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La gaceta., 1936-10-20

iustificada de preciOs y conce-
diendola cuando de los informes
y datos aportados a la Comisi6n
Sc deduzca la convenience y ne
cesidad comercial de autorizar
una elevation proportional al
aumento que haya experiment
tado ell coste de production.
Sc Informant al pGblico de
las resoluciones que recaigan en-
las sucesivas reuniones que la
Jrnta celebre."
La gaceta., 1936-10-20

dieeA haber levantado Ell cerco
de OCiedo.
Nuevas medidas Sc han pues-
to en- vigor para m~antener los
recursos de la capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
NEW TELEPHONE
 RATES ARE FILED

Boston. July 3i--tUP)--New Bell system telephone toll rates filed to- day in Washington and state capi- tals will save New England Tele- phone & Telegraph customers s2O0,- 900 yearly, company ofiicials esti- mated.
 "These savings come about in two ways" officials said. "One Is straight reduction in basic station to-statlon day rates themselves. carrying through to perBon-to- per son. night and Sunday calls. The second is a provision that on per- son-to.person calls overtime shall be at lower station. to-station rate after sixIninutea rather than after TO-"
 The reductions apply only to calls of 240 or more miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
Spain Organizes Big ArmyTo GuardMadrid
Civilians Will Fill Ranks-Boys, Girls Have Their Own Militia-WiIl Be Battalion of 1000 Women;
 z" All Are Trained for War
BY IRVING PFLAUM (COpyrIght IO30, by United Press)

(COpyFIBub IvoOI Uy Outteu VToDsD
 Madrid, July 3i--(UP)--Rcorgan. ization of the workcrS' militia Into . close knit national force, a civilian army that will Dc available for ell emergencies, was undertaken by the government today. The reorgGnizas ton will Dc carried out under tho direction of the war ministry, with Louiz Qulntaniila, world famous painted, as organizer. Mobile artnS repair shops, emergency hospitals, food transport, cultural training, rc- cruiting offices. machine gun de- fcnsc committees, and c corp Of ini- iitary instructors arc to Dc provided.
 Boy. Girl Militia
 Boy and girl pioneers will organ izc their own militia, to become full iledgcd milltlamen and women at maturity. The organization would give the left front government q permanent powerful antisfa6cist army, ready to rise at any time as it did at the start of the present rebellion. Many people think its response to the call to arms saved Madrid. Tho present battalion of steel" which left for the front Wednesday night, will Dc supple- mented by companies Of steel These
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
SUMMER SOCIAL
 REGISTER JOKE

New York, July 3i--(UP)--The So. cial Register association may have to print q dog supplement to quiet indignation over the entry Of Miss Rose, red -hnired' PekineSe Of Mr. and Mrs. George l.. x. Morris In the summer social register.
 Plenty Of blue bloods were Just & bit difiident today because Mrs. Morris slipped in tho name Of her unpedigreed Poke as q Junior and their precious lambs remained just dogs--or a rating in the kennel club register at best. Challenging own. CTS let it be known that their high bred spaniels. poodles and what.notS were just as good as the Morris Miss Rose.
 Mrs. Arnall Hodges. Of Ccdarhurst out in a swanky section on Long 1s- land, stoutly defended tho social ranking of her cocker spaniel MT. Charles.
 "If there iS q dog in the social reg ister MT. Charles ought to be in t." she said rather emphatically. MT. Charles already Is In the kennel club register"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
GOV. HOFFMAN
 SET PARKER DATE

Trenton. N. J.. July 3i.-tUP)-- Gov. Harold q. Hoffman today set next Thursday as the date for n public hearing on the application by Coy. Herbert II. Lehman for the extradition of Ellis Parker, Sr" chief Of Burlington county detec- tiyes, and his son, Ellis Parker, Jr, to New York in connection with the alleged Kidnapping and torture of Paul IT. Wendell, former Trenton attorney.
 The Parkers were indicted by the Kings county, N. Y.. grand Jury after Wendell charged he was hb- ducted and forced by torture to con- fess to the Lindbcrgh baby kidnap- ing and murder He rcpudiated the statement before the execu- ton of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the crime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
TROPICAL STORM
 SWEEPS FLORIDA
Of Hurricane Force, It Has Struck COast-Is Nov.
 ing Rapidly Inland

