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The Washington times., 1936-11-05
LONE STUDENT
ADMITS BOMB
.0UTRAGES

MANILA, P. l., Nov. S. QNSO
A pint sized defiant Sakdal, Frisco
Villanueva, 25-year-old former pre-
law student at the Philippine Law
School, confessed that he alone
planned the bombing outrages
which terrorized this city last Oct
ober 3, it was learned by Interna-
tional News Service today.
In an exclusive interview after
he was arrested at Lingayen Pan
gasian by the constabulary, Viii
lanueva said he planned the
bombings as we'll as a revolution
which was frustrated, ito force
America to give us independence"
He said:
1--WE SakdalS want to be free
of all American domination. We
have had enough of promised
independence, and that's all the
TydingS- McDuffie law gives us.
1t may be at the end of 10 years
America would keep her promise,
but / don't think so.
81 planned the bOmbingS and
incendiarism to show America
there would be trouble unless
complete independence were
granted Immediately. 1 wanted
to destroy Manila to make for
eign industry disappear and to
make the rich feel our power.
"When / failed fled to Pan
gasian where with others l
Matched a plot for a general revO-
luton. But some traitor revealed
our plans to the cOnStabulary
and we we're captured"
The Washington times., 1936-11-05

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The
George Washington Bridge has
completed its fifth year with a
total traffic record Of 100000
vehicles and 100000 pedestrians.
For the last year traffic was 22.5
per cent heavier than in the first
IL months that the bridge was
in operation, the Port of New York
Authority announced. Traffic in
the last twelve months included
100000 vehicles.
The Port of New York Authority
noted that one of the interesting
features Of the traffic over the
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
TYPHOID HITS
COUNTY AREA

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. S.-A
slight outbreak of typhoid fever,
which has resulted in one fata-
lily, has been reported in the
Metropolitan Grove community
near Choppers, Md, health Off
Gals said here today.
The source of six cases of fever
which resulted in isolation Of
more than so persons, has not
been established definitely, DR..
V. L. Ellicott. county health Of,
ficer said. Although it is believed
a carrier is responsible for the
outbreak all residents have been
warned to boil all water before
using it.
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
EX-GOV. LANCER LEADS

BISMARCK, N. D., Nov. 5
0.N.SO.-With less than 1876 of
North Dakota's 2,245 precincts un-
former Gov. william
LANCER, running as an independ-
ent, held a 1000 vote lead today
over his Republican opponent,
Gov. Walter Wexford, in the nip
and tuck gubernatorial race. The
vote stood: LANCER, 90,650; Wei
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
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SPASMS, NAY fever

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gested bronchial tubes Of phlegm that
causes those choking spasms. Checks
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The Washington times., 1936-11-05

ford, 1922. John Moses, Demo
crat, was running third.
Representative William Lemke,
running a poor third in his race
for the presidency on the Union
Party ticket, was assured of re-
election to the House on the
Republican ticket, as was his Re-
publican running mate, Usher L.
Burdick.
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
See Radio Typewriters

Radio typewriters, operating so
words a minute in airplanes, are
foreseen by Daniel C. Roper, Sec
rotary of Commerce, who reports
that such machines have been per-
fected by the Air Commerce
Bureau and private manufacturers.
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
HISTORIC URN BACK TO KENMORE
Occasion for Card Party

MRS. GEORGE MITCH
ELL and Miss Ellen Knox,
posed near the antique urn
recently returned to the re-
stored Kenmore home of
the sister of George Wash
ington, Betty Lewis. A card
party for the benefit of Ken
more will be held at the
Shoreham next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
BRIDGE 5 YEARS OLD

bridge has been the rapid growth
in bus and truck travel. About O.
100000 buses have crossed the
bridge since it opened and the in
crease for the last four years was
ITO per cent. Buses carried about
II ,638,O0O passengers over the
bridge in the last IL months.
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
Duncan 10 Discuss
Navy Engineering

Mechanical engineering in rela-
ton to the shore establishments
of the United States Navy will be
discussed by Capt. G.. A. Duncan
at the meeting # the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
next Thursday at 8 p. m. The
meeting will be at the Potomac
Electric Power Company audi
forum.
The Washington times., 1936-11-05
Grants Tomb

The tomb Of General Ulysses
S. Grant, which overlooks the
Hudson river in New York city,
was built by popular subscrip-
ton,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
SEYERALSTATES ARE SNOWBOUND
Midwest Is in Very Bad Shape - Traffic Has
 Been Paralyzed

