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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
MUNITIONS ARE UNDER
 SCRUTINY Y
Shipment on MOrrO Castle Reported at New York
 Hearing
ALL LEGAL OFFICER
 OF LINE TESTFIES
Witness Asked If Ship Was Manned With Suf-
 ficient Junior Officers

New York, September 2S - (UP) = Shipments of munitions aboard the Ward liner, Morro Castle, which burned September 8, with a loss of 134 lives, again came under scrutiny today at the Department of Commerce in- quiry into the disaster.
 M. o. Fano, assistant to the first vice-president of the line, listed various shipments made this year and testified he was sure none of the supplies went to any Cuban faction. He said, however, the ammunition might have been used by the gov ernment against revolting factions. The Morro Castle did not carry any munitions on it's last trip.
 Shipments were made legally under permit as follows, Fano testified:
 February IS, no cases of am- munition; March "A, 60 drums of smokeless powder; April 8, eight kegs of powder; May 19. "A cases of small ammunition; July 31, 34 drums of smokeless powder.
 The inquiry. scheduled to end today, also took up the question of whether the burned ship had a sufficient number of junior off, cers.
 Fano said Captain Robert R. Willmott had never complained the vessel was undermanned.
 Did Captain Willmott ever complain about the second radio operator, George I. Alagna?" he was asked. Do you know any thing about the captain being afraid of Alagna?"
 Nothing whatever" Fano said. < Ss SDo you know anything about the round robin, alleged to have been circulated by Alagna, com- plainfng of the food?"
 TT heard about it." 'tDid any of your company po- lice take action in the Alagna case"
 "No."
 Have any reports reached you of the crew being drunk?"
 'Not while at sea. There have been reports of drunkenness in Havana"
 Fano added that there was more drinking among stewards than among members of the deck and engine crew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28

l. He said the organization created by MT Roosevelt yesterday should be considered as a trial set-up", , pending congressional action on the future emergency agencies eXpir- ing during the next session.
 In two executive orders MT Roosevelt substituted a seven-man n board for General Hugh s. John sons one-man rule of MIRA and established over all emergency or ganizations the industrial emer- gency committee to ike Blue Eagle policies and coordinate all anti-depression maneuvers.
 The national industrial recovery board organized today with some of it's members in Washington and others listening to proceedings through long distance telephone connections.
 Clay Williams, former president of the Reynolds Tobacco Co, was elected chairman. He was in Win- ston Salem, N. C., as the action was taken.
 Richberg's press conferences noisy, crowded demonstration of public interest in vital reform of New Deal methods-revealed that Gen Johnson was busted from NRA authority at 5:16 p. m., yes- terday.
 The White House announced the new set-up at that moment. All Johnson's authority was shifted tn the board subject to industrial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28

friends of Bruno R. Hauptmann and of indications that several persons were involved in the Lind bergh Kidnapping proceeded rapid ly to-day with federal agents and police rounding up all possible wit nesses for questioning.
 One man, a friend of Haupt- mann, was taken by federal agents and police to the office of District Attorney Samuel Foley shortly af- ter noon.
 Federal agents emphasized that he was not under arrest and that he-like various others-was ques- toned as to the possibility that they had acquired some of the ransom money from Hauptmann and had, unwittingly. passed it.
 Federal agents, who were ac- companied by New York and New Jersey police, said the mans namc would come from Foley. He is a German.
 All of the persons rounded up were to be taken before various tradespeople in the Bronx who have, at one time or another, tak- en in some of the ransom money.
 These persons were to try to identify Hauptmann's friends as some who passed ransom money.
 The informal appearance of the witnesses at Foley's office assumed greater proportions during the aft ternoon and it was considered an important stage of the search for possible accompliceS.
 pr J. E. Condon, the ransom intermediary, was expected to be one of those to view the witnesses and 1t was said that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh also might participate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
GRADUATE NURSE
 KILLED TO-DAY

Milford, Conn, Sept 2S.-(UP)- Returning home from party giv- en by friends in celebrating her graduatoin yesterday as a nurse, Betty Donata, 20, New Haven, was killed instantly early to-day when an automobile in which she was riding struck a highway fence. A fence rail pierced the windshield. shattering. her skull.
 The car. driven by John Lazza. West Haven. was said to have at- tempted to pass a truck on the right side. got out of control on the soft shoulder of the highway and collided with state fence Lazzazza. Anna Ruby and Pat Pal. mieri. the latter two of New Ha. ven. were not hurt. Lazazza was held for the coroner on reckless driving charge.
 The truck was operated by Thomas Benjamin, Springfield,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
TAXI DRIVER IS
 SPEEDY RUNNER
Sees Girl Robbed Glasses and Catches Would
 Be Bandit :

