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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
MRS VANDERBILT
DID NOT APPEAR
AT THE HEARING
Fined $ll.25, However,
and Her Viscious Dogs
Are Now Tied Up

Philadelphia, April 6.-(UP).-
Jimmie, Angus, and Winnie, the
three Scottish terriers OF Mrs Mary
Weir Logan Vanderbilt submitted
Indignantly to confinement today
and Mrs Vanderbilt's neighbors in
the exclusive suburbs of Bryn Mawr
walked less warily in passing tho
Vanderbilt home. Mrs Vanderbilt
pleaded guilty to a charge of main
tanning vicious dogs last night and
paid a fine of $11.25. The charge
was filed by Louise Wright, Is.
daughter of a neighbor, who testi-
fed that she was nipped by one of
the dogs on four occasions. Mrs
Vanderbilt is the former wife of
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr.
Mrs Vanderbilt failed to appear
before Magistrate William Buck
ley in his combination barn and
Office at Bryn Mawr last night,
"Where is the defendant" de-
manded Buckley.
"Oh, she doesn't have to be
here" said her attorney, II. Joseph
Harrison.
us that So" shouted Buckley,
rising from his chair. "Ofiicer, go
get her"
A procession of a policeman. on
locker and photographers went up
the street toward the Vanderbilt
mansion. They found her at the
Wright home, trying to arbitrate
the case with the plaintiffs par
ents. She sent out word she would
not appear because II don't like
Attorney Harrison
at length entered guilty plea, the
fine was paid. and it was promised
that the Vanderbilt dogs would be
kept at home hereafter, securely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
KILLED MAN HAD
MADE HARD FIGHT
Rich Real Estate Operator
Murdered in His Own
Apartment

Indianapolis, Ind, April 6--(UP)
"A beautiful woman dressed IN
white" was sought today by police
who believed she was the last per-
son to have seen Bert Callahan,
wealthy real estate operator, alive.
Callahan was murdered in his
bachelor apartment early today.
Police said he was shot above the
heart. A bath towel wrapped
tightly about his head and face in
dicated that death might have been
fastened by suffocation.
Only ~lue to the Staying came
Unexpectedly when Lieut. Chester
Butler Of the Indiana state police,
who lived across from the Callahan
home, reported he had seen a
woman pounding on the door OF
the slain mans apartment few
hours before the body was discov-
cred.
"she appeared to be dressed all
in white" Butler said. II was
about to investigate when the door
opened and she went in. ] didn't
hear any further sign of disturb
ance and forgot about the incident
until l saw police cars in front OF
the building"
Wild disorder of the 10 year old
victims apartment, however, re-
vealed that Callahan had battled
for his life. The knuckles of his
hand, cracked and blood stained
indicated a hand-to- hand encoun-
ter before the slayer was able &c
fire his revolver. A small oriental
rug was thrown over the fully
clothed body.
Strewn about the apartment
were several loaded .22 calibei
shells. Two small holes in the
apartment wall were caused by
bullets that failed to hit Callahan
police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
Volume Continued To
Haze Little Strength
Special Issues Made the Best Gains-GOOd Demands
for Several of Railroad Shares

Noranda in the gold miners. GainA
in the foregoing ranged from
point to more than 3 points.
Leading issues including U. -.
steel, Westinghouse Electric, Gem
eral Electric, and American Teie-e
phone moved in a fractional area,
American Can was a late feature,
rising more than a point.
The feature of the days business
news was the Improvement in sales
reported by mercantile companies.
Montgomery Ward in March had
sales 62.6 per cent above March,
1898. Its mail order sales segregat-
ed from the total we're up 94.7 per
cent. Spiegel, May, Stern March
sales were UP 1881 per cent. from
1888. Dun & Bradstreet reported
retail trade the fastest In 4 years:
Car loading for the week ended
last Saturday were off only - cars
from the preceding week. a less
than seasonal decline. The total
amounted to 1872 per cent OF the
Is years average for the week.
against It's per cent in the week
ended March "a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
WOOL MARKET

