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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
BERTHA MOOREIS
 FREED FROM JAIL

Rutland, Vt, April S--(UP)- Miss Bertha Moore 40, distant rela- tive of former President. Calvin Coolidge. has been released from jail here after serving five months because she was unable to pay a S5OO0 alienation of affections judg- ment against her.
 It was understood that Miss Moore had transferred to Mrs Car men Gilman her interest in Q $S6.- co trust fund left by her uncle, former Governor w, w. Stickney of Ludlow.
 Miss Moore, former town clerk of Ludlow, was sued by Mrs Gil- man in 1884 for alleged alienation of the affections of Albert Gilbert, truck driver and former cemetery sexton.
 During the trial n letter was in- troduced in which Miss Moore nl- iegedly referred to Gilman as her sweet potato" Mrs Gilman was awarder $5000 damages. Bill was withdrawn October 3f last by John c. Sargent, attorney general in the Coolidge vabinet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
PRESIDENT WILL COMMENCE RELIEF
 WORK AT ONCE
Quits Vacation to Come Ashore, Sign Bill, Put
 Men to Work

Washington. April S-- CUP - President Roosevelt, in setting ouf to spend $4,ssO. 900. 900 for recoy-. cry, probably first will order $SS0,. OO0,O transferred to the federal emergency relief administration for direct relief. Next, he will make available to the Civilian Conserva- ton Corps, some of It's $600,000,- 900, badly needed to pay camp exvs penses and maintain 100000 mems bers. Then, in rapid order, he will issue a series of executive orders setting up administrative machin- cry to reach his first goal--elimins ation of relief rolls through enf-s ployment of 3,5o0.000 on governs ment financed projects.
 The chief executive ended his vacation fishing trip to put ashore at Jacksonville where he will sign the largest peace time bill in his- tory. He then will hasten back to the capital to take personal charge. The $SS0,000,00 to be transferred to the EZRA was ear- marked in the bill for direct reliefs Relief Administrator Harry l.. Hops kins now has only enough money to feed and clothe the nations 20, 800, ,O0O needy through this week.
 Harold l.. Ickes, hard boiled sec-l retary of the interior, is to continue as PWA administrator. loaning from the new $9O0. 100000 public works fund to political subdivisions for construction. He also will have charge of $262.000.000 more ad- vanced FERA, and the $460,000,@ 900 allotted for slum- clearance and loW-cost housing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
8OOPounds OfCopper Stolen Sunday Night
Taken From South Plant of American Brass CO-De- tectives, Searching for Thieves, Found Valuable
 Cutting Torch, Gauge in Abandoned House

Detectives started out this morning in search of 800 pounds ' of copper, worth $25, stolen last night from the south plant of the American Brasss Co.,, but returned to headquarters, not with the cop per but with a. cutting torch and pressure gauges valued at more than $100. ownership of the latter equipped had not been established at police headquarters early this afternoon.
 Eieut. Detective William Pollard and Detective William Foley were the two who found the torch and gauges while seeking the thieves who entered the grounds of the brass company plant last night. In the theft, the thieves had to scale a 20 foot wall near the Naugatuck river. The copper, In the form Of heavy cables, was then dragged for Q considerable distance.
 The two detectives located tho torch and the gauges while search ing the cellar of an abandoned house on Railroad Hill street. across the river from the scene of the copper theft last night. The equipment was taken to police headquarters and efforts begun to locate its owner. No complaint of the loss of any such equipment has been made to the police in re- cent weeks.
 Footprints and the marks of the heavy copper dragged along the ground enabled the detectives to follow the trail of the loot stolen last night as far as the river. There the trace was lost, and the detec- tives began the search on Railroad Hill street which ended with the finding of the valuable cutting torch equipment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
TWO POLICEMEN
 PREVENT WOMAN
 FROM SUICIDE ACT
Susie Puzemis Was Try- ing to Climb Bridge
 When Dragged Down

