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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
C. 0. P, STICKERS
 MUST BE GOOD

Washington. Jan 8,-(UP)-- Those cartoon stickers the republi- cans want to paste on their mail had better be exceedingly compli- mentary to President Roosevelt, Roosevelt. Brain Truster Rexford G. Tugwell and all other New Deal- CTS, or Postmaster James A. Far ley may put the oppositions' stick CT pastors in jail for five years.
 Postal officials today pointed out the strict law governing such deco rations on the outside of envelopes.
 It says that if any letter carries matter which is indescent, lewd, las- civious, obscene, libelous, scurrilous, or calculated by the terms or man. ner or style of display and obvious ly intended to reflect injuriously upon the character of conduct of another" Farley may do his worst. Extent of the punishment is up to him.
 If any of the stamps bear unpleas- ant comments about any New Deal- CT, or even carry caricatures which Farley doesn't like he can confis- cate all the letters bearing them, fine their senteds $5,000 or place them in prison for five years or both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
BASE BALL BATS USED BY RIOTERS
Martial Law Threatened in Rutland, Vt. - Fierce
 Fight Ragged for Hours

Rutland, Vt, January 8 = (UP)- National Guardsmen may place this area under martial law if there is a recurrence of the strike riots which yesterday sent l7 men to hospitals and caused minor injuries to more than two score other combatants.
 Governor Charles M. Smith was ready to order two or more units of the militia to the scene should Sher- if E. M. Schoenfeld ask such aid. The sheriff was reluctant to appeal for guardsmen, however, and in- dicated he would do all possible to control the situation with an aug mented corps of deputies.
 Ragged For Hours
 Worst of a series of sporadic out breaks that have occurred since the tsrike, involving some 500 marble workers, began November 12, yester- days rioting ragged for hours as 250 strikers defied 100 deputy sheriffs.
 Baseball bats, hardwood bludzeons, and stones were the weapons used by both sides as gun-less deputies engaged the sullen, grimly- -determ- ined strikers in pitched battles. At the height of the fight, witnesses counted no less than 70 combatants sprawled on the ground, stunned by cudgels or rocks.
 A dozen deputies and five strikers were taken to hospitals. The strik- CTS and two of the deputies were still under treatment today. Most
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
DEMAND TO SHUT
 COLLEGE IN IOWA
DEMAND TO SHUT

DEMAND TO SHUT VIII
 Des Moines, Ia.. Jan. 8-(UP)- A demand that Iawo State college at Ames be closed as a result of the hanging in effigy of the six su- preme court justices who voted to outlaw the AAA, reached the desk of Gov. Clyde L. Herring today.
 The demand. which came by tele- gram from Trenton, N. J., was Sign- ed "Musketeers of America"
 Iowa State college officials, mean while, announced that nothing had been found to connect the incident with students at the college.
 The crude. black robed figures with pasteboard heads, # IS em- phasized, were hanged iron, road side billboard between the college campus and the town of Ames.
 Governor Herring voiced his re- grets of the incident.
 Tt was unfortunate and prob- ably a boyish prank" the Iowa executive said. "rhe attitude and temper of the people of Iowa is not reflected in such . demonstration" :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
SALARIES OVER $5O,0O0 QUOTED
Several From Conn. Were Listed-One Local Man
 Is Mentioned M

Washington, Jan. 8.--(UP). .--Sal- aries of $50,000 to $l00,000 Q year were common among corporation of ficials in 1884, the house ways and means committee revealed today in making public additional incomes.
 The list. reported to congress by the treasury under provision of the 1884 tax law. revealed several thou sand persons received $15,000 or more income from corporations in that year.
 One of the highest paid corpora ton executives was B. D. Miller New York, president of the P. W. Woolworth chain of five-and-ten cent stores, who received $SS7,47 only $2,000 less than Mae West. movie actress.
 $50,0OO or More Income
 Others receiving $50,0o0 or more 6 year included:
 Walter B. Lashar, Fairfield, presi- dent, American Chain, Inc, $50,i6o
 George W. Berger, New Haven. president, Berger Brothers O., $95,000.
 D. Spencer Berger. treasurer, 5er- ger Brothers O., $95,000.
 Joseph Merritt, Hartford, presi- dent Hartford Special Machinery Company. $52,663.
 E. O. Goss. Waterbury, president. Scovill Manufacturing Company. $60,000.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
G0UernorCro Names
 Vigilance Committee
There Will Be Nineteen Members With Col. Fisher of New Haven as Chairman Bishop McAuliffe
 Is Named One of Members

