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The Washington times., 1935-09-09
LONGS SISTER
FLIES SOUTH

DENVER, Sept. 9 Q.N.SO.
Miss Callie Long, sister of Sen.
Huey P. Long, of Louisiana, told
International News Service today
that, despite her illness, she would
fly Immediately to Baton Rouge
to be with her brother
Miss Long came to Colorado be-
cause of i'll health. She received
word of the attempted assassina-
ton of Senator Long last night at
a hotel here.
Miss Long said she intended to
go to Baton Rouge at once, travel
ing by automobile if later bulletins
indicated Senator Longs wound
less serious than was reported
earlier in the day.
Miss Long said:
81 haven't seen Huey since
Christmas, but I've had a pre-
mOnition of disaster.
Before left my home in
RustOn, La, I told friends Of
Huey's they had better protect
him from gunner.
"They all said, 'Oh, it will
take a smart man to kill the
Senator"
81 told them at the time, NO,
it won't. A dumb man can shoot
a gun just as accurately as a
smart one"
The Washington times., 1935-09-09
BEL | { Y T D
READY FOR
AT TACK
100000 of Duce's Men
May Fight on Scene
OF Old Defeat

Adds ABABA, Sept. 9 0.N.SO.
A serious movement" of Italian
troops toward the Ethiopian
frontier was reported today in
kilograms to the Ethiopian govern.
ment from the governors Of north
ern provinces.
Officials believed the Italians
were preparing some military
maneuver, perhaps an attack,
they said.
Movement of Italian troops from
Eritrea on the northern provinces
might lead them in the direction
of Adowa, scene of the defeat OF
the Italian forces by the hordes
Of former King Menelik, 80 years
ago.
A government communique an
nounced movements of Italian
troops in Eritrea and suggested
these movements indicated an of.
fensive against Ethiopia in the
near future.
Tanks To Be Used
The communique also said the
kilograms from the provinces
stated the Italians were massing
at several points along the
Eritrean frontier.
The general impression here
was that should Italy launch an
attack she would strike the first
blow at Adowa. with armored cars
and tank playing an important
part in the offensive.
The role the Italian air force
might play is not clear, since the
Ethiopians consider their activ-
tiles may be hampered by lack Of
suitable landing grounds.
Another report is current here
that the Italians intend to use
aircraft to spread poison gas.
100000 Italians Ready
It is thought by officials here
that any offensive from italian
Somaliland would follow one from
Eritrea on Adowa.
Strength Of the Ethiopian forces
at Adowa and Axsum is shrouded
in mystery, but they are reported
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
This figure might be increased
should smaller crieftains rally to
the defense of his territory.
It is estimated 100000 Italians
are massed in Eritrea, and some
circles believe they might accom-
plish t, e capture of Adowa with
relative ease.
The Washington times., 1935-09-09
Phone Calls Flood
Times on SHOOTING

The Washington Times tele-
phone switchboard today was
flooded with hundreds of calls
from Washingtonians inquiring
about reports that Senator Huey
P. Long had died of his bullet
wounds. Many of the inluirers
stated they had heard it over the
radio.
Scores of other calls inquired
about the condition of the Louisi-
ana Senator. who is given a $3.50
chance to live.
The Washington times., 1935-09-09

The hospital in which the
Senator is being treated is
solidly blockaded by hundreds
of armed State troopers and
highway policemen, while the
private room where the Sena-
tor is resting is guarded by
more troopers, augmented by
the bodyguards who killed DR..
Weiss with sub-machine and re-
volver bullets.
Attending the Senator, besides
the corps of doctors and special
lists, are the Senator's immediate
family, his wife and Rose, his
The Washington times., 1935-09-09
WEISS SHOT
TO SAVE
STATE
AssaiIant of Senator
Viewed Himself
As Martyr
By Staff Correspondent

