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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
DEMOCRATS OF
 R. l. ARE BUSY
Even the Supreme Court Bench Was Swept of
 Republicans

Providence, k. l.. Jan. 2-(UP) After one of the greatest politi- cal coups in New England history. Rhode Island democrats today held complete control of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the state government for the first time in 65 years.
 Governor Theodore Francis Green was inaugurated for sec- ond term early this morning after dominant democrats in a virtual insurrection discharged the entire supreme court, consolidated about 80 state departments and began replacement by members of their own party, long-term republican office holders.
 The legislature adjourned at l D. m. this afternoon.
 Temporarily postponing the in- auguration of the governor. the rampant democratic legislators. amid scenes of disorder, busted the state supreme court, composed of five republicans. In their place they put three democrats and two other republicans.
 Already having control of the lower house, they wrestled con trol of the supposedly republican senate by refusing to seat two cer- tified republicans pending recounts.
 Democrats insisted that all moves wholly constitutional" and polit- ical observers believed today that their actions would be upheld by the courts.
 Although helpless republicans left the state capital in disgust, many younger members of the party were secretly pleased, point ing out that 1t would be the means of breaking away from the old-line
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
LITTLE JERSEY
 TOWN BECOMES
 MAGNET FOR ALL
Remington Takes on the Looks of Most Busy
 of Cities
BY JAMES c. AUSTIN United Press Stan Correspondent

Pennington, N. J., Jan 2-CUP) -Flemington-a typical small town right down to its main street and public library-was host today Tn the big city manner.
 Trial of Bruno Richard Haupt- mann brought 300 newspapermcn, editors, telegraph operators, law yers and witnesses to this town of 5000 inhabitants and transformed 1t overnight into the news capitol Of the United States.
 It changed, with the new year, from a quiet village to a bustling city one-tenth again as large as it was three months ago and ten times as active.
 Remington was not important enough for a telegraph office. Mes sages were telephoned from Tren- ton but that has changed.
 Wires Ready for News
 A maze of wires converging into the century-old courthouse where Hauptmann is being tried may carry million or more words a day to the outside world. Some wires extend to the Union Hotel, to private homes where reporters are Quartered ana even 10 nearDy country clubs. Telegraph companies with hundred operators are equipped to move 100000 words a day.
 Newspapers and press associa- tions through their own leased wires will carry that many words daily to hundreds of metropolitan newspapers, three hundred addi- tional, though temporary citizens, are giving the village a boom com parable to that of a California town during bonanza days.
 Hotel Is Filled
 The Union Hotel--With 50 com fortable rooms-is filled with pros pective jurors, witnesses, defense attorneys and members of the staff.
 Facilities of Flemington's board- ing houses were taxed weeks before the trial. Private homes were opened to newspaper correspond ents. Headquarters were established In bedrooms. What few empty
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
CITIZENS BANK WILL CONTINUE
 AS RECEIVERS
They Have Confidence in Court, Despite Decision
 on Remuneration

The Citizens & Manufacturers National Bank, receiver for the Merchants Trust Co.,, has absolute confidence in the judgment of the court and intends to carry on in the liquidation of the affairs of the closed bank, one of the receivers officials stated today. He was quer- led concerning the rumor that the receiver was considering resigning from its position in view of the de- cision Monday of Judge John A.. Cornell, who declined to grant an allowance to the receiver for serv- ices rendered by the bank during the three years of the receiver ship.
 In 8 two page decision filed in court late Monday, Judge Cornell said, "The receiver reluctantly &C., cepted the trust at the earnest re- quest fo the state banking com missioner inspired by the feeling 1t would be enabled to render a great public service.
 ''The task was an exceedingly difficult one . the receiver has achieved the liquidation of 59 per cent of the appraised assets deposits have been reduced 61 per cent According to the usual course of events in similar mat ters, such an application should be granted. However, through of- ficers and counsel, statements were made to the effect that 1t ex- pected no allowance for it's serv- ives over and above reimburse ments for actual expenditures made by it, until 1t appeared that the re- ccivership was successful and the depositors paid in full.
 -"It appears that there are re- maining assets of $2,374,894 out of which deposits of $2,113,598 to be paid an allowance of fees should await the event when it can be more definitely determined what the total dividends ultimately paid to depositors may be-"
 Judge Cornell, in dismissing the application at this time, says it does not mean that the receiver cannot come into court again and ask for an allowance, regardless whether the dcpositors are paid in full
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02