Boston, Sept 2S.-(UP) A strong-armed, fleet-footed taxi driver ruined the ambitions of d lone payroll robber to-day.
 sam Bloomfield drove Ida Ross. man to bank to get printing company payroll and returned her to the plant.
 , As she entered the door a youth sprang at her, snatched the $1.20G package and dashed down the street. IAN
 Bloomfield was moving away from the curb but he heard che screams, leaped out and sped after the thief.
 After a chase of less than half 6 mile Bloomfield overlook his quarry. the pair crashed to the sidewalk
 Another taxi driver drove by, picked up the payroll, called the police and then pulled the irate Bloomfield off his prey.
 Police charged the battered youth, who gave his name as George O'Brien, 24. of Dorches- ter. with attempted robbery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
NORMA MILLEN
 NOW SCRUBBER

Dedham, Mass, Sept 2S.-tUP) .-Dedham jail has new scrub woman, Norma Brighton Millen. the 1y-year old minister's daugn- ter and bandits bride who was sentenced to one years imprison- ment Wednesday as a convicted murder-robbery accessory.
 While awaiting sentence, the pretty prisoner was permitted to embroider her own fancy work in her cell. But now that her status has changed to that of an ordin- ary inmate. she has to help three other women prisoners daily in cleaning the women's wing of the jail and in nending and ironing clothes.
 Her favorite recreation is hand ball. and during her eight months confinement she reportedly has become proficient in the sport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
'DIONNE BABIES
 HAVE BIRTHDAY
Four Months Old To-day :;
 Tiniest, Marie, Now Weighs 6 Pounds

Callander, Ont, Sept 2s-(U.P) Five human mites who weighed considerably ess than two pounds each when they were born in a rugged cabin last May, celebrated four months of life to-day. pounds heavier and still growing in tbeir newly constructed hospital home
 May 2S, Dr A. R. Dafoe drove his battered automobile through a cold Ontario night, over deep rut- ted muddy roads to the farm house of MT and Mrs Ovila Dion- ne. He entered the house an in- conspicuous country doctor and emerged an international figure. He had successfully brought five babies into the world and had saved the mother.
 The largest of the quintiplets weighed 1 3-4 pounds; the small est just over a pound. The world watched anXiously while the coun- try doctor labored to save the five baby girls. Never before had quin- tuplets lived more than 72 hours.
 Four months saw the five daugh ters of Farmer Dionne progress slowly. Each had it's tiny incuba- tor, and each was fed few drops of milk. Later wet nurses came to aid the battle. pr Dafoe ordered con- struction of a hospital just for them. It was completed recently and the babies moved into it.
 The five-Yvonne, Annette. Marie. Cecile and Emilie-have ral lied from the effects of intestinal toXemia.
 Little Marie, the tiniest of the five, and most severely stricken, weighed six pounds and a fraction under an ounce yesterday.
 But busy Dr Dafoe-who has a score of other children to care for in these Canadian woodss-admits the battle is not yet won.
 "The babies are fair" he said from the porch of his hospital. In- side two nurses, a housekeeper and an orderly keep ceaseless watch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
LOCKOUT UNION LEADERS CALL TT

New York, Sept 2S. (UP)-- Union leaders to-day charged that the decision of the National Asso- ciation of Mems Shirt and Boys Blouse contractors to close their factories indefinitely on Monday actually was lockout" intenoeo as retaliation for the cotton gar ment strike order affecting the girls and women's branch or the industry.
 The strike, called for Monday by the International Ladies Gar ment Workers union as protest against refusal by cotton garment manufacturers to abide by Presi- dent Rooseyelt's order to raise wages and reduce hours. will anect more than 50,000 workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
MARGIN DEMANDS PLACED ON NEW
 SLIDING SCALE
Lower Requirements Are Planned to Give Trade
 CTS Reinsurance