Boston, April 6.-UP)-Al-
though the demand for wool in the
Boston market was little better to-
day, it was still too limited to per-
NIT any listing of values.
The small business being done
was at prices in the ranges previ-
ously quoted, although theh trade
admitted it was unestablished.
The u. s. agriculture department
saisd: 1.-The demand for the finer
quality western grown, woods Is
showing a slight improvement over
the extreme dizziness that has pre-
vailed for the past two weeks. An
occasional house is receiving cal
for ungraded western woods. Origin
al bag territory lots of mixed
grades comprising Gas and finer
SIS, COS. " blood, of fair combing
length are bringing 1898 cents,
secured basis. Twelve months
Texas woods in original bags are
bringing around cents, secured
basis, for choice staple and S2-S3
cents for average wools."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
|STANDPATTERS
OF WALL STREET
GIVEN SCORING
Secretary Wallace Likens
Them to WOrshippers
of the God Baal

New York, April - OU.P) -
Wall street "standpatters' of today
are likened to the worshippers of
the heather God Baal of old tesla
ment time in a new book by Sec
rotary of Agriculture Henry A..
Wallace" craftsmanship and Re-
ligion", to be published May by
the round table press.
Wallace draws parallel be-
tween the social conflict under the
new deal and the ancient fight be-
tween Israelites and Canaanftes.
'The prophets were the first
people in recorded history to cry
out in loud, clear voice concern
ing the problem of social Justice"
he writes. THE social conflict of
the day was strangely modern in
many ways. The Canaanites were
much more familiar than the Is
raeIites with the ownership of
land, the taking of interest, the
foreclosing OF mortgages and the
loss Of property and even of free
dom.
During Solomons time COM
merce expanded enormously. 1t
was a period of great public work.
Taxes increased but mt to an I'M
bearable point until after Solomon
died. The tax burdened people no
longer had their Imagination fired
by a great and wise man. And now,
especially in the richer land of Is
rael, began that striking conflict
between Baal and Jehovah. be-
tween the commercial point OF
view and the old-fashioned Hill
mans attitude and between the
kept priestly prophets attached to
the courts and those lion hearted
Independent prophets who first of
all historic men denounced the
way in which commercial civil
ization so often enables the rich to
get richer at the expense of the
poor.
1.-THE fight against the standpat-
ters, worshipping Baal and run
ming their commercial affairs ac-
cording to ancient respectable
Canaanitish tradition, in it's inward
essence is as strikingly modern as
that between the Sons of the Wild
Jackass and Wall street. OF course,
to-day most people thoughtfully
look on such vigorous prophets at
Elijah, Amos, Micah, and jeremiah
as respectable old grandfathers
with long white boards. AS mat
ter Of fact, they were as vivid as
Senator Norris and at the time
they made their pronouncements
were as unpopular as the senator
in the Coolidge administration"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
SOLE SURVIVOR
BEING CARED FOR
Mining Engineer Rescued
After Plane Crashed
Three Weeks Ago

Cali, Colombia, April 6-(UP)-
Newton c. Marshall, mining en-
gineer of Milwaukee, Wis. was I'M
der treatment at Betania today aft
or being found near death in the
Jungle. He was the sole survivor
Of a passenger airplane that
crashed at the functions Of the
Tribe and Sipi rivers March 10,
Physicians were sent from Cali
tic treat Marshall manager< of the
Choco Mining company. They were
expected to take him to Bolivar.
Indians. searching for tombs OF
their ancestors in hope of finding
treasure, found Marshall. He was
semi conscious. unable to talk.
Continuing, they found the body OF
Walter eek. German war ace and
pilot of the airplane, grasping o
iiashlight and q pistol in his hands.
Further on they found the plane,
not badly damaged, and the bodies
Of three persons in the cabin In
the plane was 100000 in gold.
property of the Choco Mining
company. y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
TWO MAYORS ARE
HAVING BATTLE
Ex-Mayor Curley Strikes
at Present Boston Head
and Vice Versa

