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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

Harry 4. Benham will be the
speaker at the Naugatuck Rotary
clubs meeting tomorrow noon at
Halls tavern. Mr.. Benhan will dis
cuss the topic "A Review Of Sports".
Mr.. Benham takes keen interest
In sports and is expected to give an
authoritative summary Of the past
years sports activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26

to prevent the spread of spinal meningitis, believed already to have caused two deaths. Public gather ings of any kind in Kenton county were prohibited. Schools, theaters, churches, dance halls, all were closed.
 May Start Exceeding
 The river remained near flood stafe at Cincinnati, but was station- ary and was expected to begin re- ceding today. Only 8 few riverside warehouses and shacks were in- undated, though wide sections across the rived in Kentucky were under water and hundreds were living in refugee camps.
 The new flood threat to Pitts burgh, which reached its height yes- terday, was definitely over. The confluence of the Monongahela mad the Allegheny there showed no new rise. The Monongahela was falling slowly at about one-tenth of foot every two hours and it was expect ed to continue falling unless there are new and heavy rains in its val- ley. The forecast was for fair skies wit hoccasional showers. The AL legheny was well below flood stage.
 Fight Against Disease
 Meanwhile the fight against dis- ease in all areas inundated last week continued. In Wheeling, all food stores in the districts that were flooded were ordered closed until next Monday. This includes restaur- ants, groceries, confectioneries, beer parlors. The order affected all stores on Wheeling Island, more than 20 in the business district, and many in South Wheeling. Health authori- ties said the closing was to give them time to dispose of food sup- plies contaminated by flood waters.
 The Scioto river, which empties into the Ohio at Portsmouth, was rising rapidly but was not expect ed to bring the Ohio high enough to overflow Portsmouth's 60 foot flood wall.
 Marooned Four Days
 All residents of Wrightsville, O., 10 families have been marooned for four days in the school house there, cut off from communication. A food shortage was feared but 1t was believed that automobiles from Manchester would reach the town today.
 The village of Stout, O., 25 miles from Portsmouth, was inundated and its 200 citizens were Inarooned. They were known to have plenty of food and no fear was felt for their safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
N. U. s. J. Activities

The Overlook Unit of the Na- tional Union for Social Justice an- nounce a meeting to be held to- night at Kingsbury school gymna- sium at 8 o'clock. This is a very important meeting, and all those interested in the movement of the N. U. s. J. are urged to be in attendance, as matters of import ance will be discussed.
 Willow Street
 The unit that holds it's meet ing at St. Margaret's school halI- Group twill hold its meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. Matters of great importance will be discussed and 1t is the desire of the presi- dent that everyone be in attend ance so that these matters might be discussed from the floor of the assembly. Since the congressional meeting is not far off, this meet ing should be largely attended.
 West Side
 Tho Unit that holds It's meeting at Russell school which includes the west end, Highland avenue. and all west of the bridge will hold their meeting tonight at Russell school at 8 o'clock. This also Is a very important meeting and all are urged to be in attendance at this meeting. To all people i'm terested in the principles of social justice, 1t is now at . stage where it Is up to you to obtain those principles which you are seeking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
HOFFMAN HAS
 NOT FINISHED
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He told WileAtz, who is the gov- ernor's legal adviser, that he wished 8 meeting arranged at an "appro- ,priate" place where a stenographer could be present to record the in- terview.
 Attacked Doctor Repeatedly
 The governor has attacked Con- don, 8 respected educator, repeat edly. His principal attack has been on the discrepancy" between Con- don's statements before and after Hauptmann's trial that he was con- vinced a gang" committed the kid- naping, and his trial testimony that he believed Hauptmann guilty alone.
 His conference with Condon must be today or tomorrow if 1t is to be useful, for only the pardons court and Judge Thomas w. Trench ard, who sentenced Hauptmann, can halt the execution. The pardons court will not meet again after Sat- urday until the day Hauptmann is to die.
 ANV 4 VWDh ~ GsOVEACVC
 Hoffman admitted yesterday that he does not have legal power to re- prieve Hauptmann again and inter- ference by Trenchard was consid- cred most unlikely. The governor has appealed to the department of justice for aid, without result, and nothing has yet demonstrated that his own investigators have discov- cred important evidence connecting any one but Hauptmann with the Kidnapping.
 R. w. Hicks, one of the investi- gators, was enroute by airplane and train to Trenton from Cuba today with probably the best clue Hoffman has found. Hicks said he had lo- cated German in Havana through whom Isidor Fisch, Hauptman's for- mer associate, had attempted to sell "hot" money soon after the kidnap- ing. Hauptmann has contended that he received the ransom money that convicted him from Fisch.
 The governor will arrange the court of pardons meeting with Chan cellor Luther Campbell today. Hauptmann signed his petitions yes- terday, stating that new evidence justified hearing. The court re- fused him clemency in January.
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soundness and refute charges of "racketeering".
 BOrah Backing Was SnIit

