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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16

Italy must import 99 per cent of its cotton, mineral oil and copper, 80 per cent of its wool, 95 per cent of its coal, 53 per cent of it's metals, 20 per cent of it's grain, 15 per cent of it's meat.
 To pay for absolutely vital im- ports, 1t Is necessary to dip furth- CT into gold reserves and to tap every source of foreign currency.
 More and more drastic measures are envisaged, higher tariffs Italy's tariffs now are the highest in the world-are in prospect. Ga- soline costs nearly $1 a gallon, and many motorists have put their cars in garages.
 Ethiopia Ready
 Addis Ababa, Sept. 16-(UP)- Failure of the League of Nations to produce a settlement of the dis pute with Independently ex- pected here-will mean Ethiopia can no longer delay taking all de- fense measures, including general mobilization, authoritative sources revealed today.
 ''We have put everything off un- til the last moment in the hope of a solution and to show our com- plete devotion to the cause of peace," an official said. we have kept the most complete state of demobilization reconcilable with the minimum requirements of safe- ty.
 ''If this international effort fails, wu,fll hA %@ ,nIn selves in the most effective possi- ble position for defense"
 Fear Proposals
 Officials fear the remote possi- = bility that the League councils s committee of five may produce proposals acceptable to Mussolini. in which eveAt they would almost certainly be unthinkable for Ethio- pia, which would place the latter in the position of refusing peace, and alienate the support of for eign powers.
 It was believed Ethiopia would concentrate its forces firstly to re- pulse the initial Italian blow ex- pected from Somaliland in the South and secondly, to meet what Is believed will be the main attack from Eritrea in the north, aimed at striking towards the railway and the capital.
 Third Attack
 It was conceded a third attack will be made against Adowa In the north, but 1t was not considered likely Mussolini would make that hta m O In Hr.iyo aa if wnnIH anta n traversing the entire mountainous plateau of the north to reach his objectives.
 Meanwhile, medical and Red Cross arrangements were pushed strenuously. despite limited means and complete lack of some supplies. Many foreign women are cooper ating. Lady Barton, wife of the British minister, is among those rolling bandages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16
DEATH OF EVELYN HOEY UNDECIDED
Officials Mark Time While They Wait for Decision
 of Coroner

West Chester. Pa. Sept. 16- (UP)-ofHcials marked time today in the investigation of the death of Evelyn Hoey, musical comedy ac- tress, pending the coroner's inquest scheduled for Thursday night.
 A corners jury Is expected to find that Miss Hoey committed suicide, but Chief County Detective Francis Grubb continued search for any new evidence which might throw more light on the actress death at the farmhouse of Henry Huddles- ton Rogers. IT,, oil heir, last We'd nesday night.
 Rogers, under $2,500 bond on a technical charge of suspicion of murder, left Galen Hall, Werners- vile, Pa., with his mother yester- day after trying vainly to find se- clusion at a summer resort.
 The Rogers were believed to have been accompanied by William J. Kelly, Union City, N. J., photograh- CT, who was a guest at the Rogers home near Downingtown at the time of the shooting. Kelly also is under bail pending the inquest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16

Dedicatory exercises for the Rus sian cottage, last of the houses to be dedicated at Settlers Village. were held yesterday with an audi- encc of close to 5000 Russian Americans from this city and other sections of the state witnessing the proceedings.
 Speakers stressed the importance of the part played by Russians in the development of the nation. Two of the speakers. Igor Sikorsky of Bridgeport, nationally known air- plane designer, and Peter F. Zub- of, of New York, were unable to be present.
 Speaking in both Russian and English, George Grebenstchlkoff. author and lecturer, told of the ceding of Alaska to this country by Russia. which he described as one of the Sgreatest benefits derived from the latter country. Rev. AL exander Vemjaminoff of Bridgeport discussed the friendly relations maintained by the United States and Russia. He also praised Igor Sikorsky as an outstanding example of his race in this country.
 Early Relations
 Rawson W. Haddon, curator of tho Mattatuck Historical society. spoke of the early relations of the two countries, describing the set tlement of Alaska and the discon- tinuance of further expansion out of respect for the Monroe doctrine.
 William M. Harris. manager of Settlers Village, informed the gathering that an avenue of flags wiitssoon be erected. the gifts of gpvernors of the 13 original states. F,lags have already been received
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16
Dedicatory Program
 Staged At Village
Over 5000 Attend Ceremonies at Russian Cottage;
 History Reviewed By Speakefs-COlOriul Dances

