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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-12

police while riding in an automo. bile that bristled with machine guns.
 Some 500 Smith college girls ar Northampton, Mass, held an anti war mass-meeting at which they adopted a resolution favoring the continuance of such annual stu dent demonstrations.
 Students at Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass, hauled down the red flag of communism and the Nazi swas- tika, which had been Haunted al that institution as a prank.
 At Williamstown, Mass. where Williams college students held a peace meeting last year, the dem onstration was omitted after Presl- dent Tyler Den sett had said he felt such a strike was stupid, useless and devoid of purpose or result"
 Brown Boys Heard Speech
 About 1900 Brown university students at Providence, k. l., lis- tened to a speech by President Clarence A. Barbour, who said:
 "What is needed to-day is some- thing beyond the conviction ard the declaration of hostility to war it is the most careful considera- tion by our wisest and most en- frightened citizens as to what would be the course of action on the part of our country were a European or a world war to come."
 Less than 500 participated in the anti-war strike at Dartmouth col. lege in Hanover, N. H. There was speech-making in Webster hall but no demonstrations.
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(Continued from Page 1.) to take place a week apart, he Es said.
 Conventions In East
 In the east, these conventions probably will be held in New York, Boston, either Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, Pa, and a city in New Jersey. Ward said, while in New York, Madison Square Garden O, one of the baseball stadiums will be rented.
 Ward told the league that the political organization was the third step in Father Coughlin's program. The first was propagandizing. the secold formation of the union, and the third it's organization geograph- ically.
 This was interpreted to mean that members of the union will be enrolled by congressional districts to reject or endorse candidates for national and state offices. The sig nificance of a unified minority of several million voters in the next presidential campaign also was pointed out.
 Those at Meetinc
 Others at the meeting were for mer ynited States Senatc- Robert T.. owen. president of the Sound Money League: Rep Martin Sweeney of Ohio, and Amos Pin- chot. brother of the former gov erno:' of Pennsylvania.
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(Continued from Page 1.) there were threats of violence by militant opponents of the pacifist strikers.
 At Columbia University. New York, leaders faced an estimated 4,OOO students in the gymnasium where the meeting was transferred from the athletic field because of rain. At City College of New York the meeting was adjourned from stadium to hall seating only 1,500. New York University had 1,50O demonstrators. New York City College and school students participation in the demonstrations were estimated at close to 30,00O'
 vassar Had sO,0OO
 Vassar College school students participation in the demonstrations were estimated at close to 30,00O.
 Vassar College For Girls attend ed almost en masse a 35-minute program at which the president and students spoke. St Lawrence University dismissed classes half an hour early to permit students to attend. More than 2,50O joined a Western Reserve University meet ing at Cleveland.
 Temple University and Univer- sity of Pennsylvania dismissed classes at noon to permit perhaps 15,000 to participate.
 Horse Play at Harvard
 At Harvard, about 800 students joined in the demonstration. There had been some fear of trouble, but the walkout was characterized chiefly by much horse play.
 At Albany, (N. Y.) business col- lege some 200 or moRe were called out at II a. m.
 Washington leaders of the stu dent strike" delivered to the White House ia solemn pledge on this day that we will not support the government of the United States in any war it may conduct.
 The delegation was received by Secretary Marvin H. Mcintyre. It left a resolution addressed to Pres ident Roosevelt, protesting against armaments, fleet maneuvers and military training in schools.
 VI AOPA SoVhsSN Ah eAhS delegation were: National Council of Methodist Youth; Student League For Industrial Democracy; American Youth Congress-: Nation al Students League; American League Aga.nst War; and the h. ter-Seminary Movement.
 Fifteen hundred students at Thomas Jefferson High school, in Brooklyn, staged noisy demon stration without interference with a strong squad of police. They bore signs protesting against war.
 More Masquerade
 Gob-stepping students masquer- ading as German soldiers, ard others bearing mysteriousIy-ac- quired machine-guns, joined in an hours horseplay at Harvard col lege. One of the 2,50O demonstra- tors wore a fascist blackshirt. There was much hooting and yell ing and burlesque speech-making but no violence. Six students were detained" by Harvard yard
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(Continued from Page 1.) ment, MT Jenks sets up three $10,- 900 trust funds for the three chill dren, issue of their marriage and agreed to pay $25 weekly alimony.
 Mrs Jenks said she has received but $632.6S since the agreement was signed.
 Income Has Dropped
 Her husband took the stand to state that his net income has been but $15 weekly. He admitted un- der questioning of Attorney Walter Y. Torrance, counsel for Mrs Jenks, wife resides at New Haven and Is able to support herself. He main- tains a residence in East Hartford and operates boat selling com pany there, he said.
 Attorney John T. Monzani, who represented MT Jenks, called atten- ton to the trust funds for the chill dren and another agreement signed by both parties wherein MT Jehks turned over practically all of his assets to his wife. It was the in- come from the assets mentioned in this agreement, that furnished Mrs Jenks wil the $632.68.