soundness and refute charges of "racketeering".
 BOrah Backing Was Split
 Dr. Townsend, elderly California physician who conceived the pen- sion plan, injected his organization into partisan politics over the ob- jections of Clements, his organizer. Ic was this, many believe, that led to Clements resignation. After plans for third party organization were dropped, Dr. Townsend announced that he would support Senator Will liam E. Borah for the republican presidential nominatoin. The CARP has planned to support congressman of both major parties who endorse 1t. Rep. c. Jasper Bell, former Kan sas City circuit judge, who will pre- side as chairman of the investigat- ing committee, called his group into executive session at 9:30 8. m, to discuss procedure. Open hearings began an hour later. He directed Clements to brin gall available let terS, telegrams, financial, salary, stock, income tax and other data in- NOANAl6 bAAC 4OWLloCAlO hLOFChiChO' Clements remarked that 1t would take a five ton truck" to bring all the requested material.
 Lasts Several Days
 James Sullivan, assistant city counsellor of Kansas City, as attor- ney for the committee will ques- ton witnesses. The Townsend in- quiry is expected to last several weeks. Later other old age pension plans will be investigated. Bell in- dicated the investigation would cov- CT all phases of the financial setup of the Townsend organization, sal aries and profits of organizers and employees, disposition of the collect ed funds, whether there have been any secret" accounts in banks, and many other phases.
 Publishing Company In It
 Committee sources revealed the first phase of the investigation will be directed at the CARP and the Prosperity Publishing Co.,, which publishes the Townsend Weekly. The CARP is a non-profit corpora ton although Clements and Town send are supposed to have owned the Prosperity Publishing con- pany, Flock, stock and barrell." Some reports placed the value of the pulp fishing company at around $450,- 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
GIANT ZEPPELIN
 DAMAGED TODAY

Freidrichshafen, German, March 26-(UP)-Germany's giant new Zeppelin Hindenburg-L 129-was damaged at the stern today when it took off in Q strong northeast wind on an election propaganda tour with the Graf Zeppelin.
 It was announced that the dam age was slight and both ships con- tinued on their cruise. But three hours later the Hindenburg landed for repairs. It was planned to re- start the ship within few hours.
 For the first time the new ship bore its name. "fIindenburg," painted on both sides of the en- velope. It and the Graf Zeppelin were expected to land Sunday even ing, after passengers and crew had cast their votes on board in the Reichstag election.
 The Hindenburg is to start for Lakehurst, N. J., May 6, on Q one- week round trip flight.
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Continued from Page l.) ton from last weeks disaster all along the Ohio from Pittsburgh south, and points further along paused to await developments.
 The new crest began its rushing journey down the Ohio channel while last weeks crest continued to cause intense suffering and prop erty loss in the lower valley near Cincinnati, three hundred miles be- low Wheeling. Hundreds were in refugee camps in the lower valley. Tn several areas the threat of dis ease was grave. Covington, Ky, and its county were quarantined rigidly to prevent an epidemic of spinal miningitis.
 Rains, Snow Caused It The new crest was created by heavy rains and melting snows in the valleys of the upper Ohio tribu- taries-the Monongahela, the AL legheny, the Great Kanawha and the big Sandy rivers. It already had reinundated half dozen small West Virginia towns, had pushed new flood water into some of the river front streets of Pittsburgh, and had flooded hundres of acres of lowlands cutting of roads to the country be- hind them.
 Wheeling merchants, who had started repairing flood wrecked stores and replenishing their stocks, held back at the new warning. Re- mobilization on Wheeling Island. which was entirely flooded last week, halted as 1t did in South Wheeling which also had been badly dam aged.
 Going Stlll Higher Huntington. W. Va. prepared for a flood crest higher than last weeks. Major John P. Conklin, commandant Of the army engineering district, predicted a crest of 50 feet. Last weeks crest was 588 feet. Mayor Martin Chapman iinmdlately order. cd a warning broadcast by radio and resclnded an order to dlsband the emergency flood rellof organization that dcalth with Inst weeks inunda- tiOns.
 Covington. hard hit by the lower Ivallfy flood, took every precaution
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 hung with streamers bearing slogans such as "Germany's Garrisons Are Garrisons of Peace," and Do You Want Freedom, Peace and Work? Then Give Hitler Your Vote" