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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
RAILWAY HELP IN
 SOME QUANDARY

Washington, April 13 - (UP) - Labor representatives today told the senate interstate commerce commit tee that 15O,O00 employees will be thrown out of work unless congress enacts legislation to protect them against proposed wholesale railway consultations
 George M. Harrison, chairman Of the Railway Labor Executives Association, declared that congress must find some means of protecting workers or unemployment relief costs and the hardship and suffer- ing which goes with unemployment will be intensified in every large city in the nation"
 The senate group considered the Wheeler bill designed to provide compensation for employees who lose jobs as a result of railroad unifica- tions. The measure is opposed by railway executives on the ground 1t would place an unjust financial burden upon them.
 "The bill would create no addi- tional expenses" Harrison con- tended. Tt simply provides that the carriers must share part of the economies to be realized through unificationS."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
GENERAL HACOOD
 IS REINSTATED

Washington, April l3,--(UP)--The war department, "by direction of the president" reinstated Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood as corps area commander today after seven weeks of political controversy over his re- moval for criticism of New Deal re- lief administration.
 The general was designated com mander of the Sixth Corps area with headquarters at Chicago--a post of equal rank with the com mand of the Eighth Corps area from which he was removed.
 The reinstatement order was couched in the same terse terms as his removal order.
 The text of today's order to Hagood read
 By direction of the president, Mai. Gen. Johnson Hagood U. S. A., now awaiting orders at his home, Charleston. S. O., is assigned to com mand the sixth Corps area, to take affect May 2. l03s, and wll proceed at the proper time Co Chicago. ILL, and assume the command to which he K assigned"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
REPUBLICANS
 SPLIT UP AGAIN
Two Factions Will Battle It Out in Four Wards
 of City

Contests in four of the five local wards are assured when the repub- lican primaries take place next Monday night. Definite plans for the contest to oust Town Chairman w. Palomba and do away with the Larkin-C -Conway-Palomba regime were launched Saturday night at a mass meeting at the Ci- vic theater. It was not sure today whether there would be a contest in the fifth ward, however.
 Decision of the Larkin-C Conway Palomba machine to do away with open caucuses in choosing the dele gates and members of the 1936-1937 town committee to be voted on at the primaries has caused the open rift in the local g.o.p. organization As @ result the "outside" group will hold open caucuses Thursday night at the Civic theater, give all repub- lican voters a voice in picking the delegates and town committee members and will place the tickets in the field so that they can be voted upon next Monday night.
 Groups Are Bitter
 The primary battle promises to be even bitterer than that of two years ago when some of the present "out- side" group succeeded in putting Town Chairman Palomba in office on reorganization" ticket.
 Charges of Hitlerism. dictator and so forth flew at Saturday nights session at the Civic theater which was presided over by James White, secretary of the present town com mittee. Town Chairman Palomba was criticised for deserting those friends who pushed him to victory two years ago. Attorney William J.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
BLACK MONDAY
 IS BACK AGAIN

Boston, April 13.--CUP) .-"Black Monday" term applied to several Easter Mondays in history, was a literal description of this Easter Monday in Boston and many an- other New England industrial city. Slate-colored stratus clouds, hang ing low over Boston, cast an eerie gloom, forcing motorists to turn on headlights and sopkeepers to num- mate windows displays. The phe- nomenon lasted more than two hours. Explaining the daytime darkness, Boston weather bureau officials said factory smoke was trappjed between layers of cold air below and warm air above, and that the vail would lift only when temperatures equal ized. They added that stratus clouds of such density were comparative ly rare.
 History notes these black" East CT Mondays:
 In 1851, when a terrific hail storm swept England causing destruction and suffering.
 In 1860, whe nthe army Of Ed ward III suffered from Whode be- I. Paris, many soldiers perishing'
 In 1909, when 500 English settlers in Ireland were maSsacred by na- tive Irish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
HONEYMOONERS
 ARE FOUND SAFE

