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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

(COntinueo rom Page 1.) drawn up 21 forms of punishment that he intended to impose on faculty members who had incurred his wrath. Bennett quoted him as saying that seven of these punisli- ments already had been imposed and that the eighth was to be di- rected against the 35 year old headmaster.
 At the request of investigators Professor Frank J. Gillian, dean of students at Washington and Lee, checked the movements of the sus- pect, who enrolled at the univer- sity only last Thursday. Gillian reported that the youth attended Journalism class at 10:30 a. m. Friday and was attending a movie in Lexington at the hour Rev Speer was killed by a charge of buckshot blasted through a win dow of his study.
 Authorities pointed out that it would take about IA hours to mo- tor from Lexington, Va, to North field and that the 10:30 a. m. alibi alone was sufficient to exonerate the student, since the time of the crime was S:20 p. m. Friday.
 While the trip could be made in far less time by airplane. they said, a check-up showed that all planes were grounded by thick weather in this section Friday night.
 Removal of the student suspect from the case left investigators facing blank wall. with no tangi- ble clue on which to proceed.
 Search of pine woodland be- hind the Speer home, 14-room brick mansion at the edge of the campus, revealed no trace of the shotgun from which the lethal slugs were fired.
 Today police planned to drain Shadow Lake pond, small body of water half a mile away, and to employ a diver to search the Con- necticut river at a point two miles from here where a traffic bridge spans it. Authorities believed either place might yield the death weapon.
 Among those who attended sim pla funaral aarvicaa fer Raw Sheer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
RICHARD THOMAS HIGGINS IS DEAD
 OF OPERATION
We'll Known Democrat Had
 Held Many Positions in the State

Hartford, Conn, Sept 17-(U.P.) i-Funeral services will be held "Wednesday for Richard Thomas Higgins. 69, West Hartford, chair
 man of the Public Utilities Com-
 mission, who died at Hartford hos- tpital Sunday following an abdom- lnal operation. A former minority leader of the state house of repre- Isentatives and a member of the old board of railroad commissioners. which was succeeded by the pres ent body, Higgins had ben identi- ned with state affairs for more than 40 years. He was a native of Washington, Conn, and had stud- led at St Francis College, Brook lyn. N. Y. He studied law while a clerk in a Woodbury law office and l1S90.
 Two years later he entered pri- Ivate practice at Winsted and the same year was appointed county coroner and held that office for IS years. He was corporation counsel lat Winchester for 12 years and re- presented that town in the legisla. ture. Governor Frank B. Weeks appointed him to the railroad com-
 mission a year later.
 He was a former prosecutor for the Connecticut Humane Society. Ia director of Winsted Savings
 Bank. Litchfield County Hospital and the Gilbert Clock Company. and former president of the Win |sted Business Mems Association and Chamber of Commerce.
 His first wife. Margaret Bryan Higgins, by whom he had one son. died in 1920. He re-married fn 1923 to Margaret B. Noonan. Hart ford, a cousin of Bishop Thomas McAuliffe. His widow and son. Bryan F. Higgins, New York artist Survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
Troops WiH Aid II,
 Opening The Mills
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tained peace in 1S New England mill centers to-day as the national textile strike entered it's third week.r
 Militiamen were on duty in Woonsocket, Cranston, Apponaug, Saylesville and Bristol, R. l.; Aug usta, Lewiston, Biddeford and Saco, Me, and Putnam, Danielson, Sterl- ing and Mechanicsville, Conn.
 At Woonstocket a guardsman fired a warning shot when a mo- torist ignored a command to stop, Sunday, but otherwise the week end quiet was unbroken.
 In virtually every community where militiamen were in conn mand, restricted areas had been established and one could cross the 'readlines" only on specific busi- ness.
 Rhode Island mills which have been operating despite the strike resume work this morning. There was peaceful picketing but work CTS were unmolested. A checkup showed that the walkout in that state was nearing 100 per cent ef- fectiveness, with some 43,000 Of the total 47.000 operatives idle.
 Operators of several mills closed by the strike were to confer with Governor Theodore Francis Green to-day on the possibility of reopen ing their plants tomorrow or We'd nesday. Such action, it was be- lieved, might precipitate a renewal of the clashes in which two strik- CTS were killed and hundreds hurt last week. At Providence, Professor A. Ford Hinrichs of the Brown university economic department, made formal reply to criticism of his action in going bail for Miss Esther Marks. who was arrested in Rhode Island s round up of communists.
 q have been taught for so many years to admire the ideals of Roger Williams" he said, that I cannot tolerate an order to arrest all com munists, all Episcopalians, or all persons with blue eyes. adhere to the principle of an enforcement of law that accords with the spirit of the law"
 Some 1500 operatives employed Uy LIlc CPQCA Cik @hAAAos ]S ~|AeNS ford, Me, and the New York Mfg Co at Saco, Me-, voted yesterday to join the strike to-day. Manage
 ments of these mills reported this
 morning, however, that they were little affected. The Pepperell Co
 said about 90 per cent of its day shift of some 1900 reported for work.
 Strike Leaders Deny Opening Washington, Sept 17-(UP)-
 Efforts of textile manufacturers to open their mills have proved [, "complete failure," strike leaders declared today after a checkup.
 "The strike is bigger than 1t was on Saturday" Francis J. German, leader of. the walkout said. At the same time he threatened that all allied textile trades would be called out if the strike was not settled this week. He said the exc cutive committee of the union would be asked tomorrow to order a walkout of allied workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

