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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04

This view shows the and enlarged front of the Bed ford Silk House-The display windows are equipped with interchangeable panels designed especially for the displaying of yard goods and curtains.
 NOW OCCUPYING AN ENTIRE BUILDING
 OFFERING YOU
 CURTAINS DRAPES- BEDSPREADS
 SILKS - WOOLENS - VELVETS
 DRESS GOODS
 It's now in readness-The greater Bedford Silk House invites your presence at it's formal opening tomorrow. The Bedford now occupies entire building fifteen years of continuous growth necesstated the addition of an entire floor expansion made possible by thousands of patrons in this city and surrounding territory. Tomorrow you will be greeted by what we bleieve is the largest institution of its kind in New England. We've spared no expense in our enlargement pans-our intention to build beautiful and great CT Bedford and this we know, we have succeeded in doing.
 You will find ample for selection here-The first floor will feature complete and comprehensive assort. ments of Silks, Wooens, Velvets and Dress Goods - while the second floor will be devoted to Curtains Drapes. Bedspreads and Blankets. To you who have made the greater Bedford possible. we say THANKS! We owe you debt of gratitude-Since 1919 you have steadily favored with your patronage and. in such increasing volume year after year that and arg. CT store was justified. We hope to continue as in the past-to offer merchandise of recognized quality - to carry complete and generous assortments in every de- partment - at prices that will you the very utmost in value
 YOUR INSPECTION IS EARNESTLY REQUESTED. Consider this personal invitation to visit our en. hrged storeDo not feel though you are obligated to buy-Your call will be very much appreciated if sven for few moments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-04

A fascinating collection with new "weave interest" =. the much talked about cereal crepes, rough, wavy satins, blistered ef- fects, and fine ribbed silks.
Evening star., 1934-09-12
VIRGINIA GATES
IS STILL MISSING
Philadelphia Society Girl Is
Believed by Officials on
Way Home.
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PINEDALE, Wyo., September Ia
The romantic yearnings Of Phila-
deiphia society girl yesterday sent De-
partment Of Justice agents and law
officers of several States in search
for Virginia Ewing Gates, %, daugh-
ter of President Thomas s. Gates Of
the University Of Pennsylvania.
Sheriff W. D. Holt. who set in mo-
ton the effort to trace the young
woman after she disappeared from q
dude ranch August IA, discounted sug-
eestions of kidnapping and described
Miss Gates as just IAN heiress search
ing for romance"
Department of Justice agents who,
at Sheriff Hollis request, had listed Miss
Gates as a missing person." aban-
doned interest In the search tonight.
The family expressed confidence the
young woman was on her way home.
There to Forget Love Affair.
"It would have been almost impos-
sible to kidnap her because the ranch
Is 80 isolated" the sheriff said.
II was told the girl had been sent
to the ranch a year ago to forget a
love affair back in Philadelphia.
"She disappeared August IA, ap-
parently walking away from the place
after she told q ranch hand she
planned to 20 for o stroll.
about 10 days later I learned she
stopped at Rock Springs, Wyo.. tour
ist camp and two days later she was
reported seen in Omaha, Nebr.
II am convinced she merely got tired
Of the quiet ranch life and decided to
run away. probably back to Philadel-
phia to see her parents.
Family Not Upset.
Department of Justice agents were
called into the case by the sheriff to
run down the clues at Omaha.
At Washington, however, Depart
ment Of Justice agents said 1t was
q missing person" case and that
there was no kidnapping angle.
The girls father said at Philadel-
phia he believed his daughter is safe
and "will be coming along one Of
these days" Her brother. Thomas s.
Gates, jr, expressed q similar opin-
ion.
There Is no air OF mystery about
this" her father said. Virginia Is
all right. We are not upset about 1t.
Everything is all right"
The father resigned several years
ago as q member Of the flrm Of J. p.
Morgan g. Co. to become president Of
the university.
Evening star., 1934-09-12
DEPOSIT BOX DRILLED
FOR BREMER RANSOM
Chicago Safe Believed Rented by
Arthur Barker, Fugitive
Suspect.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 12.-United
States deputy marshalls late yester-
day drilled open safety deposit box
In a South Side bank In search for
part Of the 100000 ransom in the
Edward G. Bremen kidnapping, but
found only q small amount of money.
Assistant United States District At
torney Austin Hall said the deputies
did not find any Of the money be-
lieved to be part Of the ransom paid
for the St. Paul bankers release, but
added "they took the serial numbers
of the bills for further checking"
The safety deposit box had been
rented under the name Of Roy Cor
don," which Federal men said they
believed was an alias for Arthur r.
Barker, fugitive, indicted as member
Of the gang that kidnapped Bremen.
Evening star., 1934-09-12
ICLESIAS ON WAY HERE
Puerto Rican Commissioner Fly
ing From Island to D. G.