 Judge O'Sullivan asked how the $25 was mentioned in the agree- ment and Attorney Monzani an- swered that when the agreement was drawn it was assumed the in- come from the assets would emount to $25 weekly.
 Judge Asked Advice
 When both counsel had finished, Judge O'Sullivan turned to MT Tor rance and said, If our positions were reversed and you were up here on the bench, how would you solve this problem?"
 Attorney. Torrance said he be- lieved MT Jenks should be com pelled to stand by the agreement and that if it were true he was only earning $15 weekly, he should pay at least $5 to his wife. He said she was accustomed to living in higher station in life and that fit were not for her father assisting her, she would be placed in an em- barrassing situation.
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(Continued from Page 1.) Since February he has been act- ing head of the Soldiers home at Noroton, although the general be- lief was he was definitely out of the agent position. Place of Personal The present $2 personal tax would be eliminated and the $3 tax collected by municipalities. The ,, fund would, start with $2,100,00O and applications would be accepted beginning in October, this year. AS interpreted by many, a far flung patronage system would be stablished in that hundreds of as- sistants would be necessary to re- ceive applications and distribute the fund in the 169 cities and towns. House Acts on Bills With quick dispatch the house rejected bill to create a housing commission, similar to the nation- proposal to legalize greyhound racing in view of the defeat the bill was withdrawn.
 Both measures had been report ed unfavorably from committee. A bill was passed providing for inspections of gas, water and cleo tric light meters and providing that any irregularities found in readings shall cause refunds by the companies if the meters are found to be off "variable amounts"
 Tho present law allows for re- funds if readings are off 2 per cent on gas and { per cent on water or electricity.
 The Junior college of Bridge port and Larson Junior college Of Hamden were authorized to award degrees.
 Truck Bill Tabled
 The senate tabled favorable re- port on bill to bring all trucks under control of the public utili- ties commission, as now is the case in Massachusetts, and passed a bill compelling truck drivers, parked on highways, to set flares within 200 feet of the front and rear of the vehicle. Also all trucks would be compelled to carry signalling devices under penalty of $25 fine.
 Both branches disposed of score or more of minor bills before adjourning over the weekend.
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bearing down at a mile-a- minute clip. He stepped on the gas, but too late. The train caught the rear end of the bus, killing all in that section.
 The train, the Baltimore and Ohio Express between Pittsburgh and Washington, required 200 yards to stop. Several bodies were mangled on the engines cow catcher.
 All victims were students in the Wililamsport, Md, high school They had attended chemical demonstrations at the University of Maryland at College Park. a few miles north of Washington, and were en route home.
 Never Had a Chance
 Line told police he never had a chance" to avoid the accident.
 T was trying to pick my way along the road when all of a sud- den the train was crashing down upon us out of the darkness" he said.
 'I stepped on the gas hard, but I never had a chance. The engine struck the bus just back of the middle. lifting it into the air as if a giant hand had snatched 1t from the road.
 Before I could draw a breath we were all in a smash and those kids were screaming. I'll never forget those screams. It all seems like a horrible nightmare"
 Names of Victims
 Rockville, Md, April 12 - CUP) - Victims of the fatal school bus crash: The dead. all pupils of the Williamsport High school:
 Carl Brendle, IS; Bertha Castle, 16; Norris Downs. Jr. 16; Elva Harsh, IT; Leroy iKndle. 15; Paul McElroy, 16; Virginia Myers, IF; Claude Myers. 15; Mary Ellen Zimmerman, 15; Mary L. Downs, 15; James Fluria, IS; Phoebe Kelly, 16; Lois Winters, 16; Pearl Emerson, 16.
 Seriously injured: Margaret Creps, IT; Thelma Staley. IT.
 Most of the other II children. Miss Louise Funk, the teacher, and Percy Line, driver, were slightly hurt.
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(COnLlnueu rom rage l.) James R. Sheldon who had been the civil receiver for the company, stated that practically 95 per cent of the creditors of the company had endorsed the plans.
 Attorney Weisman confirmed this statement, explaining that about 99 per cent of the common creditors and 90 per cent of the creditors with priority claims, had signed the reorganization plan.
 MT Weisman said the recent hearing before Judge Carroll C. Hincks concerning the tax claims of the City of Waterbury against the Beardsley and Wolcott Com pany property, had no bearing on the the reorganization plan. The hearing was held in Waterbury at request of Attorney Weisman, who sought to have the taxes amount ing to over $50,0O0 against the company, reduced, on the ground they were excessive and that the city had not the right to impose 9 per cent penalty tax. Judge Hincks reserved decision on the case.
 Federal Trustees
 The trustees, Thomas P. Kelley Francis T. Phillips and MT Browr were named federal trustees last August under Section 77B of the new bankruptcy act, dealing witt reorganization of companies in re- ceiverships. Up to that time Nil Sheldon had been receiver. ap' pointed in superior court here.
 It is expected that the Fedora Court will approve the reorganiza ton plan to be presented by MI Weisman, inasmuch as practically all of the creditors have signed their agreement to 1t. The com pany would then be reorganized by the election of new officers and sci up as a going business.
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|Watertown WomanIs
 F. T. A. State Choice
Mrs C. L. Stevens Expected to Be Named VicePresi-
 dent at Stamford Convention Tomorrow