from Connecticut, New York and Georgia, he said.
 Under the direction of Valery 8. Ivanoff, the St. Mary's mixed choir of 70 vocies. sang several folk songs. "1n Green Woods was sung by Misses Anna Merena and Mary Kavula. Solists were Harry Kobrin. John Protzko and Anthony Hudo- benko. Patriotic selections were played by the EZRA band under the direction of Cogmo Venditti.
 Congratulatory remarks were made to committee members by Lieut.. Gov. Frank Hayes. Victor Gladik, editor of The Carpatho Russian Word of New York; Thomas P. Kelly, president of Set tiers Village Corp; Rev. Peter R. Dzubay. pastor of St. Mary's Rus- sian Orthodox church; and s. J. Homenko, member of the RuEsian tercentenary committee.
 The, cottage was blessed by Rev. Dzubay at the opening of the pro- gram. Atty. stephen A. Homick was master of ceremonies.
 Folk Dancing
 Girls, attiped in typical Russia n dress, gave interpretations of Rus sian folk dances. Dancers were Paulina Prelopska, Eva Shkimba, Melania Sapinska, Anthonina Kop- cha, Eugenia Granatuk, olga sku- ba, Mrs. Wasil Kopcha. Mrs. Seman Fritska, Mrs. Joseph Baka, John M. Barna. Andrew Giba and Joseph Baka. The last six mentioned en- tertained with Russian ballroom dances.
 Accompaniment was furnished by Miss Frances Rubeko, Andrew David, Michael Shkimba. John shkimba. and Peter Wuglats. Miss Rubeko gave an accardion solo.
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Duce to his knees and jeopardize the very existence of the Fascist regime they say. As a result, they would restrain Italy from risking spread of the confagration to Europe.
 This remains the predominant view here. But for the first time sober statesmen are also contem- plating the sinister alternative that events may upset their calcu- lations and lead Europe toward war.
 The same governments which. until 1893, admitted in terms of decades that another World War was conceivable and then-notably after the rearming of Germany conceded that 1t might be neces- sary to think of war in several years instead of decades, are now reluctantly but undeniably facing the possibility of bloodshed on a European scale within montha.
 Two Contingencies
 Contemplating this alarming possibility there are two contin- gencies envisaged which might ex- tend an African colonial war to Europe. The first and most serious of these is an Anglo-Italian con- fiict. The second is an eventual Nazi uprising in Austria which would bear the semblance of an internal Austrian movement but would receive recondiate German support. Or, alternatively, a deal between hard-pressed Italy and Germany whereby Mussolini, forc- cd to desperate measures, might even surrender Italy's present domination of Austria to Hitler.
 Those who have examined the danger of an Anglo-Italian clash point to the fact that Britain would take the lead and bear the brunt of eventual league sanctions.
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spirit. We have given our word and we shall keep 1t. For few na- tions will the test which may con- front us be more severe"
 Events Speed to Climax
 Even as De Valera spoke {, events in the crisis were speeding to climax of historic importance.
 By this week end Benito Musso- lfrii Is expected to have committed himself irretrivably - by acts, not -words-to a war policy.
 Appealing to the world to sum- mon now, to save the league and preserve peace, and to prevent bihodshed, & peace conference that nqrnally would meet after war, DeValera said:
 "May God keep this cup of bit terness from us all! Oh why can not nations put into the enterprise of peace the energy they are pre- pared to squander in the futility ard frightfulness of war!
 No Money for Workers
 "Yesterday there were no fi- nances to give workers the op- portunity to earn their bread. To- morrow money unlimited will be found to provide for the manufac- ture of implements of destruction" Evidently supporting reports that tHere might be summoned a con- fefence to consider redistribution Of colonial supplies of raw materials, De Valera asked:
 .sWhy. if problems are economic and it is fear of withholding essen- tial raw materials that is causing alarm, why can not these questions and their relations to colonial possessions be discussed now?"
 Would Wait For PIOtters.
 Must the world wait until plot ters were active, he asked, before the natural philosophy of those who have and want to retain what they have--would be altered and the "haves" consent to aid those who have not?
 1"Why." he asked, "can not the peace conference which will meet in, Europe when the next conflict has decimated the natioos and dis. aster and exhaustion have tanned some of them into temporary sub- mission-why can not this peace
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(Continued from Page 1.) sion to use the boat was asked by q boy about IS years old. My friends recalled that he had bor- rowed the boat before, so they told him to take 1t. The lad said that his father was already down at the dock"