the chair. officers for the coming year are to be nominated, and there Is to be discussion of plans for fall and winter activities. A great deal of interest is being shown in the report which Irving Tucker, chairman of the improve ments committee, will make re- garding the development of the Fairmount park project. The labor for which has been supplied by the Mutual Aid unemployment fund.
 Ladies' Aid
 An important meeting of the Ladies Aid society of St Michael's church will take place in the sac- risty of the church at 7:30 o'clock this evening. There is to be a further discussion of plans for the annual harvest supper of the so- ciety which is to be served at St Michael's parish hall on the eve- ming of Thursday, october 18th. The tickets will be ready for dis tribution this evening and Mrs Joseph Seery, president of the so- ciety, will announce further com mittee appointments.
 Waterville Parent Teachers Meet
 Tomorrow
 Mrs Louis c. Willard, who heads the Waterville Parent Teacher association for the current year will preside at tomorrows regular monthly meeting of that organization. All parents in the Sprague grammar school district are cordially invited to attend this meeting which will take place at the Sprague gymnasium at 2:S0 o'clock. The program committee will announce its tentative plans for the coming year and the ways and means committee will have important announcements to make. Mrs Willard will report on the state conference of Parent-Tea ch- CTS groups which she attended at State Teachers college in New Britain on Saturday.
 A feature of tomorrow's- meet ing will be round table discus sion of child labor legislation pro- jects now in process, particularly of the proposed constitutional amendment controlling the situa- ton. Mrs Phoebe Emmons will lead the discussion.
 Children of Mary
 All members of the Young Ladies' Sodality of the Children of Mary of St Michaels church ale reminded of a special meeting to be held at the parish hall at 7:30 o'clock on Wednesday eve- ming. Miss Margaret Lapman will preside. Plans are being made for a membership drive to be carried on during the next few weeks, and other matters of importance are scheduled for discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
BRITISH COOKS
 CONCOCT CAKE
Is Regarded as Effort to Placate the Japanese {.
 Palate
BY FREDERICK KUH