Arrival of two policemen on their way to work resulted in the saving from death or serious injury of a Brooklyn woman who was appar- ently attempting to commit. suicide by jumping off the bridge across the Naugatuck river on Freight street as S:30 this morning. The woman was climbing the granite wall at the side of the bridge when Patrolmen Carl Hespelt and Wall ter Overton, walking to the police station to so on duty at 4 o'clock. saw her.
 The two policemen raced from the Chase Park end of the bridge to the spot where the woman was on the bridge and pulled her down to safety despite her struggles. The police patrol wagon was called and Patrol Driver John Moynihan and Patrolman Paul Buckmiller took the woman to headquarters.
 At the police station, the woman Identified herself as Suzie Puzemis. 32, of 31 North Leonard street. She was sent to her home at 7:3O this morning by Desk Officer Capt Richard LeRoy.
 the bridge is hardly deep enough for drowning, there Is n drop of more than 20 feet and the woman would have been seriously injured or perhaps killed if she carried out he.' intention, and managed to leap from the cC crete span. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
Suicide Blamed Broker For
 Death--Has Daughter Here

of public utilities, an nounced, however, that he had been Investigating the c. D. Parker company and all of its subsidiaries. Friends revealed that Tufts and the Boston broker to whom he gave full credit" for his death had been involved in repeated litiga- tons during the past 10 years, and that Tufts held the broker indirect ly responsible for the $l6,OOO,OO0 suit.
 Tufts suicide cut short the meto- oric career in high finance of n man who rose from $S-a-week office boy to the status of multi millionaire. His wealth at death was not known, but he once repu- tedly was worth $9,000.000. He was an officer in no less than AZ corporations. Born at historic Lexington on Bunker Hill day in 1884, Tufts was decended from the revolutionary hero, Peter Tufts, who helped fortify Dorchester heights. Mrs Octavia W. Tufts was attending the national congress of the Red Cross in Washington when informed of her husbands death, and returned home by plane.
 Daughter Teaches Here
 A son. Bowen c. Tufts. 24, Yale senior, was brought home last night from the North Conway N. H. hospital to which he had been confined with hip injuries suffered in . skiing accident. Tufts also leaves two daughters. Janne IG, Winchester high school student and Mary (Polly) Tufts, gyhma- tics teacher in . school at Water bQrM Genn@ -...,-.....,4-....a.svv--.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
NAzLS FAILED TO GET CONTROL OF
 DANZIC'S DIET
Fell Short of Two Third Majority-They Polled
 Heavily, However

Danzig, April 8--UP)-German Nazism suffered severe moral set back in Danzig's diet election, re- turns showed today.
 The Nazi party's leading orators had come here to reinforce the high pressure propaganda for which Nazism Is noted. The diet election of yesterday was to be an unofficial plebiscite in which the Germans of Danzig would tell the world they wanted to rejoin Ger many. The Nazis shot for a two- thirds majority in the diet as n minimum, but actually hoped for q larger one. Instead they boiled 139,200 of the total 230,000 votes, on the basis oi provisional final returns. Their percentage of votes was 60.52 They elected, 1t wns indicated. A of the total of 72 members in the diet.
 Victory Was Defeat
 Their apparent victory was q de- feat. They had 38 seats in the pre- vious diet, and in addition three members of other parties turned Nazi. to make their actual total Al. Hence they gained but three seats. They wanted total of at least AS, and believed they would get more.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08

Winchester, Mass. April S-(U P)-Middlesex county authorities planned today to question prom inent Boston real estate broker blamed in Q farewell note for tho suicide of Bowen Tufts, 50. Boston financier, and amateur artist."You told me that you would keep after me until you got me, Now you can take full credit for my death" read the sryptic messeage ad- dressed to the broker and found on Tufts lifeless body in the gar agenear his palatial homo here Saturday. Tufts suicide, by carbon monoxide fumes from his auto mobiles exhaust, came dramati- caliy within 24 hours after the filing of a $16,000,000 suit against him and tho 0. D. Parker com pany of Boston.
 Investment Dwindled
 On Saturday Attorney William l.. Sullivan at Boston charged that a public investment of $i0.000,0OO in the Seaboard Utilities Shares corporation, of which Tufts also was an officer, had dwindled 10 S19SS by December Sl last. Pe- titioning for appointment of . re- ceiyer. no asked that Tufts, Chancy ID, Parker and other officers and directors be held liable for the losses. A few hours before com hitting suicide. Tufts dictated by telephone to . Boston newspaper reporter Q statement denying that tho seaboard corporation was in serious financial, straits.
 In Much Litigation
 John 0. Hull, director Of the securities diyision of the state de'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
HOTEL CARDE HAD
 EXCITING BLAZE