voted to oppose that section of House B:;l BIO which places boar,.s of educations of the 169 towns of the state under boards of finance where such bodies exist.
 It was voted at the regular con- vention session to revise bylaws z the association whereby the terms of officers. with the exception of the historian. recording sec. etary ard treasurer, will be single term of three years instec of two ter.".s of two years each to which they are eligible under the present law.
 4 delegation of more than 30 members representing every associ. ation in the Waterbury council is attending the convention.
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(Continued from Page l.) of the board orders by federal courts, as authorized by congress
 3. A temporary arrangement by which strike action would be halted pending the federal court decisions. Although hearings are scheduled soon, several weeks. perhaps months would be required before final rulings could be ob- tained.
 Workers Await Result Akron, O., April 12.-(UP)- Setting of a date for an expected walkout of organized labor in "big three" rubber plants was awaited tensely in this tire capital to-day.
 Labor chiefs met with William Green, American Federation of Labor president, In Washingtno, while company officials, who went there yesterday, studied proposals to avert a strike, offered by Sec- retary of Labor Francis ePrkins. Strike votes of workers at Fire stone, Goodrich and Goodyear and the craft unions operating in the plants, were taken to the national capital by Coleman c. Claherty chief A. F. l.. rubber organizer and head Of the three rubber. workers locals.
 Claherty said he would make TO "appeal' to President Roosevelt, but that if the president wished a conference on the Akron situa- tion he would attend. | "Whatever we do will be satis- factory to the workers of Akron" | Claherty told q mass meeting of the three rubber locals before Ee | left
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FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs Giuseppina Zarella will be held tomorrow morning from her home 25 Sum- init street at S:15 o'clock to Our Lady of Mount Carmel church church where a solemn mass of re- quiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the fam fly plot in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of David Brodeur will be held from the Belleville Funeral Home, 68 East Clay St., to morrow morning at 8:30 o'clock to St Ann's church where a mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the fam jly plot in new St Joseph's ceme- tery.
 Funeral services for Mrs Robert Roeltgen were held yesterday af- ternoon at 2 o'clock at the Alder son funeral home, 70 Central ave- nue. Rev Dr John N. Lewis. rector of St Johns Episcopal church officiated. The bearers were Clifford White. Edward Davis Frederick Miller and Edward How ard. Burial was in the old Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Anthony Bar tusIs will be held from the De- limbs Funeral Home, IT Congress avenue, tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock, to St Joseph's church, where a solemn high mass of re- quiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in Call vary cemetery.
 Private funeral services for Mrs Harry Holbrook were held this afternoon at the Alderson Funeral Home.
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Ba1loting on the new slate of officers of the Connecticut Congre. 2 of Parents and Teachers was in progress all day at the 35th annual Convention. being held at S. 'lfo.d high school today and tomorrow with results expected to be made Known tomorrow. Mrs C. L. Stew ebs of the W-tertown PIT tIs been nominated for the vice pres ldency of the association. Other officers include Mrs c. c. Kilby of Hartford, president; Mrs Leslie Mathews of Bridgeport. recording Secretary; and Mrs Bruce L. To- hurt of Stamford, treasurer.
 At yesterdays session, the board of managers, in executive session.
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OBITUARY

