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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14

New York, June IA problem
perhaps not originally foreseen has
arisen in connection with inaugu-
ration Of airplane service across
the Pacific ocean. It concerns the
fate Of the birds which have been
virtually the only denizens of the
Midway and Wake Islands, but
which now must share these dots
of land with the colonies Of me-
chanics and other attendants which
will be established there. The Ma
tional Association Of Audubon So
cieties announced to-day that II
had received assurance from the
United States Navy, which controls
the islands, that measures would
be taken to protect the birds.
Danger to the birds will not
come so much from the men
themselves as from the pets and
the domestic animals which they
may bring to the islands with them.
A still greater peril will be the in
PRODUCTION of rats and mice, which
often follows the establishment of
civilization. The Audubon Assoc
citation believes that precautions
should be taken TO control any
animals which accompany the COLI
onists, and that strong measures
should be taken to keep rats and
mice, which certainly no one de-
sires on the islands, off.
Great Island Rookeries
There are great rookeries of sea-
birds on both islands, which also
have the ornithological distinction
OF being probably the only places
In the world where fightless rails
are found. These odd and rare
birds are In especial need Of pro-
lection, both because they cannot
save themselves by taking to the
air, like most of thetr kind, and be-
cause they have become tame
through years of safety.
Tlightless, these rails lack the
attribute which is the distinguish
ing one OF most birds. Other birds
which cannot fly. are the penguins,
the ostriches and allied forms, in
GLIDING the emu, the cassowary
and the rhea; the kiwi and a
fiightless cormorant found In the
Pacific. It's lack of ability to fly
contributed largely to the extinc-
tion Of the great aux.
Originally, these rails came from
Laysan Island. Then rabbits were
Introduced there, and promptly de-
voured practically all Of the plants
on the island. This led to the ex-
tinction OF the rails on Laysan but
before the last had gone, some
were transplanted to Midway and
Wake Islands. There they seemed
to be prospecting.
Endangered by Animals
Now, however, they are threat
ened again. Not only might the
men stationed on the islands as
service crews for the planes ex-
pected soon to be passing between
the United States and the Orient
harm them, but they would be en-
dangered by animals which the
men took with them.
From what naturalists who have
visited the islands have seen of
them, these perky six-inch birds
would walk right up to cat or
dog without the least show of tim
idity.
The Audubon Association called
the attention of the Navy DEPART
ment to. the possibility of the ex-
tinction of these Interesting birds,
and received from Admiral w. III.
STANDBY, letter saying in part,
at am pleased to inform you that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14

John street church in New York
city; and Professor James B. Pratt,
of the department Of philosophy at
Williams College.
Ching-Jun Linn, president Of
Fukien Christian University at
Foochow, China, will lalso take part
in, the commencement exercises.
Fukien Christian University was
founded by group Of American
and British Missionaries in 1915,
and Edwin @. Jones, Wesleyan '04.
was elected the first president. At
ter his death, Bishop John Gowdy,
wesleyan, '96, became president,
and he was succeeded by Ching
Jun Lin IN 1927.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14
CORRECTION

The Palace Dyers and Cleaners
are making a special this week for
men and are cleaning and blocking
mems felt hats for 20 cents. with
coupon from Democrat. This does
not mean Panama hats and cor
rection is made at this time be-
cause of fact that announcement
made earlier In week did moi
specify the kind of hat. Remen-
Der this price holds good on felt
hats only. sis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Louis Collette, 169 South Elm
street; Louise Caputo, $40 Francis
street.
Emilio Marinelli, 100 Carver
street; Lena Dallesandro, so Locust
street. @
Charles Cecilio, az Bishop street;
Concetta DiLeo, 17s Lakewood
road.
Artemio Martins, 204 Abbott ave-
nue.; Blanche Begin, 204 Abbott
avenue.
Adoption of official bottles Of
special color and shape to be used
only for poisons, Is being urged In
the Irish Free State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14

A 17-year-old farmer boy pur-
chased the toll rights OF a bridge
in England for $7150 at this years
annual auction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14