PcnSacola, Els, July 3i--(U.P) -- A tropical storm Of hurricane in- tensity struck tho Florida coast east of here today, smashing com. munication lines and iSolating small toWnB.
 The storm center apparently struck between Pengacola and Val- parais0, 4S miles to the east. Resi- dents had been evacuating the re. zion since early morning on advice Of coast guardsmen.
 About ' <. m. telephone and tele- graph lines along the coast to the east were swept down. Because res. idents had been forewarned and many either had boarded Up their homes or left it was believed lOBS Of life would be small.
 Shipping had been warned Of the approaching storm and had Bcur" rlcd Co cover. Small boats caught in itS path. however. were smashed by the wind estimated ct SO to 70 miles an hour.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
FRANK KNOX HAS ENTERED FIGHT.
Sounds His Claim for COP as He Accepted Vice.
 President Call
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Stan Correspondent

tUuItgU FT6bB pt@u SW'VHvvpN'V
 Chicago, July 3i (UP)--Frank Knox sent the republican party into . big push against the democratic administration today with a Chal. lcnRe to free America Of New Deal "regimcntation and coercion"
 Accepting tho vice-prcsidcntial nomination, Knox set the battle goal aS preservation of free enterprise" and summoned every party member and every discontentcd democrat to Join the offensive against "liii' American practlceB." Party leaders reported that tho greatest campaign organization in history was anBwer- ing the call and that former Presi" dent Hoover was expected to pc among those taking an actiVc roIc before November.
 q preach to you the doctrine, not of the soft and SpinclesS kept cltl' zen of A regimented state, but Of the self respecting and gclf.rclIant men who made America" the running mate of Governor Ali M. Lnnoon told some BO,000 cheering republl.. cans who crowded in and around Chicago stadium last night.
 "yvhIch Way Shall We do"
 "Whlch way shall VIC go7 The answer B in your hands. know what t will be. Next November, you will choose the American way.
 10 was c vigorous speech that Sparkled with the flavor Of knoxs service with the trough riders" or Theodore Roosevelt and echoed through republican ranks as the huge campaign machine rolled into action along q dozen fronts.
 It served notice, too, that the vice presidential nominee will pull no punches In his task Of carrying the party's frontal attack on the New Deals record while Landon outlines to the nation the purposes.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
ROBERT HURLEY
 FOR WPA PLACE
Bridgeport Man Slated for Daily POsitiOn-Repub-
 cans Plan Fight

Robert A. Hurley of Bridgeport, according to reliable reports from Washington, D. O., is slated to suc- ceed State Senator Matthew A. Daly of New Haven as Connecticut WPA administrator. Earlier reports had given Attorney Thomas J. Dodd Jr, of West Haven, deputy state administrator and state direc- tor of tho IVA. the inside track. Hurley has been director of the divl- sion of operations at state WpA headquarters for several months past
 According to information from Washington, Hurley has been en- dorScd by U. 6. Senator's Augustine Lonergan and Francis T. Maloney. It is also understood that the Bridgeport man has received the approval of various leaders Of the state democratic organization.
 Republicans May Act
 Senator Daly resigned 70 that he could serve in the coming specinl session of tho state legislature. Ru- Iinors are current that the repub- licans will bring injunction pro. ccedingB to provenS him from sitting in at tho state session. passing their action on the grounds that Senator Daly forfeited his rights as ( state senator when ho accepted tho fed- eral WPA position. Under the state constitution no federal cmployo can be . member of tho Connecticut legislature.
 Against BtremIau Too
 The same action may AlsC be tak- on against Senator Julius 5trem- lau of Meriden who also resigned this week from his state WPA post 50 that he could sit in at the special
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
800 ETHIOPIAN
 WARRIORS DIED
Fierce Massed Attack Was Made on Capital; Rome
 Claims 1000 Killed
Copyright 1888 by United Press') BY JAMES ROHRBAUGH

(COpyrIEht I036 by United Press.)
 BY JAMES ROIIRBAuGH
 Adds Ababn, July 3i.--(UP)-- Five hundred Ethiopian warriors were estimated killed in . fierce masscd attack on the capital We'd nesday, b which Italian troops used the American Presbyterian hospital As an impromptu fortress, Italian ioSses were announced today as "in- significant. The warriors, taking advantage of the rainy season which makes normal movement impossible, attacked at dawn from the great groves of trees that surround the capital.
 Battle Near Hospital
 The main attack was made near the hospital, and it was here that thc Italians hastily fortified them selves. Fighting was savage and tl,e Italians used bombing airplaneS, artillery and machine guns. For many hours the Philippians threw themselves against the Italians. de- spite their disadvantage in equip mcnt. It was estimated that 300 EthlopIans were killed during the mornin gand another 200 later in the day. Former Ethiopian soldierE who have joined the Italians re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
EUROPE IS VERY
 MUCH EXCITED
Crashing of Italian Bomb ing Plane Near Spain
 ArOuses Anxiety
By M. s. HANDLER (CopyrIRht IO3O, by United Press)