Ketchikan, Alaska, April l3-CUPl A message from the coast guard cutter Cyane today dispelled fear for safety of MT. and Mrs. Albert Almoslino, flying honeymooners," " missing week in the Alaska Wilds. The cutter reported the couple had been found alive on Behm canal, 30 miles south of here. Mrs. Amos lino, the former Joan Macdonald Of Seattle, was said to be suffering from exposure.
 Advices said their plane was wrecked, presumably in a storm, and that they had started to walk to Ketchikan. Almoslino is an ex- perienced commercial pilot.
 The Almoslinos were married two weeks ago in Spokane. They left Alert bay, B. C., week ago yester- day bound for Juneau. Consider ably off their course, they were sighted by a cannery tender the same afternoon flying through fog and rain south of Prince Rupert, B. c.
 Two deaths resulted from the search for them. Pilot Charles An derson and Clyde Lynch, mechanic, were killed Friday when their searching plane crashed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
FRANCE WOULD
 STOP GERMANY
Given Assurances By AL lies She Will Not Stand
 for Rearmament
BY RALPH HEINZEN

NOuitCu IECoS Dtdll OOTTCoVUItuCIltI
 Copyright 1886 by United Press)
 Paris, April l3-(UP)-Sccret as- surances of support from Frances allies have enabled the government to decide unqualifiedly not to per- init Germany to refortify the Rhineland. 1t was learned today.
 Authorative indications were that. if the government obtained definite proof that Germany had begun to build forts within the forbidden zone 1t would envisage three steps: CD economic penalties: CD finan- cial penalties; (0 military penal- ties.
 The point was made that mill. tary penalties were by no means ex- cluded if all negotiations failed.
 Change Foreign Policy
 French leaders were seriously con- cerned over the possibility of Brit ish-Italian clash, and discussion continued of the advisability of re- orienting the countrys entire for- eign policy, based entirely since the Versailles peace conference on the League of Nations.
 The reason that the frank discuss sion of reorientation was possible at this critical time was disclosed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
EGG ROLLING IS
 ON AT CAPITAL

Washington, April 13.-UP).- Bright sunshine brought joy to thousands of Washington children today as they trooped to the White House with baskets filled with col ored Easter eggs.
 The annual Easter egg rolling on the White House lawn started at 9 a. m., with the most suspicious weather in recent years. A boy and girl band furnished music. N. w. Karnaa,,::, magician, startled the youngsters by pulling Easter rabbits out of their coats. Francisco Por- t.llo. a clown, entertains the chil- dren this afternoon.
 The president will greet the egg rollers from the south portico of thu White House at p. m. MT. ] oSevelt will see them this morn- ing as well as this afternoon.
 The Marine band will give con- cert.
 The Red Cross and Girl Scouts were on hand as usual to take care of children who get lost from their parents and those who eat too many Easter eggs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
WELL DRESSED NEW YORK CROWD
They Turned Out Despite Bad Weather - Sur=
 passed Any in Years

New York, April 13. (UP)-As large and gorgeously decked 8 throng as any since the days of Mrs. August Belmont's original 400 de- fled dreary cold yet pavements yesterday in Fifth avenues famous Easter parade.
 Police traffic experts estimated that more than 1000, 900 persons, 2 considerable portion of them from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New England and the middlewest, passed St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathe- dral and St. Thomas Episcopal church between 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
 Silk toppers and cutaways blos- somed amid not always respectful comment along the avenue at the height of the crush when the ave- nue church services began under the ministrations of 500 special traffic policemen, but coats, hats, dresses, shoes and bouquets as usual provid- ed the pieces de resistance ot the sight seeing throng.
 Popular COlOrs
 Fashion experts who gathered on every important corner and in every church to sketch and tabulate trends, said the outstanding phe- nomenon was the prevalence of deep shades of purple. Close behind that hue in popularity was dash ing yellow, used frequently in com 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
PRESIDENT TO
 OPEN CAMP PAICN

Washington, April B - (UP) - President Roosevelt launches his campaign for reelection tonight with a political speech at Baltimore.
 He will speak at convention sponsored by Maryland's young democrats. His speech, beginning at 10 30 D. m, will be broadcast nation wide by radio. The presidents way for the Baltimore address was smoothed several weeks ago by Sen. Willard Tydings. d.. Md, who, although a sharp critic of New Deal spending, endorsed him for reelec- ton.
 Tydings speech. swinging the party in Maryland behind the president, very nearly coincided with the death in Baltimore of former Governor Albert c. Ritchie. who had been waging a vigorous cam palgn against the New Deal. No inti- nation was given of the presidents subject tonight, but he was expected Co appeal to young voters for en- dorscmcnt of administration policies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
DOCTOR CONDON
 GIVEN NEW CALL
New Jersey Grand Jury Is Inviting Him-He Will
 Probably Refuse