Washington, Sept 2S-UP)- The federal reserve board today announced stock margin require ments calculated to provide mini mum interference with trading and likely to prove a bullish market factor.
 The board ordered sliding scale of margins running from 25 to 45 per cent of the market value of the security being carried.
 The requirements differ little from those now asked by members of the New York stoc kexchange and other leading security ex- changes. They are far less than the average margins now carried by all security market traders.
 They were calculated. it was learned in high official circles. to give new reassurance to stock mar ket traders. In one source it was predicted they would promote higher prices for many securities.
 The new margin requirements effective Oct 15, are based on the following loan value of registered securities on registered exchanges:
 l. 55 per cent of the market val ue of a security, or
 2. 100 per cent of the lowest price at which a security has sold since July l, 1888, but not more than 75 per cent of the current market price.
 The effect of this rule, the standard" set in the securities and exchange act. is to establish an av- craze margin on the basis of July 31 prices, of 2S per cent on all American securities, compared with a 25 per cent average margin de- manded by brokers and an average 50 per cent margin carried by all customers.
 The liberal" nature of the mar gin regulations and the possibility they may promote new confidence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
ADMINISTRATION
 TERMED COSTLY

Washington. September 2S = (UP) - The republican senatorial and congressional committee charged today that the Roosevelt administration was going into the red at the rate of $7.590 a minute.
 "Phrased another way" said the committee. during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884. the New Deal spend SIPS for every $l col lected from any source whatever.
 The committee pointed out that the public debt on August S1 stood at S26,495. .065.000 or higher than at the end of the war and an in- crease of $5,910.764,5S0 under President Roosevelt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
CLAIMS AIR RECORD

Croydon. England. Sept 2S--fU P)-James Melrose. 20, landed to. day after a flight from Lyons France, and said he had flown from Australia to England in days and nine hours, breaking the record of 6 days 22 hours 25 minutes set by James A. Mollison. Melrose is an entrant in next months England Australia airriane race.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
FALLS FROM TOWER

New Haven. Sept es-(uP)- ThomasE. Davis. 24, West Haven, climbed to the top of water tower on the Kiifeathor building to show friends q better view of the city's skyline at dusk. lost his balance and plunged isi feet Co his death last night. Ills neck was broken ln the fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
CYCLONE STRIKES IN BRAZIL

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Sept 28.-(UP)- Advices fromthe town of Siqueira Campos, near Curityba, said a devastating cyclone struck there after eight months of drought, wrecking the town and injuring many persons. The church was unroofed during mass, spreading panic among the congregation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
BROKER HELD IN CONTEMPT

.- Bridgeport, Conn, Sept 28-UP)--Floyd B. Keser, New York stock broker, was adjudged in contempt of court when he failed to appear before Superior Court Judge Allyn L. Brown to- day to answer charges of his former wife, Doro- thy Hicks Keser, Rye, N. Y, he is behind $25 in alimony payments
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Markets At q Glance
Stocks duI and irregularIy lower; goId and silver

Stocks dull and irreguarly lower; gold and silver
 issues firm. 4 Bonds irregularly lower. Curb stocks ease in dull trading. Chicago stocks lower. Call money 1 per cent. Dollar easier in pound sterling exchange. Wheat off % to A cent; corn drops % to Y; oats
 ease. Cotton of s to points, Rubber up moderately in light trading. Bar silver up 4 at 50 cents an ounce. Copper Q cents pound e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
COOLIDCE'S NAME IN HEARING

Washington, Sept 28.-(UP)-Evidence of efforts of the Stone and Webster utility group to bring the late President Coolidge into the Wash ington state utility regulation fight in 1924 was disclosed today before the federal trade commis- sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
All Possible Witnesses Being Rounded Up.Late To-day - To Appear Before
 Bronx Residents for Identification
JAILERS REFUSE TO SAY IF
 IT WAS ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
BY DELOS SMITH

which disappeared while being used in jail by Bruno R. Hauptmann later found sharpened and bent, it announced today by aers who declined say whether they thought the Lndbergh prisoner contemplating suicide.
 New York, September 28 - (UP) - Inyestigation of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Final Nelus Flashes
BUS SPEEDS CRITICIZED

sive speed of interstate busses to maintain sched ules was severely criticized today by Superior Court Judge Allyn L. Brown as he sentenced Raymond French, Roslyndale, Mass, to year in jail and fined him $750 and costs as result of fatality on the Boston Post road early in the sum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Sharpened Soup Spoon Found In Suspects Cell; Many Friends Of Prisoner Being Questioned
Business Nolu Insured
 Against Sudden Shifts
No Sweeping Change Promises Richberg-Price Fix
 ing, Production Control to Be Considered