GERMOtA-Mrs Theresa Ger. mola, 66, widow of Domenic Ger mola, died suddenly while visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs Louis Richards at 90 Locust street yesterday afternoon. Mrs Ger mola was born in Italy and came to this city 30 years ago, making her home here since. She lived Oil Chestnut Hill road. Death was nt- tributed to heart failure by Dr Edward II. Kirschbaum, medical examiner.
 She is survived by 8 son, Mi chael; three daughters, Mrs Anna Ciarlella, Mrs Richards and Mrs Vincenzo Ciarlella, all of this city.
 The funeral will be held from the Richards home, 90 Locust street, at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow morning with a high mass in St Lucy's church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 TORRETTA--Fra Torretta, 17 months old son of Mir and Mrs Vincenzo Torretta of 16 Union street died this morning at St Mary's hospital after a brief ill- ness.
 Besides his parents, he is sur vived by three brothers, Louis, Thomas and Anthony Torretta and four sisters, Mary, Cecelia, Car mela and Amelia Torretta.
 The body will be taken to the home of his parents, 16 Union street this afternoon where the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon with services at Our Lady of Lourdes church at time to be announced later. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
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ROCKEFELLER IS
 GIVEN PERMIT

Cambridge, Mass, April 12-(UP) Lawrence s. Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr, and q student at Harvard Law School, to- day obtained a police permit to carry a revolver.
 He told police he wished to use it for target practice. and was off, fered the use of the police range.
 Rockefeller said he would soon visit his grandfather, John D. Rockefeller ST, at Ormond Beach, Fla.
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CULBERTsONS AHEAD

New York, April 12-U.P.)- Only parade of slams for the P. Hal Sims in the last six rubbers of their 150-rubber bridge match with the Ely Culbertsons to-day can save them from defeat.
 The Culbertsons held lead ot 13.s70 points. almost impossible to overcome.
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NAMED DIRECTOR

