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, 1935-09-02

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, 1935-09-02

KusSolini's troubles won't be over
when the Ethiopian rains end. Hell
spn have Halle to contend with.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
COAST GUARDS TO
 SMASH CHANNEL
There Are Seventy=five People MarOOned on an
 Island in Maine

Stonington, Me, Feb 4-(UP)- Coast guard cutters were to be used today to smash channel to iso- lated Isle Au Haut in PenobscOt bay after six men had battled their way across ice foes to communi- cate with the outside world. The six men. led by George Coombs and Charles Turner, mail carrier. tied themselves together 20 feet apart and started across the foes after the ice halted a power boat In which they were riding. They arrived here yesterday and re- turned with medicine and mail for tho 75 marooned residents on Isle Au Haut. Though a food shortage was feared, the men reported they had been able to catch enough fish for their needs.
 Selectman George Moves had planned to ask federal authorities to send planes with food to the island. The coast guard cutters Kickapoo and Frederick Lee were to come here to blow a water lane to Isle Au Haut. Because of the severe weather, 65-year-old Dr E. l.. Moves has braved heavy seas several times to bring aid to strick- cn persons in this vicinity. It took the ocean-going tug Eugenia Spof- ford three hours to reach Mark Island Light station, less than two miles from here. Elmer Conary. light keeper, was brought here un- der Dr Noyes' care after being stricken with a heart attack. Yes terday the doctor rode on the shoulders of Clyde Snowman across the ice of Eggemoggin Inlet to at tend a woman on Little Deer Isle. The woman. Mrs Susan Weed. SC, was a victim of cholera.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
JOHN CILMARTIN NOMINATED FOR
 LIBRARY BOARD
Named By Mayor Hayes to Fill Vacancy Caused
 By Death

John c. Gilmartin, principal aoe Duggan and Begnal schools and supervisor of the free evening schools of the city of Waterbury. will be nominated and, 1t is expect ed, subsequently elected a member of the board of Silas Bronson lib- rary agents tonight by the board Of aldermen. Mayor Frank Hayes will submit Mir Gilmartin's name to the aldermen tonight. He, when for mally chosen by the aldermen, will fill out the unexpired term of the late ex- Mayor Martin Scully.
 A week ago Saturday the board of library agents met and elected a new president of the body to take the place of eX-Mayor Scully. The post went to Bernard H. Fitz- patrick retired school teacher and school principal. t..-
 MT Gilmartin Is well known In the city and his election tonight, which will be an unanimous one, Is expected to meet with much ap- proval throughout Waterbury.
 The term of the late ex-Mayor Scully on the library board expires on July 4th. 1886. This means that in the coming city election Mir Gil- martin will go before the electo- rate for election to q full 12-ycar term. His interest in educational matters and his many books pub lished are both expected to make his membership on the library board important in every way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
SOLAR ECLIPSE
 DISAPPOINTED

Boston, Feb 4.-(UP)-New England watched Sundays partial solar eclipse through smoked glasses, but the view was spoiled by generally cloudy skies. Only q few scattered localities had an uninterrupted view of the spec tncle. In Boston proper, no diminution of daylight could be observed by the naked eye. In fact, the skies were noticeably brighter during the peak of the partial eclipse because of thin ming Of clouds than at tho con clusion when the heavens were darkened by a gathering mark.
 Scientists at the Harvard obser- vatory, although unable to catch any glimpse of the sun through instruments prepared for taking camera records, said the magniture of the eclipse was "A per cent of the suns diameter with approxi- mately 40 per cent of the whole surface plotted out where the shadow covered the largest area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
MRS LAVICNE IS DEAD OF HURTS
 SHE SUSTAINED
She Was in Collision in Which Rev Dr Lewis
 Was Injured

Mrs Evelyn Lavigne, 48,.,.w who was injured Friday morning in a Freight street collision involving cars driven by Rosario Guilmctte, 23. of 43 East Liberty street. and Rev pr John N. Lewis, rector of St Johns church, died at Water bury hospital at $40 o'clock this morning. Mrs Laviene. wife of Arr thur LavIgne of 43 East Liberty street, was. operated on Saturday noon for a ruptured kidney.
 Coroner John T. MonZani began an official investigation of the case this morning, when informed by the hospital of the woman's death. Medical Examiner Dr Edward Kirschbaum conducted an autopsy at the hospital late this morning to determine the exact cause of death, after which he ascribed death to post collapse of q lung and injury to q previously diseased kidney. Coroner Monzani an- nounced that his inquest will be held late this afternoon or tomor- row morning. .
 Head-On Collision
 The accident took place on Freight street, when Dr Lewis car in which he was riding alone, col Iided head-on with the car driven by Guilmette and which had Mrs Lavigne and Mrs Ernestine Gull mette, the drivers mother. as pas
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
NEW HAVEN MAN
 TOBE ARRESTED

Chicopee, Mass, Feb 4.-(UP) A warrant was issued to-day for the arrest of Louis Montinaro, 25, of New Haven, Conn.,, in connec- ton with the holdup of William sett fbruit store Friday night, for which Helen D. Orzolek, 20, also of New Haven, a fugitive from the Sherborn reformatory for women, Is being held in $7500 bail for hearing tomorrow.
 The warrant charges assault and robbery while armed.
 At Springfield police headquar- ters, Angelo Caprone, victim of the holdup, identified police photo- graphs of Montlnaro as one of his assailants. Miss Orzolek refused to name her man confederate in the hcldup when she was cap tured after police chase authorl- ties said.
 Montinaro also Is sought by New Haven, Bridgeport and Springfield police for holdups there. He was sentenced in 1888 to the Concord reformatory and was paroled last August to Bridgeport police to face q robbery charge for which he received suspended sentence of one to three years in Connecticut state prison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
SEEKING DIVER
 OF DEATH AUTO

Mcthuen, Mass, Feb. 4.-UP)- Police were to seek warrant to- day for the arrest of James J. Keefe, 24. of Lawrence, alleged driver of an automobile that struck and killed two men and Injured third, then burst Into flames. The victims were Ernest Martelli, who was 43 yesterday, and Thomas DeOrio, 56, both of Methuen. Jo- seph Rignola, 5G, also of Methuen. was seriously hurt. A 12-hour drinking bout to celebrate the re- lease of one of them from the Haverhill jail prefaced the reck- less ride of Kcefe and Herman Illin9sworth. 42. former Lawrence fireman. police said.
 The scar. travelling GO miles m hour, went more than 100 yards, police said. before the driver was able to stop 1t after striking the trio. The impact caused short cir. cult that fired the machine.
 IllinGGwbrth admitted he was in. the. car, hut told police Kecfe was the driver. Keefe fled after the ac- cident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
GHOSTS TO SEND
 FINCERPRINTS
That Is Many People to Try It After They
 Pass Away

New York, Feb. 4.-(UP) - Ghosts fingerprints will be studied by police experts, if any of 121 prominent New Workers carry out agreements after death. That num- Der of believers in reincarnation ha @ filed fingerprints at police headquarters. hoping these will en- able their spirits after death, to prove their presence to mortals. One spiritualist said to be a na- tionally powerful financier and head of great corporation, has stipulated definite time for his spirits visitation and ghostly finger printing.
 The bizarre facts were revealed today by John J. Sullivan, assistant chief inspector of detectives, when he announced that coco men and women have voluntarily filed their fingerprints in special secret fin- gerprint department begun in 1928. Sullivan appealed for wider use of the service.
 Sullivan said that he personally has agreed to oblige the financier's \ ghost with proper tingerprlnting material at gathering set for a certain number of days following his death. He Is still alive, but wants to be sure that a spirit finger has every chance earth can prO- vide. to leave It's ghostly mark, for comparison with the lngerprlnts on file.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
PEDESTRIAN HAS
 LITTLE CHANCE

New Haven, Conn, Feb. A. P)-RQbblns R. Stoeckcl, re- search associate In highway trans portation at Yale, believes the pe- destrian threatened with extinction unless motorists treat them ns though they amounted to somc- thing" "The pedestrian, at pres ent," said Stoeckel. ''is unable to impress anyone with any charac- teristic of his traffic importance, except his helplcssness, and withal has become so capable in the arts Of scurrying, sidestepplng and Jumping, that his rights have been lost. "If he is to survive, and unless conditions change for the better. he may be expected in the course of enough time, to be re- quired to evolve some form Of spyglass eye and frog legs"
 Declaring the humble pedcstrl- an is creature entitled to his street and highway rights" the former state motor vehicle com missioner, pleaded to give back what is his and make him an eOuai n,itk nth ave"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
CONGRESS SISFAR
 FROM HARMONY
 AT PRESENT TIME
Delay in the Decision on Gold Clause Adds to the Troubles