Paris, July 3i--(UP)--A violent gale on the Moroccan coast ycster. day threatened today to involve European powers in an incident Of grave potential danger.
 Two alrplanes, perhaps four, were driven down by the gale, Circum- reports identified them as of q type used In the air force for bombing.
 One of them, armed with four guns and carrying muni. tons, landed on the frontier Of French Spanish Morocco. Three of Inc crew of four were killed; the fourth desperately injured. On the crew were found civilian passports and Italian military papers.
 All Europe Excited
 Tho implication. in reports which excited all the capitals Of Europe today above tho reports from Spain, was that the airplanes were on their way to reinforce the Spanish fascist rebels in Morocco against the con- Stituted government of Spain.
 IL was believed here that fl the planes were identified as Italian, the left front French government might feel itsef impeled to abandon itS hands of policy and begin openly supplying arms to the Spanish loy- alistS.
 Had it not been for the gale it is likely that, though there would have been rumorS and charges, the planes would have reached their dcstina. ton unchallengcd and little could have resulted by way Of interna' tional repcrcussions.
 Az it Is, there was activity among all governments interested in the Spanish revolt and in the Fascist Nazi.Ieft Front movements, and among those governments inter estcd In Morocco and its spheres of influence.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
WASHINGTON IS
 VERY EXPENSIVE

Washington, July 3i--(UPl-All the presidential. vicc-presidential and congressional candidates cam palgning this summer to make Washington their home. are going to be mighty lucky fin one respect at least--if they lose on election day.
 A 59-city survey announced to- day by the Works Progress admin istration showed the national capi- tai is the most expensive place to live in the whole country.
 Take Rep. Prank William Boykin, of Mobile Ala. for example. Liv- ing costs in his town are the lowest of any center studied by WPA.
 San Francisco, Minneapolis, New York and Chicago. along with Washington were the most costly places to live. Knoxville, El Paso, Little Rock. Wichita and Mobile were the cheapest. =
 Using Washington's costs at 100 points on the scale, WPA found out people in these other centers were better of than the New Dealers themselves when it comes to paying the monthly hills'
 Boston, aS.3: Bridgeport, Conn, oiT: Portland. Me, 90.5; Fall River Mass, a02; Manchester, N, II. 0Tei Providence. R. lv s7.e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
Bombing Planes That Crushed Dovn DuringStorn1 Came From ItaLy For SpaniSh Rebel Aid
France Becomes Very Uneasy Over In. cident; Scathing Attack By French
 Premier on Italy, Germany
SPAIN BECOMES MERCILESS;
 AMERICANS LEAVING MADRID

European anxiety over the Spanish Civil War was aroused today when three or more intuition. laden bombing planes alegedly Italian, were forced down by storm on the north African coast It was believed the planes were destined for the Spanish rebels in Morocco.
 France was uneasy and the possibility was fore seen that the left wing French government might supply arms to the left wing Spanish government if fascist Italy aids the fascist rebels.
 Fighting Becomes General
 Fighting continued general in Spain. It centered chiefly in the Madrid region at Ovcdo on the northwest coast and at Zaragoza to the northeast, bordering Catalonia
 The loyalists were closing in Zaragoza and heavy battle was expected there. ,.,s
 It was estimated 5000 had been killed in the fighting of the last 4 hours with the real battles yet to come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
RoCKEVELLER OBJECTS

Lakewood, N. J., July 3i--tUP) -- John D. Rockefeller objects Co the odor of burning rubbish at the municipal dump near his b00-acre eBtate, but it doean't look as fl the township of Lakewood will do any thing about it. Tho township conn mittce took no action on the c0m- plaint at ila meeting last night after one Of ils members suggested that solution of the problem would coat too much
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
TWO CHINESE TO. WAIT ONE MONTH
Judge MasColo Defers His Judgment-TO Study
 Case Further