Hartford, Conn. Jan. 8-(UP)- Governor Cross today named vigi- lance committee of 19 to cooperate with state ofticials to curb highway accidents and fatalities.
 Fatality Record Bad
 Col. Samuel H. Fisher, New Ha- yen, was appointed chairman.
 'aThe record of fatalities and acc cidents on our highways during the past year." the governor wrote each member, which discloses approxi- mately 480 persons killed and nearly 13,000 injured, due to the operation of motor vehicles, calls for the most careful consideration by the officials of the state as well as by the public In general"
 He said he hoped to bring about "a drastic change in the attitude of the public toward this intolerable situation and to correct the vide spread abuses and violations of the law" through the work of the citi- zens committee.
 Those on Board
 Among those who will serve are the Rt. Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, of the Roman Cathode diocese; Su- preme Court Judge William M. Malt bic: former Motor Vehicles Commis- sioner Robbins B. Stoeckel, Norfolk; Mrs. Helen Lewis, Stratford; Mayor Edward c. Moran, Norwich; Major John Buckley, chairman of the liquor control commission; Francis s. Murphy, general manager of the Hartford Times. which precipitated the safe driving campaign; Albert E. Lavery, Bridgeport, and Robert J. Catlin, Hartford insurance official.
 A committee meeting has been called by the governor for Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
SENATOR DAILY
 FOR GOVERNOR
Group Has Started Plan
 to Place New Haven Man in Nomination

This falls state convention of the democratic party will see strongly entrenched and ready to fight for the place at the head of the party's ticket o new group that is now quietly being formed, reliable re- ports current today indicated. That State Senator Matthew A. Daily of New Haven, Connecticut WPA ad. ministrator, has his eye on the gubernatorial nomination and hopes with the aid of such assistants as State Senators George T. Culhane of this city and Francis P. Hogan of Torrington to build up an organiza- ton strong enough to secure the top place on the ticket at the fall Ses- sion, Is declared to be fact.
 Oppose Hayes, Spellacy
 Known to be opposed to Lieuten- ant Governor Frank Hayes of this city and Mayor Thomas J. Spell lacy of Hartford, "Old Guard" leaders who at the present time are considered sure of controlling the fall state convention, the Daly-Cul- hane-Hogan group is said to be working diligently in an effort to cut into the strength of this coIn- bine.
 Failing to offsett the strength Of the Hayes-Spellacy forces in the state convention, 1t is understood that the Daly supporters would swing to Governor Wilbur L. Cross or his choice for the gubernatorial nomination rather than leave the local man or any of the "old guard" obtain the honor of heading the 1886 state ticket.
 Daly We'll Acquainted
 Through his post as state WPA administrator, Senator Daly has risen from a little-known politician to a point where he is well ac- quainted all over Connecticut. Sen- ator Hogan has long been promi- nent in the affairs of the democra- tic party in Connecticut and his of-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
CONN. PATRONAGE
 FIGHT HAS ENDED
Nominations of Butler and Fitch Have Been Sent
 Congress By President

Connecticut's democratic federal patronage battle draws near and nearer to @ close. As predicted two weeks ago by The Democrat, Presi- dent Roosevelt, with the opening nf the present session of congress, has sent in the nominations of At- torney Robert P. Butler of Hart. ford to be U. S. district attorney for Connecticut and Bernard Fitch Uf Hamden to be U. s. marshal for the state.
 Confirmation Coming
 Confirmation of both the nomina- tiors Is expected quickly by the sen- ate because U. s. Senators Augus- tine Lonergan of Hartford and Francis T. Maloney of Meriden have buried the hatchet" and are giving their attention now, not only to affairs in Congress but to the work of solidifying Connecticut's electorate in preparation for the coming state and national election.
 Attoreny Butler and MT. Fitch are now acting in their respective ca- pacities as district attorney and marshal but they have never been approved by the senate. Now that the patronage war is over they will be approved quickly and thus all the major federal posts in Connec-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
MUDDLE IN (. O.P.
 TOWN COMMITTEE
Much Dissatisfaction Was RumOred - May Ask
 for Some Changes