Chicago, Feb. 10-(UP)-Food and fuel famines memaced the blizzard bound midwest today. A heavy death toll mounted, schools were closed, transportation was paralyz- ed over vast sections. Sub-zerc temperatures numbed the central states for the i7th of the last 20 days. Almost 250, persons had died from exposure, fires, or in traffic accidents during one of the most prolonged cold waves on record. Trains were snowbound on nearly all branch railroad lines in Wiscon- sin, Minnesota, Iowa, and the Da- kotas while main line trtins were hours behind schedules. Trains be- tween Des Moines and Minneapolis were cancelled last night. Winds had piled great drifts across high ways and hundreds of miles of roads were impossible throughout the midwest.
 Iowa Food Shortage
 Iowa, suffering from an acute coal shortage, was menaced by Q food shortage. Disruption of train and truck sechedules prevented milk de- liveries to many towns. Des Moines dealers rationed milk to families with small children. Sioux City had enough milk to last through the day but unless highways are. opened to- day, there will be no milk tomorrow. Three trains arriving late last night gave Sioux City its first mail since Friday. Towns in Iowa, near
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
HOFFMAN TO SEE CONDEMNED MAN
Governor Will Attempt to Have Hauptmann Give
 NewVersion of Case

Trenton, N. j., Feb. i0-(Up>-- Gov. Harold c. Hoffman may visit Bruno Richard Hauptmann in his death cell again and attempt to wiring from him new information about tie Lindbereh Kidnapping case, informed capitol sources said today.
 Hoffman was encouraged by lais attitude toward the CAse by the out pnoken suppcrt today Of the young sepubiicans Of New Jer1ey, probably tne znost powerful riFal .in che state Of tho old guard republican state committee faction that hes threat. end Eoffmans political life since he saved Heuptmann from death last month.
 It was reported that the gover- nor haA asked Attorney General David T. Wiientz. who prosecuted Hauptrnann for the Lindbergh ksd- neping, to accompany him to the condemned mans cell and help him obtain information he thinks Haupt- mann may have. Persons close to the governor said he proposed to wait until Hauptmann is again due to die, then offer another reprieve for . confession or statement of importance. NsE
 Wilents AGay Refuse.
 wilentz' cooperation in the plan was considered more than improh- able. He has commented caustically about Hoffman's interest in the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 TO BUY ENGINES

New Haven. Conn, Feb. io-- (Up3--1'he Flew Haven Tailroad sys- tenn teddy was authorized by Q. s. district court to purchase tea Deissl switching engines. at . total cost Of eeBO, ,o00 to replace i5 light steam switcheFs at Boston, Providence. Hartford, auringlleld and Bridge port. Trustees told Federal Judge Carroll 0. Hin1ks they would result in q "suhstanklaly saving tD the road, now being reerganised.
 Formulation also was given to in- stan q ''Besleg" high pressure engine ln two of the reads streain-iine coaches. at q cost og est. .000 to make up q Scar train for branch line seEyiee. q
 lt was understood # operation Of tlhis service proved efneient and eco. nolnlnal, almliar trains would be op. svstenl, replacing gasoline engines Szafsa along aiI hrafich lines og the and oAzzaT t8pas e9 locomoeion.
 XnAsiees aieo wese allowed to aiE eonflI'en ss nddi.ionAi paessn9eE aazA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
COUGHLIN HITS
 ALL INITIATION
None of Any Kind Wanted By Radio Priest Mass.
 Organizer Resigns

Detroit, Feb. 1O-(UP)-The Rev. Charles '. Coughlin was on record today as "everlastingiy opposed to imitation, be 1t the banker kind cg the government kind."
 The radio priest discussing "Who Are the Innationists" in his weekly sermon, made 6 viruient attack on the federal reserve bankers, declar- ing his National Union for Social Justice "is pledged to drive the fed- erai reserve system from existence.S
 Disavowing infiationary ideass Couehlin told his listeners, "The only danger of imitation in this country is that the federal reserve system will use its prerogative of printing currency against every 6ol- lars worth of the SIS billion Of bonds resident in its vaults"
 He scored the federal reserve bankers for mot only misconstyu- ing the philosophical definition of money but brow-beating congress- men and hiring newspaper prcpas
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
MRS. ROSE LONG
 IN WASHINGTON
More Concerned d About Her Baggage Than Her Seat
 in Senate Chambers