Washington September 28 - (UP) President Rooseves andepression general staff organized for recovery action today and through Director Don aid R. Richberg that business insured against sudden un-coordnated shifts in New Deal emergency policies.
 Rchberg promised there would be no sweeping changes in NRA Price fixing and production control will be considered from the standpoint of individual industries
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Sept 2s-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for. the current fiscal year to Sept z6s compared with corresponding period of the previous fiscal year: This Year Expenses LaNf Year sl,45s,125,o54.S0 $S5s.240, ,o5l-05
 Receipts <. ss25. .sso.7 .724.27 se45.sz2.ss5.ts
 Deficit
 S5s2,1s4.sS0.53 $2l2,3s1.o&5-e5 Cash balance ...... $2,z01,zbl.lIf.44
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
sENDs IIIs 0REETINGg

London. Sept ss-(UPl--Presi- dent Roosevelt cabled greetinge to-
 day tq the 18th annBsl Fidac con.
 Rress (inter allied war veteranel
 expressing hope for success of their efforts for peace and international undaFsfaHAlns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
The Weather

Fair Tonight; Showers-Warm Saturday Fuu Weather Report Page 2.
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Evening star., 1934-03-29
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

VITASHINGTON rallied to defeat
w the Phillies once more in an
exhibition game here. The
score was 4-3. Walter johnson,
Joe Boehling and Harry Harper
pitched for the Nationals, with
johnson and Harper doing espe-
cialy well. Clyde Milan continued
to clout the ball for Washington.
Frank Home Rum Baker
showed he still has his batting eye
by larruping the ball for a triple,
double and two singles as the
Athletics defeated Baltimore, 1875.
Big Ed Walsh made good in a
comeback with the Chicago White
Sox, although his team dropped a
3D. decision to the Venice team at
Los Angeles. The Sox were unable
to hit Doc White. Washingtonian.
and formerly a leading pitcher with
the Sox
Zachary and Trayers, Catholic
University players. are listed to try
out with the Providence Club at
the end of the college season. ac-
cor6ing to report. c. U. opened
its campaign yesterday. defeating
Swarthmore, 9-s. Trayers gave
only one hit during the five innings
he worked.
Kid Elberfeld, former Washing
ton player, now is a coach with
the Brooklyn club.
Eastern High walloped Emerson
Institutes nine, l4-5. Among
Eastern's players were Fisher, Dyer,
Dean, F1aherty. Greer, Rice. Will
kinS, Davidson, Ellis, Bagley and
Farnsworth. Some of Emerson's
players we're Pfeiffer. Baldwin,
Chaplin, Caldwell and Decker.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
Mclean a New Star.

THE Hon. Michael Scott, 55-year-
old British amateur champion,
will captain the Lions Stars
and in awarding him that honor the
Royal and Ancient made a pretty ges-
ture. The Hon. Michael competed once
in Walker Cup play, having been
member of the team that invaded the
United States in 1924. In the singles
he defeated Jess Sweetser, z and 6,
and with Robert Scott for partner
won a foursome match from Bob Jones
and Bill FoWnes, l up. 1t is hoped
the Hon. Michael Scott is paired
against Chan Egan, our 50-year-
star, in the singles, so that romance
may be satisfied
The new star Of the British team is
Jack Mclean, Irish and Scotch anna
teur champion. Some of our profess
siorals who observed his play in the
last British open, stamped him as
first-class golfer who should develop
into an exceptionally fine one Mclean
is tall, willowy fellow, who, in photo
graphs, resembles the Duke OF York
1t likely will take our best SHOEMAKER
to hold the young Scot on his home
heather.
S. L. McKinlay is another young
Scotchman of whom little is known
on this side, but he has been perform
ing well In British events and is said
to be a courageous competitor. An
other stranger to our golfers is H. G.
Bentley, but his selection indicates he
has ability. else he would not have
placed over Rex Hartley, John Burke
and several others who were choices
in 1882.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
NOTED GIRLS SWIM
TEAM WILL INVADE
Newark A. c., With Many Stars,
to Oppose Shoreham Fair
Sex on April %.
TINE Newark Athletic Club girls