Washington, Feb. 4.-OP).- Congress returned to work today with administration leaders facing fresh perplexities created by post ponement of the supreme courts gold clause decision. Little con- structive legislation is likely until the decision is announced. So much depends on the outcome that con- gross may be expected to mark time except for routine matters un- til the court acts. New dealers ap- peared disappointed in postpone ment of decision which had been expected today. Tension increases. Fear the delay may result in stag nation of security markets was ex- pressed.
 The congressional situation is not satisfactory from an administration viewpoint. The setback on the world court last week threw party forces into disarray. Leaders, hop ing to rally broken party lines this week, now must tackle the job in an atmosphere of uneasiness which will not be dispelled until the court rules on the gold clauses. The con- troversial $4,8880. .000,000 work re- lief bill Is dueeto be reported out by the senate appropriations com mittee this week. It's appearance on the senate floor will be the signal for outbreaks not calculated to promote harmony.
 Dissatisfaction with the huge pa propriation bill, starting among re- publicans, has spread to some dem- ocrats. among them Chairman Car ter Glass of the appropriations committee, who was not consulted when the White House was pre- pairing the measure. It is now be- licved the gold clause decision will be returned next Monday, decision day. Chief Justice Hughes an- nounced Saturday, the court would not hand down a decision today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
COURT BILLS TO
 BE BROUGHT UP
 NEXT THURSDAY
Third Prosecutor in City Court and Traffic Court
 to Be Discussed

Proposals calling for the elini- nation of the office of third prose- cutor in the local city court and for the establishment of traffic court for the Waterbury district will come up for hearing before the state legislature on Thursday, 1t was learned today. The third prosecutor bill was introduced by Minority Leader John D. Thoms, local representative in the house. The traffic court bill is sponsored by Senator George T. Culhane.
 Waterbury's bills are apparent ly getting off to an early start as far as hearings are concerned. Two years ago the bill to eliminate the third prosecutor was not heard by the judiciary committee until late in the session. The measure two years ago failed of passage. There Is much speculation as to what will happen to the Thoms bill this ses- sion.
 Tho bill is aimed, although no name Is mentioned in the document now pending, at Prosecuting Attor- ney Charles Summa. The demo- cratic organization has been desir- ous of having his post vacated ana declared out of existence ever since
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
LAST CANCSTERS
 SOUGHT IN WEST


 Reno, Nev. Feb. A. -(UP)-Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell, only members Of the .Karpis- Barker gang still at large, were sought by state officers. and federal agents through the entire west today. b. P. Glenane. head of the Pacific coast division of the Bureau of In- vestigntlon, directed the hunt. The dcsperadoes who shot their, way out Of police trap in Atlantic City. N. J.. several weeks ago. were believed tU have fed to the west. Nevada's wastnlands and tie sparsely settled Sierra Nevada mountain region of California were believed the most likely refuges.
 Campbell wns seen in Reno q week ago and Karpis was thought to have been with hlnt Members of the KarpIs-Burker CT gang were known 10 have lived in Reno during October nnd Novem.. her of ,i033 II is believed They plotted the kldnaplng Of Edward rsremer durinG their stay hera
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
ROCKEFELLER OR FORD COULD GET
 OLD AGE PENSION
Doctor Townsend Plan of $2OO a Month Was
 Discussed

Washington, Feb -- CUP) - John D. Rockefeller or Henry Ford could qualify for the $200 month Townsend plan old-age pension and spend 1t all for whiskey if they wanted to, Dr r. F. Townsend agreed today during questioning by the house ways and means com mittee.
 Tho elderly country doctor ap- peared at hearing on the admin istration's economic security bill shortly after letter from E. b. Witte, administration social insur- ance expert, was made public at- tacking the Townsend plan. Witte warned that if enacted it would close all stock exchanges and cost the federal government $24.000,- 100000 Q year. Townsend. who re- fused to answer questions last week on advice of physicians, calmly agreed to be questioned today but admitted he was not an economist.
 Would your plan apply to John D. Rockefeller. J. Pierpont Morgan and Henry Ford as well as pau pers," asked Rep Samuel Hill. d, Wash.
 "Yes, they would be eligible" said Townsend, "but they would have to give up any salaried job they have so someone else could have work"
 "Only few wealthy people of course would apply, but we cant make the plan discriminatory. We want to stimulate business of all kinds. Not only beans and bacon but luxuries.
 Could they squander the $200 a month." Hill asked.
 :. "Why not?" replied Townsend. Its immaterial what they do. They could buy whiskey if they wanted to. We're not trying to reg ulate peoples morals, but what we want to do is to get money into circulation"
 Hill asked if the ? per cent transaction tax provided for In the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Local Elks WiU Joi1, h National Program
Plan for Stamping Out Present Un=American Practices in United States-l 400 Lodges Will
 Participate in Movement