Geneva. April 12-(U.P.)-John c. Winant. former governor of New Hampshire, was named assist ant director of the Interpational Labor organization to-day.
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Senator Culhane stated that he be- lieyed it advisable if every member of the judiciary committee who was a member of a law firm act ing as receiver or counsel for re- ceiver of a closed bank should dis qualify himself from sitting in judgment on the bill. The judi ciary committee is composed en- tirely of lawyers. Rep John D. Thoms of Waterbury is a member of the committee and also of the law firm of Carmody & Thoms, which is counsel for the receiver ot the Merchants Trust Co, the Citi- zens & Manufacturers National bank.
 The senate today passed under suspension of rules the bill restor- ing forfeited rights to Colonel Fab ian Mckinney of Waterbury.
 The committee on claims today filed a report in the house rejecting the claim of the town of Woodbury for harboring Nicholas Calabrese.
 Another Culhane bill to be heard by the judiciary committee today would call upon the state comp troller to furnish free dinners for ah legislators.
 On Tuesday of next week the committee on claims will have a renearing of the claim of Albert
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Four-ball golf tournamerts. i, which players pair and each plas two balls. have become poNllar at Cannes, France.
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French that the first concern of the powers is to get Germany back into their councils, not to en- phasize the danger of early war LEADERSHIP MUST CHANGE New Haven, Conn, April 12.- UP)-Unless the present leader ship of Europe changes there .even- tually will be war and the United States will be forced to take up arms, U. $. Senator James F. Pope, d., Idaho, told the Yale
 "The only chance for the United States to remain neutral" he de- clared, ''would come through united effort, friendship, and good will, with such a basis of CO., operation as the world court.
 "You all know that Americans will fight if they are stirred up enough to believe their rights are being violated and if they believe their homes threatened"
 He blamed munitions manufac- turers for Americas participation in the World War and warned that eff we want to stay out of war we must do some regulating of these gentlemen"
 "Td take these men who make war-these men that say the way to peace is to have greater arma- ment-and I'd put them out there in the very first line. I'd put the newspaper editors who stir up pas sions and prejudices for war in that first line, and the senators and congressman who are willing to vote with them. too"
 He declared You'll never in Gods world get disarmament un- less you give security"
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Allen of Newtown. The youth lost an eye as a result of chemical explosion in the school laboratory. The state contributes to the sup port of the school and Is held tc be liable in this case.
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FRANCE-RUSSIA

Moscow, April 12.@UP)-It was confirmed officially today that France and Russio have agreed in principle on the basis of a se- curlty agreement which they hope will be expanded into detailed one soon. Details of the agree- ment. have not been revealed. The agreement was first reported from Paris. It is an alternative to a general treaty in which Germany would join.
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SECRET REPORT OF FRANCE

SECRET REPORT OF FRANCE
 Stresa, Italy, April 12.-(UP)- France brought into the allied se- curity conference today a long, secret army report on German armament, and demanded prompt, severe punishment of future viola tions of the World War treaties.
 Backed by Italy, France seeks action. not words, to curb Germany and prevent others of the World War vanquished from following her example.
 Her first memorandum to the league of nations council already toned down so that Germany was not denounced individually for past violations. France wants definite, automatic, immediate penalties for future violations.
 She took into the conference to- day her revised draft.
 With 1t Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin and Foreign Minister Pierre Laval took also the army's report on secret German arma- ment.
 Magnet For Spies
 That there was such report had been known for many months It has been a magnet for hordes of spies over Europe. and the ob- ject of eager interest of military experts.
 Bit by bit 1t had been sent to the French army general staff by intelligence agents as German secret armament proceeded-as factory went on to war work, as a military air force matching Great Britain's came into being.
 The general staff perfected the reports in the form of a BPS page dossier. It was with the aid of this dossier as memoranda that Flandin and Laval told Benito Mussolini of Italy and Ramsay Macdonald and Sir John Simon of Great Britain her anxiety and her requirements for her security.
 Temperate Action Sought
 Great Britain was fighting for temperate action.
 There was a dramatic indication of the conference trend at lunch time.
 Yesterday all the chief delegates lunched together on the gem like island of Isola Bella.
 But today Ramsay Macdonald, Britain's peace loving prime min ister. took Premier Flandin to lunch ashore at the Borromeo hotel. Sir John Simon, his legal istic foreign minister, took Foreign Minister Laval to a fish luncheon on Pescadores Island.
 It was eloquent of the vocal ef- fort of the British to persuade the
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Three Nations WiLL
 Act For Peace Pact
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ish policy as seen at the start of the second days talk:
 Britain has no intention of adding to it's commitments in cen tral and eastern Europe.
 2-It will approve regional trea- ties of non-aggression within the framework of the league of na- tions.
 3-It wants an aerial defense league, and particularly Limitation of army and air force strength by agreement.
 At insists that Belgium and Holland shall be protected in their independence.
 5-It has no intention of with drawing from present obligations cone of these, under the Locarno treaty, is to aid France if Germany attacks her).
 eff Germany refuses to con- tribute to European security Bri- tain will approve efforts of other powers to establish security among themselves.
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On Tuesday of next week the
 committee on claims will have a
 reAearing of the claim of Albert
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REV CHARLES E. COUCHLIN PLANS

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