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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
FARM MORTGAGE
 BILL WEARS END
Frazier, Lemke Measure May Be Voted on Some.
 time This Afternoon

Washington, May l3.-(UP)-The house opens the final two hours oi debate today on the $3,000, ,000, ,00C Trazier.Lemke "greenback" bill to rehnance farm mortgages with the outcome in Goubt. Administration leaders, despite initial defeats, were confident of stCrping the bill. Sup- porters led by Rep. William Lemke R., N. D., predicted It's passage by at least 100 votes. Others believed the vote would be close. The bill to issue up to $3,000, 900, 900 in i-2 per cent bonds or greenbacks to refinance $8,500, ,000, 900 nn farm mortgages was assailed by house leaders as an "in- fiationary" measure that would flood the country with printing press money"
 Most Crucial Test
 New Deal leaders admittedly faced their most crucial test of the session. They lost l53 to 220 in an effort to prevent it's consideration. The vote on passage may come late today or tomorrow. Packed galleries watched the bald d-headed little North Dako- tan lead his forces in dramatic as- sault on the heretofore impregnable administration command of the house majority. In cloakrooms and elsewhere Speaker Joseph Byrns, majority leader William Bankhead,
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ROBINSON HAS BECOME SCARED
Frightened at Threat of Death Penalty--He May
 Plead Insanity
BY ALFRED E. DOWNS (Copyrlght. l93e, by United Pressl

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 Louisville, Ky, May i3-(Up) -- Thomas II. Robinson, Jr, frighten- cd by the possibility of dying on the gallows for the kidnapping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoil, has agreed to trade Q guilty plea for q prison sentence, 1t was reported today. United States District Attorney Bunk Gardner would not comment on the reports of c trade, but said he expected the 20-year old female impersonator, who fell to the O. men after c year and half as Q fugitive, would plead guilty. 0ard@ ner denied the report that Robinson had been assured he would not be sentenced to death If he did plead guilty. "There has been no trade" he said.
 Gardner and G-men surrounded plans for Robinson'S arraignment with the grGatest secrecy, hoping to ward off crowds of curious. but it was understood in well informed legal circles that he would be ar raigned today before Federal Judge Hamilton on two indictments charging violation of the Lindhergl law returned soon after Mrs. StoH was released after payment oE $50,0OO ransom in october, 1884.
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JURY OF COMMON
 SENSE STILL OUT

Boston, May i3-(UP)-"Is 1t proper for a jury to use common sense in reaching verdict?" That was the question asked of Superior Judge John F. Swift by the jury just before 1t went out yesterday morning in the trial of Harry Kahn of Dorchester, charged with arson. At noon today the jury had re- turned no verdict after 25 hours.
 The long deliberations of the jury already have thwarted plans of one juror, Francis x. Wright of Brigh- ton. to attend a funeral in New Jer- sey this morning. Tn order that he might leave in time. Judge Swift and Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Hickey had co-operated by calling a special session Monday night and had convened court at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday. The case was closed at i0:i5 a. m. Tuesday. when the jury put it's unique question.
 Trying to decide what is com mon sense" in the case. the jury still was out today when Wright'S train left for New Jersey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
6. .A.BEARDSLEY
 HAS RESIGNED
WPA Director of Engineer. ing Leaves Office; K. A.
 Hurley to Succeed

Charles F. Beardsley of this city and Bethlehem, WPA director of eTl- gineering operations in Connecticut, has resigned. Announcement of his resignation did not come as a sur prise to Waterbury, however, as his action along this line was intimated in c Democrat story almost three months ago. His successor is Robert A. Hurley of Bridgeport, who has been WPA director for Fairfield county for the past year.
 Aide Co Daly
 MT, Beardsley Was originally onC of the owners of the Heardsley ant Woicott Manufacturing company fl Waterville which has been tn thC process of reorganization under tht national bankruptcy laws for tho past couple of years or more. He wa immediate aide to state WPA direc. tor, Senator Matthew A. Daly of New Haven.
 Sullivan Succeeds
 Vincent Sullivan, deputy director for Fairfield county in the WPA, iS expected to succeed MT. Hurley. No indications as tI what Mir. Beardsley intends to do have been received. He has been connected with WPA Ad. ministrator Daly since this branch of federal relief was begun in Con- necticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
JOB NEVER DONE
 ASSERTS HOOVER
Seems to Be Motto of Chief of Capable, Active
 Federal Men
BY RUSSELL TURNER

(Copyright, 1886, by United Press)
 Washington May l3.--(UP)-"The job iS never done.".
 That phrase, motto of J. Edgar Hoover, aptly sums up the outlook of the No. O-fnan toward his task of putting criminals behind prison bars. And in that attitude may be found the principle reason for the signal success of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. With the spectacu- lar captures of all four of the re- maining desperadoes on the list of the nations public enemies. Hoover was asked if the Job was done.
 With a wave of his hand he re- piled: "The job Is never done" Al- ready he Is launching a campaign to drag the underworld out from under the protective wing of crooked politicians. The bold campaign is typical of Hoover and his interest in his work. Hoover lives with his fob. He never is out of touch with his office for long. whether he is at home, watching a prize fight, tour- ing the country. or fishing In Florida
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M'NE|L BATTLE
 MAYBE CLOSED
Amicable Settlement May Be Reached d-BridgepOrt
 Man May Win Out

Hartford, Conn, May l3--(UP)-- The fight between Archibald Me- Nell, Bridgeport, and Paul Con- ncry, Norwalk, over election aa national committeeman, may be settled amicably at the initial Ses- sion of the democratic spring con- vention Friday night at New Haven 1t was learned today. Observers, close to both factions, freely pre- dicted today that McNeil would DC reelected, although he probably would have to make some conces- sions. The Hartford delegation oi Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy, and the delegates of Secretary of Stato c, John Satti, New London, and Deputy Comptroller John M. Dove Willimantlc, were said to be defi- nitely lined up for Connery. Those of former Mayor David Y. Fitzger- aid, New Haven, were known to DC for McNeil.
 The governor. whose advice gen. erally is sought in such matters, was definitely n-committal and not expected to take any part in the elections.
 May Avoid Split
 It was anticipated that with the arrival of the convention keynoter U. s. Attorney Homer s. Cummings late Friday, that he would prevail upon the delegates to retain McNeil rather than split the party in a crucial election year. With amicable settlement of the feud there would be no need of instructing the dele gates to the national convention as to the choice of national committed man. McNeil. in a personal letter to convention delegates, wrote "l would feel honored and grateful tc receive your support in the con vention," and invited each to attend
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MUSSOLINI TO
 TELL THURSDAY
Will Let World Know If Italy Is to Quit League
 of Nations
By STEWART BROWN Copyright 1030 by United Press)

Rome, May i3.-(uP)-Premier Benito Mussolini is expected to an- nouncc tomorrow, before an extra ordinary session of the chamber of deputies, whether Italy will remain in the league of nations.
 1e alone, official quarters said, knows what is in his mind--except that he is cnraged at the continu- ance of penalties against Italy for It's war on Ethiopia. They expressed doubt that he had made Up his mind on his course. But it was made plain that the possibility he would announce Italys withdrawal from the league was not excluded.
 Extremely Grave
 Foreign diplomatic quarters called the situation an extremely grave one but expressed doubt that 1t meant Italy's resignation. Tomorrow's ses- sion was called so that the chamber could give rubber stamp approval to the royal decrees annexing Ethiopia, and hence constituted a further af- front to the league. More impor- tant than the meeting itself was the expected speech of Mussolini, which all felt must indicate the im- mediate course of Italy's history. Baron Pompeo Aloisi, due here this afternoon from Geneva where he left the league council meeting yes- terday, was under orders to go direct to Mussolinis Venice palace and rec port.
 He May Hesitate
 Foreign quarters expressed belief that Mussolini would continue an absent member of the league pend- ing e solution of the Italian -Ethiop- ian problem. They saw him as re- luctant to lose, by resignation from the league, the chance of an Ital- ian- French agreement. Some quar- ters talked of a grandiose scheme for an Italian German -Polish-Aus- trian- Hungarian Bulgarian Albanian bloc, supported indirectly by Japan.
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Final Ne1vs Flashes
BOSTON GIRL WAS ABUSIVE

London, May 13.-(UP)-Air Marshal Sir ages because his wife, the former Olive Foster, daughter of Mrs. Francis Storer Eaton of Bos-- ton defamed fellow officer. The high court ruled in favor of Air Commodore William Mac Neece Foster who charged that Lady Newall, speaking of him at team party, said: Foster is making such an ass of himself. He is kicking up such fuss just because he has been pro- noted" Counsel pointed out that 10 days after the suit was filed British law was amended to free a husband from liability for his wifes re- marks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
AMERICAN DIR. IS
 PLACED ON TRIAL

Shanghai. May i3 = (UP - pr. John Colbert, one of the best known American physicians in the far east, was put on trial in United States federal court today. charged with attempting to poison his wife.
 pr. J. 1T. W. Grice. Q British phy- sician, testified that someone had given Mrs. Colbert poisonous drugs in tine guise of liver tablets. He said also that diagnosis of Mrs. Colberts condition indicated there was nc anemla--for which, it Is the prose- cutlon's case. Colbert said he was treating her.
 Colbert was arrested last Decem. Der % at Tiensain. at the request of American consular Oiiiclals.
 Because of the extra-teTritoFial status existing in China, Colbert was tried ln federal court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
ALFRED E. SMITH UNDECIDED

New York, May 13.-(UP)-AIfred B. Smith has not yet definitely decided whether he will carry out his threat to "take walk" by re- maining away from the democratic national con- vention to which he is an elected delegate, source close to the former governor said today "He will not make up his mind until shortly be- fore the convention" this person said, comment ing on published reports that Smith had finally decided to remain away because of his antipathy for the New Deal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
PRESIDENT MAY
 ENTER DISPUTE

Providence. R. I. May i3-(UP) Headquarters of the woolen and worsted division of united textile workers of America today instruct ed locals throughout the country to poll members of a five-point program drafted by national lead CTS.
 The program includes a 20 per cent wage increase, 35-hour work week, elimination of third shift union recognition and restoration Of work load schedules effective un- der MIRA.
 National leaders. though prepar- ing for a general strike In the woolen and worsted industry. be- Ileye q waIkout could be averted by President Roosevelt, whom they have asked t0 call conference ol congressman. manufacturers and union leaders.
 This conference. they said. would pave way for passage Of national textile act. and thus end all cons lroveTBlcs ln the industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
FOUR PERSONS
 KILLED IN FIRE
Night Club in San Fran- cisco Burned; Patrons
 in Riot to Get Out

San Francisco, May l3--(UP) - Four persons were killed and ii injured early today when . flaming torch knocked from the hands of Betty Blossom, dancer, set fire to the Shamrock night club. The dead were: John Manson, 22, San Fran cisco; Robert Pattlson, Berkeley; Elsie Forrest, 27, wife of tho owner of the Redwood Inn, near petaluma, and Joe DickerSon, hat check girl at the night club. Tho fro started, according to police reports, when an unidentified patron seized the arm of Miss Blossom as she started her torch dances. To avoid his cd. yarces, she threw her arm upward and a blazing torch she carried ignited fiimsy drapcries on the ceil- ing of the club.
 Was Mass of Flames
 Burning fragments set fire to her dress and she ran, Q mass or flames, down Q narrow stairway to the street, and fell screaming on the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
RESCUE PLANE,
 SHIPS ARE BACK

Boston, May l3.-(UP)-An air- plane and a Boston fishing trawler arrived safely today after each had gone to the others rescue in heavy seas 50 miles east of Cape Ann.
 The game started yesterday when the trawler John c. Whalen Dee came disabled through the burning out of motor bearings.
 Pilot Charles Sutherland, carrying new bearings. headed his Interciiy Alrllncs Amphibian for the stranded vessed but on setting the plane down near the trawler one Of the pon- lOons was wrecked.
 They took Sutherland aboard the lrawlcr. repaired the motor. and later with the help Of coast guard craft snlvaged the damaged plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
H|NDENBURC IS SPEEDING FAST Within l4OO Miles of Its Goal at NOOn-Will
 Break Records
BY JEANNE sTURGIS

Copyright. 1936, by United PreSS)
 Aboard Dlrigible Hindenburg En Route to Frankfort, Germany, May 13-(UP)--The Hindenburg raced toward its new home port and a trans Atlantic dirigiblc record to- day, with the hope of landing in a little over 55 hours from It's start at Lakehurst, N. J. The present record is 55 hours 22 minutes. Tail winds were in prospect as the great ship neared England, and 1t was making Q steady 75 knots on the 3,806 mile Great Circle route the ship followed across the Atlantic The Hindenburg passed the halfway mark from Lakehurst in the early hours of this morning and was ex- pected to be over Frankfort to" morrow morning.
 Sped Through Rain
 All day yesterday the ship sped through rain, fog and clouds. They mattered nothing to the ship or those aboard. There was . general feeling of security. Friendships ripened and there were gay parties in the smoking room. It was ex-
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indicated that the leadership WuS seriously worried over prospects that the bill might pass, despite ear- Her predictions that it would be de-l feated later today by 90 votes.
 The house was noisy as Byrns took the floor. Byrns held his horn rimmed glasses to his eyes with ono hand as he read Greens letter, which apparently was written last night after chairman William II. Connery of the house labor commit- tee had denied that the federation was on record against the bill.
 Hope for Its Defeat
 The letter referred to the fact the executive council of the feder- ation was now meeting here and expressed "the sincere hope and trust that the bill will be defeat- cd" The letter brought conster- nation to champions of the bill who had been optimistic as the bill ap-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
Local Superior Court
 Cases Up For Action
Witness in Fatal Card Game May Be BOnded-SecOnd Accused in Silva Death to Be Put to Plea;
 Clayton Case Is Again Revived

Detention of Mrs. Elizabeth Fer nando, 42, under heavy bond as material witness fin the staying of Merrill Smith, 22, colored at 30 Ab- bolt avenue last Friday morning, was to be asked by the state in su- perior court ct 2 o'clock this aftcr- noon. Assistant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald said this morning that he would ask Judge Earnest c, Simpson to set heavy bonds in the case.
 Clara Crawford, 37, also colored, charged by police with killing Smith by inflicting Q deep knife wound, was yesterday bound over to the June criminal term of superior court She is being held without bond on Q charge of second degree murder. Arraigned yesterday be- fore Judge Edward Mascolo, she pleaded not guilty and waived ex- animation. Police declare that the woman confessed to tho staying last Friday at police headquarters. She is now c prisoner at New Haven county jail,
 First Grand Jury
 The first grand jury to be cons vened here in several years may be called In on the case. If the Sec- ond degree murder charge is al- lowed to stand, the grand jury will have to be called in and return Q true bill. Tho state can, however. charge the woman with manslaugh- ter without grand jury action. De- cision on the converting of the grand jury will be made after conferences between States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis and Assistant States At torney William B. Fitzgerald. MT. Lewis is expected to return shortly from Q trip to Texas.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
SCHOOL BOYS SET FIRES

Lowell, Mass, May 13-(UP)-An 8-year- old boy confessed today that he and 1O-year- old playmate set the fire which swept the Charles w. Mercy grammar and junior high school May 3 causing $lO0,OOO damage. The younger of the hovs said he had three matches and his friend had one. Taken to the scene of the fire, the boys showed police seven places where they had set fires in the uiI:ing. Indications were that the youthful firebugs would be held for juvenile court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13

Cairo, May i3.-(UP)-Speedina northward on her attempt to estah' fish Capetown-London flight rec' ord Amy Johnson Mollison, British flier, today passed over Wadi Halfas midway between Khartoum and Cairo. Her plane was sighted ct l:3O D. m, London time.
 Mrs. Mollison spent the night as Juba in hte Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
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 Other state WPA directors have been accused of discriminating against workers who sought to form their own unions.
 Hopkins also said that state WPA directors could not employ their owr, Investigators to spy" on WPA work CTS.
 EEis Order Read
 The order, he said,, was issued lin the interest of good labor relations in the 94,O00, 100000 work-relief pro- gram. His order read:
 "i. Maintenance of order Is the function of local and state govern mentS, and If protection is necessary an connection with WPA activities it should be secured from the regular police force of the locality. WPA funds shall not Do used for the ems
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CAEIPBELL DOING WE'LL

Boston. May 8 = (UP) Bruce campbell. cleveland Indians out- flsder stricken with spinal mcnin- rltls ia days ago. was getting along verv well" today at st. Elizabcths hospltal. Campbeii's name was re- v1oved from Che danger llsl ycster. da wand his doctor said be saw DO rrasorl wlay Bruce should not event. uaily play baseball again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
DENIED NEW TRIAL

Lowell. Mas. May i3.-(UP).- Superior Judge Vincent Brogna to- day denied tho new trial motion of pr. James E. Rooney. ~. Lowell ll- cense commission chairman. A Mld- dlesex county jury recently awarded Miss Irene w. Harkins. 42. Lowell beauticlnn, e5.O00 in her tsO.0O0 breach of promise suit against pr Rooney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
ROBERT A..TAFT
 LEADING BORAH
Far Ahead as Reports Come In - Roosevelt
 Buries Breckinridge
BY RALPH TEATsoRTH