BATON ROUGE. La, Sept. 8.
DR.. Carl Austin Weiss, jr., bril-
liant young Baton Rauge eye, ear.
nose and throat specialist, felt he
was a martyr and that he was
saving the State of Louisiana
from chaos and destruction when
he pressed the trigger of a for
eign-made automatic pistol last
night and sent a bullet into the
abdomen of United States Sena-
tor Huey P. Long.
The youthful medico was will
ing to sacrifice a happy family
life with his devoted wife and
his three-month-old infant son,
Carl Austin Weiss. 3rd, both of
whom he adored with all the in
tensity of his quiet nature, to do
his duty as he saw it, and he
considered it a solemn duty he
owed the people of Louisiana.
This suggestion came this aft
ernoon from DR.. F. O. Pavy, un.
Gle of the dead mans widow,
who is acting as spokesman for
the family in their hour OF
tragedy.
Story Told First Time
Seated on the vine isolated
porch of the small cottage in Lake
land drive, Baton Rouge, where
the young doctor and his wife and
child made their home, the kindly,
courteous, elderly DR.. Pavy told
the story for the first time for
publication to Jimmy Bushong, of
the New orleans Item, "Chick"
Frampton of the same newspaper,
and a representative of the Wash
ington Times.
There is drama in the story,
with the motif emphasizing reli-
gion and Louisiana's boiling politi-
cal cauldron.
AS the aging doctor told the
story of young DR.. Weiss move
ments for the several hours pre-
ceding the tragic scene in the cor
ridors of the State House, his eyes
at times dimmed with tears. The
youthful widow, desolated by the
tragedy which has overtaken her,
rtmained behind drawn blinds
denying herself to all but her most
intimate relatives. DR.. Pavy said:
"There was nothing premedi-
tated about the boys act. Why,
only yesterday he took his wife
and baby and went with the
elder DIR. Weiss and Mrs. Weiss
on an outing. While the grand
parents sat on the beach with
the children, the young DR..
Weiss and his wife staged q
frolic in the water. They all re-
turned home happy. He bade his
wife an affectiOnate farewell
when he left at about 7 p. m.
last night for the hospital on a
professional call. He even phOned
a nurse and made an appoint
ment for her to assist him this
morning in an operation at
Lady of the Lake Sanitarium,
the very hospital where Huey
Long now lies at the point of
death"
There was long pause. DR..
Paws voice seemed husky when
he resumed talking. He appeared
i'll at ease.
DELVED INTO RELIGION
Gas far as I can understand
It, there is but one answer to
young DIR. Weiss act"
Then he hesitated. He went
into detail as to the earlier life of
DR.. Weiss. He told of the time
the dead man, who then was a
devout churchman, was troubled
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daughter: his two sons, Palmer
and Russell, and other near rela-
tives.
Rigid secrecy enshrouds the
mortuary where the body Of DR..
Weiss was brought after the cor.
oner's reports had been filled out
on the scene of the young physi-
clans death.
Shortly before daylight, the
following bulletin issued at the
hospital:
Senator Long was wounded
by one bullet which entered the
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 1)
The Washington times., 1935-09-09
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Rain and cooler tonight. Tussd0,
and continued cool.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
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weather Details on Page II
The Washington times., 1935-09-09
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BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. 9 U.N.S.).
While an entire community stood
breqthlesslY by, United States Senator
HueY P. Long fought the greatest and
qrimmest fight Of his career.
Lying in the Lady Of the Lake Sdni-
tdrium with bullet-punctured colon.
the Senator fought against the posi-
bilitY of peritonitis which, in his weak
ened condition, might prove fatal.
Resting, now that the bullet from the would
be ussassin's gun had been removed from
his intestines, and given added strength
through three blood trdnsfusions, Senator
Long Wds given ON even chance to recover.
Blood wds provided by Lieut.. Gov. james
a. Noe, the Senator'S close friend; Joe Bates,
one of his bodYqudrds, and Earl Christen-
berry, his secretary.
State Troopers Guard Senator
A heavy array Of armed bodYgudrds and
State troopers stood on guard outside the Sen
utor's room and the hospitdL GLOWING no one
to enter but those especially authorized.
At the bedside of the wounded Senator sat
his wife. She had been summoned hdstilY
from New Orleans.
Composed, she was quoted as suYing the
SenQtor hdd premonition thdt something
wus going to happen to him. She quoted him
as having suid when he left her lost night:
"ImuY not come back. but I'll die fightng."
Senator Long was shot late last night by DR.. Carl
Weiss jr.
Surrounded by corps of physicians and specialists,
headed by Dr. Arthur Vidrine head of the New Orleans
Charity Hospital the Dictator of Louisiana vaianty
oF 0r
derson of Shreveport Longs personal physician also is
at the bedside.
The Washington times., 1935-09-09
Rome Denies Immediate
HostiIities in Ethiopia

