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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-09-17
100000.
ITALIANS
READY TO
FIGHT
Europe Warned Again
No Power Can Stop
Italy in Africa

international News Service


Interest in the Italo- Eth
opian quarrel shifted alb
ruptly today to the eastern
Mediterranean with the fol-
lowing developments:
LONDON-Athens correspond.
ents reveal So British war ships
including IS auxiliarieS and
deStrOyerS are scheduled to hold
maneuvers late this month
and early next, off several
western Greek ports. Ten
sion increases with circulation
Of rumors Italy also is concen-
trating ships in eastern Medi.
terranean.
GENEVA. - ItalO Ethiopian
peace moves hit delay as British
and French differ over pro-
cedure.
PARIS.-M ussolini tells
French newspaper LIE Matin
Sanctions mean war;"
GIBRALTAR.-Big British
fleet concentrated strategically
at western entrance to Mediter-
ranean.
Adds ABABA.-H. r. Knick.
erbOcker estimates more than
100000 Ethiopians now under
arms.
PARIS, Sept. II G.N.SO.-
Warning Europe that Italy could
mobilize 100000 or more war.
riors in a day if sanctions are
taken against her, Premier Benito
Mussolini today reiterated in an
interview with LIE Matin, his grim
determination to "go straight
ahead" in Africa.
Sanctions mean war-war that
would kill millions and drain all
the blood from Europe" II Duce
declared.
Referring to Britain, he said
those who through SelfishneSS
try to deny Italy the right to live"
face the danger of a "remodelled
Europe"
"Ttaly Not Afraid"
It is "monstrous," he went on,
that the nation that dominates
the world refuses us a small bit Of
land under the African SUM-"
Premier Mussolini continued:
understand well that never
will an act of hostility against
any European nation come from
us. But If they commit an act
of war against us, well-it will
be war.
Italy does not desire it, but
she is not afraid of it.
Instead of small losses Of
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New York Man Drops
Dead al D. {. Station

Elijah D. Bristol, 10, of New
York city, dropped dead on the
platform in Union Station early
today.
The body was taken to Casualty
Hospital where physicians said
death was due to natural causes.
Bristol lived at COL West 174 St.,
New York.
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Mrs. Ross Divorced

RENO, Sept. II G.N.SD.-List.
ing 70 specific allegations Of
cruelty, Elizabeth T. Ross has
been granted a divorce from Alfred
C. Ross, New York business man.
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never intended to bear false
witness against anybody.
I explained to Troitsky that
my consent was not entirely
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By GEORGE KITCHIN
CHAPTER TWO

The following night faced Troitsky again told him
that would comply with his request He jumped up
and made several quick steps about the ROOM Excited
and obviously pleased, he exclaimed:
Good! You should have done it long ago. Well, here
are three documents all ready for you Sign them and
you will be home tomorrow
The first document was an agreement whereby I be-
informer of the OGPU in the second pledged
secrecy concerning the first the third report d.
vulgng some discriminating actions the part Of the
consulate. Troitsky said:
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las to the report, you will
have to copy it in your own
handwriting and sign it."
There was a limit to what !
had been willing to do. I had
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
INSURANCE STOCKS
 REACH YEARS HIGH

New York, Dec. IT - Insurance stocks in the New York City mar ket closed the week at the years highest levels. The aggregate value of 20 leading fire and casualty in- surance issues set a 1885 high of $682, ,645, 900 on December 13, com- pared with $660, ,456, 900 at the close of the previous week, a net increase of $22, l88, 900 or 3.36 per cent. The low for the year reached on March IA, was $484, ,613, 900 and the pre- vious high on December 5 was $662, ,465,00. The current average yield of the 20 issues of 2.93 per cent compares with a yield of BOP per cent on December 6. The cur- rent market value equals 1.47 times the current liquidating value, against 1.43 at the close of the pre- vious week. Combined earnings from underwriting and net invest ment income equal 6.29 per cent of market value against $50 per cent on December 6. Quoted prices for the 20 issues now average l5.8 times their combined earnings against 15.4 at the close of the previous week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
Townsend Par, Looks Very Serious To Tluo Old Parties