Nine jurors, of whom three are women, were seated within an hour after court convened for the after- noon session, and the battery of defense and prosecution lawyers were making rapid decisions, as the talesmen were brought for. ward.
 By their questions, both c. Lloyd Fisher, associate defense counsel and Attorney General David T. Wilentz, for the state, showed they had no hope of obtaining a dozen persons in Hunterdon county who had not read of the case.
 The prospective jurors admitted they had seen voluminous accounts of the case in many newspapers and had listened to descriptions of the crime in the Sourlands. They swore, however, that all their read- ings had not served to prejudice their minds, and that they could, in clear conscience, give the for- mer German machine gunner a fair trial.
 Hauptmann. sitting swinging his
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
CONN ASSEMBLY IS FACING GREAT
 DELUCE OF BILLS
Aside From That There Are Many Controversies
 to Be Settled

Hartford, Conn.,, .An. 2--(UP)- The Connecticut geteral assembly, which convenes oneweek from to- day, faced a deluge of bills aimed to relieve the unempoyment situa- ton, more adequatex provide for the needy and aged, reduce taxa ton, liberalize the lauor control act and guide the stae out of the red without imposin3 furher ax burdens.
 Other measures VIII seek a change in the judicial system, em- towering the governorto appoint judges of the state couts, delegat- ing authority to the puAc utilities commission to initiate Ate invest gations on its own initiative, de- crease motor vehicle r'gistration fees and provide for an Extensive state institutions building pro- gram, estimated to cost $aOO0,O0O or more.
 The fight over control of the senate, which indorses mosaof the governors appointments, Tl be the principal issue at the stat. The old guard democratic factio14 ap- peared to have the upper hnnd after ignoring the recomm nda . tions of Gov. Wilbur L. Crds in nominating a majority leaderJg
 The situation, which brougtt a bitter rebuke from the governor, became more involved when the three socialist senator's elect ts- cided to present their own tetor organization, making 1t necessity for q compromise if there is tobe 0 majority for either major parT.
 Meanwhile, J. Henry Rorabac i, chairman of the republican stae committee, has called caucus fo Jan. 8 to perfect slate for botl houses. The senate problem wa expected to be ironed out to keel control with the democrats and contest appeared among repub!l cans in the house for the leader
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
HAUPTMANN WAS NEAR LINDBERCH
 AT THE OPENING
Crowds Filled Street and Court Room - Many
 News Writers There
BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE United Press Stan COrrespOndentC

Pennington, N. J., Jan. 2--(UP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a drab and cringing figure, went on trial today for the murder of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
 In all the spectacular setting of a human drama that had been 30 months in the making, the pris- oner was the least impressive. His shackles were struck from his hands as he entered the court. He had no sooner taken his seat than Col- onel Charles A. Lindbergh, tall and smiling, strode down the aisle and took Q seat within the lawyers enclosure.
 While the talesmen were an- swering to their names as the clerk called the roll, Anna Schoeffler Hauptmann, the loyal German hausfrau who insisted her husband could not be guilty of the most horrifying crime of the age, sat far removed from the prisoner and craned her neck to smile at him.
 Court Room Noisy
 The piping voices of the tales- men sometimes brought bursts of nervous laughter from the audi- ence, and the court room was noisy. There was a buzz of conversation in the auditorium, and Supreme Court Justice Thomas w. Tran chard, a dignified figure, hushed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
l24 WERE KILLED
 IN ACCIDENTS ON
 NEW YEAR'SDAY
Autos Took the Greatest TOll-FOur Met Death
 in This State
(Copyrght 1884 By United Prcss)