ROME, Sept. 9 GN.s).-"Italy
does not intend to launch hostili-
ties against Ethiopia until after
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D0CT0RST0KN0W
SENATOR'S FATE
IN "A HOURS
Special to The Times

SpeCldL 20 ne INES
BATON ROUGE, Sept. 9.-t uvas
learned authoritatively early this afternoon
that the condition of Senator Huey Long
was extremely serious and that his life
hung in the balance. He might take fatal
turn at any moment, the report said, and in
24 hours it should be definitely knoUn just
uuI1at his chances of recovery are.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
FOREMEN GIVE
 $25O TO CHARITY

The Chase Foreman's Association club quarters last evening were tax ed to capacity as members of the organization paid tribute to old time employees of the factory follow ing the regular business meeting. Each of the veteran workers were introduced and brief history of their work at the various plants given by President Timothy Ferris who presided.
 None of the half-century workers were able to attend as the wintry weather is believed to have forced them to remain indoors. However, all introduced were employees who saw service from at least 25 years. Many were 45 year service workers.
 An old-time fiddler and banjo player entertained throughout the evening playing all the old-time memories as the guests of honor joined in the chorrses.
 $250 was donated by the associa- ton to the Lincoln House Christmas Fund. Plans for New Years eve party at the Grand street auditor ium were discussed and William Caligan named committee chairman. Ten new members were voted into the association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
THE VETS SAY

The legal. liquor business has created hun- dredS of thousands of honest jobs. Breweries alone claim 67,0OO jobs in 675 breweries, and 600,0O0 indirect jobs in distributing In the 225,- O00places now selling alcoholic drinks in the U. S., in the 500 distilleries ana 1000 wineries now operating, many thousands of jobs have also been created.
 Badly needed revenue for state and local gov- ernments has risen to well above 900 in the two years And yet the total amount be- ing spent for liquor is probably not much great CT than was spent for bootleg liquor during pro- hibition, with no tax return.
 The bloody beer racket his been entirely elinn- mated. While liquor bootlegging has not yet been entirely Scotched it has been greatly re- duced, both in volume and profits. Steadily growing stocks of good liquor, recently cut tariff from Canada, and demands for lower taxes will tend to lower prices and further cut the bottom out of the bootleg trade.
 Drinking has become decent and respectable and hence more easily supervised in the open than in the hidden speakeasies of prohibition days.
 market has been provided for millions of bushels of farmers grain and other products, while glass, lumber, and transportation by train and truck show definite stimulation. The hotel industry has been saved from ruin, and the ad. vertising industry has felt pronounced pickup.
 The trend to preference for beer instead of hard liquor, marked before prohibition has been resumed. Some 50,000,000 barrels of beer will have been made this year, far ahead of the 1919 rate, though still well below 1914 the banner beer year.
 Consumption of hard liquor is running only GA per cent of the pre-prohibition peak, judged from figures on withdrawals of legal liquor from dstilleries and warehouses. This indicates re- sumption of the trend to beer instead of hard liquor which was marked during the years just before prohibition, but was interrupted when prohibition turned drinkers almost exclusively to "hard" liquor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
RESURRECTION OF
 MIRA IS OPPOSED
Majority of Busines ss Groups in Country Is
 Against RegimentatiOn