My interest in the election of a republican representative from the third Michigan district is my inter. est in making all possible progress toward rescuing the country from the present pledge breaking admin istration at Washington, with its rubber-stamp congress-" Vandenberg said.
 The major Roosevelt policies jeo- pardize the American system and re- tard stable and permanent recovery. One group of presidential advisers trends toward fascism. Another group trends toward communism. am opposed to both. The immediate problem is to build opposition to these trends in the next congress"
 Buchanan spoke vigorously as he affixed 8 big, black mo" to a ques- tionnaire Dr. Townsend sent to all members of congress, asking whether plan. Buchanan said he had re- ceived more than 5000 letetrs from they intended to support his pension constituents asking the same ques- ton.
 There's more hypocrisy wrapped up in this Townsend plan than you suspect" said Gov. Talmadge here in an interview. "It's time officials looked at it straight and hit it hard. A man hasn't the right to sit around pool halls uRtil he's SO and then got $200 a month to sit in a Chair and smoke . pipe for the rest of his life"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
N. Y. BANK STOCKS
 SET NEW LEVELS

New York, Dec. 17 = New York City bank stocks reached the years highest levels during the past week but subsequently, declined slightly below last weeks close. The aggre- gate market value of sixteen lead- ing issues set a new 1935 high of $1, ,898, ,7l3,000 on December 12 and closed the wek at $1,S32, ,562, 900 compared with $1,8S8, ,185, 900 at the close of the previous week, . net decrease of $5,623, 900, or O.3l per cent. The low for the year, reach- ed on April 30. was $1,226, 175, 900 and the previous 1895 high, on De. cember 6, was $1, 0,O06, 900.
 The current average yield of the sixteen issues of $50 per cent com- pares with a yield of 3.49s per cent on December 6. The current market value is now 1.49 times the known bok value against 1850 times at the close of the previous week. Based upon current figures the sixteen issues are now quoted at an aver- age of 20 times their known earn- ings, against 20.1 times on Decem. ber 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
EIGHTEEN DEAD
 BY ACCIDENTS
Record for New England Over Week-End; Tragic
 Crash at Westfield

Boston, Dec. 16-(UP)-Thin ice and automobile accidents claimed 1S lives in New England over the weekend. Seven persons were drowned, and II others were killed by automobiles.
 The most tragic motor mishap oc- cured in Wetf1eld, where three lives were taken. A car containing four men ran oil the road, grazed one car and crashed head-on into another. Two men were hurled onto the highway. A third was thrown to safety onto 8 lawn. The fourth was pinned in the wreckage. Two other motorists stopped to lend aid. While they were examining the victims, another car roared down the highway. The rescuers leaped to safety, but. the car drove over the heads of the men lying on the road, and crashed into the wreckage of the automobile, killing the man pinned in 1t.
 Those killed in the Westfleld ac- cident were John A. Keefe, 26, Springfield newsman; Charles w. Dalzelle, 3l, Westfleld filling station attendant and basketball player. and Kenneth E. Pollard, 25, Vest 1leld bank teller.
 Three other automobile fatalities occurred in Massachusetts, three in Maine and two in Connecticut.
 There were three victims of drowning at Pelham, N. H., and two more at Dover, N. H. Two youths were drowned in Rhode Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
CONN. LIQUOR IS CAUSE OF FIGHT
Vigorous Campaign in New York to Stop Shipments
 From This State

White Plains, N. Y. Dec. 16-CUP) -Ofncers of the Westchester Coun- ty Liquor Dealers association met today to perfect plans to carry on their vigorous campaign against importation of liquor from Connec- ticut package stores.
 Mrs. Frank Potter of Rye and .Jo- seph Ryan of New Rochelle were arrested last week in Port Chester as the entered Westchester county with Connecticut liquor. Adolph Alderman, of Yonkers, president of the association, said special counsel will be engaged to prosecute them.
 Agents To Watch
 The association plans, Alderman declared, to employ agents to watch all southern Connecticut liquor stores for purchasers with West chester license tags, trail them across the state line and demand their immediate arrest.
 Irving Toohill, Port chester law yer engaged by Mrs. Potter to de- fend her case, said his client was thoroughly upset and grieved" by her arrest for transporting four bottles of gin and six of wine, and was prepared to carry the case to "the highest court in the land" to prove her arrest unconstitutional.
 Alderman said the district at torney and representatives of the state liquor control board informed him that Westchester county resi- dents bringing liquor from Connec- tiIut were violating the state liquor control laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
CALEB MILNE IS
 KIDNAP VICTIM