MIAMI, Fla, September IL R.-
Returning from . visit to San Juan,
Santiago Iglesias, Puerto Rican resi-
dent commissioner at washington, ar
rived here late yesterday by one plane
and left shortly afterward aboard an
other for the National Capital. He
was accompanied by Alfonso Valdes.
Puerto Rican Senator.
Evening star., 1934-09-12
Divorce Suit Filed.

ROCKVILLE, Md, September II
(Special) Charles Z. Dwyer Of High
Steps yesterday afternoon filed suit IN
the Circuit Court here for an abso-
lutte divorce from Mrs. Carrie M
Dwyer of Poolesville, charging deser-
ton of more than three years.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
| SHOT, JAILED
At INN FRAY

James H. Buendo, 900 block Of
E st. N. w., is in Emergency Hos
pital today following an affray
at the Trolley Tavern on the
Washington Richmond Highway
early yesterday in which he was
shot in the right leg.
w. N. Fairchild, proprietor of
the tavern and claimed by police
to have been the assailant, was
taken to the Arlington county
Jail but was later Released on
$500 bond. He is charged with
assault with a deadly weapon.
According to witnesses the trou-
BILE started when Fairchild evicted
a noisy patron. Buendo appar-
emily took offense at the incident
and the proprietor, police say,
took a gun from a drawer and
pursued him outside firing sew
eral shots.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
NV|:TED
To AIR PROBE

Famous American fliers and
pilots, including Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh and Will Rogers, are
among the latest group invited to
testify before Federal Aviation
Commission which is gathering
views on the formulation of a new
Government air policy, it was an.
nounced by the commission today.
Besides Colonel Lindbergh, many
Am erican transatlantic filters
have been asked to testify, par.
ticularly on the feasibility of es-
tabliShing overseas air transport
routes to Europe and the Orient.
The Plying Colonel" it was
said, has tentatively accepted the
invitation. Others expected to ap-
pear include:
Wiley Post, Clarence Cham
berlain, Jimmie Doolittle, Clyde
Pangborn, Arthur Goebels, Lin.
coin N. Ellsworth, Emory Bronte,
Mark Jensen, w. S. Brock. Anne
liza Earhart, Al Williams, Frank
Hawks, Col. Roscoe Turner,
Roger @. Williams, Casey Jones
and Jack Knight.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
PLEAS SWAMP
RELIEF AGENCY
LUIS COMPANYS

How President Roosevelt's radio
promise that no one involved in
a chattel mortgage should lose
his property almost swamped the
Districts relief unit with freak
cases is told as a part of the an
nual report of the unit compiled
by Leroy A. Halbert, the Public
Welfare Department of the Dis
trict government.
This section of the report shows
that considerably more than mere
hand outs" of food and money
have been granted to persons
down on their luck in the nations
Capital. The report states:
"The numerous cases where
the unemployed have lost their
homes and furniture. Because
of their inability to meet mort
gage payments have constituted
tragic events. 1t has meant the
loss of life savings"
Efforts were made to adjust
such financial problems. Many
persons who had lost their in
comes and much of their property
had heirlooms and other property
of sentimental value pledged for
pawn-shop loans, and were facing
complete loss. Many storage COM
panies were asking for payment
and threatened sale of the furni-
Cure stored.
Relief officials report that they
arranged a meeting of small
loan" company officers and
worked out arrangements which
prevented many foreclosures. One
case involved a $4,000 storage &C.
count on $4,000 worth of furni-
ture, which was eventually paid
for and released. The service Of
the relief unit in this case was
advisory only.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
Women Take Up Arms
In Northern Spain
BY EDWARD HUNTER
Copyright, 1884, by International
News SerVice)