An overwhelming majority of trade and industry groups of this country are opposed to the resurrec- tion of MIRA and MIRA. Trade and industry is practically unanimous in condemning the present MIRA which is generally regarded as a job-creat- ing pSeudo-dole. Business groups want no further government med- dling." They want to work out their own problems on voluntary basis, perhaps with some slight modifica- tions Fl by way of definitizing - present antitrust laws. They be- lieve that there were some benef- cial results from MIRA, which, how ever, were more than offset by the administrative. deficiencies and ex- ceSses of the National Recovery Ad- ministration.
 These are some of the outstanding facts brought to light in nation wide survey of trade and industry, as formerly organized under codes, which has just been completed by Trade-WayS, Inc. of New York. The views of each group were reported | by the former chairman of the Code Authority or by some prominent member of the Code Authority. The survey covered the five great divis- ions of business: CD retail, CD wholesale, (3) service, (4) durable goods, (5) consumer goods. Written reports were received from authori- tative spokesmen of 120 industries, covering 287,238 establishments, em- ploying 2,500,000 workers, and pro- ducing annual products to the value of $20,500,0 100000.
 '"The survey was made in an ab- solutely unbiased and impartial fashion, and the questions asked were so framed as to bring out the true facts without leading or in any way influencing the person queried," said Dr. E. E. Pratt, former director of the Bureau of Foreign and Dom- estic Commerce and recently ad- miniStrative head of several code authorities who was in charge of the survey. He pointed out that this was the only strictly neutral effort that had recently been made to as- certain the true sentiments of trade and industry groups with reference to the results of MIRA and the de- sires of business with respect to any re-establishment of MIRA. 'The srlr- vey was undertaken" said Dr. Pratt, "for the purpose of securing real cross-section of industry opinion regarding the questions that are likely to be uppermost in the dis cussions at the conference which has been called by George l.. Berry, Coordinator for Industrial Coopera- tion, and which is to be held in Washington, D. c. on Dec. g."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06

Colombia is considering new workmen's compensation law. .
 Guatamala recently held nas. tional fair in Guatamala Sity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06

Fifty-four boys left this afternoon for Meriden for the state older boys conference which is to be held in the First Baptist church of that city December 6-7. This delegation has been assembled by the boys depart ment of the local Y. M. c. A. and is made up of representatives of nine churches, a Crosby Occupation club, Pearl street Community house and a group of Hi-Y clubs.
 The delegation goes in charge of Bill Briggs, boys work secretary, the delegation leader, Kenneth Morris of the First Congregational church and Warren Coe of the Mill Plain Union church.
 A strong program of outstanding speakers has been planned. The boys stay overnight in Meriden homes and center their discussion around the theme Christian Youth Building New Person." :. Martin L. Harvey, president of the National Christian Youth coun- Gil, Rev. David McKieth of Hartford and Dr. Hornell Hart of the Hart among the outstanding figures who ford Seminary Foundation, are will attend the conference as speakers.
 The feature speaker of the big banquet Saturday night is William J. Began, principal of Oakwood school in Poughkeepsie. The lead- CT of the devotions of the entire con- ference is Dr. John c. Walker of the Second Congregational church of Waterbury. The delegates include the following:
 First Congregational - Kenneth Morris, Edward Ayotte, George
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
THE DRYS SAY

Despite the tremendous legal output, bootleg- ging has not been suppressed From 30 to 50 city knows it still has speakeasies Counterfeit ing of labels and bottles goes on.
 Chain saloons under brewery domination, ad- vertising aimed at creating new drinkers and increasing drinking, revived political influence of brewers and distillersall these evils of pre- prohibition days are returning, especially since the MIRA codes were outlawed last year.
 Seven cents of every consumers dollar Gan estimated $3,5000OOO00 Q year) is going for h- quor or beer. Such vast slice of the national income would bring greater social benefits if spent for almost anything else.
 Alcoholism deaths climbed to S655 in 1884, last year for which figures are available, an in- crease of 258 over the previous year, indicating increased drinking.
 Many people who never drank before have been persuaded to take 1t up, especially women, whose presence at bars and whose serving of liquor and beer at home is a distinct step back ward. Gain of IA per cent in number of fem mine patients at famous "cure" is cited. Drunken driving has increased alarmingly, and figure from many states and communities show it is increasing faster than are the num- Der of cars on the road. Increasing mechaniz- ation of life makes any drinking of liquor an increasing menace.
 
 The number of federal prisoners, even those sentenced on liquor charges, has not decreased, as claimed, despite the fact that 13,0OO cases were quashed when repeal went into effect. Any local community or city can see that congestion in its courts has not been relieved, while large income from liquor fines has been sacrificed.
 
