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Evening star., 1935-01-29
BONUS BILL ACTION
PLEDGED IN HOUSE
Ways and Means Committee
Head Promises Effort to
Speed Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
House bonus advocates, still fighting
among themselves, were promised a
new opportunity today to speed the
50. 100 900. 900. cash payment bill
toward a vote.
Recently the Ways and Means Com
mittee voted to set, bonus bills aside
to take up the social security program.
Some bonus men insisted that was an
attempt to delay the bill. They talked
of drastic action.
Today, however, Chairman Dough-
ton, Democrat. of North Carolina said
that If he were asked to do so he
would call the committee into a spe-
cial session this week to reconsider.
Says Vote Assured.
"I1l leave it up to the committee, ~
he said. Personally, I can't see any
need for particular rush. because
everybody knows we don't have any
intention of trying to keep the House
from having a chance to vote on a
bonus bill
But I'll take the question up with
the committee, and If it decides to
change the schedule that will be all
right with me-"
There was, as yet, no indication that
the dispute between hackers of the
Patman and the Vinson-American
Legion bonus bill was near settlement
The Patman bill calls for bonus pay
ment in new currency; the Vinson-
Legion bill would require bond issue
Patman Raps Legion Bill.
Representative Patman, Democrat
Of Texas dubbed the Legion measure a
bankers bonus BILL" held that it vio-
lated the Legion's position against q
debt increase for bonus payment and
said that Frank N. Belgrano, jr.
Legion commander, was interested ir
banking.
Belgrano retorted that Patman was
more interested in monetary theories
than in the bonus. Representative
Vinson. Democrat, of Kentucky re-
marked that naming the Legion meas
ure the bankers bonus bill' was
ridiculous" and would be funny II
it were not so serious"
Evening star., 1935-01-29
BIZARRE MURDER
STORY CHECKED
Woman Says She Helped
Dispose of Body of
Her Mother.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAUREL, Miss, January 29.-Coun-
ty authorities checked closely today
the bizarre story which they at
tributed to a woman-that she wit
messed her mothers murder and then
disposed of part of the mutilated
body.
w. M. Carter, IS, prominent Laurel
business man, was under arrest in
Jackson, Miss, on a charge Of MUIR
der. Ouida Keeton, 80, was held on
a similar charge here in the death of
year-old widow.
Was His Secretary.
Jack Deavours, Jones County at
torney, said Miss Keeton, a former
secretary of Carter, told him Carter
killed her mother with a poker and
that she aided him in getting rid Of
the body, which was cut in pieces.
There were no preliminaries,
Deavours said Miss Keeton told him.
"He struck mama with a poker as
she stood before the fire; mama fell
to the floor and he hit her on the
head several times more" Deavours
quoted her as saying.
Legs Reveal Tragedy.
Mrs. Keeton's death came to light
when a woman's dismembered legs
and part Of the torso were found by
a colored hunter in nearby woods.
The daughter was quoted as saying
Carter threatened her with the same
fate unless she obeyed him.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

Mr.. Roosevelt has played fox with
the hounds in Congress who are try
ing to tree Mr. Ickes.
The yelping pack was led off the
scent slightly In the House. An as
surance was passed down the line by
the House leaders that Mr.. Ickes
would not control the new relief Or
ganiZation. simultaneously the news
men got inside word from one of the
White House secretaries that the
President himself would retain control
over the relief program
These indefinite assurances looked
like couple of red herrings to Mr..
Ickes' pursuers. They adopted an
amendment which they thought
would keep him from being an in
f1uence in the new set-up, but it
won't
Authorities in position to
tathom Mr.. RooSeuelt's mind be-
lteue his intention is to let Mr..
Ickes retain the part of the public
tDorks program phich he now has:
that is, principally control of the
lending machinery. Direct oopern.
"'Stt UOfh UtAG OC tuHutCU CtSC-
Uhere, the Whole network being
Under casual presidential super
Dision.
At least that Is what Mr.. Roosevelt
will do unless the Senate changes his
mind by putting in some new Testric-
tions against Mr.. Ickes.
The State Department frets fire.
quently about Japanese Ambassador
Saito. The Ambassador has been
making far more speeches than is
usual for an Ambassador and he has
proved to be an excellent salestalker
for the Japanese point of view His
latest speech, at the University of
Georgia. pointed out to the students
that Japan was not a menace to any
one and was seeking peace with all ~
That sounds fair enough, but the
State Dependencies have heard it so
often and disagree with it SO much
that they get jumpy every time they
hear it. Mr. Hull's appetite for lunch
was said to have been disturbed when
he read the Georgia speech.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
PERMISSION is SOUGHT
TO UNSTRING JEWELS
Russian Crown Gems, Held by
Late Mrs. Mccormick, Declared
More Valuable Separated.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 29.-Permis-
sion to unstring the famous Russian
crown jewels" diamond and emerald
necklace of the late Mrs. Edith Rookie
feller Mccormick was asked of the
courts yesterday by the trust officer
Of the estate.
william P. Wiseman, handling the
estate. said he had been advised by
O New York jewelry firm that oppor-
tunities to sell the gems piecemeal
were greater than If the necklace
were left intact.
The gems were purchased at re-
ported cost of S1,500,0O0. The string
includes 10 emeralds, the largest
weighing 100 carats.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Salesman Disillusioned.