New York( Dec. 16-(UP)-Police who. yesterday thought they were confronted only with the case of a young man on an escapade gave increasing credence today to the possibility that Caleb Milne 4th, of a wealthy Philadelphia family, was held by kidnapers.
 The youth, A, left a New York rooming house Saturday morning under mysterious circumstances. Yesterday morning his 18-year- -old brother and roommate, Frederic, received a special delivery letter from Poughkeepsie, N. r., which he said indicated Caleb was held for ransom. <''e
 The boys parents who are separ- ated, have no considerable fortune, but their grandfather, Caleb Milne, Jr.. is wealthy. He retired Il years ago from partnership in c. J. Milne & Sons, Philadelphia textile firm founded by David Milne in 1927. He formerly was a president of the United Security Trust Com pany of Philadelphia.
 Police listed the missing youth only as missing person" and his grandfather specplated that The probably just stayed out all night" but other relatives said federal de- partment of justice agents had en- tered the case in a belief he was kidnapped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent.


 Washington, Dec. 16.-(UP)-The activities of a tall and elderly physi- clan, whose dream of a $200 monthly pension for the aged has attracted thousands of followers, was an irl- creasingly serious problem for both political parties today.
 While leaders smiled at predic- tions of Dr. Townsend that republi- cans and democrats both will be swamped by Townsend revolving pension fund votes in 1886, they definitely regarded the doctors third party movement as no laughing mat ter.
 Only two congressional leaders, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, T.. Mich. and Chairman James P. Buchanan, d., Tex, of the house ap- propriations committee, offered out spoken criticism of the Townsend plan. Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia, arch-foe of the New Deal, echoed their words, while sev- eral high in democratic and repub- lican councils were bitter over Dr. Townsend's program but hesitate to speak for publication.
 Vandenberg issued a statement to- day explaining why he supported the campaign of Werner w. Main, who won tlse republican, congressional nomination from the third Michigan district after endorsing the Town send plen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
NEW AUTONOMOUS
 GOVT. DELAYED

Peiping, Dec. 16-(UP) - Formal inauguration of the new autonom- ous government in Hopei and Char har Provinces was postponed today after wild demonstrations by stu- dents who denounced the new re- gime and Japan.
 Now it is planned to inaugurate the government between Dec. 18th and 20.
 Hundreds of students besieged the citys north and west gates, closed against them. Withcries of down with Japanese imperialism the students sought entrance while others marched past the residences of Chinese officials in the new re- gime, shouting denunclations.
 Armed police guarded strategic centers and all schools. The stu- dents rushed past them to gain &C., cess to the streets. Five thousands students tried to elude police so they could mass at the Temple of Heaven.
 The United Press correspondent watched police with fire hose dos ing the parading students. The students outflanked them, cut the hose, and swarmed through the cordonS.
 Thirty policemen armed with swords charged one parade. They beat all within range with the flat side ard dispersed the demon- strantS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16

ten by State Referee Isaac Wolfe on the Claffey case. In his finding the referee said the statute defining what a restaurant is, is not specific and suggested that the supreme covrt be asked to rule on what con- stituteS restaurant.
 (,Saffey had operated restaurant in the north end under restaurant permit since the repeal of prohibi- tion. He changed his place of busi- ness to 8 location on the Merider road and when his old license ran out, sought to obtain renewal o1 the old permit.
 State Inspectors Visit {. A state inspector visited the new premises and found the establish ment did not meet with the require ments set forth in the statutes. Tie inspectors report was accepted hy the state liquor control commission and Claffey's request for a renew al was turned down.
 Claffey appealed from then com missions finding to the superior court and the appeal was referred to State Referee Wolfe. In lengthy decision, the referee criticized the wording of the clause in the liquor act which purports to define a res- taurant, and added that ruling on the meaning of the law should be given by the supreme court be- fore & decision on Claffey's appeal is handed down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
HAUPTMANN HAS. GOOD EVIDENCE
Can Prove Leading Wit ness Against Him Con-
 fessed to Bad Eyesight

