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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-03
Juvenile Star Is a Reformed
Crooner and Now Prefers
To Play the Piano

This is the twentyfirst IN series of personal letters
from Hollywood celebrities to AndreW r. Kelley, motion
picture editor of The Washington Times. Another qcW
appear the HOllyOoOd Parade section neat Saturday.
Dear Mr.. Kelley:
1t isn't often that film players get chance to talk d.
rectly with their audiences and welcome this chance
myself.
You I'm BY way Of being nut the subject Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-03

JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON
these things were the first
noticeable differences I found, but
not the most impressive. What
really aStounded me was produc-
ton itsef-the incredible things
through which picture makers get
their effects.
After the completion of my
camera and costume tests which
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
DRIVE HAS BEGUN
ON BO0TLECCINC
State and City Police Raid
ed Several Places in
New Haven

New Haven, Conn, March o.
(UP) - Simultaneous with an
nouncement OF an internal revenue
drive to wipe out bootlegging and
speakeasies in the state, state and
city police raided three night clubs
and arrested five persons here last
night on charges of disposing OF
liquor contrary to permit regula-
tons. A detail of .23 state police
aided local officers in the raids
The clubs were rid of patrons and
search netted three cases of
whiskey.
Those arrested We're Charles
Montana. Dominick Pascale and
Joseph Barone, at the York A. c.;
Anthony Montana, proprietor of
the Blue Moon, and Max Katz, at
the High Hat club. The raids were
made as result of sales allegedly
made to plain-clothes police during
the past three weeks.
Internal revenue inspectors
started compaign yesterday
yesterday against Legitimate liquor
dealers on orders from Revenue
Collector DR. Edward G.. Dolan. All
package stores, drug stores and
taverns of the state are to be in
cluded in the checkup Ito protect
the legitimate dealer" Dolan said.
Places found to be operating with
out proper licenses or revenue
stamps, will be reported to the dis
trict attorneys office for prosecu-
ton, and all liquor on which taxes
have not been paid will be confis-
Gated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
JAPAN PLANS TO
FINANCE CANAL
Would Be Built Across
Siamese Isthmus-Used
as Naval Base

London, March 22-(UP) - A
Daily Express special correspond
ent at Singapore reported today
that Japan was preparing to
finance the digging of a canal
across the Siamese Isthmus Of kra
as an offset to the great British
naval base at Singapore.
The correspondent reported that
the canal would be nominally
Siamese but in reality a japanese
naval base.
Discussing Singapore itself, the
correspondent said it was the
worlds most secret spot because of
base construction, and That its Sc
crets would be worth untold
wealth" to Japan because of GER
tain secret devices that would mean
the British empires salvation in q
Pacific naval war.
Such canal as described by the
correspondent would bisect the Ma
lay peninsula. at whose end Is the
island OF Singapore. The project
would be considerably more ambi-
tious than that of the Panama
canal. The Panama canal took the
United States ten years to complete
after French concessionaries. had
done much work on it. 1t is 50.72
miles long, only little above sea
level. A Kra canal would be az
miles long, at least 25 of it through
land and some miles of it through
mountains that at places reach an
elevation of 3,400 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
TRUCK DRIVER in
COLLISION AND
SLIGHTLY HURT
Car Crashed Into Frank
Pepe Machine-Driver
Pinned in Seat

Pinned in the cab of large
truck when it overturned after be-
ing hit by another car on the Mer-
iden road at Frost road at 7:15
this morning, Louis Adj, %, Of
107 Dikeman street, was fortunate
enough to escape with leg in
jury and a number of cuts and
bruises. A leg fracture was feared
at first but the injury was report
ed as minor early this afternoon.
Adj, driving q truck owned by
Frank Pope, wholesale grocer, was
driving toward Meriden this morn
ing when a car driven by Thomas
r. Sexton of Wethersfield, at
tempting to squeeze through, hit
the heavy vehicle and overturned
1t.
Sexton claimed that as he was
proceeding toward Waterbury the
car ahead of him, in line came to
q dead stop. Attempting to avoid
hitting it, he swung into the CEN
ter of the road and tried to get
through between the stopped car
and the approaching truck. His
machine hit the side of the truck
and sent 1t over on one side.
Adj was rushed to the hospital
by George Schwenk of 1872 Meri-
den road. A large crowd gathered
at the scene of the accident and
considerable labor was necessary
before the truck was righted. Mr.
Pepe said that the truck was con-
siderably damaged but could give
no estimate of the amount. Police
had received no report of the ac-
cident up to this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
TRAIL OF SPIES
LEADS TO N. Y.
Roosevelt Field in Til a t
City Was One Zone
OF the Gang