New Haven, Conn. April S. (UP)--Fire starting in freight elevator on the third floor of the Hotel Garde drove 153 guests scantily clad into the streets early today.
 Mrs Sally Mckay. Providence. R. T.. blinded by the dense smoke in her third flor room. was led down a fire escape to safety.
 The blaze was discovered by q night watchman. Walter Russell. night clerk, plugged in all tele- phones to arouse the sleeping guests. all of whom were accounted for when the fire had been extin- guished.
 Damage was believed to have been caused mostly by smoke and water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
WILL
 START BATTLE

Boston. April 8---(UP)-A con certed drive against the cotton processing tax and Japanese tex tile competition was started today by the National Association of Cot ton Manufacturers with 0 bulletin urging employers to insert explana- tory statements in the pay en- velopes of their workers. The asso- citation represents the textile mills of the north.
 "The processing tax on cotton is one of the principal reasons for the curtailed schedule with which most mills are raced. either vol untarily or under one of the group programs" the bulletin stated. This condition is of vital import ance to every employe in every plant, and we suggest that through payrooll inserts the importance of the processing tax In this curtail- ment be brought to the attention of all employees" About 100000 employees in New England, New York and Pennsylvania are expect ed to join in tho drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
JIMMY NELSON IS SAFELY OVER
 HIS OPERATION
Doctors Report Was Very { Pleasing Alyce Mc-
 Henry Is Very Happy

Fall River, Mass, April B. (IJP) Jimmy Neilson's temperature dropped to normal today and the California upside-down stomach boys general condition was de- scribed as good" An unsigned bulletin issued at 9 a. m. at Trues- dale hospital read: Temperature normal. Pulse 100. Respiration 24. Discomfort subsiding. General con- dition good" The 13 year old boys inverted stomach, lighted in q 9O-minute operation performed Saturday by Dr Philemon E. Truesdale. today was to receive orange juice and milk as he was placed on a graduated diet.
 The diet will be similar to thnt with which Alyce Jane McHenry. 10. of Omaha, Neb. made her swift recovery from an upside-down stomach operation performed by the same surgeon March 4. Still at the hospital Alyce now enjoys boefsteak and walks unaided. To- morrow or Wednesday, Jimmy probably will be allowed beef broth. Doctors indicated that Alyce would not be permitted to visit Jimmy for several days. They have become great pals during their week tO gether at the hospital. For tho present, only Jimmy's parents, MT and Mrs Douglas Nelson of San Jose. Calf, will be admitted to his room. v
 Alyce was overjoyed when this mornings optimistic bulletin on Jimmy's condition was read to her by her mother, Mrs Leuella Pack ard McHenry. "Oh, I'm so happy" the child exclaimed. "I know Jimmy will get well just like l have."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
MUTUAL AID PLEDGE FOR
 SIX MONTHS
Twelve.MOnth Period Was Dropped at Meeting
 of Association
ANNUAL MEETING WAS
 HELD LAST WEEK
All Officers Reelected at Session With Mayor
 Hayes as Chairman

Mutual Aid pledges have been renewed on the prevail ing scale for a period of only six months, William M. liar ris, executive secretary of the Mutual Aid Unemploy- ment Fund said today. The decision to abandon the IF month period, which has been in effect for several years, in favor of the shorter term, was reached at the annual meet ing of the organization held Friday, MT. Harris said.
 He explained that officers and committee members of the Mutual Aid felt that in view of the general uncertainty of federal relief polI- cies the six-month pledge period should be adopted. The pledges arc effective from April 15 to october 15.
 Because of its unique relief sys- tenn Waterbury has suffered in the apportionment of federal funds m the past. The adoption of the six month pledge will therefore give the city an opportunity to take advantage of any change which may be made in federal or state relief administration.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
WomanFl FlyerKnocked Out Man To Saue Ship
Annette Gipson Took Boy Friend Up to Give Him Thrill-fie Went Air Crazy-Used Weapon to
 Put Him to Sleep and Landed Safely