New York, Dec. 16-(UP)-The New York Daily Mirror said today in . copyrighted story that Bruno Richard Hauptmann is prepared to prove that the principal eyewit- ness against him in his trial fo- murder of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., had sworn previously that he was nearly blind.
 A New York lawyer is preparing Q suit as a citizen and taxpayer, the Mirror said, to obtain records of an application by Amandus Hochmuth, the witness, for a city pension. Hochmuth, 80-year-old veteran of the Franco-Prussian War, swore in his application in 1930 that he was so nearly blind as to be unable to work.
 What He Testified
 He testified during Hauptmann's trial in Remington, N. J., that he SEW Hauptmann, driving motor car, skid into a ditch less than a mile from the Hopewell home of the Lindberghs at approximately the time their infant son was kid- raped. Vigorous and cumulative on the witness stand, he denied he had poor eyesight. The man he saw skid into the ditch, he said, was 30 or 70 feet from him.
 Attorneys To Decide
 Trenton, N. J., Dec. 16-(UP)- Attorneys for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, sentenced to die in less than five weeks, will decide tonight what effort next to make to save his life.
 c. Lloyd Fisher of Remington, chief counsel, said decision would be made in meeting of all n- terested lawyers in Somerville whether to ask for 8 new trial, ad- ducing new evidence, or throw Hauptmann immediately upon the mercy of the state board of pardons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
EIGHT THOUSAND
 ARE GIVEN JOBS
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Mother Machree" or keep pace on a piccolo slime a mezzo soprano.
 He stuck to his guns despite some officials who said openly they didn't see how the country would be help- ed back to prosperity by sweet sounding woodwinds or muted trumpetS.
 For music workers he started five teaching classes and six more pro- jects for unemployed copyists, lib- rarians, piano tuners and music binders. Soloists had a project all to themselves.
 The government had a little trouble setting up its symphonies because they had to be organized wherever there were enough needy musicians to til out the bands.
 Orchestras Popped Up
 Orchestras popped up in Duval and Highlands counties down in Florida along with Miami and Palm Beach, one in Durham, N. O., Rich- mond, Va, and Yonkers, N. Y.
 There were projects started in New York, Grand Rapids, Mich. Lincoln and Omaha, Neb., Wor- cester, Mass. San Antonio, Tex. Portland, Ore, and all around.
 Work-relief attention also was turned today on success of the pulp lie works administration. a heavy construction agency, in getting all its 4,0O0 projects under contract by yesterday as ordered by President Roosevelt.
 PWA's housing division, sponsor ing Al slum- clearance and low-rent housing projects with 130,000, ,000 complied fully with the deadline All its developments have had con- tracts awarded for at least one phase of work.
 Indications were-definite figures will not be available for another two weeks-that NPWA's 4,000 non- federal construction projects financ- ed with another $330, ,O00, ,00o, were not more than half under contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
QUARANTINE HAS
 STOPPED SPREAD

Hobart, Okla, Dec. 16.-(UP)- Mass quarantine of an entire coun- ty with 30000 inhabitants was cred- tied today with averting 8 wide- spread epidemic of spinal menin- gitis.
 The strict quarantine was clamped on Kiowa county Friday. Health of- ficers tentatively pronounced it a success, and said restrictions prob- ably would be lifted today from all except small portion of the south ern part of the county where an epidemic threat was concentrated.
 Ten deaths were attributed to the disease. Authorities feared free movement would expose hundreds to the malignant disease. Their mandate halted activity of all na- ture except that vital to existence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
STOLEN SAFES
 ARE RECOVERED