 ''When I got back to the cottage I was told about the boat, but ] didn't think anything of it. Yes. terday morning l noticed that the boat wasn't at the dock, but thought they'd bring it back later"
 Then, in the afternoon, some friends from New York. who were at the cottage wanted to try some fishing. SO I thought I'd look for the boat. walked along the shore but couldn't sight 1t anywhere Finally, I took another boat and began searching the lake. At 7:0O o'clock last night, I found my boat away over the end of the lake about half a mile from the place I'm staying. There was no one in the boat and 1t was half filled with water"
 Fishing Tackle There.
 "In the boat were all the. articles making up the mems fishing equip- ment-their lines, reels, tackle and all the rest. One line was still in the water, and when I pulled il In there was a fish on the end oi It."
 Now my boat is pretty strong it's got copper rivets-and 1t does. mt leak. It looks very much al if one of these men fell in, turn. ing the boat a little and bringinf the water in. The other fellow ther probably tried to save him ant both drowned. Of course the, might have swum to shore, but il they did, they would have beer found for their tackle by thil time, l think"
 Officials Notified
 sAfter finding the empty boat las night, Malus first notified Consta stable John King of Wolcott, State police of the Beacon Falls barrack, were called, while Waterbury DO lice were also informed. State DO lice were at the scene last nigh and today.
 Chief Inspector William P. Kee gan of the detective bureau toda. had no report of any two men be ing missing from home. Efforts t' learn the identity of the suppose, father and son were fruitless. M one has been found who know even their names.
 Some observers pointed out to day that if the men were drowned their bodies could easily becom caught in a tree stumb at the bot tom of the lake and remain unde the surface for an indefinite pc riod.
 Unless dragging operations ar successful, the answer to whethe or not the men were drowned cal be found only if they are missing from home and their absence re ported to authorities.
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(Continued from Page l.) of the Unitedt States. Though he mentioned no names, he spoke with his usual forthrightness:
 There can be only one princi. pie to guide our behavior-namely our great, unshakeable love o1 peace," he said.
 After Hitler's speech the Reich stag enacted by unanimous stand ing vote three laws, of which those respecting Jews. 1t was announced officially, would affect only full blooded ones. The laws are:
 Three Laws Enacted
 1-The German swastika be. comes the country's flag. The flag will remain red white and black Embodied in 1t will be the swas- tika which is the official symbol oi the country. The national emblem Is the commercial flag. Hitler and Gen. Werner von Blomberg, war minister, will decide on the make up of war flags. This law is ef- ective today.
 2-As regards citizenship a dis tinction Is made between "state subjects" and Reich citizens. Every one protected by the Reich is a state subject but only a select group may become Reich citizens and only such citizens will have full personal rights. In order to become a citizen one must prove German blood and willingness and ability to serve the German people and the Reich faithfully. Reich citizens will be identified by spe- cial document. Wilhelm Prick, minister of interior, and Rudolph Hess, Hitler's deputy as leader of the Nazi party, are to announce details of the laws application.
 3-"For the protection of Ger man blood and honor" marriages between Jews and Germans or re- lated lines are forbidden. The at- torney general may question mar riages already contracted between Jews and others. Illegal inter- course between Jews and Germans Is forbidden. Effective January 1, no Jew may hire German maid of under 45 years of age in his household. No Jew may hoist the swastika flag. But Jews may hoist the Jewish colors of blue and white.
 Hitler spoke gravely of the posi- tion of Germans in Hemel taken from Germany after the World war and put under Lithuanian rule.
 Refers to Judge Brodsky
 Then he referred to dismissal by Magistrate Louis B. Brodsky of New York city of men charged with tearing a Nazi swastika flag from the liner Bremen. He said that Brodsky's verdict, whcih the United Ctates government dis avowed, showed the Justification for the Nazis' repressio nof Jew ish influence.
 After the speech Gen. Hermann Goering, who is president of the Reichstag. submitted the laws. Of the Jewish restrictions he said:
 We have seen what the German people suffered from the heredi- tary sin of blood mixture. If the fuehrer had not given us a con- tract of racial purity and German Nordic blood, we never should have bene saved from the abyss"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16
DEMOCRATS HOLD
 ANNUAL CAUCUS
"Wednesday to Be Neigh. bors' Night at Cheshire
 Grange
CHESHIRE NEWS Hubert Rigney Cheshire Phone 334