With the remark that money pen. alties and jail sentences were ob- Viously futile aS corrcctionary meas ures, Judge Edward Mascolo !n city court today deferred Judgment for one month in the case of two Chinese charged with violations Of the state narcotic act. The court recommended that the state depart mont of health further investigate tho case with the object Of cnter' ing into q working agreement" with tho accused by which they might eventually be cured of opium ad- diction.
 Two Under Arrest
 The two, Charlie Ang, 60, of 4i9 North Main street, also known aA Wong Foo, and Tom Foo, 70, of % Union street were arrested Monday night following c raid on several lalindries by federal and state nar- cotic agents and members Of the lo- cal vice squad. Their ArraignInent in city court here today marks the first trial in Waterbury of al- leLed violations of the i036 state narcotic act. They were charged specifically with possession and usc of opium,
 State Trooper TestifIes
 State Trooper William G. Visokay, of the Westport police barracks, who took part in the raids both here and in Bridgeport in which six Chinese were arrested, was. the first Btate'g witness and was subjected to c lengthy cross examination by Attor. ney J. Henry Freeman, defeiisc counsel.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
COUPLE JUST
 ESCAPED DEATH

Rollingsford, N. H.. July 3i --tuPl "A Rochester. N. H., couple mar rowly escaped death last night when their automobile collided with the speeding streamlined Plying Van kee" of tho Boston & Maine railroad Mrs. William Merrill drove the car against the side of tho passing train, ofilclals said, Her husband was rid- ing with her. The crash damaged the machine and caused . SS-ninute delay Co the krnln.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
PRESIDENT WAS
 CANADA'S GUEST
First Chief Executive of United States to Pay
 Visit Across Border
BY FREDERICK 4. STORM ~. 2. White House Correspondent ]


 Quebec, July 3i.--(up)--Speaking partly in French, President Rooses welt today cited the more than cen. tury of peace between Canada and the United States and their 5000 miles of undcfended frontier as an example that the rest of an armed world might well follow.
 Mir. Roosevelt spoke in response 10 welcoming address by Canadas highest offIcinls after colorful cereS monies marking his arrival in this city on the frat official visit \ president of tho United States ever has paid to the Dominion.
 The policy Of the good nelghbor, the president said. is cxcmplified not only in the relations between the United States and Canada but also in the amity with which two dominant racial stocks French and English have lived side byi side here. Speaking in quebec where the French influence B strong, MT. Roosevelt cmphasized that point by talking partly in that tongue.
 Welcoming Address
 Lord TWecdSmtlir, the goVernor general, and Prime Minister Mac
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
GOVERNOR CROSS
 AGAINST OATH
Tells American Legion He Is Opposed to Second
 Oath for Teachers

New Britain, Conn, July 3l-CU. PJ--doVerno Wilbur l.. Cross to- day described aS "humiliating" any laws to force school teachers to take m oath of allegiance to the con. stitutIon of the state and the United States, after they have already once taken it aB q voter.
 Speaking before the American Lee zion convention here, Governor CrosS Said he was "chagrincd to hear about the neighboring state Of MaSsac chusettS. where men like the president Of Harvard were expected to take an oath" CroSS said he spoke eg Q "school.teachcr" and from that point of view, "it was hu- initiating"
 Teachers. Noble Grasp
 "There is," Cro6s said, mo noblcr group in our CitiZenry than school- teachers" He continued: "When | was made q voter. I took an oath to defend the constitution Of the state and the United States. seems to me, aS q School-tcachcr, that It Is
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
Final Neuvs Flashes
ROWING YOUTHS ARE CAUGHT

Stamford Conn.,, July 3l.-(UP)-TWo 17- years-old Chicago youths, who have roved the country for three years, were halted temporar- fly from their travels today by police, who ar rested them on charge of stealing an Indiana mans automobile. They are Chester Mccarthy and Joseph Rodman Police said they admitted stealing the automobile of w. c. Meyers of Elk hart, Ind when they discovered 1t standing by the roadside at Angola, Ind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

any specific persons. The cult chased as Jews, Catholics, cotnmuil" ists, and anarchists as It's enemies
 McCrea said this was the first evidence of any plans for q mass staying by the hooded society.
 Guthrie Is held on charges or conspiracy to riot and plotting to break up c political meeting held hy a communist organizer, Previously he told McCrea of q Black Legion plot whereby 13 cult members would link McCrea's name with the or- ganization.
 State Commander Leader
 McCrea said Guthrie named Are thur Y. Lupp, state commander oi the legion and former state milk it1- spector, as \ ring leader in tho fantastic milk injection plot. He also named another man whom he termed chemist and a bactcriolo- gist and who is now being questioned by the prosecutors office. The name of the chemist was not revealed by MSCrca.
 Guthrie said that Lupp and the chemist came to his home last win- ter.
 "Tho chemist said he wanted to breed germs in my basement in the winter, My basement is always warm because operate bath and mayBago parlor thcrc," quthrio'S statement said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
JAPAN TO GET OLYMPICS