Paris, March 22.-(UP)-The in
ternational spy trail being uncov-
cred through examination of Mr.
and Mrs Robert G. Swift. young
Americans held as the leaders in
France Of vast conspiracy direct
ed by Russia and Germany against
France, the United States and Great
Britain. led to-day to Roosevelt
field, New York.
Roosevelt field, one of the most
famous flying centers in the United
States, was the scene of Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh's takeoff on
his flight to Paris. Many other
famous flights started or ended
there.
Switz, under examination by
Magistrate Ernest Benon, said he
business by making the acquain-
lance of a Russian at Roosevelt
field, where he was stunt flying.
He claimed to have forgotten
the name of the Russian, who ap-
peared to be directing the spy
gang in the United States.
SwitZ revealed that he and his
wife were originally destined to
do spy work in England. but We're
sent to France because they had to
learn French as an essential part
of their future work, police said.
II am most sorry about 1T be-
cause l am a lover of France" he
said.
Both he and his wife admitted
they knew famous woman spy
whose name has been brought into
the case as active in America, but
they failed to recognize. her photo
graph from a group submitted, or
to pick out her name from a list
of suspects.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
WILD SCENES IN
TAXICAB STRIKE
Drivers Defied New York
Police-Many Cabs Are
Badly Wrecked

New York, March 22---WPe-
Broadway and the theatrical dis
trict were strewn with the pieces
Of wrecked taxicabs and patrotled
by extra police today following
wild night Of rioting that came as
a. climax to efforts to settle the
strike of taxi drivers.
Defying police and swarmlng
over all opposition, more than L.
! 900 strikers made the district
roaring playground last night.
They stopped taxicabs. tore doors
eff, broke windows, and assaulted
drivers, all the while screaming In
suits at police and on-Iookers. The
rioters however seemed more out
for a good time than anything else
and thousands Of theater goers en-
ioyed their impromptu perform
ances.
Two were seriously injured and
seven others, including two police
men, were. slightly hurt In innum-
cradle melees. More than 80 taxi
cabs had their doors ripped off and
at least 20 others lost headlights
mufflers and various other parts.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
Final NezQ,s Flashes
MONEY WINNER IN HARD LUCK

a humble Billerica farmland until he won half OF
a $15O,OOO Irish sweepstakes prize last October,
debated today as to the true extent Of his luck.
Preparing to effect a settlement in East Cam
bridge probate court whereby his estranged wife
will receive $4,000 and his three children $4,000
of his winnings. Out $3.50, representing seven all
mony payments to his wife. Out $4,000, repre-
senting federal taxes. Facing suit brought by
Attorney Forrest F. Collier of Billerica for some
$4,000 in counsel fees.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
WIN. M. HARRIS
TAKES new POST
IN RELIEF PLAN
Will Take Over Federal
Position When CWA Has
Been Ended

William M. Harris, executive sec.
rotary OF the Lincoln House As
sociation, was today named local
FERA administrator. In a letter
from Hartford he was asked ia
assume the post by Acting State
Administrator Eleanor H. Little
and he accepted. Therefore, when
the CWA expires on the 31st, q
week from Saturday, Mr.. Harris
local CWA administrator, will i'm
mediately transfer his duties to the
FERA branch of the federal relief
forces.
Early this afternoon Admins
traitor Harris left the city on a
short vacation trip to Maine. He
will be back Monday morning. The
letter to him from Miss Little reads
as follows:
Letter or Information
by this time you no doubt have
received CWA letter No. So cover
ing the outline Of the new work
divisions.
"In line with the transfer of
civil works administration to emer-
gency relief administration, we are
requesting you to continue to func-
tion as heretofore, except that
under the new plan you will be-
come emergency relief admins
traitor. We assume you will desire
to maintain your present CWA
board as the emergency relief ad-
ministration of the city of Water
bury.
AT this time may I express to
you my appreciation of the service
which you are rendering and my
sincere hope that you will continue
in your present capacity"
win Eth The Position
Administrator Harris stated that
while he was not seeking a con-
tinuation of his arduous duties in
come ction with the federal en-
ployment program he had accept
ed the appointm ent SO as not to
(C0ufipifod on para o.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
LITTLE GIRL IS
KILLED BY DOGS
Badly Mutilated Shortly
After Her Father Kissed
Her Goodbye