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N. j.
R.-Roy r. Royal Of wildwood had
a successful day as salesman for a
firm dealing in safety money belts
designed to thwart thieves and ban
dts. He was taking $500 home. One
mile out Of town three men in an
other Car forced him of the road,
fourished pistols, searched him and
took his safety belt and all the
money.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Many New Dealers Be.
lieve Relief Bill Is
Unconstitutional.
BY PAUL MALLON.


Some of the most loyal New Deal
lawyers, not Republicans, but brain
trusters, believe the relief bill is un-
constitutional. They have not said
so because their opinions have not
been sought by the powers that be.
But If asked now they will tell Presi-
dent Roosevelt in their own mild
legal way that sections 4 and Of
the measure. over which the Senate
is fussing, are loosely drawn and of
doubtful constitutionality."
Section 4 is the one giving the
President blanket power to create and
prescribe the duties of all bureaus or
corporations in his proposed relief
reorganizations. Section 5 enlarges
his right to condemn and buy
property.
1t is a 10-to-1 bet that Mr..
Roosevelt already knoWS this and
that these sections ,Uiu be modified
NTH his consent. The New Deal
cannon dUord 10 hdDe some udte
taxpayer tie up the iohole relief
program in the courts.
Mr.. Ickes' irritation is supposed to
have caused the insertion of the prop
erty seizure feature The public works
director has had much trouble with
property owners who do not want to
sell their land for slums clearance at
the Government price.
A Louisville judge held against Mr..
Ickes in a representative case and
just about tied his hands. At the
time of that decision he had a suit
of his own pending in Cleveland. but
the Louisville result caused him to
drop it.
Mr.. Ickes is right. Something will
have to be done. But 1t will have to
be constitutional. Smart lawyers will
fix it up.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
FEBRUARY OMINOUS
MONTH FOR WOMAN
Impressive List of Deaths and
Illnesses Cited in Family and
Ranks of Friends.

BY the Associated Press.
MACON. Ga, January 29.-If Mrs
George Yetter breads the arrival OF
the month of February, here's why
In that month her mother, father
a sister, a brother and three life
long friends died.
She herself three times has been
seriously i'll in February.
On February 19 her husband once
began a three-month stay in q hos
pital
Besides that, she, a daughter. a
sister, a brother and a niece have
birthday anniversaries during the
month.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
MUSICIAN TAKES LIFE

NEW YORK, January 20 R.-
Philip johnson, so, a meticulous Dam
ish musician who contended he was
the common-law husband of the late
Victoria Morisini, millionaire, dressed
up In his finest linen and opera suit
yesterday to commit suicide in o
rooming house in Hells Kitchen.
A fine handkerchief was stuck In
his breast pocket; gardenia was In
his buttonhole and gas tube was in
his mouth.
A note stated he "did not care to
live after the death Of Victoria"
Evening star., 1935-01-29
FIREMEN OVERCOME

NEW YORK, January 80 @-
Eight firemen were overcome last night
by smoke while fighting blaze that
drove 200 persons from six-story
tenement house into the bitter cold.
Vincent quinn, one of the eight
smoke victims, risked his life to save
q canary that was piping away in o
dark smoke e-hlled room on the second
floor.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Countess Renounces Title.