Preparations are underway Quiet- ly, 1t was learned today, to bring an upset in the makeup of the republican town committee when the g. o. p. primaries take place in March. Members of the committee displeased with the dictatorship set up when the republican ticket was made up for the last city election will strive, it is reliably reported, not only to unseat Town Chairman Frederick w. Palomba. but also wipe out the predominating strength of the special steering committee"
 Only Two Sessions
 Town Chairman Palomba, 1t was charged today. has called the town committee together only twice since he took over the helm of the g. O.. D. body almost two years ago. One of the meeting was called. 1t was asserted, primarily to secure en- dorsement for himself for one of the prosecutorships of the city court.
 Prior to the last city election dis sention grew in the ranks of the town committee with the result that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
INSURANCE cos. FIND BIG FRAUD 43 Companies Were to Be Mulcted of $55,O0O;
 Some Collected

New York, Jan. 8.-(UP)-Five men an da woman were held today on charges of plotting to defraud 43 insurance companies of $55,000.
 District Attorney William F. s. Geoghan of Kings county charged that the six obtained insurance policies under fictitious names on the life of Frederick E. Bottger, @ former employment agency owner, when he was dying of cancer. One of the prisoners, @ physician, cer- tified his death as of influenza end the body was cremated to avoid detection of the fraud, Geoghan said.
 Small Policies
 The policies obtained were in small amounts and were placed with companies from Maine to California. The alleged deceit was discovered when Bottger's estranged wife, learning of his death by chance six months after he was buried at- tempted to collect legitimate $l,- 900 policy she had held 10 years.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
WINCHESTER co. . IN MORGAN PROBE
lont Testified Firm Was to Buy Out Con- 4 cern for Enemy
BY RONALD G. VAN TINE

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Washington, Jan. S.-(UP).-J. F. Morgan 6s Go. was shown in docu- ments introduced at the senate mu- nitions inquiry today to have sug- gested in lei6 that the British gov- ernment might "be interested" in purchasing the controlling stock in an American rifle firm.
 A telegram signed Morgan" and sent to the firms London oface on Jan. l4, 1916, mentioned that Kuhn, Loeb & O., New York banking house, was picking up" shares of stock in the Winchester Repeating Arms company, and hinted that Kuhn, Loeb might not be friendly to the allies.
 War Time Financing
 The document was introduced at the second day of the committees inquiry into wartime financing in an effort to determine whether loans to belligerents drew the United States into the World war and to form Q. background for new neu- trality legislation.
 The asking price for 55 per cent of the rifle firm stock, held in trust. was $l6,60O.O00.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
THREE ARE DEAD
 IN COLLISION

Lowelltown, Me, Jan. 8-(UP)- Death toll of a train collision near here yesterday stood at three today. Two Canadian Pacific trains, one a mixed train and the other freight. collided head-on at a curve. Fatally injured were Stanley Roberts, 52, Brownville Junction, mixed train engineer: A. I. Webster. Brown vile, Roberts fireman, and Norman w. Golding, AS, Milo, freight train fireman. Engineer William Harris of Brownville Junction leaped to safety and suffered minor injuries. Two passengers on the train also were injured. Damage was estimat- ed at $3OO,OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
TOWNSEND PLAN
 WAS ATTACKED

Washington, Jan. = UP = Rep. Charles l.. Clifford, r., Mass, bitterly attacked the Townsend old age plan today as Heading to ruin and disaster"
 His attack came as the house took up the $879, ,743.005 executive once and independent ofiices ap- propriation bill.
 Tt is worse than some of the socialistic measures passed last ses- sion," he said. "The transaction taxes would destroy the stock mar ket and disrupt our financial struc- tureS."
 Clifford charged that prices would rise rapidly and force importation of huge quantities of foreign goods.
 Clifford denounced alleged efforts of Townsendites to put congress men on the spot" to support the plan.
 He said that old age pensions plan sponsors are black lacking" the nations press. He said 1t was too late to 'ridicule" the Townsend plan and that congress will meet It's challenge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
SEEK THIRD MAN
 IN BUNCO GAME
Two Already Under Arrest for Swindling Denton
 Out of S35,O0O