TINE Newark Athletic Club girls
i swimming team, regarded as one
of the strongest feminine COM
binations in the East, will invade the
Capital April 7 for a dual meet with
the Shoreham girls team in the pool
Of the Shoreham Hotel.
Until the Penn A. c. team of Phila-
delphia treked here a few months
ago, the Shoreham girls had been un-
defeated. Representing the local team
in the meet with Newark will be Jean
Rawls. 1oo-yard free style; Rita Au-
gusterfer, 220-yard free style; Betty
O'Toole. 100-yard brest stroke:
Leonora Taube l0O-yard backstroke;
Mariana Trowbridge. 100-yard breast
stroke; Caroline Cox, 50-yard free
style. and Marie Duvall and Lois
Bates, fancy diving on both high and
low boards.
Bernice Lapp. holder of the national
A. A. U. junior 50-yard free style
championship and eight New Jersey
titles, will lead the invaders. Other
standouts of the Newark club are:
Helen Gierding, New Jersey A. A. U.
high and low board diving champion;
Betty Rhoads. Lillian Vande Weghe
Asia Winckler, Christina Davie and
Ernestine Gierding.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
Two Teams for Match Events
Planned by Washington Club

playing Of the $500 Cavalier open
tourney. Fifteen hundred dollars Is
not much Of pot for the boys who
have been cunning for more impor-
tant money throughout most of the
Winter season. but the Cavalier tour
ney is due to have good entry list,
none the less. Paul Runyan, who
won last year with total of $50, will
be an entrant. as will Densmore Shute,
the British open champion; Horton
Smith, winner at Augusta, and a nock
OF other prominent pros, among them
Hagen. All Houghton of Kenwood
will head the Washington delegation
to play in the tourney, which probably
will number half-dozen professionals
from the Capital sector. The Cava-
lier tourney is the last event on the
Winter schedule. Immediately after
the tourney Houghton will return to
Kenwood and report on the possi-
bihty Of staging the National Capital
open event in May instead of in No
vember. Dates between May Is and
June l are sought by the Kenwood
club for the classic, but it is Ger
tain the field will not be as fast in
May as it will be in November
Evening star., 1934-03-29
"Vsal Calculation" Is Secret of Banks Checker Chess Magic


the Chicago World Fair a while
back he played l40 checker games.
not blindfolded. in l45 minutes,
making moves at the rate Of one
every second and fraction. Men,
tally, according to his own state
ment, he WAS not at all fatigued.
but" he admitted with a grin,
physically it was no cinch. Nov
ing from board To board I walked
Az miles.
In contradiction to the general
conception. checkers, in Banks
opinion. is a tester game than
chess.
But" ne adds with engaging
fairness, that's a matter Of wide
controversy The chess masters
argue in favor of their game, nat
urally. I'd say that the middle
game in chess is more intricate,
but the end game in checkers
more profound"
Only the checker expert will
comprehend completely when
Banks observes that, In the end
game in checkers. lit isn't SO much
what you see, but what escapes
you. It's subtle"
Not a few chess players will de-
velop a blank look when Banks re-
marks that in the end game in
chess, proper moves become ap-
Evening star., 1934-03-29
DOUBLES SCHEDULED
IN HAND BALL EVENT
Two A. A. U. Matches Are on Tap
Tonight-Payne Still in
Lead in Singles.

1.-TWO doubles matches will COM
i prise the program tonight in the
District A. A. U. hand ball tour
nament on the Y. M. C. A. courts.
Jack Schwartz and Sam Jeweler, a
Jewish Community Center team, will
engage L. vineberg and w. C. Wood
ward of the "" at 7:30 o'clock. and
Randy Myers and Paul Pearlmen of
the "Y" will play J. F. Cowley and
c. S. Walker, also Of the "Y." at 845.
J. B. Payne. defending champion,
continues to lead the way in the
singles. Downing C. r. Charshee, 21-
&C. 21-20, in thrilling encounter last
night, Payne became one of the semi
flnalists. Maynard Buck, Cowley and
Schwartz followed Payne to the semi
finals by downing, respectively, George
Newman. Myers and William Neville.
Buck defeated Newman, 2l-20, cl-l9;
Schwartz bested Myers. 21-14 21-10,
and Cowley scored over Neville, 2l-17,
1921. 2l-5.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
% Team Still Appears Lack Real Wap for Walker Cup Matches
Course Watered
Despite Drought

By the. Associated Press.
CT. ANDREWS, Scotland, March
~ 2S.-The drought that has held
the British Isles in its grip for
10 months will not prevent the
famous st. Andrews golf course
being put in perfect condition for
the Walker Cup matches in May.
The citizens may have to go on
Short.water rations, but that will
be perfectly all right with them
so long as their beloved course is
in shape when the cream Of the
American and British amateurs
start swinging their clubs.
There has been no sign OF a
complaint that water has been
squandered in keeping the fair
ways green. In order to save wear
on and around the green's during
the Winter. many players went
around the course backward"
using temporary green's near the
tees. BY common consent. the
course recently was closed for an
entire month.
Drought or no, st. Andrews will
be ready.