Washington, Feb. 10. - (UP- Rose Mcconnell Long arrived from Louisiana today and was more con. cefned about her two truck loads of baggage than the United States sen- ate seat ehe is to assume at noon. Mrs. Long. widow of assassinated Huey F. Long. srnilingly greeted the more than . score of persons who met her at the station. Her atten. tion was occupied in procuring transportation for herself, three children and their baggage. She supervised the leading Of the two hand trucks with their baggage. in- cluding hak . d0zen sally colored hat boxes. She viii live at on apart xnent house where she and the late Senator Long resided lest year.
 Nc Osssnistlen
 Tn contrast to her husband, to whose senate seat she was a0pomt-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
Lies Two Miles of Shore ! Two Planes Land Near
 Cutter X TRAPPED TRYING TO
 FLOW THROUGH ICE Three of Seven Taken Of By Planes ; Are Rushed
 to Hospital
nY JosRPH FRANKLANp

BY JOSEPH FRANKLAND United Press staR CorrespondentD Copyright 1898 by United Press)
 East Brewster, Mass, Feb. 10-(UP)-The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane, with seven rescued eco workers aboard, was ice-locked two miles offshore here this afternoon.
 Shortly before 2 p. m. two unidentified airplanes, ap- parentiy amphibiars, landed on smoth ice near the cutter, but nc immediate effort was made to trans, fer the rescued youths.
 Approximately four hours had elapsed since the Lane matched the seven Rhode Island boys from two ice cakes on which they had been marooned for a hours.
 Although the boys had been given first-aid treatment aboard the cut- ter for exposure and, in at least enc
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
Conn. OldAge Pension
 Program Is Approued
Frank Bane Secretary of the Social Security Board at Washington, Has Given It His 0. K-Be.
 comes Operative on April IS

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 10-(Up)- Connecticut's old age pension pro- gram today received approval of Frank Zane, secretary of the social security board at Washington.
 The program becomes operative April iS.
 Governmental ratification of the plan will permit the state to share federal expenditures, when passed by congress. a
 Consequently the state will be matched dollar for dollar for ell 4. lnanciai outiays and as result will be able to extend benefits to ap- proximateiy ii,600 persons e6 years and over, instead of 5000 as t pres- ent.
 Acceptance of the state program was made known in . communica- ton from Bane to State Welfare Commissioner Frederick 0. Waicott.
 To date about $500 persons have applied for old age assistance. The state will finance its program through Q @ old age assistance tax, levied on every person of eligible voting age, exempting only disabled war veterans incapacitated in serv- Ice.
 The tax became payable Feb. l and the full amount, was assessed against each city and town.
 As the federal benefits increase, Walcott said. Connecticut will re- ceive additional funds with which to expand it's program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
RESPIRATION BOY
 DIED LAST NIGHT

Monterey, Cal, Feb. l0-(UP)-- The friends who had busily prepared to make Paul Whites i4th birthday as happy as boy lying in . respira. tor could expect will have to attend his funeral instead.
 Paul died last night after 6 gal- lant fight that elicited the admira- ton and sympathy of an entire city. Since July 2, 1884. he had been in the "iron lung" unable to breath without artificial aid. The condition resulted from an attack of infan- tile paralysis.
 Despite his handicap. Paul re Enained cheerful and interested In mained cheerful and interested in life, with the aid of his nurse. Miss Lillian Mutt. he kept up with his school work and last spring received his diploma. His entire class asseEn- bled at his home for the special graduation exercise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
SNOW HAS AGAIN HIT CITY HARD
Five Inches Fell in Few Honrs Whole State
 Is Under Handicap

Yiye inohes cf snow fell In wa. terbury yesterday and was followed last night and early today by ilear- sero weather. Traflc was consider. ably cut down yesterday as . result of tho heavy fell of snow and bus lines were forced to drop behind schedules slightly duo to tho difa- cult going. The Southern New Eng land Telephone company and the Connecticut Light and Power cora- pany reported no damage from the storm, however,
 The sncw began falling at 6 o'clock yesterday morning end ccn- tinued until 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The mercury remained fairly high In the thernaometer dur- ing the day, however. At Q o'clock last night it registered 2l degrees above on The Democrat recording theruncmeteg.
 Dropped l7 Degrees
 Tn the skort space os six hours, however, tho mercury dropped l1 dc.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
AUNT SALLY NOT
 OLD-FASHIONED

| q t
 Palmer, Mass, Feb. i0-(Up)-- The way girls dress today is "real sensible" if you ask Mrs. Sarah Warner Gardner. Celebrating her tooth birthday anniversary today, "Aunt sally" as she is known heres abouts, recalled her schooldays:
 can you imagine such zlcnsensel We girls counted osir petticoats at school and which ever girl was var ing the most on that particular day was looked upon as the welI-d dressed girl of the school
 Most vivid Tecollection of her century cf life is the San Francisco eartsqnake Of 1908, which she wit- messed while visiting California relatives.
 Her fayorits dishes: Fried onions and chicken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
NEEDS OF ARMY
 MEN REVEALED