Music was provided By the Creei
Brothers orch6otra.
Represented IN the assembly
were many prominent local organ
izations, while there were Others
present prominent In civic, fraterf
nal and social life.. There In large
numbers were members of the
police department.
Commissioner Harry w. Minor
Of the police board acted as toast
master. The committee on arrange
ments was headed by Lieutenant
Detective Joseph Stevens. The
toastmaster on behalf Of the as
sembly, presented the guest Of
Of honor with q purse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14

Akiddletown, Conn, June IA 49,
Twelve distinguished Americana
win be among the guests Of honor
&C Wesleyan Uhiveristy's 10Srd
Commencement on the Denison
Terrace Sunday evening and will
participate, with the members Of
the faculty, candidates for advanced
degrees and the ITO graduating
members Of the senior class, In the
academic procession.
DR.. George w. Dawson, president
OF the Board of Trustees OF Wes-
leyan, will preside at the Com
mencement exercises, in the abb
sence Of President James L. Nc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14

Notice Of q consignment Of 246
cartons Of canned hamburger for
local distribution was received to-
day by wallace J. InglIs, assistant
commodity director. The shipment
will be brought here from the fed
eral commodity warehouse in New
Haven and distributed to families
on, the relief rolls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-14
MORTAR, pEsrLH 500 YEARS

Mineral welIs Tex. llNn3-
Glenn johnson has mortaS End
pestle over 500 years ola. II Seuit
from Mexico ana IL believed 90
have been made in Spain. = T.
made Of cast iron and q n goen
condition.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
JAIL
TERMS FOR
V|OLATORS
Recovery Gains Recited In
Message That Hits Critics
Of Code Regulations
BY EARL GOODWIN

President Roosevelt today asked
Congress to extend the NRA for
two years beyond June Is, it's ex.
piration date under present law,
and in so doing he declared that
to abandon the NRA entirely
would spell the return of indus
trial and labor chaos"
Prepared for violent outbreak
in Congress from sources opposed
to the industrial and labor fea-
lures of the codes, the President
took occasion in his message
which was laid before both
houses today. to urge the neces-
sity for the Blue Eagle codes.
He declared:
by your action you will sus-
tain and hasten the process of
industrial recovery which we
are now experiencing; you will
tighten the burdens of unem-
pIOyed and economic security"
HITS BACK AT CRITICS
He reminded Congress that the
NRA came into existence in an
emergency and that despite some
of it's evident flaws it has done q
tremendous job toward recovery:
he informed Congress that the
NRA was the biggest factor in
giving Unemployment to 10000
people," Pointing out great
achievements toward recovery, the
President said:
"Only carping critics and
those who seek either political
advantage or the right again to
indulge in unfair practices or
exploitation of labor or con.
SumerS deliberately seek to quar-
rel over the obvious fact that
o great code of law, of order
and of decent business cannot
be created in day or year."
The new NRA law, the Presi.
dent advised, must check and
clarity the codes as they have
been built up under the present
law, declaring that some codes
are even now puzzling to those
who must administer them as we'll
as those who operate under them.
Child Labor Gone
Policies and standards. there
fore, he advised should be stand
ardized: voluntary submission to
codes should be encouraged, but
unqueStioned power should re-
main with the Government in
fair practice, minimum standards
of fair competition, and especially
adequate standards in labor rela'
tions. On this point the Presi'
dent declared definitely:
Child labor must not be al
lowed to return; the fixing Of
minimum wages and maximum
hours is practical and neces'
Sary."
On the famous section Ia,
President Roosevelt said:
"The rights of employees to
freely organize for the purpose
of collective bargaining should
be fully protected"
On the subject of monopoly.
which is stirring Congress, the
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
DREAM
SHATTERED

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 90.
The dreams of Helen Gloria AL
bert, daughter of a Chicago realty
broker, for romance with a prince
have been shattered.
She was married last Wednes-
day in Yuma, Ariz., to Michael
Kildischeff, a publicity man and
self-styled Russian prince, from
whom she is now seeking an an
nulment.
The prince" is alleged to have
checked out of their Los Angeles
hotel suite when Miss Albert was
informed that he is supposed to
have another wife in Syracuse,
NJ "
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Will Rogers
Says:

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 20.
Papers full Of the gold decision.
Folks couldn't be any more ex-
cited If they had any gold.
Quite a few of the editorials
have shown what the court
ought to have done.
We are always saying, 'Let
the law take its course" but
what we mean is. Get the law
take our course" 1 have told a
lot Of alleged little jokes about
the court splitting five to four
on everything including the
weather, so 1 have been vindi-
Gated in this decision, but re-
gardless Of that, / think they are
q mighty trusty pillar for our
country to lean on. But / do
think there was just q slight
warning in that decision to the
Democrats to not try any more
monkey business.
Copyright. 1888, Mcknight syndieate)
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Is In Denver Raid
Jailed For Nudity

DENVER, Feb. 20 G.N.sD.
Twenty-Five alleged nudists were
in the city jail today charged
with frequenting disorderly
house and contributing to juve-
nile delinquency as the result of
a police raid on the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garrison in
the south part of the city last
night.
All but two members of the
group, raiding officers declared,
were unclothed when police ar
rived. Most of those arrested
were middle-aged men and
women. There were also four
children in the group.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
TAXI MEN LOSE
: :ON|NSURANCE

Independent cab drivers in
Washington who sought compul-
sorry insurance for their vehicles
lost their battle today when the
House District Committee reported
favorably the auto libality insur-
ance bill.
The bill provides for revocation
of operators permits when the
drivers are unable to pay judg-
ments brought against them in
accidents.
The bill does not contain pro-
visions for mandatory insurance
policies for automobile drivers.
Several spokeSmen for independent
cab drivers told Representative
Mary T. Norton CD of New Jer-
sey, chairman of the committee,
they had been denied a proper
hearing in defense of their plea
for compulsory insurance.
Several members of the commit
tee desired hearings be held again
on the measure, but after a vote
a proposed amendment of com
pulSory insurance for taxicab
drivers was stricken out and no
further hearings were granted.
The committee also reported
favorably on the Ellenbogen bill
providing fund of $4,000 for
needy blind persons in Washing
ton. The bill does not specify
any amount to be granted the
blind persons here. The measure
will be administered by the Pub.
lie Welfare Department begin
ming July l of this year.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
MASTER SPY
COST LIVES
OFSCORES
SosnoWsky Activities H eId
Responsible For Execution
Of 54 German Agents
BY PIERRE J. HUSS
tCopyrIght, 1888. by International
News SerVice)

BERLIN, Feb. 20 UNSO
Fifty-four German spies abroad
were executed through the amaz-
ing activities of dashing Capt.
George Won Sosnowsky, Polish spy
in Berlin, it was privately revealed
today by certain officials whose
names cannot be divulged, but
who sat in at the trial of Europe's
Master Spy"
Captain Won S nowSky Is
under sentence of life imprison-
ment, and two German women
confederates have been decapi'
tated, but in his seven years of
intrigue he nearly succeeded in
wrecking the widespread German
system of espionage, the trial was
said to have brought out.
Facts Kept Secret
There was considerable specula"
ton as to whether two other re-
cent executions in Germany were
connected with the Sosnowsky
case.
On February 9, Kurt Boehm, of
Ludwigshaven, and Paul Merz, OF
Stuttgart, were put to death here
for betraying military secrets.
They were convicted BY the Reo-
pies Court in the falT OF 1884 and
at the time Of their execution no
information concerning their activ-
tiles was released by the govern
ment.
For those seven years the Ger
man intelligence service franti-
cally, but fruitlessly, searched for
the powerful spy who gradually
became known on secret service
records as Herr K"
All the time German agents
abroad were dwindling in num-
ber, directly or indirectly through
his efforts. Tip after tip from
Berlin brought a. series of secret
trials iE countries suspicious of
Germany, and executions before
firing squads or on the gallows
followed, said the trials ohserv"
ers.
Used Pretty Women
All this time handsome Capt.
Won SosnoWsky was carrying on
his espionage behind the cloak
of gay parties in his luxurious
apartment just across the street
from the Reichswehr - standing
army-miniStry. whose secrets he
sought to extract.
He succeeded, by operating
through pretty women who at
tended his salons, in filching
some of the best German military
and field technical plans. the
trial revealed. He even induced
one aristocratic woman to marry
a highly placed technical expert
and rifle her husbands papers
during his absence.
Finally the late hours and ex.
pensive clothes of one of Sosnow-
sky's own agents led to an ex-
pose of his protracted activities,
and the headsman's ak fell on
the necks of Baroness Bonita
Won Berg and Frau Renate Won
Natzmer.
Sosnowsky himself may yet go
Scot-free, in exchange for some
German prisoner in Poland.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
CAIRNS DATA
, REPORTED
.. ! MISSING
Lost documents Include
pa Testimony on Charges
Against officer w