Trenton, N. J., April 13-UP)- A request to Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon from the Mercer county grand jury to appear before it We'd nesday opened an apparent avenue today toward new sensations from the Lindbergh Kidnapping. The grand jury is Investigating repudiated confession" of Paul H. Wendell, dis barred Trenton attorney, that he kidnapped and murdered the baby for whose staying Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed.
 Photographed Dr. COndOn
 Allyne M. Freeman, grand jury foreman, revealed that he had tel egraphed a request to Dr. Condon at his home in New York but re- fused to disclose how the grand jury expected the aged educator to help 1t in the Wendell investiga- ton. Freeman said he had no in .tention of questioning Condon about anything pertaining to Hauptmann.
 Since pr. Condon's connection with the Lindbergh Kidnapping was as the ransom paymaster, authori- ties whom the grand jury has consistently cold-shouldered specu- latiye that it probably wanted to check details of Wendels "confes- sion" against facts of the ransom negotiations as Condon remember ed them. Freeman also announced that the grand jury had summoned Mahlon B. Foster of Bellefonte, N. J., said to be a handwriting expert, to testify tomorrow. Foster inves- tigated several clues in the early days of the Lindbergh case in 1882, but 1t was believed that the grand jury wanted him to explain a re- port that he has said Wendell once boasted that he was an associate of Al Capone, Chicago's former gang cZar.
 Prosecutor Defied
 Mercer county prosecutor Edwin E. Marshall, whom the grand pury has dehed in continuing an inves- tigation of Wendell that Marshall says is ridiculous" was not ap- prised of the newest grand jury
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
|OldRandolph, Clowes
 Site MayBe Occupied
Keeshin Motor Lines of Chicago May Take Over Plant; Huge Motor Truck Terminal-Only Awaits
 Decision of Government on Merger

Involving the largest piece of va cant land in central Waterbury, the land formerly occupied by the Ran- dolph-C Gloves company at the corner of Bank and Meadow streets is to be taken over by the Keeshin Motor Lines of Chicago, it was learned on good authority today. When the deal goes through the land will be used as a huge motor truck terminal, one of the largest of it's kind in New England.
 Continuation of the deal depends upon action on the part of the in- terstate commerce commission at Washington, D. O., expected this week or early next week approving of the merger of the Seaboard Lines with the Keeshin lines. The latter concern is the largest motor truck combine in the United States, cover ing every section of the country.
 Cover New England
 The Seaboard lines cover most of New England. The local terminal of the concern is located on West Lib- erty street. However, if the merger of the Seaboard and Keeshin lines is approved, the old Randolph Cloves property at the corner of Bank and Meadow streets will be taken over and transformed into a big terminal for trucks plying be- tween here, all parts of New England and New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey.
 At the present time the Randolph Cloves company land is being used temporarily by the Seaboard lines as a branch terminal Only three or four trucks are parked in the large track at the present time, however, mostly over week-ends.
 . Very Likely Says Agent
 A representative of one of the city's leading real estate firms stated, when interviewed today, that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

As they did so, he reported, an Italian column occupied the Ethio- plan customs post on the Sudanese frontier opposite Gallabat, an inl- portant frontier town on the Suda- nese side, obtaining full control of one of the most important Caravan routes between the lake region and the Sudanese interior.
 Admits One Defeat
 Badoglio admitted the defeat on the southern front of small de- tachment of the Aosta lancers crack Italian white troops. The Italians lost 46 dead and wounded, he said, against considerable losses for the victors. The Italians were reconnoitring near Wadara and re- treated in face of superior numbers, Badoglio said.
 The Italian occupation of the lake shore was made at the Gorgora pe- ninsula, which juts down into the heart shaped lake from the north ern side.
 Philippians "joyously" welcomed the Italians, Badoglio said.
 He added that lake Tana already has been connected with Gondar, the big key town to the north, by
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
WOMAN SLAYER
 NOT YET CAUGHT
Officials Believe Killer We'll Known to Victim
 of Fatal Attack
By FRED MYERS Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)


