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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
RAIN MAKER NOT
 SO SUCCESSFUL

DaIhart. Tex, May 2-(UP)-
 Farmers of the dusty Teas pam
 handle today watched a strange
 battle between man and the ele- ments, with rain the prize. Tex Thornton, Amarillo aviator and OH well fire fighter, planned Q new as- saught on the thunderheads over Rita Blanca Lake. four miles south
 west of here, hoping to blast loose
 with explosives the moisture they contained but refused to release. Meanwhile dust Bwiried over Q large section of the southwest, the storm attaining its greatest inten- sity in Southeastern Colorado, where e dozen deaths from aus! pneumonia" and "dust measleg' have been reported.
 Last night while hundred Of businessmen. farmers and the eur. ioue cheered, Thornton bembarde1 tho black clouds with tsn-t nfec from a mortar. The bombs passed through A layer of heavy dust be- I fore reaching sho moisture bearing ylouds. Observers thought Ehei noted a thiaEoning of the eseuo' such as preeedes a rHIn, but theff wRs no pFeelplkatl0ns Today Thofn' ton nianNed fo aena % explosive. feelenod ie Fes hsi'eont. Ts' bombs would be iImff O explode at fhs 4eAifeG nltifNoa,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
HOLLYWOOD HAS
 ENDED MYSTERY

Los Angeles, May 2-(UP)- Hollywood's triple death mystery apparently was closed today after a coroner's jury returned a yer dict of double murder and sui eide" ..%s ' Witnesses at the inquest. told the jury that .'debt madness drove william M. Howard, former ha- val reserve ensign, to murder Paul Wharton, dress designer, and Hen " P. Bolte, law professor, before ending his owng life with asnlllet through his head.
 Mrs Virginia Boite, ,widow 7, of the slain professor. told of seeing her husband shot down bef6fe her eyes. and testified that Bolte had hired Howard as a chauffeur dur ing a campaign for congress last fall. She said Howard demanded more money than was promised him; but. denied that there was anything more than a ''business relationshipy between the two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
GOVERNOR SIGNS ]. PENSION BILL

Hartford, Conn, May 2-(UP)-- Gov Wilbur l.. Cross today had signed the old age pension bill which he said he believed twill be the basis for model law" The bill, which will create an initial fund of t2.i00. .000 by April 1B, 1888 when the first pensions will be dis' tributed, was passed ii days ago almost unanimously and climaxed To 2o.year fight for enactment Of social security isgislation. The pen with which the governor sigled slle bill was presented to Sen Julius c. etremlau, Merlden, who in eugu. rated the movement in the assem- bly iD ioik .
 'T eoneratulaie GIT those mon and women of broad vision whose hopes and dFeame for the idehl aiato are approaching realization" the governor said 10 addressing members ok tho old neo fetnFiiy cesnmilies who wiineessd the siens Ff71|| |"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
ERROR FOUND IN STAMP SHEETS OF
 TERCENTENARY
Dropping of Line Through the Sc Made Visible
 Under the Glass

what may become the first major error in the Connecticut ter centenary stamp was discovered to- day in the consignment of some 0s the three-cent adhesives being sold at the Waterbury postoffice. Tho error is found in the second stamp in from the upper right hand cos- ner of the sheets of fifty. It con- sists in dropping of the line through the right-hand sthree-cent marking.
 The line is visible through a magnifying glass, but cannot be detected with the naked eye. In- stead of the 3-cent symbol 1t ap- pears Sc. Local philatelists, when informed of the discovery were quick to claim 1t as a major error, but their efforts to discover addi- tional stamps containing the error in the local post office supplies met with failure.
 First Found fin Derby
 The error was first discovered at the Derby post office. When it was reported to Waterbury that an error was cropping out in sheets with the plate numbers 213sb. which are the numbers of some of the sheets being sold here, there was an immediate search of nii made to ascertain whether it was a general error or just an occasion al one.
 Until a complete checkup has been made throughout the country the value of the error will be un- , known. If it is confined to a few sheetes consigned to Connecticut towns and cities, it's value is speed ! fly apparent. However 1t is the first major error in the commefno- rative stamp thus far reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
'ASTOR HEIR MAY
 COME IN AUGUST

New York, May 2--CUP)--John Jacob Astor, III. and his recent bride, the formber Ellen Tuck French, anticipate the arrival of an heir in August, it was reported today. A suite at swank Doctors hospital has been engaged for the 19 year old girl who married the youngest member of the Astor clan last June 30.
 ! The child will be heir to the $4,00O,000 fortune of its 23 year old father, but if it is a boy it may become the hair of John Astor's half brother, Vincent Astor. Vim cent Astor. childless, is the holder of the vast bulk of the Astor mill lions, estimated as exceeding 100. The Astor fortune has been passed from generation to generation practically intact from eldest son to eldest. son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
BANDITS ROBBED
 BOSTON PAY CAR IN DORCHESTER
Machine Gunmen Get Away With $2O,OOO-Bank in
 Chicago LOOted

Boston, May 2-(UP)-Four
 machine-gun bandits held up a
 bank car in Dorchester today and
 escaped with $20,000 in currency.
 The bank machine, occupied by
 Earl Rogers of South Weymouth and Samuel Oldfield of Weymouth,
 was enroute to the Weymouth
 Trust company with the money
 from a Boston bank. !
 On Old Colony Boulevard near Redfield street, the bandit car forced them to the curb. Two of the men jumped from the car and ordered Oldfield and Rogers to surrender the money. .One oi ithe bandits carried a machine gun tthe other was armed with a pistol Two .confederatess remained, in tht
 machine.
 l They quickly grabbed the noney which consisted of $12,0O0 in Ss bills, $1,006 in S2 bills and $1,00t in $1 bills, jumped back into theii getaway car and sped away in tht direction of Quincy.
 Description of Men The two bandits that staged the actual holdup were described al follows: 3 1. Thirty-two years old, 5 feet
 6 inches tall and weighing 17s pounds. Dark complexioned. 2. Twenty-Five years old, 5 feet (ContinueA on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
TROUBLE IS FEARED BY OPERATORS.
Violence May Come in Wa
 terbury as Peace Efforts Failed
WORKING DRIVER IS
 UNDER ARREST HERE
Truck Owners Have Lost Hope of Reaching Any
 Settlement

Portents of approaching violence were seen in Water bury today as the truck strike continued in full force, at tempts at settlement having ended unsuccessfully last night. A militant statement that company operators would bring in strikebreakers to handle their trucks, made al Hartford at midnight last night by Joseph Adley, representatives of the conpan- ies, may be/ the spark needed to set off an explosion of strike trouble in this part of the state. Though assigning no extra men for duty tonight, police officials here were closely studying the situation and were making plans to handle any outbreaks that might arise.
 Working Driver Arrested.
 Further possible cause for viol- ence appeared when James Rich- mond, 29, of Plymouth, a driver who had not joined the strikers, was arrested in a warrant charg- ing him with assault and breach of the peace. The complaint was made by Walter Demkoski, of 338 North Main street, who alleged that Tuesday afternoon on South Main street, while he was engaged in regular picket duty, Richmond hurled a 10-pound iron bar at him from the cab of his truck when signalled to stop. .f
 In city court, Richmond's case was continued till next Wednesday morning and he was freed on his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
American Fleet WilI
 Vanish For Six Weeks
Startling Secret Movements Are Given Out in New Maneuyers in the Pacific Pilots of Airplanes 'sg Have Most Difficult Task &
By HoBART 6. MoNTEE

\OMlUG0 LGCSS 0L0M AVEEGc&tOAs4x&EtAfr fr
 Washington. May 2.-fUP The bureau of naval operations today struck the name of one warship after another from the list of vess sells with which 1t has radio con- tact as the fleet steamed from west coast ports into the great Pacific ocean silences for maneuvers. The. feet is expected to disappear" for six weeks beginning tomorrow. Tho order of Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, fleet commander-in-chi that ace tual wartime conditions be sinus lated as nearly as possible durin9 these maneuvers is being effected- Navy department officials consider these maneuvers the most tmpor> tant fleet exercises ever held by tho. American navy. Reeves OrderH were fulfilled so well that an ate mosphere reminiscent of war timc9 permeated even the officers of tho navy department.
 Most Strict Silence
 Reeves has Imposed the strictest silence ever thrown over the U. s. fleet in peace times. For the next several weeks the bureau Of navnl operations and other headquarters offices expect to have nothing more than a hay idea of the location of ships with the fleet. The reason for this extraordinary siIencing ok ships. it was explained here. fs to prevent the '.attacking" fleet from learning the whereabouts of the defending fleet during the execti- tion of fleet problem sixteen."
 All ships are equipped with tho most modern of radio direction finders, and when any ship opens up with its radio the ships of the opposing fleet can chart its posi- tion. course, speed and distance. For this reason. it was stated, the ships will not report to the. navy department here, and the ten news paper correspondents aboard Reeves flagship. the Pennsylvania will be given little opportunity to' send news stories.
 Although the ''period of silence* will restrict correspondents, their (Continued on Page 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
'YOUNG'AUTHORE
 STARTER OF MANY {. CHICAGO FIRES
Carl Peterson Admits He | Set 5O One Woman
 Lost Her Life