Boston, April 6.-(UP).-Mayor
Frederick w. Mansfield has placed
the blame for Boston's present
financial condition and the dis
charge of hundreds Of city en-
ployes on the alleged maladminis-
tration Of his predecessor, Former
Mayor James M. Curley.
In bitter personal attack last
night. Mansfield replied to Curley's
criticism of his policy Of cutting
city payrolls. He also quoted figures
to refute Curley's assertion that he
had never discharged a city EN-.
ploye during his three terms.
"Mr Curley should be the last
man in all the world to speak now
when 1 am trying to clean the
house that he left In such frightful
disorder and trying to save the city
that he brought to the brink OF
ruination and destruction" Mans
field said.
Yesterday 81 "stenographers'
were dropped from the public
works department because they did
not know shorthand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
CAR LoADINGs

Washington, April 6-(UP)--
The American Railway association
today announced carloadings OF
revenue freight for the week ended
March 81 totalled 6O8.443 cars. q
decrease of 10 cars from the pre-
ceding week, but an increase OF
110,O87 cars over the correspond
ing week in 1888.
Miscellaneous freight loadings
totalled 226.922 cars, a decrease Of
1886 cars.
Merchandise loadings in less
than carload lots totalled 166,125
cars, decrease of AIT cars.
Grain and grain products totaled
27.512 cars, decrease of 1872.
Forest products loadings totaled
23,962 cars, a decrease of S5S.
Ore loadings amounted to 4,199
cars, "a decrease of 179.
Coal loadings aggregated 1858
cars, an increase of 4.942.
Coke loadings totaled 1924 cars,
an incraese of 230 cars over the
preceding week.
Livestock loadings totaled 1854
cars, decrease of 80.
All districts reported increases
for the week compared with the
corresponding week in 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
GERMAN GOODS
ARE BOYCOTTED

Chicago, April G.-(UP)-Man-
del Brothers, one of the largest
department stores in Chicago, to-
day had discontinued all purchases
of German merchandise.
A statement issued by the store
said:
"Mandel Brothers departinen
store announced to-day that, due to
customers resistance to German
goods, the firm has discontinued all
purchases of German merchandise
During the last six months Mandel
Brothers have placed no orders for
merchandise in Germany.
I'm line with Mandel- Brothers
policy, every effort has been, and
is being made to develop success
fully and patronize American
sources of supply of such merchant
disc -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06

Retired Cop Is
100 Years Old

New York. April o-(CPD
-James Pcrcival Terry. 100
years Old. q hale and hearty
six-f0oter. today wore police
shield number 103.
The number didn't exactly
nt. he admitted. but In an
other three years IL would. u
was presented by the New
York City Veteran Patrol
mems association.
After the presentation he
told the secret OF his lODgcv.
ity, namely: Boys. ! never
IN my life refused drink
when II was offered 20 me-"
Born I'm the tower OF Lon
don, where his father was
royal guard. he became n
New York policeman after %
6O-day trip across the Attain
tic. He was q good cop. me
recalled, never relaxing lIi-
vigilance except TO pick
bIackberrics In the fields
where. big buildings now
crowd together. He has new
err worn glasses. doesn't
pampcr himself. and closely
remembers seeing from his
fathers shoulders the corO-
nation of Queen Victoria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
MRS MASSIE
TRIED SUICIDE