The Waterbury lodge of Elks will join with the other 1,400 lodges, embracing 500,000 m e m b @ r s throughout the United States, in concentrated action toward the stamping out of un-American prac- tices in America this Thursday evening when Exalted Ruler Frank H. Bailey appoints 8 special com mittee to contact the Chamber of Commerce, the American Legion and other ex-service rganiza tions, women's clubs and service clubs.<
 MT Bailey recently. received a communication from the grand ex- alted ruler. Michael F. shannon, urging the support of the Water- bury lodge in the pro-American program. The communication was forwarded to the exalted rulers in the 1,400 Elks' lodges throughout the country.
 Asks For Signatures
 MT Shannon urged MT Bailey to obtain the signatures of five adult. Waterburians for each of the more than 2,O00 members of the Water bury lodge and forward the names to the Elks' National Memorial building in Chicago, not later than Feb. 22. Local names will bo
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
YOUTHS MAY BE
 REARRESTED ON
 NEW WARRANTS
Burns and ChurchelOw May Be Tried at This
 Court Term

Possibility loomed today that the office of States Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewis may ask for bench war rants for Robert Burns and Alex ander Churchelow, the two youths held as suspects in the Armour burglary case, In an effort to dis pose of the cases this month. Churchelow, one of the two sus- poets, went free Saturday when bonds of $7,O0O for his release were posted. 1t Is this development which may lead the state to bring the suspects up for trial this month rather than wait for the next crim- inal term, which does not start un- til April.
 Burns Is stin in New Haven county jail, where he and Churche- low went when they were bound over after a city court hearing. On charges of breaking and entering, bonds were set at $6.500 for each of the two, while $500 additional bonds were set on charge of tampering with state witness.
 Placed by State
 The latter charge was placed by
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
BRITISH PEACE
 AGREEMENT TO
 PLEASE GERMANY
Permits Rearmament With Certain PrOvisOs-Air
 Force Upheld
BY FREDERICK KUH litcd Press Staff Correspondent

London, Feb. 4-(UP)-Great Britain and France today offered to recognize German rearmament under proposals that would send the air forces of neighboring Eur opean nations against any nation that started a war.
 Three days of negotiating be- tween premiers and foreign minis- ters of the two great World War allies were brought to an end with a communique which envisaged q complicated series of regional trea- ties whose authority would be the bombing airplanes of their sigma tories.
 The negotiators based their agreement on a Germany which, recognized as an equal for negotis- tory purposes, would return to the League of Nations and participate in a general armaments treaty.
 The agreement was of major im- portance if for no other reason than that 1t represented a joint of- fer of the two great allied powers to Germany.
 The negotiations of the British
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

The ruling was generally &C., cepted as meaning that MacCrack- en will be obliged to serve the sentence at once.
 MacCracken served in the Hoov- CT administration and later be- came attorney for number of leading air lines.
 He and Col. l.. II. Brittin, then an executive of Northwest Air ways. were accused of withhold Ing documents subpoenaed by the senate Investigating committee. They were brought before the bar of the senate and To-day sentences imposed on both.
 Brittin served his time at once In the District of Columbia jail, but MacCracken fought the sem tence.
 Each State Must Decide
 Washington, Feb - U.P.)- The supreme court to-day handed down an important decision affect ing the requirements of state
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
WORKER KILLED
 HIS NEICHB0R