New York. April 8 - CUPo- Pilot Annette Gibson took a boy friend up for a spin. The plane was in each cockpit. They flew over New York, enjoyed the scenery. Miss Gipson nosed the plane down for landing. In flash. 1t went into a skid and earth and sky spun before her eyes in dizzy whirl. Curtains" thought Miss Gipson. exercising hysterical strength on the frozen stick, II, gave. She right ed the ship, looked up into the white face Of. the man whose lips whose cheeks burned With email patches of coIor. s
 Froze to Controls
 She gesticulated expresslvely meaning: You fool! Don't freeze onto those controls again. The roar of the propeller precluded any possibility of talk. She flew in circles on an even keel, trying to reassure him and steady his nerves. Again she came over the airfield. nosed the plane down. The earth came rising rapidly to meet them. She looked at the passenger in the front cockpit. She saw beads of perspifAtion on his neck. saw his shoulders hunch. She threw all her strength against her control stick an instant before he froze to his. The ship, however. side slipped, keeled over on it's tail.
 Thought It Curtains
 "Can IF" Miss Gipson asked her self. "Or is this really curtains?" For sickening seconds she jerked at stick that seemed embedded in concrete. She saw the blurred
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
Crlmes Thcy Commltted

Crimes They Committed
 Leopold is serving q life sentence for his part in the burning of the Moynihan block on Baldwin street in 1928 when two children and q firebug lost their lives. Leopold has appeared every year before the board of pardons and In addition was heard by the federal court on a habeas corpus petition.
 Olive Burke is the Negress who was sentence in 1892 for having stabbed her husband in Cooke street apartment house with q penknife. His death occurred short ly afterward. This Is her first ap- plication to the board.
 Sullivan and Distefano were sentenced with Baron Torkomian In the famous Isabelle Lituaitis case. Ciarlo was sentenced to q long term in 1892 for having taken part in the Sanditz X Traurig bank robbery. He was one of four youths arrested and given long terms.
 Dennis Mccarthy Is serving 25 to 30 years as an habitual criminal, having been sentenced in April of 1892 as a third offender. Bowen, is a Southbury resident sentenced to serve from to 12 years in 1883 on a statutory charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
TORNADO LEAVES
 B KNOWN DEAD

Gloster. Miss. April s--(UP)-- A tornado that swept through southwestern Mississippi and east ern Louisiana Saturday night left n toll of 33 known dead and more than 200 injured today.
 This village of 1,200 was In ruins. Not q building in tho business dis trict escaped damage. The Red Cross set up relief headquarters here Sunday and eco workers from Q camp near Glovar, Miss. were sent to aid survivors.
 The tornado struck here first. then ripped eastward to Gillsburg. levelling farm homes and destroy ing crops. It crossed the Mississippi river below Natchez after striking Woodville. At Lake Providence, La, 10 persons were drowned when houseboat capsixed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
LABOR DEPT IS TRYING TO HALT
 RUBBER STRIKE
Akron Voting Still Goes on Among Unions of Tire
 Companies

Washington, April S-(UP)- The labor department. warned. by the American Federation of Labor that strike of Akron rubber workers Is Imminent" today planned to intervene. Services of conciliators will be offered both sides If a strike is called when votes of three major plants are counted, department officials said. The administration Is especially anxious to avoid 0 strike which many fear might spread to other industries from which disquieting reports have come recently. These include automobile, steel. textile, and coal workers. The Akron dis pute involves a major point in cur rent differences between industry and labor-section "a of MIRA. The American Federation of Labor unions in the Goodrich, Goodyear and Firestone plants demanded their recognition to bargain col lectively under section 7-a. The companies refused.
 Akron, O.. April S--(UP)- While definite word came from Washington that the labor depart ment would intervene if a strike Is called in the giant rubber in- dustry, union workers at Firestone and Goodrich, two of the "big three" continued to ballot today in a waik-out poll. Goodyear union- fists, in their vote last week, voted almost unanimously for a strike. Their ballot count will be made public sometime after workers at the other plants finish voting We'd nesday night,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08

1914.
 Spy Game Booming
 For 10 years, while the Versailles treaty and the disarmament of the former central empires was more or less a fact, the espionage busi- ness was in the doldrums. Now, with the threat of war on every hand, 1t Is booming.
 Activities of this army of spies, misunderstanding commercial investigators--at 500.000, have late ly come to light through an in- creasing number of exposures, con- victions, and in some cases the execution of them.
 Two women, of noble birth, have been beheaded in Germany. Twen- ty-three, including two Americans, are now on trial in Paris. Hundreds more are in flight. Several others are known to have committed sui eide. Yet these are only the cases that have been given publicity, for until the intelligence service of any nation has all the information
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
United Press European News Manager Talks
 With Each of Them { NEIGHBOR DISTRUSTS
 NEIGHBOR OVER THERE Common People Believe War Near Are Buying
 Up Gas Masks !
BY WEBB MILLER

BY WEBB MILLER United Press European News
 Manager)
 Copyright 1885 by United Press
 All Rights Rcserved.) London, April 8-(UP-l telephoned to some of the principal European bureaus of the United Press today to find out what nations are pre- pairing for war, to what extent and against whom.
 They all are preparing. Align- ments are uncertain, but every nsl- ton is taking precautions against attack by every other nation. Neighbor distrusts neighbor.
 There is more militarism in the world than at any time in it's his- tory.
 Common People Fear It
 Here Is the pictures:
 The common people of Europe in recent weeks have become iil- fected with the fear of war. Here In England you meet people in the street who tell you they are buy- ing gas masks and considering coii- structing private bomb shelters n their cellars. In France. many are buying pamphlet describing what to do in case of air raids or gas attacks.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
SERIOUS FIRE
 STRUCK PARIS

Paris, April 8--(U.P.)--A Eer@ ious fire started to-day in the Pals. ace of Justice in the heart of the city near Notre Dame Cathedrals The fire started in the buildings St Louis Tower, classed us . hiss torical monument.
 The fire destroyed the roof 0r the Conciergerie tower. in which Marie Antoinette was held prisoner until she was guillotined.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
JAps sEIzn FMEIGHTER

Mako. p'ormosa, Tuesday, April 9--(UP)--Guarding against possi- ble espionage, Japanese authorities today held the Netherlands frelght- CT Juno and It's crow while they investigated the ships entry into a sone fortified by the Japanese gov ernment. The Juno's captain said the craft was forced to put Into tho restricted gone for refuge dur ing . storm at sea- :. assl.s. ~. sAaau.a,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
FUNERAL RITES
 OF MSGR NEALE

Meriden. Conn. April S-(U.P.) The Most Rev Maurice Y. McAu- life. bishop of the Hartford pio- cese. officiated at Q pontifical sol- emn high requiem mass to-day during funeral services for Mon- signor John Neale, pastor of St Roses church, who died at Ball. timore last week.
 The body of the priest lay in state at the church Sunday to re- ceive the final tribute of parish- toner's with whom he had been as- sociAted for 2t yearss, -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
|SARAZEN- WOOD
 IN GREAT BATTLE
Were All Square After 5 H0les--Sarazan Then
 Began to Lead

Augusta. Ga. April s--(uP)-- Playing sub-par golf on a soaked course, Gene Sarazen today led Craig Wood, Deal, N. l., by four strokes at the halfway mark on their 36-hole playoff for the Au- gusta national golf championship. Sarazen scored 71 for the morning IS holes. Wood had 75. Par is 72.
 Wood outdrove sarazen on all but two holes. but the big blonde often was off line with his ap- breaches. Each had 36 on the out ward nine. Sarazen missed form figures at the first and at the short sixth but a great approach to the second and n 20-foot putt on the seventh gave him birdies to, offset
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
SHOT TO DEATH

Pittsburgh, April - (UP) - James Laughlin. 3rd, member of the family which founded the Jones and Laushlin Steel Corpora tion, was found shot to death today in Orlando, Fla, the company an- nounced here. The corporation had no details.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April 8 (UP)--Govs ernment expenses and receipts Tor the current fiscal year to April 6ths compared with the correspondiQm period of the previous fiscal years l This Year Expenses Last YeaE $5,166,414,006. 20 $5,O3s.19S,42S,Sf $2,9s4, ,sO7 ,300.77 $2,3et.0ss,ss6,I Y ;s,sss,,os, ,7o.5s D'"'''s 'ss,s74iso,5s7if
 Cash Balance g, 5s,S7Ss7sli $A7it.sso,sisbo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-08
LOCAL WOMEN TO SPEAK FOR JURY
 SERVICE BILLS
Mrs Frank J. NeWcOmb, Mrs Joseph J. Davis to
 Support Measures

Mrs. Frank J. Newcomb and Mrs. Joseph J. Davis of this city will represent the local League of Women Voters tomorrow in Hart ford when hearing takes place on two bills before the Judiciary com mittee of the legislature calling for jury service for women. Mrs. New comb is president of the Waterbury branch of the league. Mrs. Davis Is chairman of the legal status of women committee.
 Mrs. Newcomb and Mrs. Davis will speak in favor of the two bills. one of which was introduced by Attorney Agnes Burns of Hartford. a member of the house. Mrs. Mar jorie Farmer of Darien Is the sponsor of the second bill.