Washington, Feb. 10 (UP- Testimony before the house appro- priations committee disclosed today that the army needs Il cents more per day per man this year for food. that the army employees dozen 'hostesses" to cheer up It's enlisted me nand that army morale is im- proved.
 Improved morale was described as due to elimination of pay cuts and increased recreational facilities.
 Brig. Gen. '. T. Coniey. acting adjuant general, testified at hear ings on the War Department supply bii that assertions and court mar tials have become less frequent.
 Other officers said the depart ment has abandoned the old prac- tice of paying es0 . head for deser- ters because it was costing the gov- ernment hundreds Of thousands of dollars annually.
 The army hostesses cost e2i, ,b4O annually. They arrange recreation programs for the 10000 enlisted men, It. Col. W. Q. Rawls, of the Adjutant Generals Department. told the committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
BODY OF CURTIS
 LEAVES CAPITAL

Washington, Feb. 10 = (UP) - The body of former Vice President Charles Curtis. who died of Q heart attack Saturday, was en route to- day to Topeka, Kans., for funeral services and burial.
 The funeral train left Washington at Q D. m. Sunday and is due to ar- rive in Topeka tomorrow morning. The funeral will be held in the Kan sas senate chamber ct 2:30 ?. m. Tuesday.
 Ofiicial Washington paid tribute and final respects yesterday to Our. tis, the only man with Indian blood ever to become Q vice president. Washington knew him for 90 years as . member of congress and four as vice president.
 Surrounding the casket as 1t was placed 'abcard . baggage car for the trip west, were floral tributes from the White House and from Curtis former chief, Herbert Hoov. CT. Numerous congressman also sent flowers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
WESTERN UNION
 EMPLOYE CAUGHT

New Haven, Conn, Feb. i0-(UP) Detectives left here today for New Orleans, La, to return Harry g. Thompson. %, former Western Union Telegraph company employes on . charge of embezzlement.
 He was alleged to have sent money orders to other cities under fictitious names and later collecting them himself.
 He was specifically charged with collecting such an order which ho dispatched to Buffalo, N. F. amounting to elo5.
 He was arrested at New Orleans on fugitive warrant and was said today to have waived extradition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
ARMY BOMBERS
 HELP ISOLATED
Carry 1000 Pounds of Food to Two Thousand
 People on Islands

Washington, Feb. 10 -(Up)-- Army bombing planes at Langley Field, Va, were loaded with 4,000 pounds of food today for isolated residents of Taneier and Smith is- lands in ice-locked Chesapeake Bay.
 The fcod wiil De dropped on the islands to supplement 1000 pounds delivered yesterday by Q bomber commanded by Capt. ". Q. Bentley. Efforts Co reach the islands by va. ter have been blocked by heavy Ice.
 Meanwhile, in Baltimore, . board of Inquiry appointed by 0ov. Harry Nice of Maryland began an inves- tigaticn Of the Abortive attempt on Friday to reach the island with sleds that cost one life.
 Death eE Rellesnaam
 Gen. Milton 4. Rockford, ch&ir- man os the board, said he would conduct an "hcnest end thorough investigation" Into the expedition thAt resulted in tho death Of state Policeman Wilbert V. Hunter of ex- popsts,re on the ioe. zkajor nnoch Carey. head Of tho MafylAnd state police, who led the party uk fouz trUopefs and three fishsrznen in azl attempt to reach Tangier Island with sIeds loaded with 2,0O0. pounds of food, will be called to testify. Major Carey and other members Of the party were aboard the coast guard cutter Travis on route to Norfolk with Hunters body. A searching party from the Travis found members of the expedition after they had been lost in . bliz- safd on the ice for ten hours.
 Gov. Nice ordered the inquiry as-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10

dred new airplanes by the war de. partment and lighting effectiveness claimed for the c. II. c. air force, the testimony showed tho armys air strength diminishing since 1881.
 This testimony was given by Maj. Gen. Oscar Westover, newly promoted chief of air corps, in . stateIment to the subcommittee. He estimated the army Air corps Will have only T7T serviceable airpianes on hand on June 90. iea0, ns coEn- pared with l,477 June %, 1881.
 Many Are Obsolete.
 Tzo testified that some b2e os the planes on hand on June % will be chased as obsolete, or over the live. year age limit. Many Of these will have to Dc retained in service, Westover said, to enable the air corps to do necessary flying. .
 Westover said the nations air strength In tho io3i-3B period de- cuined despite exjenditure of e7o2,- 34e,O00 for the air services. During the five-year period the army spent es3e,iei 900, the navy s2o4, 4,02e, 900
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
SEVEN BOYS ARE. SAVED FROM ICE
Carried Away on Mafii-
 moth Ice Floe Sunday; ' Were AfIoat All Night
Ry JOsEPIg FRANKLAND