! Part of the records of the Rog'
ers subcommittee Of the House
Military Affairs Committee are
mysteriously missing, The Times
learned exclusively today.
The missing records deal in
part with the committee inveSti"
CATION of charges against Comdr.
Ralph D. Weyerbacher, distin-
guished Navy flying officer and
one of the outstanding aeronauti'
cal authorities in the world, who
is being investigated by a Navy
court of inquiry.
Commander Weyerbacher Is
charged before the court with al
legged "unethical" dealings with
Edmund D. Cairns, airplane in
ventor, with attempts to intimi-
date Mr.. Cairns in an effort to
make him change his testimony
before the House committee and
with attempts to obtain informa'
ton of the actions of the commit
tee.
Charges Repudiated
Appearing before the court,
Mr.. Cairns repudiated all his
charges against the naval officer,
and other witnesses summoned
by the Government also broke
down the charges. -isssssssalssai5 =. :
The Government is expected
to rest its case today following
the appearance of Brig. Gen.
William B. Mitchell, wartime
commander of the Army Air
Corps.
It was learned today that the
testimony of Mr.. Cairns given
before the Rogers subcommittee
is missing" in regard to the
charge of intimidation.
The fact that the records were
missing was contained in a highly
confidential report submitted to
the Secretary of the Navy which
resulted in the ordering OF the
court of inquiry.
The officer who made this re-
port to the Secretary stated he
had beer informed that the notes
on this important testimony had
disappeared and could not be
found. In spite of this fact, the
charge was contained in the Off
cial presentment.
Up to Secretary
While the Disappearance of this
part of the testimony has been
officially reported, it was ru.
mored that more than half of
the testimony taken by the COM
mittee has vanished.
After hearing the charges OF
Mr.. Cairns. the House committee
decided that the matter was one
for the Secretary Of the Navy to
pass on, it was testified before
the court of inquiry yesterday.
From another source, however,
1t was stated that there was an
indirect threat that unless the
court of inquiry was called, there
would be a Congressional investi-
cation of the entire Navy air
service.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Hillman Will Quit
|NLRB, Says Greene

HARTFORD. Conn, Feb. 20
G.N.SD-Sidney Hillman, presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers of America. will re-
sign from the National Labor Re-
lations Board at Washington with
in two days, effective February %,
Leonard j. Greene. international
organizer of the United Textile
Workers of America, said today.
Mr.. Greene also said other A. F.
of L. representatives would quit
the NRA following the recent
breach between President Roose-
Velt and the A. F., of L.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Long Count Barry
Begins Trial Fight

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 G.N.sO.
With the jury completed and
sworn. Dave Long Count" Barry,
referee of the second Dempsey
Tunney fight, went on trial in
criminal court today on charge
of embezzling $55,O0O from the
Amalgamated Trust & Savings
Bank.
Mr.. Barry was brought to trial
with a co-defendant, Abraham
Karatz, former st. Paul Attorney.
Joseph Baiata, alleged leader sud-
denly changed his plea of not
guilty to guilty. He was charged
with working out the details of
plot whereby the Abraham Lincoln
Life Insurance Company was to
have been purchased with EN-.
bezzled money.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
FOREIGN MEDAL
BAN URGED
International News Service