(United Press Staff COrrespondentl London -- (UP) Political cooks in the British Admiralty Kitchen appear to have connected new recipe for a naval cake without that bitter ratio taste, SO repugnant to the Japanese palate.
 No longer ago than the outset of August Japan's Prime Minis ter. Admiral Okada. announced that the existing 5--5-3 ratio IS hurtfui to Japanese self-respect. The following week, the London Times" published an editorial, reliably said to have been inspired by the British government.
 Inspired Editorial
 Perhaps the prospects of the not at present he said to be par- ticularly hopeful" wrote the Times" might become brighter If as little as possible were heard of fixed ratios and each country ~. were merely to pledge itself not to build above a certain meas ure within the next agreed period of years"
 Experienced diplomats read this Delphic pronouncement. scratched their heads meditatively and won dered what 1t meant. All agreed that the Times" often used by the government as a mouthpiece for semi-official statements of policy, was trying to convey an important message to the naval powers. Finally. experts conclud- ed that, transmitted into lucid English. the burden of this policy pronouncement was as follows:
 Save Japan's Pride
 As Japan's pride is offended by her inferior position in the 6--5--S ratio group. let us do away with formal ratios. Instead, we shall allow the five great naval powers, the United States, Britain. Japan, France and Italy. to build up to their full requirements. But we propose to gauge the requirements of each in such manner that the ratios shall in practice be approx imately maintained = though the hateful word ratio" shall no longer be mentioned. not even In whisper.
 If this were in fact the new pro- posal of the British government it meant face-saving device for Japan, which would respect Jap anese sensibflities without appre. ciably changing the relative strength of the worlds biz navies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
NEW VOTERS ARE
 SENDING NAMES

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 applications already received and being held for filing. They both inferred, though, that the figure is now over 500 with many more to come.
 The last time for filing appli. cations ito be made" will be Octo' Der 9th. In the meantime, many more blanks are expected to be filled out by the prospective elec- tors.
 1t is likely that by the time that the filing of applications ito be made'' arrives there will be 5000 or more names on the list in the hands of the registrars of voters, it was figured today. The time for swearing in the new voters will be from october 12th to 18th.
 In past years the democratic party of Waterbury has made the majority of new voters. Re- publican Town Chairman Palom- ba stated today that it is the ain, of the 6. O. p. organization to change this arrangement this year and place the democrats on the bottom when the final count is made after the closing time for swearing in on October 18th.
 The members of the democratic town committee are working to bring in the names of prospective new voters under the direction of their ward chairman. The repub- lican workers are working along a same line. Asked as to the total number of new voters applications received so far, Town chairman said that i've are not disclosing our figures at this time."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
ASTOR COUPLE IS { REPORTED TO BE
 IN DIVORCE MOOD
Wordy Battle in Public Was Cause of Wife's
 Leaving Him in R. I.

Newport. R. l., Sept. 17.--(UP). John Jacob Astor, III, 21 years old, muiti-millionaire but un- happy, secluded himself in his pal ace today while society buzzed and hummed with reports of another "Gtilespie aftair." Mrs Astor, the former Ellen Tuck French, his bride of three months. was con- spicubusiy absent. She was in New York ito attend a wedding" So- ciety understood they quarreled in the lobby and on the sidewalk in front of the Providence Biltmore hotel at Providence, last night and that Mrs Astor raced to the sta- tion, arrived barely in time to catch a train for New York.
 A couple described as Astor and Mrs Astor emerged from the hotel dining room talking loudly. Lobby loungers heard the young man say:
 "No, damn it, I won't" The couple continued op to the sidewalk, the young man repeating Tho, mo-" at every step. He ignored the Astor Rolls Royce parked at the curb. then broke into a run and disap- peared. The young woman got into the machine, looked into her purse, then jumped out and with her girl companion at her heels, ran to the station, catching the merchants
 limited for New York.
 The train was met in New York where Mrs Astor and her girl com panion refused to comment on the Providence incident. They went to the home of Mrs Astor's mother. The management of the Provi- dence- e-Biltmore denied the quarrel ing couple were the Astors. An altercation in an exclusive New York hotel resulted in the cancel lation of Astor's engagement to
 Miss Eileen Gillespie few months
 before he became engaged to the present Mrs Astor. There was much publicity and Astor apologized tc
 Miss Gillespie and her parents. His
 $100,000 engagement ring then was returned
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(Continued from Page 1.) es of the department throughout . the state, and several housand new
 ' applicants, described the tests as
 being very difficult. Many of these
 !. who applied for the work being
 |. college and professionally trained, : were regarded as having excellent ! opportunities to replace present in- cumbents in the positions.
 For several weeks work on
 . ''white collar" projects has been in ; progress at the local office. A stan ; of Investigators is engaged in the
 work of determining eligibility of
 applicants for relief under the new
 . program, although details of the . ''wfite collar" work to be done
 ' here have not yet been made , known. , In connection with this project { additions to the staff have been . made from time to time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