(Copyright 1884 By United Prcss)
 Traffic accidents, fires, shootings and suicides led the list of New Year fatalities, 8 nationwide sur vey reveals today. Recorded deaths due to accidents or violence totalled 124.
 Auto fatalities, the greatest, to- tailed 6B; fires 12; suicides 9; shotings 9; train accidents 9; al- cohol 2; frozen to death 2; miscel- laneous 21.
 Slippery streets, zero weather in the midwest and the usual heavy holiday traffic combined to ac- count for approximately half the deaths.
 Five aged inmates of the Chero- kee County Home at Gaffney, 5. C., perished when the institution burned. Four persons died in Fl Paso tex, when an overheated stove exploded.
 In New York, two aged women
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Final Ne1vs Flashes
DIED OF ACUTE ALCOHOLISM

New York, Jan 2-(UP)-Ernesto Chacon Quirola, charge d'affaires of Ecuador in Ger many, died of "acute alcoholism" the city toxic sologist's office reported today. Chacon was found dead after round of night clubs under what his friends considered unusual crcum- stances. They expressed the opinion he had been murdered and robbed of $250 known to have been in his possession.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
BUSY MONDAY AT DEPARTMENT OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES
2,4OO Sets of Registration Plates Issued-Great-
 est Business Day

Approximately 2,400 sets of reg- istration plates were issued at the local office of the department of motor vehicles Monday in the big gest days business in the history of the office, Mrs Alice E. Bradley, supervisor, said today.
 Plates were issued with mini mum of confusion and the hun dreds of applicants were handled quickly and efficiently by the staff of clerks. At no time was it neces- sary to form lines in the street, and although the bulk of business came between the hours of 10 in the morning and 5:30 at night, practically all of the applications had been filed and markers dis tributed by 5:15. No one was left
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
MAY BREAK HER
 YEARS SILENCE

Paris, Jan 2-Mme Arlette simon Stavisky today asked for chance to break her silence of year and tell what she knows of the connec- tion between Serge Alexandre Stav- isky, her suicide swindler husband, and high political and police fig ures.
 From her cell in the Petite Ro- quette prison, the beautiful wom- an who for ten years shared Stay isky's secrets wrote to the par the "Affaire Stavisky" and asked Q hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan 2--(UP)--Gove ernment expenses and receipts fog the current fiscal year to Dec 20ths compared with the correspondink date of the previous fiscal year: This Year Expenses Lnst Yeas $3.568, ,410792.24 $2,611, ,S70,639.0a $1,S47, 7,394 ,802.56 S1,ASS, ,S07. .941.2e
 Deficit $1,721, ,O15, 9S06s sf.15s.e72,5e5.7e
 Cash Balance
 s2.535. .157.O43.10 e1.Os7.S6e,6oO.se
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
GIRL STILL HELD

Waldmohr, Germany, Jan. 2- UP)-Miss Elsa Sittell. American girl held in solitary imprisonment with out a hearing for nine days ,n Q eharge of slandering Adolf Hitler, probably must wait at least tree days before she learns any ting of her fate, the prosecuting att,rney at Zwiebrucken said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
MINERS FACE DEATH

Warsaw, Jan. .2-UP)-Sixty miners deliberately faced death in the Baska Pit Of the Bobrowa Coal field today in a suicide strike by which they hoped to obtain two months back pay. They remained in the galleries while water food- ed in at the rate of 25O cubic feet a minute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
ONE REPUBLICAN PRESENT

Providence, R. l., Jan 2.-(UP)-With only one republican present. the Rhode Island state senate met for 10 minutes today passed minor bill, then adjourned until tomorrow. The house also was expected to meet briefly In contrast to yesterdays turbulent session, there was little action during today's session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
yoseph w. Byrns ls Named Speaker For Next House
Panty Caucus of Democrats Picked Him Unanimously To-day-Bankhead of Alabama Almost Sure
 of Majority Floor Leader