Declaring that American citizens
have been practically "bribed" by
award of foreign decorations, Rep,
resentative Knutson (RD OF
Minnesota today introduced bill
prohibiting any American from &C
cepting a foreign decoration ex'
cept for World War services. Mr..
KnutSon said:
"The time has come to put a
stop to the vicious practice that
has been INDUCED in by foreign
governments for many years in
Seducing American citizens and
neutralizing their allegiance to
this country through the be-
stOwal of decorations and titles.
MANY an American who
could not be bought with gold
has been influenced by the ac- .
ceptance Of some bauble from
a foreign country. This has had
a most debilitating effect on our
foreign policy and no doubt has
been a c0ntributory factor in
our number of financially ire
Sp0nSible European nations"
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Real Estate Man,
Once Rich, Missing

BOSTON, Feb. 20 GN.SO.
Moses H. Gulesian, II, whose
real estate millions shrunk to
a few thousand dollars, was re-
ported missing today.
His abandoned automobile was
found near the University Club
where, police said, he had at
tended a dinner. Several years
ago, he obtained a permit to
carry a pistol after he had re-
ceived telephoned kidnap threats.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Presidents
Message On
Recovery
Full text of President's mes.
sage to Congress on the NRA.

sage to Congress on the NRA.
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE
UNITED STATES:
On May II, 1888, I asked the
Congress to provide for the
machinery necessary for a great
cooperative movement through
out all industry in order to OBJ
tain wide unemployment. to
shorten the working week, to
pay a decent wage for the
shorter week and to prevent un-
fair competition and disastrous
overproduction."
The National Industrial Re
covery Act was passed by the
Congress in June, 1888, and the
administrative machinery to
carry it into effect was set up
during the succeeding month.
It is worth remembering that
the purpose of this law chal-
lenged the imagination of the
American people and received
their overwhelming support.
Enforcement during the earlier
life of the act was not a prob
lem which gave the country con.
cern-for the very good reason
that public opinion served as
an enforcing agency which
potential violators did not dare
to oppose.
The immediate objective was
to check the downward spiral
of the great depression and it
met this objective and started
us on our forward path. 1t is
now clear that in the spring
and summer of 1888 many esti-
mates of unemployment in the
United States were far too low
and we are therefore apt to
forget today that the National
Industrial Recovery Act was the
biggest factor in given re-em-
ployment to approximately
100000 people.
Child Labor Lifted
In our progress under the
act the age long curse of child
labor has been lifted, the sweat
shop outlawed. millions of wage
earners have been released from
the starvation wages and ex-
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. p
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Cotton Trade Calls
10000 on Strike

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 G.N.SD
Ten thousand cotton goods work
ers were called out on strike today
by the International Ladies Gar.
ment Workers Union. The strikers,
whose action was determined upon
two weeks ago, demand union
recognition, a minimum of SIC for
all workers except cutters, q Is
per cent increase for cutters, and
impartial settlement of all dis
puteS.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Fire Damages Frat
At w. & J. College

WASHINGTON, Pa, Feb. 20
U.N.SO.-Fire of undetermined
origin destroyed the Phi Kappa
Psi fraternity house at Wash
ington and jefferson College here
today, causing damage estimated
at $4,000.
The organization, established
here in 1852, was the first chap
ter of the national fraternity.
Two students were removed to
a hospital, where their condition
was not regarded as serious.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
Fall in Fireplace
Fatal to Wife, 18

SUFFOLK, Va, Feb. 20 (spe-
ciaD Mrs. Hazel May Wick, 18,
has succumbed to burns she
sustained when she fell face for
ward in an open fireplace at her
home at NewSome. Va, Sunday.
She had been married only a few
months.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
EgglestOn Named
To Virginia Court

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 20.-Gov-
ernor Peery today appointed State
Senator John w. Eggleston of
Norfolk to the Virginia supreme
court of appeals to succeed the
late Justice Louis S. Epes, of
Blackstone.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
GALE HOLDS MAJESTIC

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb.
20 0N.SD-A 60-mile-an-hour gale
today held the giant liner Ma
jestic at her dock here. Due to
sail at noon, the vessel was not
expected to get away for New
York before midnight.
The Washington times., 1935-02-20
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?, colder tonight and Thursday.
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