With two men already under are rest, one here and one in New Ha. ven in connection with the swind. ling of $35,000 from Samuel S. Den- ton, wealthy Ridgefield resident and former state representative, state police were today reported to be seeking Q third man allegedly in- volved in the scheme in which Den- ton was duped. William T. Ahearn, alias Youngiman, 45, of Arlington, Mass. is held ct the local police station for Q hearing next Tuesday on e charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, while Harry Tatz, 47, of Providence. R. l., is be- ing detained at New Haven on @ technical charge of idleness.
 Tatz May Come Here
 State police, 1t was learned today, may seek to bring Tatz to this city
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
HIT, RUN KILLER WAS CAPTURED
Splendid Work of Local Detectives Run Down
 Driver From Bristol

Following one of the greatest pieces of detective work in the his- tory of the local police department, George Richter, 36, of 103 Burling- ton avenue, Bristol, was booked at police headquarters this afternoon as a coroner's prisoner, and held as the alleged hit-and-run killer who sped away Saturday evening after infiicting fatal injuries to Joseph C. Schilling, Jr., Il, on the Waterbury Wolcott highway. The arrest of Richter followed lengthy question: ing late this morning by Deputy Coroner Walter w. Smyth, during which the suspect, a driver for the Bristol Trucking Co.,, denied know ing that he had hit the youngster
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
Final Ne1vs Flashes
YOUNG COUPLE HAVE RECOVERED

tore and Mary Vetro, who swallowed poison Sunday night in reported suicide pact, were ar rested today as they left a hospital and charged with general breach of the peace The couple, both of whom are IS years old, were liberated after furnishing small bail bond. Their at tempt to end their lives revealed secret mar riage several months ago. However, police war rants carried the name of Mary Del Monico, and Salvatore Vetro, inasnuch as authorities had no proof of the ceremony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
HOUSE LEADERS
 PUSHING BONUS
Expect to Clear Hurdles and Rush Bill Through
 By Tomorrow

Washington, Jan. 8-(UP)-House leaders planned to clear the last par hurdle over the soldiers bonus today so that the veterans united front cash payment bill can be rushed to approval possibly late tomorrow and sent to the senate. Chairman Robert L. Doughton, dem- ocrat, N. C., of the house ways and means committee, said that he would ask the rules committee today for permission to bring the bonus bill to the house floor tomorrow for three or four hours of general de- bate and then final action.
 Will Pass House
 House Majority Leader Will R. Bankhead, democrat, Ala, predicted the bill, which was approved by Doughtons committee, would psss the house overwhelmingly" Dough- ton said the final vote will come late tomorrow or Friday. The bonus will be rushed to the floor action as soon as the $879, ,743, ,9o5 independent of- fees appropriation bill Is debated. This bill carries $753, 3,727, ,000 for vet- erans' administration expenditures for the 1897 fiscal year as its prin- cipal item. The united front bonus bill, advocated by the American Le- zion, Disabled War Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars, author izes immediate cash payment of the bonus but does not specify how the money shall be raised.
 Outlay of Billion
 Proponents estimate that 1t will quire an immediate outlay of new cash totaling $l,00o, 0o,oo0,o00. A last minute change in the final draft of the bill eliminated clause which would have refunded interest paid by veterans on loans.
 Committee members said this would have meant an expenditure of about SIC, ,000, 900 but that 1t would
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
ITALY MAY WAGE
 RUTHLESS WAR
Webb Miller Just Returned From Front Tells of
 Difficulties

New York, Jan. 8 -- (UP) - Italian armies are prepared for Q ruthless war of two or three years to penetrate the center of Ethiopia in force, Webb Miller. chief United Press correspondent with the Ital- ian Expedition Force said today.
 Miller arrived last night on the s. s. Washington from the Eritrean front, whence he flashed the first word to America of the Italian march into Ethiopia. He goes to Philadelphia today.
 Equipped To Win
 From 8 military standpoint, Miller said. the Italian army Is equipped to wage a successful war, although fighting almost unprecedented bat- ties with climate and terrain. He saw the greatest danger to the Ital- ian cause in political and diplomatic conditions in Europe.
 Barring political imponderables, he said. the Italo-Ethiopian war may last three years.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
SEN. WALSH HAD CLOSE CALL