Columbus, O., May i3.--(UP) - The "favorite son" slate pledged to Robert A. Taft of Cincinnati held a:i impressive margin over the cans didates of Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho in the contest for Ohio dele- gtteS to the republican national con- vention, as ballots cast in Tuesdays primary were recorded slowly to- day.
 The Taft candidates held margins ranging upward of 10000 votes for the eight delcgates-at-large places at 3,i0S of 0,67o precincts reported. Early returns from tho 22 congres. sional districts indicated that Borah stood . chance of winning from four to eight of the 44 district delegate votes.
 For dclegates-at-large, the eight Taft candidates received . total of Bc3,iSe votes, and the seven Borah candidates 262,JB3.
 President Roosevelt, entered in the democratic presidential prefer ence contest, was given Q large ma. jority over Col. Henry Breckinridge of New York, who had entered to test anti.new deal strength in Ohio. Tn 4,064 of the stato's 8,b70 pre- cinctS. MT. Roosevelt received 206, ,20i votes; Breckinridge l6,092.
 The Roosevelt slate of delegates to tho democratic national convention wal unopposed.
 Gov. Martin L.. Davey hold less than a 2 to 1 lead over Rep. stephen M. Young of Cleveland for renom. ination on the democratic ticket. Re- turns from 3687 precincts gave Davey l20,8$$; Young 07,So2.
 West Virginia
 Charleston, w. Va, May l3.-- (UP) .--President Roosevelt and Senator William Y. Borah received
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
WPA Directors Were Warned By Harry Hopkins
Must Not Employ Armed Guards-Cannot Blacklist Needy Workers, Who Organize Own Unions;
 In Interest of Good Labor Relations

Washington, May 13 = (UP) - Works Progress Administrator Harry l. Hopkins today instructed all state and cannot blacklist needy workers who organize
 His action followed conference yesterday with Victor F. Ridder New York city WPA administrator who employed detachment of guards to protect his office against AnNnAn nAAnAAn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
Speaker Joseph Byrns
 Takes Floor To Speak Against It's Passage
Read Letter From President Green Oi A. F. of L. Opposing Bill; Lemke Ac-
 cused of Deserting Farmers
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS United Press Staff Correspondent)

Washington May 13 -- (UPl -- Speaker Joseph " Byrns spoke personally from the house floor today reade
 letter from President William Green of the American Federation of Labor in effort to rally ton bi Byrns decision to speak against the measure
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-13
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, May 13-(UP)--Gov. ernment expenses and receipts foa the current fiscal year to May llths as compared with year ago:
 This Year Expenses Last Year $6,225.01S,925.i2 $6,15S,792.e7l.0s ss,4S1.sas.s5s.s1 ss,sis.sSs .SsS.ss ss,7sA,272.671.7s s2.s45.Oss.ss5. s2,ssO. .74s.ssi.SS Si.SAs.S4s.is
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The Ws0ther

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Final Edition
 Closing Stocks Late NeSOs FJGshsS
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-11
PARLLAMENT'S
APPROVAL IS
QUICKLYClVEN
Succeeds to Throne as
George vi; Edward
Free to Marry !.
RETIRING KING WILL
BROADCAST, S p M.

LONDON, Dec. 11.-(UP).-
King Edward VIII ended his brief
reign today by giving royal assent
TO the bill legalizing his 'abdica-
ton.
His brother, the Duke Of York,
who will be Al years old next
Monday, thus became king and
emperor, to rule as George vi
over one-fourth of the worlds ter
ritory and its people.
Thus the tragic crisis in the life
of Edward was over and he was
free to marry Mrs. Wallis War
field Simpson as a private citizen.
Edward, as a private citizen,
will make q farewell broadcast TO-
night at 5 o'clock, EST.
The house of commons passed
the abdication bill through all It's
stages in a two-hour session. The
house of lords then passed the bill
in six minutes. Then q lords OF.
fetal arose and said:
"Le Roi lie veult."
II was Edwards royal assent to
the abdication and the Duke OF
York simultaneously became king.
Edward is expected to leave the
country tonight or tomorrow in
voluntary exile for the remainder
of his life. He may never see his
mother, Queen Mary, or members
of the royal family again.