Washington, January - (UP) = House democrats today selected Representative Joseph w. Byrns Tennessee for speaker of the 74th congress.
 The party caucus voted unanimously for Byrns.
 Representative Edward T. Taylor, Colorado elected chairman of the succeeding Representative Clarence Lea, California, who held that post last session.
 Burns succeeds the late Henry T. Rainey democrat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
$2O,OOO REWARD GRANTED

Boston, Jan 2.-(UPEThe executive coundl today voted that a $25,0OO reward be paid the persons responsible for the apprehen- sion Of Murton and Abe Faber, convicted killer bandi.s awaiting a mandatory death sentence for the murder of two policemen during Need- ham bank holdup year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
INDEPENDENCE OF AUSTRIA

Rome Jan 2.-(UP)- )-Premier Benito Mus solini and Foreign Minister Pierre Laval of France have agreed to guarantee the independ- ence of Austria, with the adherence of Jugo- slavia and Czecho-Slovakia, it was said authori- tatively today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02

Illinois, hnd will be formally in- ducted ak opening of congress to- morrow.
 His selection was a formality at opening of the caucus of the 322 new dem3 3cratlc members, as his only powekful opponents, Rep. Will liam Bankhead, Ala, and Sam Rayburn. Tex, withdrew several weeks ago.
 Every indication pointed to se- lection by the caucus of Bankhead as majority floor leader. Despite protests from northern representa- tives against both speakership and leadership going south, Pennsyl-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
TOO EXTRADITE HIM

Vienna, Jan. 2--(UP)-The gov ernment today decided to extradite Ivan Poderjay, international ad- venturer sought by New York po- lice in connection with the disap- pearance of Miss Agnes Tufverson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
Markets At q Glance
Stocks dull and irregular. Bonds quiet and mixed.

Stocks dull and irregular Bonds quiet and mixed. Curb stocks irregular in dull trading. Chicago stocks quiet and mixed. Call money per cent. Call money per cent. Dollar firm in sterling; easier in gold currences Wheat off 1B to 1H cent; corn drops % to 1%;
 oats lower Cotton off 8 to up Z points. Rubber steady aroNnd previous closing levels
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02
LalUyers On Both Sides
 Speed Up--E11tire Jury May Be Chosen To-day
jected to Twelve -Hauptmam Took No Part in Selection of the Jury
BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE United Press Staff Correspondent

Bennington, N. J.. January 2 - (UP) - The jury for the murder trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann being completed today with amazing speed
 At p. m it seemed that before nightfall 12 and would be found acceptable both to the prosecution and alleged slayer of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-02

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The Weather

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The times-news., 1935-12-07
EMPEROR ESCAPES
SECOND BOMBING

, Adds ABABA, Dee. z. (UP)
Italian airplanes bombed Des-
sye at 8 a. M, today, an official
dispatch said.
It was the second bobmardment
in "a hours, and it was conducted
while American and other Red
Cross workers were still working
on the scores of men, women and
children mutilated in the merci-
less bombardment Of yesterday.
Emperor Halle Selassie is at
his war headquarters there.
News of today,s .bombardment'
was flashed from the, field wire
less station at Dessye hardly an
hour after the arrival Of an air
plane from the stricken city
bearing Miss Petra Hoevig, q
Norwegian nurse at the Ameri-
can Seventh Day Adventist hos
pital, and Georges Goyon, cor
respondent Of the French Havas
News agency.
Miss Hoevig suffered a double
compound fracture of the leg
when she jumped into a bomb
protection trench. Goyon was
shot below the knee, it is alleged
by native who though he was
an Italian.
Reports of yesterdays bomb.
ing, after a thorough survey Of
the situation, showed that dam
age to the emperor's palace-the
main target of the Italian bomb
ers-was remarkably slight.
The times-news., 1935-12-07
Protest 'Spuds'
To Be Grown On
Capitals Lawns

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (UP)
-"Protest potatoes" to be grown
on fashionable lawns last night
were threatened by several prom
inent Republican woman at
tacking the potato-control section
of the amended agricultural ad-
justment act.
Mrs. William Fitch Hood, pres
ident, told the district league OF
Republican woman that Mrs. Ro-
bert Low Bacon, wealthy anti
New Dealer, planned to plant
them on the terrace of her fash
ionable residence here so Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace
will be sure to see them"
Mrs. George Horace Lorlmer,
wife of the Philadelphia publish
err, added: 81 and my friends IN
Philadelphia are going to give
over our grounds to planting the
protest potatoes"
The times-news., 1935-12-07