The following nominations were made at the democratic caucus Saturday night: Assessor, William Buckingham; relief board, John s. Eggleston; selectmen, Charles A. Buckingham and Howard E.. Jones; treasurer, C. C. Golden; agent town deposit fund, c. c. Col den; auditor, William H. Gillen; grand jurors, Edmund Labot, Ed ward J. Reisch, Eugene P. Smith; tax collector, Everett J. Pardee; constable, Hubert M. Rigney, Rob- ert Hitchcock, Edward Nyberg, George E. Box; registrar, Michael J. Coleman; board of education, Joseph E. Feeney; burial ground trustees, Charles A. Buckingham, Lucius E. Payne, Clinton c. Peck.
 Wednesday night will be Neigh bors' night at the Cheshire Grange, when the united granges of Beth any, Meriden, Wallingford and Lotchet will participate. Each grange will have a fifteen minute period on the program.
 The members of granges all over the country will unite to celebrate on the night of the goth. There will be music and refreshments at the Cheshire grange.
 The grange Is rehearsing play. "Chintz Cottage" to be presented on or about the 18th of this month. Miss Jessie Durand is coaching the cast which includes the follow ing: Mrs. James Chase, Carl Ol- son, Jr., Dexter Durand and Mrs. Wesley Collins.
 Cheshire Public Health associa- ton held It's September meeting Friday evening, w. D. Patton pre- siding. Miss Brueger read the re- port of Miss Pannoncello, who substituted during Miss Brueger's vacation in August. MT. Patton an- nounced that in cooperation with the Parent-Teacher association Miss Margaret Mclaughlin of Hartford, supervising nurse of the State Public Health association, will be the guest speaker at the parent-teacher association meeting on Monday, October z. at o. clock, in tho Humiston school auditorium. Miss Mclaughlin will hold an open forum and will be very glad to answer all questions relating to public health nursing activities in Cheshire. All mem bers of the public health nursing association and of the parent teachers association and all those who are interested in public health nursing are cordially invited and urged to attend this meeting. !frs Melville Aldrich will open her house and tea will be served under the auspices of the Senior Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church on Friday, September goth. There will be a program of enter tainment.
 The Chatfeld Guard (Co. E, 102nu Inf.) and the Chatfield Guard Veterans association. held their annual clambake at Guertin's grove Sunday. The usual delightful meal was served by MT. Guertin and a program of sports was en- joyed. About sixty members were present.
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tective bureau left for the coast on September 4th to interrogate Mrs. Latvinas and her former husband. This morning, States Attorney Lewis announced that the detec- tives had thoroughly questioned the woman and found her statements to be untrustw orthy.
 MT. Lewis said he had notified the Waterbury officers to release Latvinas from any local charges.
 Mrs. Gruzas Was Free
 Mrs. Gruzas who was taken into custody here upon receipt of the in- formation concerning the San Francisco development, was releas- ed in custody of her lawyer, Att. torney William K. Lawlor. She de- nied to local police any knowledge of Mrs. Latvinas' story. She will be released from the case alsp, Mr. Lewis said.
 Gruzas' body was found near what is now the St. Margaret's school property on. the upper Sum- nyside avenue on. May 21, 1927. He is believed to have been killed May IS three days earlier. Bullet wounds were found in his body but death was believed to have. been caused by a fractured skull. A blunt in- strument had been used. Police were unable to solve the mystery.
 Served Term In Prison
 Latvinas served a term in Weth- crsfield prison after being convicted on arson charges. His wife, acquit- ted in the trial, went west. She ob- tained- her divorce and then com plained to police that Latvinas had been threatening her life.
 Gruzas was living in Bethlehem, away from his wife who resided in Waterbury, at the time of his death. It is believed that the Gruzas records, which were dusted of when Mrs. Latvinas made her sen- sational statements in the San Francisco courts, will be placed back in the files again, unless poe lice obtain another clue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16
FOURTEEN KILLED