IRUN, Spain, Oct. GN.SD.
The women of Northern Spain
joined today in the sanguinary
rebel movement that spread like
prairie fire through outlying prov
inces despite government victories
in strategic key centers.
Here in Irun the scene was
typical of the northern provinces,
where the peasants and fisher-folk,
menaced by starvation, chose the
risk of sudden death by govern
ment machine guns and fought
with their backs to the wall.
Women Fearless
The same was true in San Sc
bastian and other towns in the
northern provinces, where hun.
dreds of women have demanded
and received rifles and diStin-
guished themselves for their fear
lesSneSS.
A grave situation prevailed on
1gueldo Mountain outside San Sc
bastian, where troops surrounded
a band of several hundred rebels,
closing in on them with light ar
tillery, machine guns and rifles.
The international bridge at
Irun was barricaded on the Span
iSh side, the rebels using torn-up
railroad tracks to bar the way.
Soldiers captured the bridge
after a sharp conflict and firing
continued throughout the night.
Civil guards patrolled the streets
on motorcycles, shooting on the
least provocation. Scores were be-
lieved dead and wounded.
Traffic, Trains Halted
All traffic through the town
was suspended and the borders
were closed to all but foreigners.
Train service was suspended fol-
lowing the killing of a French en-
gineer in a clash between troops
and rebels.
For two days, Irun has been al
most entirely without food. At
midnight, small food convoy ar.
rived, and Immediately an army
of women surrounded the carriers
and seized the supply, unmindful
of snipers, who fired at them from
rooftops.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
Single Women
Pledged More
Assistance

Unattached, unemployed wom-
en- have been appreciably as
sisted during the past summer,
but they still are not receiving
as much attention as they
should, in the opinion of Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
At her press conference today,
the First Lady announced she
would attempt to bring Miss
Hilda Smith, of the Federal
Relief Administration, to her
next conference for a report on
the progress of camps for job
less single women.
Mrs. Roosevelt said, that from
her observation of a few of the
camps. very good work" has
been done, and she expressed the
hope that some of the projects
would be continued through the
winter.
This is the first year that the
Government has made an effort
to secure work for single women.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
Textile Profits
Wage Data Asked

Information as to labor costs,
profits and investments is being
sought by the Federal Trade Com
mission in a QUESTIONABLE being
mailed this week to approximate
ly 1000 concerns in the textile in
duStry.
The data will be used in the
investigation the commission has
been directed to make by EXecu-
tive Order of September Is.
The investigation will cover the
labor costs, investments and earn
ings of companies engaged in the
textile industries, including cot
ton, wooden, silk and rayon mills,
operating under the codes Of the
various trades.
An investigation as to wages
and hours in the industry is be-
ing conducted by the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics of the Depart
ment Of Labor.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
Crash at Laurel
Fatal to Women

Two colored women were killed
early yesterday in an accident
near Laurel, Md, on the Balti'
more pike.
One of the women, Miss Win
ME Mae Benn, 20, of the 1900
block Tenth ST., N. w., died with"
in a few seconds. The other,
Miss Margaret Wilson, %, of the
1900 block Church st. N. w.,
died after being taken to Gar
field Hospital. Lee Truesdale, 80,
colored, 400 block @ st. N. w..
said by police to be driver Of
the machine in which the wo-
men were riding, is being held by
First Precinct police.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
HOTEL MAN DIES
ASSERUM FAILS

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 G.NSO.
Charles Pierre, well-known restau-
rateur and proprietor of the Hotel
Pierre, died early today after a
battle against an infection fol-
lowing an operation for append.
citiS.
Despite a call to Miami for a
special type of serum, rushed up
the Atlantic Coast in a Coast
Guard plane, Mr.. Pierre sue
cumbed at the Leroy Sanitarium.
Doctors at the Leroy Sani-
tarium, where Mr.. Pierre is con-
fined, despaired of the hotel mans
life and sent in a hurry-up call for
the serum, a special type made
only at the Jackson Memorial Hos
pital in Miami.
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
w. Morgenthau authorized trans
portation of the serum by Coast
Guard plane.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
SEA|NEN CALLED
On STRIKE

NEW YORK, Oct. Screws of
all American vessels sailing out
of North Atlantic and Gulf ports
were called out" today by the
Marine Workers Industrial Union.
The strike, leaders say, will be
a militant one" The striking
organization, a left wing one,
has expressed dissatisfaction over
the settlement of a threatened
strike of the International Sea-
mems Union, an American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor affiliate, and
has made it's own demands.
Leaders claim $4,000 men will
answer the strike call today.
Picket and general strike COM
mittees were formed yesterday in
New York. Roy B. Hudson, ma
tional secretary of the union, de-
MED the marine workers had
communistic leadership or were
affiliated with communists.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
NOMEN'S JOBS
HELD SECURE