Oakman, Mass. March 22.-UP)
Harvard Medical school will be
asked to examine for rabies two
bulldogs which suddenly became
vicious and attacked and killed a
four-year-old girl here yesterday
The dogs, owned by John Dwelly,
were put to death by Town Dog
Officer Ralph Daniels shortly after
they had MORALLY wounded Eunice
Dean, daughter Of George W. Dean,
a salesman for Providence, r. l.,
asphalt firm.
Eunice accompanied her father
in his automobile when he left
home. A short distance from the
house she kissed him, alighted
from the car, and started walking
home. She never arrived. Later
Henry w. Grimes found her uncon-
scious by the roadside. Her body
was horribly mutilated. Her cloth
ing was in shreds. Her shoes were
several yards away. Grimes drove
away the dogs and carried Eunice
to a neighbours house. Later she
was taken to hospital at Ware.
where she succumbed eight hours
later without regaining conscious
ness, tF.-s
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
BODY OF WOMAN
TO BE EXHUMED

New York, Mar. 22-(UP)--
Preparations were made today to
exhume the body Of Mrs Lucy
Maude Cousins Harding OF Barn
stable, Mass. from Woodlawn
cemetery on& the strength of an
affidavit indicated Mrs Harding
may have died of arsenic poisoE-
ing instead of from natural causes.
An order for elimination was
secured in supreme court by AS
sistant District Attorney Irving J.
Tell, who presented an affidavit
from District Attorney William
Crossley of Barnstable county.
The affidavit quoted Mrs Flor
ence Studley of Hyannis. Mass.
a sister of the dead woman, as
saying she believed arsenic poison
ing was the cause of death.
Mrs Harding died in Barnstablc
Sept 10. 1888. and was buried here
four days later.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
Present System Will Be
COntinued-LOWest Bid
der Was Too High
CITY CAN COLLECT
1T MUCH CHEAPER
Health Officer Godfrey
Will Bring System Up
to Safe Standard

Continuation of the present
system of garbage collection
and the rejection Of all bids
submitted to the board of
works for contracts for this
work were approved early
this afternoon at a meeting
of the special committee con-
sidering the figures now on
hand. Owing to the fact that
the city, with it's present
methods, can collect the gar
bage at a smaller cost than the
figure set forth by the lowest bid
der, the committee voted to sub
nit the above recommendation to
the works commissioners at their
next session.
Lowest Bid too High
The lowest bid was $4,000. Plus
this, the city would have been
obliged to maintain supervisor
at the annual pay Of $4,000, less
the current Is per cent" cut. This
would have made the total cost to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
LABOR.CAPITAL
DEADLOCKED in
THEIR CONTEST
President Has Not Given
Up Hope That Peace
Will Come
BY FREDERICK A. STORM

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, March 22-(UP)-
The administration swung into a
second day of personal confer
ences to stave off threatened
autom obile strike today, with labor
and capital still far from an agree
ment which would restore peace
in one of Americas greatest indus
| tries. 45zsss
Meantime. 1t was said that the
White House does not regard the
automobile strike situation as
hopeless, although admitting thar
both sides appear adamant.
President Roosevelt, believed
seeking a longer truce in the strike
threat. was exerting every effort
toward settlement. 1t was uncer-
tain whether he would resort to
drastic action, such as licensing
powers.
Labor Leaders Gather
Automobile union leaders FROM
Detroit and Cleveland met with
President William Green OF the
American Federation of Labor and
conferred with Recovery Admins
traitor Hugh S. Johnson prepara-
tory to their afternoon meeting
with President Roosevelt.
They vowed to stand firm in their
demands for collective bargaining
through unions and the right to
organize. which they claim have
been denied.
The manufa cturers, who had q
two-hour session with the presi-
dent yesterday, were standing just
as firm in their fight against union
ization.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
OGDEN MILLS
TALKING AGAIN