LONDON, Dec. z. (UP)-Am-
erican journalistic enterprise mas
rendered a real service to woflo
peace and shown great fearless
ness in uncovering the oil deal
between the Italian government
and subsidiary of an American
oil company, Sir Walter Layso;,' IL,
famous British economist, saia III
an interview today. :,,
The revelation probably WIN
cause the "Gentlemen's agree
ment" to fall through and freili,
ler Benlto Mussolini will nave w ~
hnd some other way to ootain OBTAIN 'hv h',
OIL the League intends to Dai ~
Christmas, Sir Walter belleVeu.
The oil company's agreeme1m1s MEM
to pipe oil to Italy from Weiis >
controlled outside the ohi'eu
The times-news., 1935-12-07
By J. T. FAIN, JR.

ASHEVILLE, Dec. 7. = The
highly favored Asheville high Ma
room Devils converted two points
after touchdown to defeat the
Blue Ridge Hilltoppers by ID TO
12 score in Memorial stadium yes
terday afternoon. Trailing by two
touchdowns, the Maroons turned
on their power attack in the Sec
ond and third periods to score
twice and Bryson kicked the extra
points for a win over the stubborn
Hilltoppers.
The Hilltoppers scored twice on
thrillings runs by Harold Austin,
the first for 83 yards and the sec
ond for 76. The fans were not
comfortably settled in their seats
before the Hiiltoppers had count
ed. ,,.r
In the first period the Hilltop.
pers were in possession of the ball
on their own II yard line. Austin
went around his own left end be-
hind splendid interference. He got
in the clear and started down the
sideline with two Maroons IN not
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Naval Conference Opening Monday
Is Believed Deadlocked At Outset

Norman Davis, ambassador at
|large, William Philips, under
secretary of state, and Admiral
William H. Standley, chief Of ma
val operations, which arrived yes
terday, does not have any plans
and is not prepared to submit any
new suggestion.
Political instability, character
lied by the Italo- Ethiopian War,
tension in the Mediterranean and
events in North China, are ex-
pected to make discussions even
more difficult.
Sir Samuel Hoare, British for
'eign secretary, will be elected
president Of the conference, the
United Press was Informed. Wis
count Eyres-Monsell, first Lord
Of the Admiralty, will be named
vice-president, according to pres
ent plans, and A Holman, of the
British, Foreign office, secretary
general.
The times-news., 1935-12-07
American Journalism Is Praised AS
Baking Italian Oil Supply Plan

States was contrary to the spirit
and policy of the administration
in Washington and calculated to
prolong the Italo-E Ethiopian war"
the economist said.
1T may be hoped" he contin-
ued, "that the disclosure will rem
der the attempt abortive, and at
least strengthen American opin-
ion III its determination that
America shall not assist either di-
rectly or indirectly in making
possible the continuance of war.
The scheme shows how vital
oil is to Italy and knowledge that
the negotiations were entertained
perhaps explains Mussolini's state
ment that imposition of the oil
embargo would not affect in any
way his conduct of the campaign
in East Africa"
The times-news., 1935-12-07

LONDON, Dec. z. (UP)-Com-
plete deadlock faces the FIVE
mower naval conference which
opens here Monday, in the view
of the United States delegation,
reliable sources said today.
The only hope, it was said, if
the assumption that none of the
great naval powers desires a ma
val race. However, it was ad-
mitted that any solution of the
deadlock or any prospect Of ma
val reduction seem out Of the
question. j..
It was estimated that at least
two and half months would be
required to explore the final pos
sibilities of an agreement among
the five powers the United Stat
es, Great Britain, France, Japan,
and Italy. Thereafter, it would be
necessary to negotiate with Ger
many and Russia.
The U. s. delegation, including