Miami Beach, Fla, Jan. 8-(UP)-Sen. David I. Walsh, d., Mass, was rescued yesterday from possible drowning in the ocean here, it was learned today. He swan out into the water be- when Ralph OvertOn, life guard, reached his side Overton supported the senator, and then, with aid of another man carried Walsh to the beach, When Walsh recovered his breath, he remarked, "That was the closest call ever had" according to witnesses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 8.-(UP)- Ashbel Green Gulliver. assistant dean of Yale law school and fel- low of Timothy Dwight College, to- day was appointed the state board of pardons by Gov. Cross. He succeeds David S. Day, Bridgeport. resigned. The term will continue url- til the second Wednesday of the 1887 session of the General Assem- bly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

NA0VV0 O&A V44V 0OAASA4s
 To continue with his work until the final day would involve opinions under consideration, hence Superior Court Judge Allyn L. Brown of Norwich has replaced him in the highest state court.
 10th Year in Office
 Justice Haines was rounding out his 10th year as Q member of the supreme court. He was appointed in 1928.
 He was born at Colchester Janu- ary IS, 1866, educated in the public school there and was graduated from Yale law school in 1898.
 In 1914 he received Q degree of master of arts from Wesleyan uai- evrsity and in 1927 Q degree of doc. tor of laws from the same college. From 1886 until 1890 he was a bank employe, dividing his time be- tween college studies and work.
 HJ had served as Middletown cor porNtion counsel and associate city court judge and Q member of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
WORKER IN WPA
 HAD BIG POODLE

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 8-(UP) - Margaret Kovalowski, 45-year-old WPA worker who died at hos pital yesterday, had $l,592-her life savings-sewed to an undergarment.
 Miss Kovalowski had tainted while at work on a WPA sewing project. Hospital laundry attaches discovered the money, mostly in $20 bills.
 The money was given to City Almoner Timothy M. Reilly. who deposited 1t in & bank until the situation is adjusted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

Clerk A. J. Kremer gave the first 1886 bride who proved she popped the question" free mar riage license, just like he said he would. The bride, Rosella Kranig, blushed and said she had asked Lester E. Snyder to marry her. Asked whether Miss Kranig had proposed the mar riage the bridegroom bit his ingernails nerv- ously and said he guessed there wasn't any sense in talking about that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

at once by two Of the most pgomj- nent attorneys in the United States, who can't name yet"
 The federal reserve board is un- constitutional" said Coughlin, T can't find anywhere in the constitt- ton where congress can delegate its right to coin money to private cor poration."
 20 MINUTES WITH PRESIDENT
 Washington, Jan. 8. - (UP)- Father Charles E. Coughlin of De- troit spent 20 minutes with Presi- dent Roosevelt today but left the White House insisting that his call was just Q social visit"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
CREDITORS OF
 ROAD WARNED

New Haven, Conn. Jan. e-(UP) --Creditors of the New Haven rail- road. now recognizing under the federal bankruptcy act, must He claims by May 1, U. s. District Court Judge Carroll c. Hincks has ruled.
 All claims. including those prior Co the filing of the petition to re- OrgaAize last October, must be sub mitted to Comptroller George T. Carmichael. who will record them with the court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
Priest First Visited President R00seueltI Before Announcement
Suit Will Start Immediately Declared Father COughs lin-WiIl Attack Consttutionality of Federal
 Reserve-Two Prominent Attorneys Engaged

Washington January 3 - (UP) - Father Charles Coughn the radio priest announced late today that he intended to bring suit immediately attacking constitu
 onaty of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 Ito take control of the nations money out of the hands of the big bankers
 The ecclesiastical critic of many New Deal policies walked of conference with President Roosevelt to the Mayfower hotel where he said suit would be instituted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. (UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to Jan. 6th, as compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $S,653, ,072,572.6S Receipts
 $1,955,574,s75.99 $l,sss.527,s4e.2b s1,s2s,2ss,sls.so s1.754.545.s2s.44
 Cash Balance ,eOl,13s,03s.S7 $2,524,4s1.265.OS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
Justice Haines Of State Supreme Court Is Through
, Take Place Until January l6-Next Month ' Judge Peasley Will Be Retired

Hartford Conn.,, January - (UP) - The supreme court service of Associate Justice Frank David Hanes Portland ended today although his official retirement will not be effective until January 18th.
 stipulation that the work of justice must be complete before he retired prevented him from spending the few remaining days before his legal retirement with his Nia&nc foah hnrrh
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THe Weather

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