Berlin, July 31.-(UP)-The International Olympic committee today awarded the 194O Olympics to Tokyo Tokyo received S6 votes, Westinghouse, Finland, which had backed it's claims by saving it's bid had been before the committee nine years, received only 27 votes. The question of the site for the 1s4O winter Olympics was postponed until the next meeting of the committee several months hence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

that Leopold has enjoyed since his commitment to the states prison.
 Leopold claimed his sentence was invalid because the jury after flnd- ing him guilty on charge Of caus- ing death by wilful burning of pro- pcrty, which carries tho death pen- ally, was discharged by Judge Carl Poster, the presiding judge, and then asked to return to reconsider the verdict.
 First Trial Recalled
 It will be remembered that tho Jury came out and found Leopold guilty Of first degree murder on two counts and of arson on one count States Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewis at the time aroBe and asked the fury if it realized the verdict meant tho death penalty. The foreman then informed the court that it was not known that the verdict did mean death for Leopold and the jury was then allowed to return to It's room, reconsider the evidence, and then return a verdict of second degree murder on two counts and arson on one count. Judge Foster immediately sentenced Leopold to servo two life, terms and ninc years for arson, oil sentences to run con- currently.
 Ruling of Judge Cornell
 Judge Cornell ruled aS follows: "A jury is not discharged merely by q direction of the court to the clerk
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
BODY IDENTIFIED

Windsor Locks, Conn.,. July 3l.-- (Up) The body Of man found be- side railroad tracks here with the head and right foot severed today has been identified as that | James Burns. 6s. Hartford. He apparently had been killed by . southboulid train.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
Louis w. Leopold Lost Appeal For Freedom
He Appeared Before Judge John A. Cornell in Superior Court on Writ of Eiabeas COrpus-Writ to Gain
 Him Liberty Was Denied By Court

Louis N Leopold, Waterbury's well known fer at Wcthcrsed must continue to serve the sentence imposed on him in the local superior court November 2l 1925
 Superior Court Judge John A. Cornell so ruled yesterday in Hartford after Leopold had appeared on habeas corpus was illegally convicted Yesterdays appearance in the Hartford superior court was of several "hodays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
SHERMAN CASE DETECTIVE ILL

Worcester, Mass, July 3l.--(UP)-State Detective Edward J. Mccarthy, 5S, who directed investigation of the Newell Sherman American tragedy" murder case was under the care of nerve specialist at his home here today. Dr. Michael M Jordan, Worcester psychiatrist and nerve specialist was treating him. Mccarthy has been i'll for several weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
Copyright 1898 by United Press


 (C0pyrIght I036 by United Press) Madrid, July 3i.-tUP)--Left front government leaders drafted plans today for a campaign of Inerciless cxtcrmination of fascist clements which would leave tho left wing parties in sole, complete control of the country. Their program would add Spain to the growing list of "totalitarian" countries in Europe which permit no political opposition. It was prediced that victory for the government would mean immediate suppression of oil but the ieft'center republican and tho left wing parties.
 COnfScate Everything
 Radicals ainong the left front leaders arc demanding the confisca- ton of oil possessions Of right wing
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, July 3l--uP) Goy- ernment expenses ana receipts lur the current harhl year ehdins July 20, compared with ychr ago ThIH Yrnr Expenses Lnsd lenr ssSG. .Ooi '5gisi $702, ,0S5, ,o36,tG ss7I,oOs,sss.7O s:SO.isS,tiIst sitI,isgi95.bs s4tl.OSo.SsS.ss
 Cash BalnnCe
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31
Black Legion Had Planned Spread OfTyphoid Germs
Member of Legion Gave Testimony to Prosecutor To- day-CathoIics, Jews, Communists, Anarchists
 Called Legion Enemies

Detroit July 31 = (Ur) = purported Black Legion plot spread typhoid germs throughout the city by pac nr them i milk and cheese was revealed today in state ent made by Fred Guthrie member of the organiSa tcns intelligence squad Ito Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea of Wayne county. ,.
 McCrea said the plot was to have been directed against ta enees n the Black Legion in general and not against