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five men who encountered her as
she was walking alone after a
party.
The men beat her and despite
her pleas for mercy assaulted her.
For many days she was in state
of collapse. Five men were arrest
ed and tried in the case-two Jap
anese, two Hawaiians and q Chi
nese-but the jury disagreed.
Following the trial one of the
Hawaiians, Joseph Kahahawai, was
kidnapped and slain. In the inves-
tigation OF this staying police ar
rested Massie. Mrs Granville For
tescue, Mrs Massie's mother, f. j,
Lord and Albert o. Jones.
Their trial was one of the most
celebrated in Hawaii. They were
convicted of manslaughter. but Gov
Judd committed the sentences and
they were released after spending
only a few hours in technical Gus
tody.
Mrs Massie divorced her husband
in Reno two months ago. A few
hours after receiving the decree
she collapsed at dinner party
and was taken to hospital. Re-
ports that she had taken poison
We're denied.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
PICCARDS GOING
UP TOGETHER

Wilmington, Del, Apr 6. (UP)--
DIR and Mrs Jean Picard hope to
ascend into the stratosphere this
summer from some point near De-
troit.
at will be a thrill to soar above
the clouds with my husband" Mrs
Picard said to-day.
"Just think of leaving the earth
at twilight and then watching the
lights of the cities recede until you
are alone with the stars. That's
what we plan to do"
The Picard will have, six in
struments to register the reactions
of the cosmic rays when they go
up. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
600 German Pastors Want
To Join Catholic Church

have openly accused Hitler of dis
regarding the Concordat with the
Vatican. The Pope himself has
sent encouraging word to the
Catholic youth movement in its
struggle against dissolution.
Two Evangelical parishes at
Dortmund protest to Interior Min
lister Wilhelm Frick to-day against
dissolution of their lay councils by
the local Evangelical bishops. OPP
position to Modification was expect
ed to be the cause of two public
demonstrations Sunday. Churcl,
members In the Berlin suburb of
Dahlem planned to remain in
their homes as protest against
the appearance OF Nazi pastor az
successor to the Rev Martin Mic
moIler. removed because OF anti
Sazi views, The Evangelical Free
SYNOD organized in WestphaIia
called meeting at BielefeId to
make plans 20 extend its activity
throughout the country in opposI-
ton to nazification.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06

Berlin. April 6.-CUP)--Six hum
dred pastors of the strife-torn Ger
man Evangelical church have pc
titioned the Pope for admission to
the Roman Catholic church, a
source which is usually reliable
said to-day. The petition. 1t was
said, gave the reasons for the re-
quest in detail. The six hundred.
1t was added. belong 10 the Evan
gelical opposition which has been
lighting the complete Modification
of the church. They were re-
cruited in all parts OF the country.
II the report is true, 1t signifies
an attempt Of the conservatives.
making their last stand against the
remodelling of their religion. to
unite with the Catholics In a joint
opposition to Chameleon Adolf fit
Ter and his appointee, Reichhisllop
Ludwig Mueller. The Catholics
themselves have been. Outspoken ~
their denunciation OF state inter-
ference with church affairs. and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06

fIuhlC0 I-Ec69 ElUN8ChUA N114ftOHy
New York. April 6-tUP)--A
firm tone developed on the stock
Exchange late today after early ir-
regularity. but volume continued
to cwindIe below the pace of the
last few days.
Special issues made the best
gains, although there was good de-
mand for several members of the
railroad division, notably the Van
Sweringen section. Some of the
railroad equipments firmed on
prospects of better business frQgn
the railroads. Motors were steady
to firm. Utilities rallied from an
carly decline. Packing issues were
strong all day. Mining shares i'm
proved as did tobaccos. Several OF
the oils advanced
Speculation in some of the re-
cent favorites was halted when the
stock exchange launched an fnves-
tigation into Is issues that had be-
haved as IL they were under mani
pulation. Included in the list were
several of the 1ow-priced oils, tive
refrigerator issues. a rail. silver
and two motor equipments. Mos
of these issues eased moderated,
in the morning, turned dull and
held steady later In the day.
Commodities did practically
nothing, while bonds were mixed
with speculative issues higher and
u. 8. issues down slightly. Wheat
corn, and oats were only fraction.
ally changed, while rye rose a cent
Cotton dipped a few points ant
then rallied. Silver also was steady
Silk broke a cent or SO.
Among the better gamers II
the stock market were the Allie
ghany, Corporation issues, Chesa'
peake Corporation and Chesapeake
& Ohio in the rails; the Armour
issues in the packing group
American Agricultural Chemical o.
Delaware in the fertilizer group
Spiegel, May, Stern in the mercan
tiles; Pullman in the rail equip
ments; Liggett & Myers B ant
Bayuk Cigar in the tobaccos; anC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06