CINCINNATI, January 20 R.-
Mrs. Caroline Montague RaSponi of
Chattanooga, Tenn, renounced her
Italian title of countess yesterday and
was restored to citizenship in the
United States. One of sixty-seven
persons admitted to citizenship in
United States District Court here.
she said she had married Count Nerio
Rasponi, in Chattanooga, october 81,
1909,
Evening star., 1935-01-29
BORDER REINFORCED.
New Manchu- -Mongolian Clashes Are
Feared,

TOXIC. January 20 CP).-Both sides
dispatched reinforcements to the
Manchoukuo- -Mongolian border today,
anticipating further clashes, Rengo
News Agency dispatches from Harbin
said.
Manchoukuoans alleged Mongols fail
ed to comply with demands that they
withdraw south of Karhka, 1t was as
serted, and hence a threatening situ-
alton has developed with which the
Manchoukuoan government Is de-
termined to deal firmly.
japanese officers are commanding
Manchoukuo's reinforcements, 1t was
understood.
A foreign office spokesman yester-
day said the ambiguity Of frontiers
was partly responsible for q clash last
week between Mongolian and Man
choukuoan border patrols In which
there were fatalities.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
KILLED BY BUILDING
Woman Crushed, Two Others Hurt
When Structure Falls.

OREGON CITY. Greg, January 90
@.-Mrs. Arthur Koehler, 81, was
crushed to death under tons of debris,
two women were seriously injured and
three other persons escaped injuries
in the collapse OF a two-story brick
building here last night.
A baby boy, 8 weeks old, was in the
arms Of his mother and escaped with
out scratch, although the mother,
Mrs. Howard Bertsch, suffered a
broken leg, bruises and shock.
The cause of the collapse was not
Immediately determined.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

No. flames L. Mehaffey, vice
president of the Square Deal As
sociation Of Louisiana, which Is
protesting the dictator powers of
Huey Long. left yesterday for
Washington to explain to Presi-
dent Roosevelt his associations
reasons for combating Long forces.
Mehaffey Is shown seated on the
post office steps at Baton Rouge.
where he remained most of one
day to keep from arrest. He was
taken by the Guardsmen as soon
as he left Government property.
No. 2-Gov. o. K. Allen Of
Louisiana inspecting National
Guard he called out to prevent the
anti-Long faction from seizing
control of Baton Rouge.
No. 3-George N. Alessi. member
of the Tangipahoa, Louisiana po-
lice jury, who was shot near the
heart in a mysterious manner as
armed anti-Long citizens and
Guardsmen clashed.-A. P. Photos.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
POTATO PROTESTED
Rotten Tuber Allegedly Served

at mdSSdcAuScIIS aoSPACdA'
BOSTON, January 20 @.-A rot
ten potato yesterday became matter
Of state.
Representative Roland d. Sawyer of
Ware arrived at the Governors ofiice
bearing a potato that definitely was
rotten. He presented it to Richard
Grant, Gov. Curley's secretary, and
said 1t had been sent TO him by q con-
stituent who complained 1t was served
at the Northampton State Hospital.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
PROSECUTOR ACCUSED
San Diego City Attorney Faces Al
Counts of Misconduct.

Counts OF M1Sconduct.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, January 20 OP)
City Attorney c. L. Byers yesterday
afternoon was charged with Al counts
of misconduct in ONCE, returned by
the county grand jury.
John r. Holt, deputy district at
torney, explained the II counts In
volved allegations Of falsifacation OF
records, filing Of false expense &C
counts, embezzlement Of trust funds
and misdeneanor by fraudulent as
signment of wages to defeat creditors
Byers returned from Warrington,
D. G, yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Cotton Worth s57. .00O, 900.

The North Carolina Department OF
Agriculture figures the total value Of
the cotton crop in that State this
year at $4,000
Evening star., 1935-01-29
NO GL0CKENSPIELER
Black Horse Troop Has New In.
strument but No Player.

CHICAGO, Np.-Chicago;s famous
Black Horse Troop has glockenspiel,
but is minus glockenspieler.
The glockenspiel, first cousin to
xylophone, was imported from Ger
many. 1t is worn on a cavalry sad
die and Is played like q marimba-
when there is any one around who
knows how to play It.
So far, no galloping glockenspieler
has been found among the troop, COM
posed Of the scions Of the city's elite.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
REPORTS HELD ABSURD"
Marking Official Declares They Are
Fabrication.