North Wilbahram, Mass. Feb 1 -(UP)--A 45-year-old mill work CT blasted out the life of a neigh bor with a shotgun volley today when he returned home and found the man talking with his young wife, state police said.
 After the shooting, Larry Bor- doni boarded bus and surren- dered at tho state police barracks In Monson.
 Bordoni. state police quoted him as recounting, had been suspicious of the friendship between his 1S- year-old wife, Antoinette, and James Parrota, 32.
 Arriving home unexpectedly, po- lice said, Bordoni secreted himself In n closet to overhear conversa- ton between Mrs Bordonl and Par- rota. He then emerged and killed Parrota, police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
Final Nelus Flashes
VALLEES TO FIGHT IT OUT

New York, Feb 4-UP)-A last-minute attempt by Supreme Court Justice Salvatore A. Cotillo to reconcile Rudy Vallee and his es- tranged wife, the former Fay Webb, or affect an amicable out-of-court settlement of her suit for increased alimony, failed today. The case will go to trial tomorrow with sensational evidence promised in Mrs Vallees attempt to set aside a $1OO week separation agreement as obtained by fraud. She seeks considerably larger DOT tion of the $60O,O00 she claims the crooner har- vests annually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
DERBY YOUTHS FREE OF CHARGE

Washington, Feb 4--(UP) The District of Columbia court of ap- peals today set aside. coniction of Edward J. Parlton, son of Il Derby. Conn, physician, and Alfred Il. smith on an arson charge In con- nection with a fraternity house fire here July 9. 1883.
 Attorney General Homer $. Cum mings. personally interesting him. self In the case. had filed con- fession of error on behalf of the government. The court ignored this action, but reversed the conviction because evidence was admitted im- properly by the trial court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
TEN KILLED IN
 MOTOR CRASHES

Boston. Feb 4--(UP)-Ten per- sons were killed in motor vehicle accidents In Massachusetts last week, according to the report of Registrar Morgan T. Ryan.
 This was two less than for the prevous week and six less than for the corresponding period last year.
 Victims included five pedes- trians, two coasters, an occupant, a motorcyclist and the lriver of a horse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
GREENWICH MAN IN CONTEMPT

White Plains, N. r., Feb P)-James Hackscher, of Greenwich, Conn, former $7O,O0O- a-year president of the Irving Trust com pany, was held in contempt of court today by Supreme Court Justice George H. Taelor, of White Plains. The ruling came when the court was informed Heckscher was $6,66666 behind in the $1O,OOO-a-year alimony he is under court order to pay his former wife, Mary Heckscher, of New York, who divorced him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
.FISCH BROUGHT PACKAGE TO HOME
 OF HAUPTMANN
Defense Claims It Held the Ransom Money He
 Gave Accused
By SIDNEY B. WHlPPLE United Press Staff COrreSIDOliIcn


 Pennington, N. J., Feb 4-(UP) Hans Kloppenburg. compatriot and friend of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, testified today that he saw Isidor Fisch carry a package into the Hauptmann home on the Saturday night before Fisch sailed for Germany.
 It was the defense contention that the package contained what was left of the $5O,O00 ransom money passed over the fence of St Raymond's cemetery. and into the hands of the Bronx extortioner. Kloppenburg's story from the witness stand was designed to clear Hauptmann of charges that he. collected the ransom money and, by inference, to place the guilt on Fisch.
 He swore than on the night when the state contends Haupt-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

restaurant, testified that Miss Sharpe and another girl, entered her establishment about 7:30 p. m on the night of the abduction. She could not recall the other girls name.
 Miss Sharpe, who committee sui- eide when she was being questioned about the Kidnapping, was carrying a blanket, according to Mrs Bone~ steel, and seemed very nervous. She said Miss Sharpe left the res- taurant about 9 D. m. when sev- cral men in an automobile called for her.
 Earlier Peter H. Sommer clung to the story that he saw two men held woman who resembled Miss Sharpe aboard New York city street car about four hours after the baby was kidnapped. The wom- an, he said, carried a baby.
 Ben Lupica testiied under direct examination that Hauptmann was not the man he saw in a Dodge ses
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb 4-(uP)--Gov. ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to Feb 1st. compared with tho corresponding period of, the previous fiscal year: ThIs Year Expenses Lnst Year $4,032, ,75G, 143.15 $3,52l. .407521.96
 Receipts $2,054, ,26S,42012 $I,6S9,6l2.39s,29
 Deficit
 $1.97s,492,723.03 $i,s3I,795.12367
 Cash Balance $2.295.546,415,S9 $4.434,713,155.lS