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already studied" Splawn reported
The American Telephone and Tel
eSraph company, he said. as a
Folding as well as operating unit
lis more powerful and skilled than
any state government with which
III has to DEAL"
He urged federal regulation to
restrict the use of the holding
company to what Is absolutely es-
Sential and necessary"
H He criticized A. r. and r., SAL
aries, asserting that 1.-The generos-
1ty with which the management re-
wards itself calls for actual
and not nominal regulation"
Huge profits made by j. p. Nor
gan and company in floating bond
issues for the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, were de-
tailed in the report. discount
amounting to $21,125,OO0 was re-
ceived, the report said, through
sale of $375,000,O00 in A. r. & r.
debentures to Morgan and associ-
ates as underwriters.
On one transaction. Splawn re-
ported a 35-year. five per cent gold
debenture issue, due February l,
1865 was sold to j. p. Morgan and
company at $3.50 per cent or STA
ESQ, geo. The bonds. the report said
were offered to the public at $3.50.
Splawn criticized the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
set-up, which he said gives control
TO "the directorate and official
management which presumab bly,
employs proxy machinery at cor
porate expense to become a per-
petuated body" He urged that "the
Light Of publicity be focused on the
methods or actions bearing on the
designation or nomination OF
proxies"
Average compensation of IL gen,
eraI officers of the American Telc.
phone & Telegraph company or
January i, 1888, was $G3,322
SpIawn said. He listed the salary
III Walter s. Clifford, president fol
1888 at $2O6,25O, exclusive of di
rectors' fees.
1.-THE supplantation of wire-tele.
graphic facilities by radio faciltiie.
will perhaps become an actually
1T q much earlier date than that o.
wire telephony due to importan
recent developments In obtaining
rapid facsimile transmission,
I Splawn said In discussing the radio
!, Industry.
Regarding the proposed Western
Union and Postal merger, Splawr
said ut Is perhaps true that thu
Western Union could immediatel,
take over all the business of tn,
Postal without adding appreciate!
to the number OF its employees, tina
il, the employees In the service Of
the Pota1 could be spared withou
any noticeable impairment in ths
/ service.
such a proposal IL, however
contrary to the spirit of the times
! II such a consolidation were to b.
authorized, congress would ~
doubt take measure to protect ths
present employees OF existing teie-
graph companies against summar,
ana arbitrary Dismissal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
KILLER BANDITS
FACING BUT TWO
COUNTS IN TRIAL
MiIlen Brothers and Abe
Faber Case Will Be
Shortened Up