(Continued from Page l.D the University of Pennsylvania and former partner of Morgan and
 Company dispatched $250 to his 22-year-old daughter. He let 1t be known that he would provide the couple with a monthly allowance. Mrs McCaffery had been the ob- feet of a nationwide search fol-
 lowing her disappearance August ll0 from a dude ranch at Cora, Wyo. She had ben sent there by her parents as paying guest" to
 end budding romance here.
 Nothing was heard from the girl |for a month. Then on Saturday night, Dr Gates received a long distance telephone call from Boise. .'Daddy. this is Virginia. I'm
 married and happy" the girl re- ported.
 pr Gates, shortly thereafter.
 publscly announced the marriage |of Virginia Ewing Gates to GAniei Nc caffery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
ADMIRAL BYRD IS TO START SOME
 EXPLORATIONS
Will Use Tractor in z32= Mile Journey to Reach
 Mt Mckinley

Little America, Antarctic, Sept 17-(Via Mackay Radio to .UP)- Rear Admiral Richard B. Byrd will open spring exploration opera tions with a tractor journey to Mt Grace Mckinley, 232 nautical miles east of the base here, he said today in dispatch to the United Press. Byrd sent his message from the hut where he is recovering from illness after his months of isolation on the Ross ice barrier. The tractor which he intends to send to the mountain, he said, would draw a heavy load of sledges and also would carry a consider able store of supplies.
 "The tractor will lay base for an airplane flight and the support of sledge party which will make ia geological and biological survey of the Edsel Ford range" Byrd reported. This journey will be followed rapidly by a tractor jour- ney to the Queen Maud range and the departure of the southern sledging parties"
 Byrd said he had little oppor- tunity to write at his hut. 'In spite of the fact that the sun is back, he said, "it remains bitterly cold. It is several degrees below zero as l write and the temperature during the past week has averaged 62 degrees below. We hope the weather will moderate soon as we intend to start the tractor opera tions the last part of this month. During the nearly six months this advance base has been occupied, the following temperatures have been recorded: 150 days-colder than 30 below; 120 days-colder than 40 below; 86 days-colder than 50 below; 73 days-colder than 55 below; 42 days-colder SO below; 30 days--colder than 65 below; II days-colder than 70 below; 3 days-colder than 75 be- low"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Expectation of life is increasing in England. declare statisticians, who say that a boy at birth may
 count on living 56 years and g girl so years, the figures half cen- tury ago being AZ and 45 years re- spectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

An ordinance issued in 1898, which has just come to light in England, stipulated that no one should pay more than two cents for a hen or Q gallon of beer, half cent for loaf of bread, 16 cents for dressed lamb. or $2.50 for | COW.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

TO attract foreign tourists Ger many has removed all taxes on cara hrousht by tham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

yesterday was his father, Robert
 Elliott Speer, former secretary of the Preahvtariau hoard of missions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Fife, Scotland. has restored part of the pay cut of Its teachers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

New England Under Guard
 Boston, Sept 17.--tUP)-Na- tional guards, 5000 strong. main-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
SLAYER OF YOUNG
 PASTOR UNCAUCHT

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VIRGINIA GATES
 WEDS WRESTLER

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.INVESTICATORSIN LOCAL OFFICE

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so below; 30 days-coIder than 65 below; II days--colder than 70 below; 3 days-colder than 75 be- low"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12