Boston. Sept. 16.-(UP).--Four- teen were killed by motor vehicles in Massachusetts last week, accord ing to the report of Registrar Frank A. Goodwin. This was six fewer than the previous week, but one more than in the correspond ing period last year. Victims in- cluded eight occupants and six pedestrians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16

He had a keen interest in local affairs, and was prominently iden- tified with lodge and civic activi- ties. He retained his faculties up to the time of his death, and even paper a short time ago. For the last few days he had been sinking rapidly. and his death was mos mentarily expected.
 Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Matte Cables; grandson, Fred Cables of Thomaston, and a daugh- ter, Mrs. Florence Bancroft. Mrs. Morse died about hree months ago. ,.
 MT. Morse enlisted July 2e. 1862, as a private in Co. c. 18th Connecticut volunteers, a t r known as the Second Connecticut heavy artillery. He was discharged on July z, 186J, after having 3I months in the Union army. He was a past commander of Charles l.. Russell post, G. A. R., and was adJutant nt-quartermaste at the time of his death.
 Charles L. Russell Post was or- ganized February 26, 1884, by Daniel Kiefer, commander of Wadhams post. No. 42. of Water- bury. There were 25 charter mem. bers, MT. Morse being one of them. It was named after Col. Charles Russell, a Litchfeld county man, who fell on the battle of Roanoke Island on February &, 1882. The first commander was Frank D. Crocker, and the last was Joseph simpson, who died here a year ago.
 A full military funeral will be accorded the deceased veteran. w. H. Lyons is in charge of arrange ments. which are not yet complete.
 A meeting of the democratic town committee will be held in the court room Tuesday night at o. clock.
 Iridium at St. Thomas'
 A iridium will be held at St. Thomas church from Friday to Sunday. The hour of the last mass next Sunday has been changed from 10 o'clock to 10:30, and VIII t- a high mass.
 Students Return Miss Nancy Lake Is enrolled as a first year student at Connecticut State College. Local students re- turning to c. s. C. are. Jack Mona- han. Arman Wehrle and the Misses Eleanor Kane. Edith Poit. Frances Hatchkiss and Lilly Smith.
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concessions to Italy.

concessions to Italy.
 For the councils approval, the council would be convened without Italy, which is an interested party. Ethiopia is not on the council.
 Ethiopia's counter-reply delivered to the league early Sunday replies to Italy's charges of barbarity by making counter charges against western white civilization.
 What about countries which le- gally electrocLte, guillotine and hang peOple?" the memorandum asks in effect. What about lynch ings?" Italy's charges are de- nounced as false. Everything pos sible is being done to suppress slavery, 1t is asserted; the custom of amputating thieves hands was abolished 50 years ago. It Is alleged that photographs submitted by Italy purporting to reveal condi- tlons in Ethiopia were "manufac- tured."
 Hitler Makes It Acute
 League members anxiety over the European situation was made more acute by Adolf Hitler's ref erence to Memel territory in his Reichstag speech last night. His demand that the league intervene to protect German Memel landers against Lithuania "before events there also take a turn which could be regretted in all quarters" was regarded as plain allusion to the Italian Ethiopian crisis. s O m e thuoght 1t might even mean that Hitler foresaw the possibility of direct German intervention.
 Panama Backs Covenant
 Panama added its voice in the assembly to the nations which in- sist on fulfillment of the league covenant. The Panamanian dele- gate, Calico Soils, called Ethiopia a test case and challenged Italy's g right to refuse to treat with a fel- lew league member as an equal.
 Panama" Soils said, twill al- ways be for strengthening the spir- 1t of the league, for increasingly effective fulfillment of the provi- sions of the pact and for service in the cause of peace without the maintenance of which the league has no right to exist as 8 political institution"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16
LAST CIVIL WAR
 VET HERE DIES Charles Morse, 92, Passed Away Last Night at
 Soldiers Home
THOMASTON Correspondent. B. E. Martin.
 Telephone 3O9

Thomaston. Sept. 16.-Charles F. Morse. 92, Thomaston's last Civil war veteran, died at 10:25 o'clock last night at Fitch's Sol- diers' Home, Noroton, of infirmi- ties due to old age. He had been a resident of the home for about two years. With his passing. Charle l.. Russell post, Grand Army of the Republic, is relegated to niche in American history, for MT. Morse had been it's only living member for the past year, having survived all his comrades.
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Rivers, glaciers and clouds con- stantly are pouring water Into the sea almost as fast as it is being taken out by the sun through evaporation.