Chicago, May 2 CUP young author of advenfnr6 stories, Stn- bellishing his confession with ex- cerpts form a 3000-page diary, told police today. that he set Ire to nearly 50 apartment buildings. ,
 "I couldn't fight off the mad thrill of it." the 30-year-oId pyro- maniac, H. Carl Peterson, said. : Deputy Fire Marshall Frank E.. Doherty said the prisoner, son of a wealthy novelty manufacturer, admitted setting fire to a building in which a 72-year-old woman was burned to death on April 22. No Reason He Says
 < 1T didn't have any real reason to start those fires,,@ Peterson, a slight, blond man with blue eyes, said. Some unforeseen spirit. kept urging me on. I couldn't fight off the mad thriilsof it."
 Dr. Harry B. Hoffman, psychi- atrist of the Cook County Beha- vior clinics said the case of Peter particularly the diary in which his reactions to- the fires
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02

The bill takes the place of the original one introduced. at the re- quest of Governor Wilbur L. Cross calling for complete elimination of the office Of coroner in Connecti- cut. The amended bill provides al- so that the fees of Medical Ex- aminer. Edward Kirschbaum of Waterbury, as well as other Medi- cal Examiners in New Haven, Hartford, and Fairfield counties, be reduced from $10 to $5. Miss Florence Eccles, stenographer, is also placed on a salary basis.
 Elimination Was Urged
 In his, message to the Legisla- ture this year Governor Cross urg- ed that the office be eliminated as q means towards governmental economy. The bill calling for this fC1M%SrraA nx, Da0nsAA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
SHEET STORM IN
 THE NORTHWEST

St Paul. May 2--(Up)--A dis- astrous sleet storm sheathed the northwest today, spapping teIe- phone and telegraph lines and en. dangering traffic and transporta- ton. Damages estImated at thou- sands of dollars was caused. nleet, following snow and hish winds, feli throughout the night. AIthough tomperatufes did not go below SO aeareor, fee formed on hiGhwatH and telegraph fines. Wet HDew and sleet added To the weight and 1000 poles Wero snapped or. eonlmunis ektiong companies reported. Toies phone fines were down today be- tween et Paul sad many rufHf 0Dlnis'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
SENATE REJECTS NOMINATION OF
 SEN. THOMPSON
Bitter Debate Before Ac- ton Was Taken-=P POsitiOn
 Now Remains Open

Hartford, Conn, May 2.-(UP) Republicans and socialists threw their strength to-day against the governors nomination of Senator Harvey L. Thompson, d., Middle town, for appointment as state agent and approved 8 rejection resolution by a vote of 17-15.
 The. resolution was offered by Republican Majority Leader j. Kenneth Bradley, Westport,- q member of the executive nomina- .tions committee which submitted an, adverse report on the nonina- ton. As result of the vote the agency position was left open 1ntIl the governor makes an appointment to i'll the unexpired term of Ray mond F. Gates, Windham, whose resignation Gov. Cross accepted last night in an effort to check q re- publican move to retain him in of fice for. another four years:
 Hartford. Conn, May 3.-tUP) The senate was thrown into bit-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
MORE ITALIAN FORCES.