The "back-to-the-kitchen" move
ment for women prevailing now in
many European countries never
will gain any ground in the United
States, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt said today.
Commenting on recent reports
that the women themselves aboard
are giving impetus to govern
mental pressure to put them out
of industry and the professions,
Mrs. Roosevelt said such a condi-
ton never could come to pass here
because of conditions, the attitude
of men toward women in business,
and the general acceptance of
women in all fields of work. She
said:
"There is no longer a strong
feminist movement in this cOun-
try because we don't need it.
There was time when women
had to organize themselves to
take their place with men in
business and the professions.
But now it never occurs to
anyone to question their place.
They have been accepted.
"Of course, things aren't ex-
actly equal yet. A woman must
be better than a man to secure
equal opportunity, but, still,
they are accepted"
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
.|CKES BLOCKS
FST.PROJECT
BY EUGENE A. KELLY

BY EUGENE A. KELLY
Hope for early consideration of
a request for a grant of 100000
for the remodeling, of the old
Patent Office Building and the
widening of F Street between
Seventh and Ninth Streets N. w.,
were dashed today.
The special Board of Public
Works, which meets Wednesday,
will not consider an application
for a grant of 100000 recently
made by the National Park Serv'
ice, it was learned definitely to.
day from a spokesman for Har-
old Ickes. Secretary of the In
terror and PWA Administrator.
It was pointed out that only
non-Federal projects are being
considered now and that purely
Federal projects have little chance
of approval. Widening of F Street,
which necessitates the removal of
the steps leading to the southern
entrance to the building, if COM
prehensive plans are to be car
ried out, is considered by PWA
authorities a Federal project.
Despite this situation, however,
officials of the National Park
Service, in whose hands rests the
final solution of the problem, with
some qualifications, were making
laSt-minute efforts to have the
local project brought to the atten-
ton of the special board for a
definite rejection or approval.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08

stance, companies or individuals,
through their income tax &C.
countants, temporarily trans.
ferred certain of their stock hold
ings, just legal evasion, that it
will run into many snags.
In a Tough Spot
These bankers are in a tough
spot and like any wounded ami
NAL in a corner, they are ready
to lash out. They have lost their
own confidence because the bulk
of the public is mistrustful of
them. Therefore, they are afraid
to invest this same public's
money. When, then, the Presi-
dent lashes out at them, as he
did in his last speech, they feel
unjustly prosecuted.
One of them pointed out to this
correspondent that "a per cent of
all the Government bonds have
been handled by the banks Of this
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The Washington times., 1934-10-08
BLAZE BLAMED
ON TRA|NPS

Tramps cooking in the rear of
a building in the 400 block of
Maryland Avenue S. w., were be-
lieved by police today to be
responsible for the two-alarm fire
that yesterday Quilted the build
ing and sent 10 persons fleeing
for their lives.
Among the rescued in the
blaze was eight-month-old Rose
Conte, who was carried from the
burning structure by Miss Mar
guerite Colea. Frank Colea, 10,
saved his own life by jumping
from the second floor.
Living in the home were the
families of Mrs. Albert Conte
and Mrs. Mary Colea.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
2 Gunner Stay
Tavern Keeper

CHICAGO, Oct. 8-Police today
are seeking two young gunner
who early yesterday aroused Mich
ael Augustyn, 40-year-old tavern
keeper, from his bed, chased him
from his house and fatally shot
him.
Mr.. Augustyn's tavern had been
selling beer at bargain prices"
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
HAVANA REVOLT
FATAL To ONE
By RICHARD ARMSTRONG

BY RICHARD ARMSTRONG
HAVANA, Oct. 8 U.N.S0 .-Tur-
bulent Cuba broke into revolution
again today when a general strike
crippled the capital, bringing a
fresh series of street battles and
terroristic bombings.
One man was killed and ten
persons, including two policemen
and one woman, wounded. Thirty
bombs burst Intellectually.
Shippers Active
Rebels taking pot-shots at po-
licemen from roofs started a
furry Of shooting in the business
section just before dawn.
In gangster fashion, three auto
mobiles roared past the office of
the newspaper, Diario Marine,
aiming a fusillade at the police
guard, and wounding one police
man. They escaped, although the
police Immediately returned their
fire.
A. B. C. Chief Killed
Ramon Hermida, a prominent
member of the A. B. C. party, was
killed when group fired on a
street car, also wounding a woman
passenger. The attackers escaped
in hail Of bullets from the cars
guards.
Serious strike clashes in Santa
Clara province, with an undeter-
mined number of dead and
wounded, were reported in meager
dispatches reaching the strike
torn capital.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
ELEPHANT THIEF

NAIROBI, Kenya G.N.S0.-F.
G. Banks, who spent the early
years of his life in Africa elephant
poaching and evading game war
dens, is himself now chief game
ranger in the country which was
the scene of his early exploits.
Banks was foremost among the
leaders of the gangs" who oper-
ated with great success in killing
elephants for ivory.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
President Back
After Lucky
RiverCruiise

