin our rehabilitation in rural areas starting next Friday with about 100000 persons. The rate of decrease later will be ad- justed to weather and climatic con ditions and will be accelerated with; beginning of spring and completed by the week ending May l."
 The administrator emphasized that the civil works program had been established on an emergency basis to aid destitute unemployed through the winter months.
 T believe we have accomplished this purpose" said Hopkins. He indicated that the administration was cognizant of future privation and would do it's utmost to relieve it, ase
 Tn carrying out the program, per- sons living in the household where in another. member Is working will be let out first.
 ''It is our intention to maintain CWA at its present strength in all industrial cities through this win ter" Hopkins said.
 A "fair assumption, he observed, is that the. end of the winter may be interpreted as the end of March.
 State administrators will be ad- vised fin a day or two" as to the extent of Rehabilitation in their territories.
 Effective not later than March |. the administration ruled, civil works wages will be set at 1nini- mum of 30 cents an hour and the prevailing local wage rate will be 4 followed, a,5 \ The administration intends, Hop kins said, to develop on a substan. tial scale certain projects which can be completed by May l. < "One of these projects" he an- nounced, lis the rebuilding. the ex- tension and the construction of new consolidated rural schools in states that have a consolidated school system."
 | About "10 or 12 states" will bene- | fit under the school construction
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ELDEST SON OF
 PRESIDENT TALKS

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PRINCE IS REAL
 AUSTRIAN DRIVER

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MOTHER HAS NOT
 YET LOST HOPE

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EMPLOYMENT HAS
 MADE BIG GAINS

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