Rome, May 2-lUP)-Two more Italian divisions will be sent to East African colonies to back ID Italy's argument in the frontier dispute with Abyssinia. 1t was learned today.
 The divisions will total 30,000 men. and will bring the east Afri- can army to 75,000 men in addi- tion to those regularly there and thusand of civilian technicians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
TORNADO SWEPT
 DOWN HOUSES

Jasonville, Ind, May 2-(UP)- A tornado tore through this vil- lage today, destroying eight houses and injuring three persons. The twister followed the railroad track through the residential section, cutting a path a block wide. Tor rents of rain accompanied the wind. Mrs John Sexton, asleep when the storm hit, suffered a broken leg. MT and Mrs Henry Rogers were badly cut and bruised when their home collapsed. Trees were up- rooted and the wreckage of houses filtered the city in radius of sev- eral blocks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02

Andino (Andy) Merola, under terms of the federal Lindbergh law which call for the death penaltys It was understood the second aI-s legged Kidnapping involved the dis-' appearance of the long-missing
 Daniel (Danny) Walsh, Rhode Is-
 land rum runner and said to have
 been Rettich's one-time partner. Murder Against Others Indictments also may be sought against alleged members of the
 syndicate" for the Kidnapping and
 killing of Merola, together with the
 $129,000 Fall River, Mass, mall truck robbery, it was learned. well get every indictment against Rettich that we possibly can." Hurley said.
 Hurley revealed that he planned to ask for a two or three weeks continuance for a hearing on tho removal of Rettich to Massachu-
 setts when the latter is arraigned
 some time today on a fugitive from justice warrant.
 The continuance will be sought
 to give federal grand jury in Boss
 ton time to indict Rettich on "sey-
 eraI' charges, Hurley said. explain- ing that if he is removed only on the armed robbery charge, he can
 be tried only on that charge. "even
 though he later may be indicted
 on warrants charging Kidnapping and murder.
 Apparently armed with new lre
 formation, authorities ordered ERA
 workers to resume digging in sub- cellars and terraces of the mansion- like "crime factory" in Warwick
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
British Are Building One Huge Air Fleet
J. Ramsay Macdonald Told House of Commons Today; Germany Building Her Air Force in Hidden
 Factories Concealed in Forests
BY FREDERICK KUH United Press Stan CorrespOndent)

arh
 London, May 2.-(UP)-Great Britain already has begun to build up her air force to meet the aerial expansion of Germany, Prime MiI- ister J. Ramsay Macdonald de- clared in the House of Commons day in a general exposition ot Britainfs positoin towards averting war in Europe.
 Macdonald told a packed, tense- ly-l listening house that Germany's naval program, in violating of the Versailles treaty and including the building of submarines, was "om- inous',.
 5 NeEerff less he said, Britain, i. still wilkngedo talk over naval mat. Eters with Germany in the proposed L0ndon conference th1s month.
 With Italy and France
 The prime minister declared Bri- tain is determined. to do her ut most to work with Italy and France, and to extend such colls-
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Late Bulletins
g16 POUND BABY BORN
Fort Fairf

Fort Fairfield, Me, May 2.-(UP)-Mr and Mrs Burlin P. Gloosby are the proud parents to- day of a 16-pound, 12 ounce daughter. The Gloosby's have been married 10 years and have weight when born. Gloosby, garageman, is "open to suggestions" for name for his new daughter Mother and child were reported do- ing Well.' l,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
BRADDOCK IS OFF RELIEF

North Bergen, N. J., May -(UF)-James J. Braddock who expects'to make $40,O0O from his coming bout with Max Baer until recently was relief case number 2796, forced to accept charity to keep his wife and three children from starving while he vainly sought work on the waterfront.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
ROYALTIES FOR QUINTUPLETS

Callander, Ont, May 2.-lUP)-KoyaItles estimated at $35, ,OOO will be paid into the Dionne quintuplets' trust fund by United States ltho- graphing company for the right to reproduce pictures of the babies on 1886 calendars. Pre- sent plans call for the babies pictures to be re- produced on at least 41,OO0, 900 1886 calendars which will be distributed throughout the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
JOE MCCARTHY IMPROVED

New York, May 2-(uP)--5oe Mccarthy, manager of the New York Yankees, confined to his apartment with severe attack of influenza, today was Showing aIl kinds of improyement,' z according to his physician, pr Miguel Elias r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
ssMASTER MIND OF SYNDICATE DEATH
Two Kidnap Indictments Against Carl Rettich VII Send Him to Chair Other Members of Warwick
 Gang May Face Murder Charges