New York, March 22.-UP)-
Ogden L. Mills, former head of the
treasury and regarded as an out
standing possibility for the repub-
lican presidential nomination in
1896, renewed his criticism of the
New Deal by calling for an end OF
regulation and for economic free
DOM.
He spoke last night before the
semi-annual meeting of the Aca-
denny of Political Science.
Other speakers included Over,
D.. Young, Russell c. Leffingwell,
IA Morgan partner. Eugene r..
Black, governor of the Federal
Reserve board, Professor George F.
Warren, monetary advisor to Mr.
Rooseyelts
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
WOMAN TO KEEP
RIVAL in JAIL
Wife of Policeman Will
Pay so Cents a Day
to Do II

Chicago. Mar. 22-(uP)-Mrs
Suzanne Nottingham, q policeman s
wife, today was paying SO cents
a day to keep her rival, Mrs. Myr-
tie Tanner Blacklidge, in Jail for
stealing her husbands affections.
A jury awarded Mrs. Noting
ham $500 verdict. but Mrs.
Blacklidge couldn't pay. But be-
cause the jury also fould Mrs
Blacklidge guilty on malice
count. Mrs. Nottingham was able to
send her rival to jail for a week
by paying $3.50 for room and
board.
If Mrs Nottingham can produce
enough money to keep paying Mrs.
Blacklidge's room and board-at
so cents day-she will be able to
keep her rival in jail for six
months.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22

He met the union leaders at the
same White House conference
table where tight-lipped motor
manufacturers assembled yester-
day.
AS William Green, president OF
the American Federation of Labor,
entered the White House he was
asked If there appeared any hope
of averting the strike. He replied:
1.-THE mere fact that we are
here makes things look more hope
full"
Neither side showed indication
of weakening in the dispute over
the key issue of unionization of the
motor industry, stronghold of the
nom union "Open shop"
Even the White House appeared
none too confident. The only eX-
preston forthcoming there was an
informal statement that the situa-
ton was not regarded as hopeless
The union leaders went to the
White House directly from q long
and noisy session with Recovery
Administrator Hugh S. Johnson anC
Assistant Administrator Edward
McGrady.
They asserted confidently that
100000 men stood ready to walk
out Of the motor plants tomorrow
They tempered this with protesta-
lions that the strike would be q
last resort and that they were anx-
ious to avoid such tieup.
Johnson told them he was ready
to appoint a board to investigate
alleged instances of discrimination
against union men.
The presidents immediate OBJ.
jective appeared to be continuance
of the present strike truce until
such board could be set up and
perhaps arrangements made fol
workers elections.
The manufacturers were inclined
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
GERMAN CHURCH
IN NEW BATTLE

Dortmund, Germany, Mar. 22--
(UP)-The first open schisrn in the
Nazified National church occurred
today when the Westphalian. Evan
geEcal SYNOD proclaimed with
drawal Of the Westphalian church
from the Reich church.
Last sunday the Synod held a
mass meeting in protest against
the National reorganization scheme
FOR the church. It's action was
made tlsore significant by the pre-.
eenoe Ut the meeting OF the Rev
Friedrich Bodelschwingh, who wAs
the firA Reichbishop but was Gust
ed by the German Christians IN
E%sax AZ px Liaawiz NaallAg.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
GOVERNMENT IS
ADAMANT ABOUT
THE RAILROADS
Got Down to Brass Tacks
To-day to Force a
Compromise
BY LYLE G.. WILSON
United Press STAFF Correspondent

Washington, March 22-(UP)-
The administration got down to
brass tacks today in its effort to
force the railroads and their mill
lion, workers to agree on a COM
promise wage schedule.
Joseph B. Eastman. federal CO.
ordinator of transportation, acting
as mediator, met the conference
committee of railroad managers
shortly after 10 a. m.
The managers had agreed once
to accept President Roosevelt's
plan for siX-months extension of
the present wage agreement, which
includes a 10 per cent deduction
from basic salaries.
This afternoon Eastman meets
union chieftains. They have refused
point blank to accept the wage eX-
tension but have agreed to confer
with the coordinator.
Eastman, who has a reputation
for getting what he wants, in
dictated before meeting w. F.
Thiefhoff and his fellow railway
executives that he was hopeful OF
an early agreement. He is backed
by the implied threat by President
Roosevelt of further drastic action
should the conferences come to
raught.
The unions after refusing Pres
ident Roosevelt's proposal for an
extension in present wages, re-
fused further a proposed reduction
and insisted that basic rates be in.
creased 10 per cent, giving the rail-
way workers a little better than %
per cent more than they are re-
ceiving in wages now.
In insisting upon this increase
the unions told Mr. Roosevelt only
that they would confer with East
man. They gave no promises to
abide by his decisions.
M The proposed six months truce
fE the railway wage controversy
would give the administration time
to complete comprehensive trans
portation survey before undertake
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
DETROIT FEARS
AUTO STRIKE IS
DRAWING NEAR
Shudders AT Thought OF
What Will Happen in
the City
BY SIDNEY b. WHIPPLE
( United Press Staff Correspondent