 Signs of resurrection of "whiskey trust" are again seen. Senator Clark estimates that 30 per cent of the liquor distilling business already has fallen into the hands of nine concerns. And the government is still spending $S,00000O a year in liquor law enforcement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
City Represented At
 Meriden Conference
Fifty-fOm Boys Attend State Meeting in Meriden;
 Briggs in Charge of City's Representation

Wright, Lawrence Kueg. Occupa- ton club-William Gunik, Walter Krakauskas. Mill Plain Union-E. Warren Coe, Roy Lockhart, William Carew, Robert N. Pierson, Robert c. Hill, Pierce Carew, Byron Fleming. Second Congregational = Kenneth Bristol, John Tripp, John North, Ralph Armbruster, Marvin Nivin, Chester SpierS, Joe Pons. Zion Bap- tist-George Crowder. Tri-Y club Henry Kirouac, Frank Tehan, Leon Lockwood. Meteors-Harold CaShin, Bernard Paul. Middlebury - John Nelson, Robert Leutell, John Collins. Pearl street Community house Donald Garnes, Hummer Alexander, offre Fogg. First Baptist-Fred Rowe, Calvin Hubbard, John Bar one, Elmer Baxter, Don Sternsr, E. Margraf. Tech Hi-Y-Ed Welch, Conrad Hook. Tigers Hi-Y-Harry Stover. First Methodist - Harvey Green, Richard Rosengrant, Roger Barber, John Trasitman, Thomas Boyd, John McNaught. Prospect Alfred Clark, Walter Crandall. St. Pauls-Robert Humphrey, Harvey Hendricksen. Press - lily -P Peter Laukaitis. M. P. Hi-Y-R. Riefe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
|BEAUTICIANS TO
 DINE TOMORROW
Claire ShOppe Employees and Friends to Make
 Merry at Guertin's

The third annual dinner dance and entertainment sponsored by the Claire Beauty Shoppe, Inc. will be given at Guertin's Inn on Cheshire road tomorrow evening at 300 p. m.
 An interesting program of activi- ties will be provided, such as a hair style show featuring ingenious ar- tistry in coiffure creations by any, one present: entertainment of a var jed sort; and contests in dancing.
 Dinner will be served at 10:SO D. m. Prizes will be awarded for the various contests which will be open to both employees and friends.
 Irving Pivnick, proprietor, H. Blair of New Hoven and Mrs. William Clifford, of Hartford, will officiate as judges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
|FRUIT GROWERS
 AWAIT MEETING
National Convention to Open in Hartford MOn- ',
 day for Four Days

Hartford.-Fruit growers from ell parts of the country will meet in Hartford from December 10 to IA in connection with the annual convention of the American Pomo- logical Society and the fotty-fifth annual meeting of the Connecticut Pomological Society. Secretary H. c. c. Miles of Milford announces that this will be one of the most important pomological gatherings that has ever. been held in the East, s
 The business sessions of the coY1- vention will be held in the Hart- ford Woman's Club building and the annual banquet at convention headquarters in the Hotel Bonds Another important part of this cor- vention is the Connecticut Fruit artiNFlower Exposition in the State Armory which will be open to the public from the 10th to the 14th.~ The usual premiums will be paid in the Connecticut society's corn- petitive fruit exhibit. Due to the limited space these exhibits will be restricted to single plates with i've specimens on each and to displays of forty-nine specimens.
 The general committee on arr engagements, under the direction of John Lyman of Middlefield, has worked out Q program so that each of the four days will be devoted to subjects of greatest importance to the fruit industry. Following the opening address on the morn-' ing of the 10th the topic for the sessions that day will be Small Fruit Culture" Tuesday afternoon will be a peach session" On that evening the American society has planned Q conference with repre- sentatives of the horticultural trade. to discuss the relation of industry to the problems of the fruit grower.
 Colombia is considering new comDensatiOn law .-.4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston. Dec. 6-(UP)-Weather forecast:
 Massachusetts & Rhode Island Fair tonight followed by increasing cloudiness Saturday. Slowly rising temperatures beginning early Sat- urday morning.
 lowed by increasing cloudiness Sat- urday. Slowly rising temperature tonigt and Saturday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06

Paris has extended its ban on the sounding of automobile horns to be-. tween 9 p. m. and 8 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06
After Hoo Years of Repeal-

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