NANKING, January 30 tp.-Re-
ports from Geneva that Sino-Japanese
cooperation is contemplated for COM
mercial development Of China and
suppression of Communists were
termed today an absurd fabrication
by a spokesman for the Chinese ma
tionalist governments foreign office.
A secretary of the japanese legation
also asserted the reports were ground
less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05

Hood River, ore.,-(UP)-Nor- man Shrum parked his car and placed his ignition key in hiding spot to foil thieves while he went skiing on Mount Hood. When he returned 12 hours later, he found pack rats had carried it off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05

Twenty-one cases came before Judge Edward Mascolo at busy session of the city court this morn ing. Several were companion cases and two of the cases were the re- suit of raids conducted by the emergency squad on houses of i'll fame. Fines and jail sentences were meted out to offenders in raid cases.
 Amelia Mussa, 30, of Vine street was fined $50 and costs and went to jail for three months on charges of keeping a house of i'll fame.
 She was arrested on May 22d and then given a two weeks con- tinuance. A previous arrest brought the imposition of the jail sentence but it was suspended provided she was not arrested on similar charges tagain. When her case was called today it was explained by Prose. cutor Mitchell Meyers that a pre- vious sentence was standing against the accused and Judge Maslolo ordered it to be put into execution. Margaret Palmer 26, arrested on charges of residing in the house at 8 Vine street. was granted a nolle on payment of a $5 fine.
 Conduct Bond
 In the other raid case, Anna Ciriello, 30, of 5S Canal street was fined $10c and costs and was re- quired to post a $500 bond insur- ing her good behavior for four months. Two girls charged with residing in the house, Ruby Miller, 27, and Doris Lane, 23, were fined $5 and costs and given 30-day suspended jail sentence with the warning that the sentence would be put into effect if they did not leave town within four hours.
 Three men, charged with fre- quenting the house were fined $5 and Costs to have the charges nolled. They were Vincent Santo- pietro, AS, of 69 Division street, Steve Karosos, 40, of 1S1 Division street, and John Costa. 29, of 22 Pond street. The raid was con- ducted by Captain Dan Carson and Officers Fred Hickey and Patrick Moylan of the emergency squad last night. The officers testified they found the accused in the place on Canal street. Doris Lane told the officers she arrived in the place just a half hour previous to the raid from Danbury. Asked how she came here, she told Officer Moylan "by train." Officer Moylan then told her there are no trains from Danbury to Waterbury.
 ContinuanccS
 Joseph Santos, 26, of 254 Cherry street was found guilty of operat- ing his car while under the infiu- ence of liquor and was fined $1OO and costs. $50 of which was re- mitted.
 Continuances until June 18th were entered in the cases of Dom- mic Licese, 2S, of 57 Rosemount avenue, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon; Rocco Ca pozzi. 23, of S9 Denney street, charged with breach of the peace; Michael Capozzi,. 29, of 39 Denney street, charged with assault; Jo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tions have been filed at the office of the town clerk:
 Kieran P. Heavin of 22 Cottage place, and Nancy Casey of 250 Co., lumbia boulevard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
Increase in Working Hours for EZRA Employees Likely
YOUNG BROTHERS
 SENTENCED TODAY
Found Guilty of Taking Car for Joy Ride; Other
 Superior Court Cases

Two brothers, Alton, 21, and Xavier, IS, Navikauskas, of this city, were sentenced to the Chesll- ire reforamatory when they plead ed guilty to charges of taking a car without permission, before Judge Frederick M. Peasley in superior court today. They were alleged to have taken a car May II, at Printers Court, for ride to New Haven and on the way back, to have figured in an automobile collision.
 Michael Gross, IS, of this city, arrested in connection with the same offense, pleaded guilty when arraigned yesterday and this morning was granted a suspended reformatory sentence. The two brothers had previous police rec ords.
 Several other cases were dispos- ed of by Judge Peasley this morn ing. Angelo Spadacci, pleading guilty to indecent assault, was sen- tenced to serve three months in the county jail. Leo Bosco, IT, brought back to Waterbury from Ashtabula, O. to answer charges of taking car without permission, was sentenced to the reformatory.
 A jail sentence of six months was imposed upon Arthur Wheeler, charged with breaking and enter ing. The charge of indecent ex-. posture against John Smiley, 61, was nolled on payment of $50 and costs. The case of George Schus- ter, charged with using car without the owners permission, was continued to Thursday be- cause his counsel, Attorney T. V. Meyer is engaged in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
PARADE PLANS OF
 MOOSE COMPLETED
Convention PrOces s iO n Saturday to Start at 1
 O'Clock at Freight St.