Detroit, Mar. 20 Cup = The
difficulties confronting President
Roosevelt to-day in his attempted
settlement Of Industrial war in De-
troit were regarded by majority
of observers as almost, il not
wholly impossible of solution.
The best Detroit looks for Is a
truce--a momentary delay in the
struggle that has been in the max
ing for Is years.
Detroit shudders at the thought
of a strike, which will revive the
bread lines of 1881, and 1882, and
once more swell the heavy welfare
rolls. Yet majority believe that
such strike Is inevitable.
The average worker ION the line
in the average automobile plant
and his family suffered hardships
for three years.
With the crash he lost every
thing he had became embittered'
He incurred doctors bills and groc-
cry bills. He LIST his house and
sent his family to live with more
fortunate relatives-if any. With
the dawn of the New Era" he was
recalled to work. 1t was a joyful
occasion, and he gave thanks to
Roosevelt and the MIRA.
His going back to work was Sig
nalized by the organization of labor
unions. Organizers recalled to his
mind his past bitter experiences
and talked to him about "unem-
ployment insurance--the end OF
seasonal labor-protection against
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
FILM ACTOR is
MUCH SURPRISED

New York, March 22.-(UP)-
All George Raft, film actor, knows
about his reported engagement to
Mrs Virginia Peine Lehman, re-
Gently divorced from Edward Leh-
man, Jr, of Chicago, is. what you
read in the newspapers"
Raft arrived to-day on the Cen
fury, said he thought Virginia a
beautiful girl, admitted he had
been out with her couple of times
but added that he already has a
wife and is not contemplating d.
vorce.
Raft and his wife have lived
apart 10 years,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
Bobby Jones Begged
Badly Or, Final Hole
Went Two Over Par to Score 70 in Golf Tournament;
Playing Partner Paul Runyan Did Better
By Coming in With IA

Augusta National Golf Club. Au-
gusta, Ga, Mar. 22-(UP)-Bog-
ging down badly on the final hole,
which saw, him go two over par,
Bobby Jones scored an ordinary
rs, 4 above par, in the first round
Of the Masters Invitation Golf
tournament today.
His playing partner, Paul Run
yam, the sensational young profess
sional from White Plains, N. Y,
came home in "a. To place him
sone stroke behind the early lead
er, Joe Paletti, young Chicago pro-
fessional.
With more than half the field
still out Runyon was tied for sec
ond place with Erie Ball of Mo-
bile, Henry Ciuci of New York and
Ralph Stonehouse of Indianapolis,
all with 74's.
Paletti's lead was short-lived
for Emmett French, veteran pro
from Southern Pines clipped two
strokes from Pwr to lead the field
with an aggregate of 10.
Jones never worked harder than
he did today-his first competitive
appearance since he scored his
grand, slam" in 1930-but he
couldn't get his short game going,
He was magnificent off the tees,
but on or around the green the
magical touch was missing.
He started well enough, shooting
the first three holes in par, ana
nabbing birdie four on the four
tn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22
CLASSMATE OF
THE PRESIDENT

Boston, March 22.-(UP)-Ar-
thur G. Rotch of Lakeville, vice
president of the Boston Council
of Social Agencies and classmate
of President Roosevelt at Harvard.
began his duties to-day as assist
ant administration of the CWA
and FERA in Massachusetts,.
Despite the bitter opposition of
former Mayor John +. Fitzgerald.
collector of the port of Boston and
veteran democratic political lead
err, State Administrator Joseph p.
Carney also announced the APP
pointment of Roy NJ. Cushman as
head of the relief division Of the
FERA, which will absorb the activt-
ties of the CWA on March 81.