Dedham. Mass, April s.-(UP)-
no expedite the choosing of a jury
and shorten the trial of the Millen
brothers and Abe Faber, the alleg-
ed killer-bandits will be prosecuted
on only two Of the five indictments
against them. according to District
ATTORNEY Edmund r. Dewing.
The trio go on trial April 16,
charged with the $1,000 robbery OF
the Needham Trust company dur
ing which two policemen were kill
ed and fireman and a bank en-
iploye were wounded February 2.
Preemptory challenges of Jurors
will thus be reduced from 100 to
~ each for the defense and prose-
cution.
Dewing said the men would be
tried on the indictments charging
them with armed robbery and the
murder of Patrolman Fobes A. Nc
Leod. This eliminates the indict-
ments charging them with the
murder of Patrolman Frank Had
dock and murderous assault on
Walter Bartholomew, elderly bank
ernploye, and Fireman Timothy
Coughlin.
It was pointed out, however. that
the trial would not exclude evil
dence relative to the other indict-
ments.
None of the men had visitors at
the Dedham jail yesterday. Mrs
Norma Millen, Murton's 19-year-
old bride. who goes on trial on
accessory charges after the men
nave beea prosecuted. also remain
ed alone in her cell all day.
Meantime. William A. Scharton,
counsel for Faber, attacked as
s'cowardly" Dewing's move In going
to trial on only two indictments.
THE district attorney" Schar-
ton. said, us trying to destroy what
little chance there is to secure a
fair and impartial jury"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
CONDUCTOR WAS
DIPLOMATIC

New York, April 8 - (UP)
The GOODNESS and courage of Serge
Koussevitzky, conductor OF vine
Boston symphony Orchestra. pre-
vented a panic last night at Ger
negie Hall when smoke filled the
auditorium during the performs
ance. The smoke, pouring from
a ch0ked incinerator chute, ap-
peared at the end Of the intermis-
sion. Some of the 1000 listeners
began to leave their seats. when
Koussevitzky shouted: !,
"Sit down. Everything Is all
right
Playing was resumed and no one
left. AT the end Of the concert ne
pas appiauded for several minutes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
OF
GARDEN KILLED

Everett. Mass, April 6-(UP)-
An argument between customers at
a Ferry street beer garden over
the relative merits of the National
Guard and old militia precipitated
the Staying of the proprietor when
he attempted to quiet them. Will
liam N. Cannon, "a, an employe
of a Boston department store, fac
ed a murder charge after aGgait-
ting to polcie that he fired the
fatal shot.
The victim was Edward Cohen.
.35, proprietor of the Bridght Spot
cafe. He leaves wife and child.
Cannon was beaten by other
customers in the place last night
after the shooting. Seven men in
the restaurant at the time were
questioned but later RELEASED.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
NAMED NAVAL AIDE

washington, April G-UP)-
The navy department announced
today that Capt Wilson Brown, Jr,
chief-of-staff at the Naval War Col
lege, Newport, Il. L., will succeed
Capt. Walter n. Vernon as naval
aide to the president. Capt. Vernon
has been ordered to command
training squadrons one of the Uni
ted States feet. The change will be
effective May rs. Capt. Browns
home Is Setauket. L. l.. New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
MYRTLE BEACH
FIREMEN STICK

Milford, Conn, April 6 = (UP)
- Members OF the Myrtle Beach
Engine Company, No. 3. who
threatened to disband because the
police board refused them a walk
athon permit. today had decided
to remain on the job. A few days
after their application had been
denied they charged the board
granted a walkathon permit to an
out-of-state promoter. Protesting
what they termed raw and unjust
treatment" they threatened to dis
band the company, organized many
years ago. At special meeting
last night 1t was voted to continue
and resume their battle with the
board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
SIR ROBERT PEEL DEAD

Tunbridge Wells. England, April
g-(UP)--Sir Robert Peel, nus
hand of the internationally known
actress, Beatrice Little, died at O
nursing home today after an oper-
alton for appendicitis. He would
have been SO tomorrow. Lady Peel,
who was staying at q London ho-
tel. learned OF his death by tele-
graph. Sir Robert was the great
grandson Of the founder OF the
London police force, who to this
day are referred to In slang as
"bibbies" and "peelers." He is sue
ceeded by his son Robert who u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-06
MAY END STRIKE

Lynn, Mass, AprlI " VI =
MISS Anna Weinstock, federal con-
cIiiator was scheduled to arrive
here today to attempt to settle q
strike OF 500 women employees Of
the National stay COMPANY.
Tbe women, employed ~ the
braiding department. have charged
their employers with rnaintainiug =