They are: Maxie Baer, Steve Hamas and Walter Neusel. Just how good any one of this trio ac- tually is, no one knows.
 However, it's a safe bet that the customers would flock out to see any one of the three thrown into the ring with Primo Car nera in whom experts and fans have lost confidence because Of his questionab ble showings against moth eaten Pauline Uxcudun and wee Tommy Loughran.
 The most stimulating factor about the threec ontenders Is that all are fighters-not boxers. All are young, devil-may-care, smash ing sluggers.
 Seekers?
 This indicates that the next ti- tie bout will be a good old waters front brawl-unscientific perhaps, but battering and bloody. When heavyweight title engagements reach the brawl stage; when they resemble somewhat the Dempsey- Firps encounter, it is very heal- thy sign.
 Maxie Baer, the handsome young Californian, got to Max Schmeling first. Since then, the publicity he received from his movies, vaude- vile turns and love suits built him into the greatest attraction as a contender. A Carnera-Baer match would be natural" Prospects
 Accordingly, Madison Square Garden will make the supreme ef- fort this week to match Baer for a June title bout. Maxie and his manager. Ancil Hoffman, are ex- pected in town Wednesday or Thursday.
 The Garden also is trying to match Hamas, the former Penn State grid star. who beat Schmeling so impressively at Philadelphia, with Neusel of Germany, who won a 10-round decision over King Le- vinsky of Chicago Friday night. Jimmy Johnston would like to stage this bout March 23, but is having difficulties with Hamas' manager, the willy Charley Harvey. MT. Harvey is gunning for a bout with Baer or Camera. In case the Neusel-Hamas nego- tiations fail, Neusel may be match ed with Tommy Loughran on the 23d. Loughran may not be willing to fight because his father died yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-12
TODANS
 1; SPORTAPAEADE |MA&HRkbD

By HENRY McLEMORE <UIn1t1I Duocc Cfar v0nHnp

United Press Staf COrrespOndent)
 New York, March 12-(UP)- Putting the sports shot there and there The St Louis Browns are going in for pitchers in a "big" way this season. Nine of their training camp hur1ers are over the six foot mark, headed by Jim Weaver, whose attitude is six feet Six. The Pittsburg Pirates pitchers are developing accuracy by whipping the ball through q suspended automobile tire. In all it's long history the Kentucky Derby has been won but once by lilly, Harry Payne Whitney's Re- gret in 1915. And Rubio, the only American bred horse ever to win the Grand National Steeple- chase in England was not a thoro- bred.
 Casey Stengel, new manager of the Brooklyqn Dodgers, got his nickname because he hailed from Kansas City J. C. for short Well it's a better nickname than Goose Goslin who labors un- der the wild Goose of the Poto- mac" or Bob Fothergill, who will never live down ",The Peoples Choice" Jesse Owens, sensa, :, tional Ohio State freshman sDrinter and broadjumper isn't named Jesse at all His 1nitialus are J. $. and somebody just jumped to con- clusions.
 Steve Hamas. the rising heavy weight. is cashing in on the eco- monies he absorbed at Penn State He took the $9,00O he got for clustering Max Schmeling and promptly purchased some high grade property for his mother Ralph Metcalfe, current fastest hu- man. can make a clean sweep of his national A. A. U. and inter-col- legiate competition The Mar quette marvel won the A. A. U. 100 and 200 meter titles in 1892 and the 60 meter crowns in 1883 and 1884 in addition to taking the na- tional intercollegiate 100 and 200 yard championships in 1892 and 1883.
 One of the best handball players in the middle west is George Guam of Minneapolis who has only ono arm Ty Cobb once told Carl Hubbe1l to stop using his famous "screw ball' because it would ruin his pitching arm Hubbell says the toughest hitters in the Ma tionai league are Spud Davis, Kiki Cuyler, Freddie Lindstrom, Paul Waner and Pepper Martin .. Reports drifting across the briny from Erin are that Dr Patrick O'Callaghan, Olympic hammer throw champ, has been offered $29,000 to turn professional .. How does professional hammer thrOWer make S0l nnno