By JODEEM kASANAAAkSO United Press Staff Correspondent) Copyright leae by United Press)
 East Brewster, Mass, Feb. i0- (Up)-sevep Rhode Island eco workers. all Of them alive despite more than 22 hours exposure to rain, snow and freezing weather, were rescued by coast guards from two Ice cakes in Cape cod Bay to- day.
 Completion of the daring rescue was reported in . briefly-worded note dropped here by Lieutenant P. Q. Miller, pilot of . coast guard am- phibian. shortly before il .. m. The note read:
 seven men accounted for. Being taken to cutter now"
 The cutter referred to was the Harriet Kane, which had battled her way for hours through thick ice that coated virtually ell os Cape Cod bay.
 Names of Youths
 John Fitzsimmcns, 70. of Ports mouth, one of those rescued, was found to be suffering from frozen
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
GREATEST WAR APPROPRIATION
Biggest Peace Time Funds
 in All History Approved By Committee
By MACK JOHNSON

(United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, Feb. l0--(UP)-The largest war department appropria- ton bill in America's peace.time history, totalling eS43, 3,s4i 900, was reported favorably by the house ap. propriations committee today.
 It provides for material streng- thening of air, land and coast de- fences in the fiscal year beginning July 1.
 The huge fund was approved after high army ofiicials told the commit tee this country would be In c precarious position if hostilities occurred. Particular concern was voiced over c steady decrease in number of the armys serviceable airplanes.
 The bill, an increase of $i20. .444,- 900 over last years appropriation, was S2o, 200, 900 less than the budget estimate.
 Most of the increase was attrib- uted to allotment of $i68.259,98S for non-miiitary activities, including Si29,0O0, 900 for rivers and harbors projects authorized by congress.
 Provisions of Bill
 Principal provisions of the bill:
 1. An enlisted force of not less than l50,O00 men, compared with the present 10000.
 2. Procurement of 66S new planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10

Wednesday, with Must Reverend Maurice ?. McAulife. bishopi ot Hartford, pontificating. Professor John L. Bonn, organist, will direct the music Of the mass to be sung by St. Margaret's quartet and choir.
 Father o'shea died Saturday night at St. Mary's hospital, @fter having been on the danger list for the preceding week. Death came as he was in his 53d year, after an admirable career in the priesthood as c spiritual leader and teacher.
 Mourned By Parishloners
 He is mourned by his parishioners for his accomplishments in his brief time as pastor and for the sterling example which he gave, by priests of Waterbury and the rest Of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
WATERBURY yoE HELD

New Haven, Conn, Feb. l0--tUP) --yosephine Nardi. 22. and Joseph Waterbury Joel perechelli. 90. both of New York city, were held in es.00O bond each on idleness charges today on suspicion og being implicated In the New York vice ring roundup.
 Police said poTechFelli had records ct Waterbury and Hartford. An que t0mAtlc pistol was found in . bureau ct . rooming house where the couple was arrested
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
INJURED IN SHEDDING

New Haven, Conn. Feb. i0-tuPl William Monico, 28, Hamden, was reported dying at a hospital to-day as result Of Q sledding accident.
 The sled on which he was riding with three others struck Q parked automobile. Monic0 was treated for Q hip injury end later it was found Ihls appendlx had hesn Euptuxed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Feb. i0-(UP)--Gcv- ernment expenses and receipts for thecurrent hscal year to Een. 'ths Thls Year Expenses Last xeak Si,li7,ss .i2s.O5 sl.1sl,ssl.B4s.2s ss,iss. .Sos. .soo.ss ss.iss.sos.iso.ls ,s.ss..s7,.ssz.71 ,s Dsn'.', ',s.o.s.lss.ssi.se s.sis.sis.7s5.oS ss.ss4.is7.soi.se
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-10
INJURIES FATAL

Hartford, Conn, Feb. l0-(UP)- Injuries suffered in fall ct Q Unionville school yard Jan. 3l. caused the death of Leonard Will cox, 70. Tarmington. at c hospital Sunday. His coilarbone was frac- tired. ~ M