Boston, Dec. 16.-(UP).-Two safes stolen from an American Ex- press truck by bandits here Friday night wer erecovered in Brookline yesterday with $7,000 in Travellers checks and money orders intact and only $500 in cash and jewelry miss ing The safes were discovered by Danforth B. Manchester, 32, of Bos- tons Back Bay, when he followed his odg into field. He notified police and they found most of the money orders and checks strewn about the ground. Investigation re- vealed that the only loot missing was $460 in cash, silver valued at $50, six watches valued at $250 and gold eyeglass rirps worth $40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
HARVARD OWNS
 GREAT LIBRARY

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 16.-(UP) The Harvard University library largest college library in the world now contains 3.689, ,529 books, 1t was announced today. More than 87,80C volumes were added last year. The Harvard collection also contains 40,- 900 maps and thousands of posters broadsides, leaflets, clippins and en. cravings. The Harvard library is the seventh largest in the world in the number of volumes. It is surpassed only by the British museus, French national library, library of congress New York city public library, Lem in5rad public library and Moscow public library
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
KIDNAPPED CUBAN
 HAS BEEN FOUND

Havana, Cuba, Dec. 16-(UP)- The army announced today that 1t had found Nicolas Castano, wealthy sugar mill owner who had been kid naped and held for $500, 900 ransom.
 Castano was unharmed, the an- nouncement said.
 An army sergeant and soldier searching the countryside near San Antonio de Las Vegas in Havana province came upon the hideout. The surprised kidnapers lied, but two of them were captured.
 Castano and his chauffeur were alive and apparently had suffered no i'll effects from their week in the ab- ductorS' hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
BANDIT AUTO IS
 FOUND IN GARAGE

Brockton, Mass, Dec. 16-(UP)- An automobile, believed that used by four .andits who engineered a $4319 daylight hold-up at the E. J. Givren Shoe company's plant in Rockland Friday, was found aban- doned in a garage here today.
 The escape car bore Rhode Island registration plates but. there were no plates on the black. red-trimmed Oldsmobile sedan discovered today in the North Montell street garage of Mckee G ouderkirk. From the motor number, however, police as- certained that the car was one which the Bay State Motor Express company of Cambridge reported Saturday had been stolen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
WOOL MARKET.

Boston, Dec. 16-( (UP) A fair amount of business in the Boston wool market was transacted on three-eight blood and. finer grades of territory wools at steady to firm prices, according to today's report of the U. s. Agricultude depart ment.
 Strictly combing 56s 3-e blod ter ritory wool brought 72-77c, secured basis. Sales of 58s, COS. l-2 blood. territory wools comprised strictly coInbing ct 78-82c, secured basis, and French combing at 75-7Bc. Prices were firm on sales of 64s and finer terDitory wools, average to ssort French combing staple in original bags having brought most- ly 7y-00c, secured basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16
BY ELMER c. wALzER
unlted Press FlnanclaI Edltorl

United Press Financial Editorl
 New York, Dec. 16-(UP)-Price turned down on the stock exchange today as silver shares resumed their decline. Losses in the main iiet ranged to 3 points while silver shares were of as much as { 1-4 points in .. s. Smelling. The break in silvers was accompanied in Q further dip in world silver prices.
 London silver traders in the past few days have offered millions of ounces and have sustained huge losses as a result of the price de- cline.
 Copper shares sold oil with sil- vers. International Nickel bore the brunt of the decline. Automobile issues held their own better than other groups on outlook for heavy production of new automobiles next
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16

Cleveland won on the first ballot with total of 54 votes to 39 for Chicago and six for Kansas iCty.
 The ballot was g secret one for the first time in the memory of persons who have been attending national committee meetings for many years.
 Vote Very Secret
 Usually the roll is called with each member voting. On this occa- sion ballots were passed out and only the results announced. The secret ballot was understood to have been at the request of the cit- les concerned.
 The national committee then faced the controversial question of aportionment of delegates to the 1886 convention.
 The committee, on call of the convention, decided at an executive session to recommend adherence to the strict party rule for bonus dele gates only from states listed in the republican column at the last pres- idential election.