Providence R. l., May 2 - (UP) - Without amplifys ing his remarks Joseph J. Hurley assistant Massachusetts, district attorney said today there possibility that two Kidnapping indictments will be returned against Carl Rettich alleged master mind of Warwicks ndolIa "crme syndicate.
 Earlier federal investigator said that Rettich be charged with the interstate Kidnapping of his henchman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
THOUSANDS ARE
 DISAPPEARING
 OUT OF MOSCOW
Secret Soviet Police Have Arrested Them--NO News
 of Whereabouts
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD Copyright 1885 by United Press)

Copyright 1VSS Dy Unlte0 FreSs) Moscow, May 2.-(UP)-These are days of fear for those Moscow citizens whose "class background" is unsatisfactory to the communist regime.
 A drive by the political police similar to the recent one which resulted in exile from Leningrad of more than 1000 persons (ac- cording to official figures; private sources estimate 1t even higher) appears under way here.
 Number Is Unknown
 How many have gone on the long Journey to prison camps or exile in the provinces no one knows but the men who sit in the grim, iron barred building on Lubianka Square which houses the commits sariat of internal affairs, formerly the Ogpu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02
Coroner Monzdni e., Salary Basis
Fee System Abolished in All Counties By Bill Presented in House To-day Medical Examiners of
 State Are Cut Down in. Fees
lBY WILLIAM J. MORIARTY Special Legislative RepOrter)

State CapitoL sHartford May - Coroner John T. Monzan is placed salary bass and his office loses its present system of years standing under the terms of an arnended bill reported favoraby by the judiciary committee in the House this morning The bill provides that all coroners in Hartford New Haven and Fairfield counties shall work on an annual salary basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02

Washington, May 2--(UP)--c7ox- ernment expenses and receipts For the current fiscal year to April 30th. compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-02

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Hartford. Conn, May 2.-tUP) The senate was thrown into bit-
The Washington times., 1935-02-14
Housing Conditions
Are Seen as Menace

Declaring housing conditions in
Washington constitute a menace
to health and welfare, the Con-
sumers Council was on record
today as opposed to any sub
stantial increase in rents here.
The council adopted a resolu-
ton at a meeting yesterday urg-
ing construction by the Federal
Government of low-cost houses
and apartment houses. The coun-
Gil pointed out such a program
would serve to check threatened
increase in rents in Washington
and at the same time reduce the
housing shortage,
The Washington times., 1935-02-14
Poetry Prize Won
By G. W. u. Student

John F. Quinn, a George Wash
ington University student, was the
winner of the first prize in the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women's annual poetry con-
test, it was announced yesterday.
Miss Rose Lewis, of Wilson Teach
ers College. won second prize, and
Miss Annette TENN, also of Will
son, was third. Another of Miss
TENNIS poems was awarded first
honorable mention, with second
honorable mention going to Felix
Kowalski, Gallaudet College, and
third to Miss Mary S. Fender,
American University.
The Washington times., 1935-02-14
LAW
PUSHED IN
SENATE
international News Service

IN q caucus room filled with
spectators Of all races and colors,
. subcommittee of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, headed by
Senator Van Mugs CD of In
diana, today heard series of
witnesses urge speedy enactment
Of antilynching legislation en-
bodied in the pending Costigan-
Wagner bill.
Henry L. Mencken, Baltimore's
literary sage; Senator Costigan
Cd of Colorado and Senator
Wagner CD of New York, joint
authors of the measure, were
among those testifying.
"Savagery" Growing
Declaring lynchings were in
creasing in savagery if not in
numbers, Mr.. Mencken asserted
antilynching laws were a neces-
Sity in any country pretending to
be civilized.
The Costigan-Wagner bill would
lay down severe penalties for
lynchers and officers who fail
to do their duty in experimenting
and prosecuting them.
Crime Curb Urged
Senator Costigan said the ma
ton stands helpless against an
onruSh of crime and lawlessness
unless lynching is made a major
crime. Public opinion, he added,
demands that such steps be taken.
Senator Wagner described lynch.
ing as blot on the nation, and
told Of horrible tortures inflicted
by lawless mobs upon persons
guilty-or suspected of being
guilty-of comparatively minor
OffenSeS.