President Roosevelt had a lucky
week end.
With several guests the Execu-
tive left early Saturday for a
cruise down and up the Potomac
River on the Presidential yacht
Sequoia, and early Saturday af-
ternoon was busy with rod and
line.
Mr.. Roosevelt caught more fish
than any of his guests.
The President also was lucky in
guessing the baseball scores. Be-
fore the game began yesterday,
the President guessed that De-
troit would win by a score of 3
to /.
The Sequoia docked at the
Navy Yard here late last night,
and Mr.. Roosevelt was at his desk
again early today.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
REVOLT
FLARES ANEW


civil guards were killed before re-
Inducements arrived and dis
persed the rebels. Three insured
tionists were xii led and ten
wounded at Teva.
Rebels Hold Villages
The civil governor of Albacete
declared the capital of his prov
ince was quiet. but admitted small
inSurgent groups we're still holding
out in several villages. He said he
expected to overcome them by
nightfall.
The situation at Badajoz was
quiet, but the strike continued
throughout the province.
The following dispatches from
International News Service CORE
spondents in the provinces tell of
the general situation in many
areas:
RENSE: Strike continues,
with the situation quit.
PALMA: Situation quiet.
LOGO: Strike continues with
hundreds of arrests for picketing.
TOLEDO: Many arrests made
as strike continues.
CADIZ: General strike COM
plete. Socialist, Communist and
Anarchist headquarters closed by
the authorities.
MELILLA: National Confedera-
ton of Labor members attacked
civil guards who succeeded in re-
polling them. Several wounded
and many arrested.
Refuse to Work
MAHON, BALEARICS: Com
munist and Socialist leaders
arrested for refusing to order
their men to return to work.
SATANDER: Strikers set fire to
several auto-busSes. Sever !
wounded in bomb explosion in
main square, causing heavy dam
ages. Large quantities of firearms
and bombs seized in raids.
SAN SEBASTIAN: Striker killed
and two guards wounded when
snipers fired on guards from
rooftops.
SAN JERONIMO: One rebel
killed in brief clash with guards
at dawn.
A drastic government order
that everyone who fails to re-
turn to work will be court-mar-
tailed as traitors is having effect.
Many cafes are again serving and
authorities have ordered all stores
to reopen.
Arenas Nominated
Col. Antonio Jiminez Arenas IS
reported to have been nominated
as President of the Catalonian
parliament, to succeed Companys,
who is under arrest on a ship in
the harbor.
A section of the mutinous gar
rison at Corona, together with
several civilians, will be shot after
a summary court-martial.
The frontier at La Linea, ad-
Joining British-owned Gibraltar,
was ordered closed. Six regi-
ments were on their way to
Asturias to quell the scattered
but still battling miners and other
revolutionaries there. AS the troops
advanced, orders were flashed to
all French and Portuguese border
posts to be on the alert to prevent
any rebels escaping.
Death warrants already have
been signed for two Catalonlan
ringleaders, Carlos Badia and a
member of the Generalidad
named Ricro.
Some Escape
Some of the major rebels and
biggest figures in SPANS stormy
political life, however, were re-
ported to have slipped through
the governments fingers. They
include Largo Cabellero. said to
have fled to France; Arturo
Menendez, ex-police chief Of Bar
celona, and Seer Dencas, Catalan
minister of the interior, who left
the Generalidad Building by a
secret passage.
The whereabouts and fate Of
The Washington times., 1934-10-08
PRISON GAMING

BOSTON GN.SD. - Gambling
on a big scale was found to be 60
ing on among prisoners in Charles
town State Prison. although cards
and dice are on the forbidden list.
Dice were carved from soup bones
and cards were handmade from
paSteboard. Betting on horse
races went on extensively through
canViSt bookmakers.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08

Manual Azana, former premier
and Company's coleader in the
Catalonian secession, were a
mystery. He was last reported
hiding in the little town of Le-
rida, near Barcelona. Later
rumors said that he had fled
across the French frontier, or to
another Catalonian town, Tar
rassa, where the police today
made an intensive search. One
report said he was wounded.
The Washington times., 1934-10-08

present drive
for 200 million
dollars in back
Federal income
taxes, provided
that the cam
paign is not
carried on as a
punitive meas
ure.
TIL ey sa y
there is no rea.
son why the
T r e a S u r y
should not go
after any de-
1inquent az,
lie 81 t i m ately