 New York April l3-(UP)-Chem- ists and psychologists reported today that the man who assaulted and strangled tiny Mrs. Nancy Evans Titterton probably was one she knew well enough to admit to her bedroom without alarm. Forty detectives who have found her death as baffling as any mystery she concocted as q writer of crime stories, turned their attention with new certainty to lists of wealthy friends and neighbors and of employees of the Beekman place apartment building where her almost nude body was found Friday in @ bathtub.
 Police scientists reached that conclusion through an inch-by-inch examination of the four-room Tit terton apartment which proved in disputably that there had been no struggle except in the bedroom, where the victim was criminally at tackled and killed, and in the bath room where her body had been
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Final News Flashes
PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT

Washington, April 13.-(UP)-President Roosevelt today issued a proclamation designat- mating May as child health day. He urged all agencies, public and private, concerned with the health and welfare of children "to study the plans for federal, state, and local cooperation In promoting the health and security of children to note the extent to which those plans have been put into effect, and to make arrangements for carrying their benefits to the children in every county in the United States"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
NEW ARREST IN
 ABORTION CASE
Barkhamstead Man Taken By Trooper in Doctor
 PetrOCelli Trial

Daniel Lavirie, of Barkhamstead, was arrested today on superior court bench warrant charging him with manslaughter in the death of Mary Silva, of West Avon, after an illegal operation in this city last June. The arrest was made by State Trooper Patrick OToole on a war rant signed by States Attorney Law renee L. Lewis. Lavirie was brought here shortly before noon today, and this afternoon was seeking to raise bonds of 5000.
 pr. Gerardo c. Petrocelli of this city is already under arrest in con- nection with the same death and will be tried in superior court on a manslaughter charge, with the case going to trial at 10 a. m. tomorrow. The state will charge tomorrow that Lavirie brought the girl to Dr. Pet rocelli in this city and that the latter performed the operation. Un- der the statutes, Lavirie can be held equally responsible for the death.
 Lavlrie To Plea
 Lavirie will be put to plea before Judge Ernest c. Simpson in superior court tomorrow morning. He and pr. Petrocelli will be tried together on
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
OLD ARCHITECT
 DIED SUNDAY

Boston, April l3-tUP)-Ftlneral services will be held tomorrow for c. Howard Walker, 70, Boston archi- test for more than hali century, who died at hospital yesterday. Walker had been in poor health since July. but until last week lec- tured daily at the New England Conservatory of Music and worked at his ofiice.
 He was architect t-in-chief of the Omaha exposition in 1898 and of the st. Louis Exposition in 1904. He was a member of National Fine Arts commission. American Academy oi Arts and Sciences. National lnstl- tute of Arts and Letters, American Federation Of Arts and Boston So- clety of Architects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Turned OuerWhen To Make Turn Near Hamilton Auenue
Italian Forces Driue To1vard Water Source
Smashing Ahead in Direction of British Project That Waters Sudan and Egypt-May Be Trouble
 at Mediterranean
BY STEWART BROWN (Copyright, 1886, by United Press)

Rome, April 13 - UP) - Italian soldiers smashed irresisby into northern Ethiopia today to reach Lake Tana heart of the gigantic irrigation project which is Great Brtans chief interest in the country Soon after this was disclosed unconfrmed but from usually reaabe sources spread through the capital that Dessye Emperor Halle Selassies grand headquarters in the north had occupied without resistance by an Italian motorized column
 Mussoni Issues Orders
 Simultaneously, diplomatic quarters heard rumor that Premier Bento Mussolin had ordered the northern army to advance Ads Ababa the capital in order to smash finally the Ethiopian resistance.
 Italians predicted the fall of the capital within two or three weeks
 Marshal Pietro Badoglio disclosed in war communque Mo- 183 from northern front that Italian soldiers had hoisted the Italian trcoor the northern shore ot the 1ake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
CONFERENCE ON
 PEACE IS SURE