Final preparations, including the line of march for the parade Sat- urday afternoon at 1 o'clock, for which opens here Friday, were completed at meeting of the local lodge last night.
 The reviewing stand will be sit- uated in front of city hall. The march will start at Freight street, continue up Grand to South Main street, up South Main to North Main turning at the Hotel Elton and continuing along West Main Main to Willow street from where it will continue to Grove street and Second avenue. A platoon of local policemen and firemen will lead the procession.
 Various lodges throughout the state will appear in the line of march as follows: New Britain, Danbury, Hartford, Manchester, Meriden, Middletown, Wallingford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford, South Norwalk. and Torrington. The women of the Moose will march in bodies as follows: Dan- bury, Meriden, New Haven, South Norwalk, Bridgeport, Stamford. Norwich, Manchester, Hartford and Wallingford. Two juniors orders, one from New Haven and the oth- CT from Bridgeport, will also parade.
 Joseph DiPietro will be parade marshal. A joint meeting of men and women delegates will open the convention in the lodge rooms at 1880 o'clock at which Lieut-Gov. and Mayor Frank Hayes will well come the delegates. The men will then adjourn to Concordia hall for their business meeting with the women remaining in the lodge rooms. After both sessions the joint groups will meet in front of the Immaculate Conception church at 6:15 o'clock to be photographed after fhich they will adjourn to the Hotel Elton for the banquet, carded for 2 o'clock.
 Judge Edward J. Henning, execu- tive secretary and general counsel for the national lodgeE and form CT judge of superior court in Call ifornia, will attend the convention meetings 1t was announced this morning by John Hannon. general chairman. It is hoped to have part of the banquet broadcast over station WATR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
State Administrator Makes Announcement
 Of Unusual Interest
of Local Persons on Relief Rolls New Relief Set-np Now Under Consideration

An increase in the number of working hours for Waterbury EZRA employees appeared im- minent today as the result of an announcement by Miss Eleanor H. Little, state EZRA administrator, of . new plan of work relief now under consideration which will re- uuire persons on relief to work a full week for their budgetary re- uuirements.
 Under the present system, local EZRA employees are for the most part employed only 24 hours week 1y. A small group is employed on a 30-hour schedule at the EZRA mattress factory on North Elm street. '
 The new plan is advocated by federal authorities and follows the announcement of the new pay scale for work relief projects made early last month. Wage rates have been definitely set by national EZRA authorities and it is improbable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
AWARD OF $5,l74
 FOR INJURED MAN
Sprained Back in Attempt to Lift Ladder-Three
 Other Cases Decided

Four compensation awards were handed down by Commissioner James M. Lynch in the local court today. One of the awards, Herbert Carney of Derby against Max A. Durrschmidt, Inc. of Derby, might result in the payment of compen- sation totaling $5,174. He was in- jured peculiarly, while working on the roof of the Congregational Church in Derby last December.
 He was atop the roof when MT. Durrschmidt on the ground started to move the ladder upon which the claimant was working. Garnsey was assisting in the moving of the ladder and attempted to lift tt when he strained his back. Com missioner Lynch finds the man has been disabled since January and orders the weekly payments to continue until the disability is end- ed or diminished, in any event not to exceed 520 weeks.
 Gordon Decker of Oakville is awarded $9.34 weekly during dis ability with knee injury suffered while in the employ of Theresa Brahen, executrix of the estate of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
NATIONAL DEFENSE ! STRESSED
American Legion Sponsors Navy Night'' Guest
 Speakers Heard

The necessity for increased naval strength as one of the most i'm .portant buIwarks of national de- fense was stressed last night by speakers at the Navy Night ob- servance sponsored by Corporal Frank Coyle Post, American Le- zion, at the Legion home on Holmes avenue. Former members of the navy and marine corps were present at the meeting which was arranged by Commander George McDuff, with the assistance Of James F. Gill. {.
 Silas N. Greenberg, second dis trict chairman on naval affairs emphasized the importance of a large navy as the country's first line of defense. Petty Officer Harry Hurlburt of the New London Naval Base gave graphic description of navy life, dwelling particularly on the work, done at New London. Motion pictures were shown, and refreshments were served after the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
DIED.

CARROLL-In this city, June 9th, 1885, Thomas Carroll, of Bishop St. Funeral Friday morning, at S:15, from Mulville Funeral Home. 270 West Main St., to St. Thomas Church. Burial in new St. Joseph's s cemetery.
 CASs-In this city, June 4th, 1885, Mrs. Mary A. Cass, of S12 Hamil- ton Ave. Funeral Friday morning. at S:30 o'clock, from SIP Hamilton Ave, to Sacred Heart Church. Bur ial in Calvary cemetery. REYNOLDS-In this city, June 9th, 1885, Mary Ellen Reynolds, of 24 Shelter St.. Funeral Friday after noon. time later. from Clark Fu- neral Home.