Washington, April l3-(U.P)-A Pan-Ainerican peace conference to strengthen friendly relations be- tween the countries of the western hemisphere appeared virtually ccr- tain today. The state department made public favorable replies from l7 nations approving President Roosevclt's suggestion for such a meeting.
 The answers from the heads Of the central and South American governments to whom Mir. Roosevelt addressed personal letters were uni- iornly cordial. Most Of them were eouched in general terms. although fife Dominion republic specifically suggested that tic conference form Nn American league of nations. This ,saa was seconded hy urueusv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
Men Victims Pulled From Wreckage Rushed to
 St. Mary's Hospital ONE REPORTED IN
 CRITICAL CONDITION George Schlegel of 4 Ken- yOn Street May Have
 Fractured Skull

Two men were injured, one believed seriously, when a car in which they were riding early this afternoon crashed into a wall after failing to make a sharp turn on Ham, ilton avenue near Bridge street. According to accounts of the accident given by resi- dents of the section, the car turned over on it's side, and it's two occupants were extri- cated by passersby.
 Names of Injured
 At St. Mary's hospital, to which the men were immediately rushed by passing motorists, their names were given as George Schlegel, of 4 Kenyon strete, this city, said to have a possible fracture of the skull
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
HOLY GROSS. BEES GAME OFF

victors over the Red Sox in their intra-city game, left for Philadelphia today after rain caused postponement of scheduled exhibition game with Holy Cross college at Worcester. No new date has been set for the Holy Cross game, but college officials are anxious to reschedule the Bees to honor Eddie Moriarty, former Crusader captain and rookie pinch hitter of the Boston club
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13

department officials to obtain fa- vorable private contracts for sale of surplus army goods. At the com mittee hearing, Maverick. questioned McSwain's methods of procedure during an inquiry into alleged diver sion into private channels of army surplus goods sold at half price to the American Legion in 1892 for charitable distribution.
 Legion Adjt. In It
 Mai. Gen. Van Horn Moseley, for rner deputy chief of staff and now commander of the Fourth Corps area, substantially corroborated previous testimony by Lieut. Col. William R. Gruber, formerly at- tached to the office of the former Assistant Secretary of War Freder- ick H. Payne, under President Hoover. Gruber testified that in 1881 the department had a tip" that Robert J. Byers, former Michigan adjutant of the Legion, who urged the sales at reduced cost, was as-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
ARE STILL FIGHTING

HsinkinR, ManchuGuo, April l3- CUP)--Japanese and RllS5lah SOL diers fought for half an hour near Hulin, on the eastern Manchn fron- tier, when Russian detachment of 70 men fired on n Japanese detach- ment numbering 20, Japanese army headauarters asserted today. The Russians retired when Japanese rec lnforcements arrived, the army men said. No mention was made Of casualties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
DARED TO LEAP
 FROM WINDOW

Boston, April 13-(UP)-James Rogan, 35 who leaped from fourth floor window at south end lodging house on dare yesterday, was in critical condition at hospital to- day.
 Virginia Cotter, daughter of the lodging house landlady. told police she called Rogan yellow" after he threatened four times to jump from the window.
 Here I go," he replied, and leaped. He fractured both legs and his skull and suffered other injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
ONLY NINE ANSWERED CALL

Providence R. l., April 13.-(UP-Nine men answered roll call today at he 69th Encamp- ment of the Rhode Island state department of the c. A. R. Commander Martin s. Smith, 9l, presided. Oldest of the nine veterans to respond was John w. Hollihan, 97. In 1891 there were nearly 5000 G. A. R. men in Rhode Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
MAGICIAN THURSTON DIES

Miami Beach, Fla, April I3.-(UPJ- Howard Thurston, 66, whose AT years of stage magic entertained children, adults and kings, died here today. Thurston had been forced into retirement last fall after he collapsed during performance at Charleston, w. Va He came here for the winter to recover his health, and had hoped to return to the stage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April 13 UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to April 10, as compared with year ago: This Yenr Expenses Last Year $5,546, ,S62 .251.S9 $5,238. .062, ,344.s5
 Receipts s3.199,274,230.1O s2,9S0.755. .939.0s
 Deficit
 $2,237,5ss.o2i29 $2,257,so6. .4o5.77 s2.7io.245, ,SeO'Ol s2.4S9.7ss. .7o5.54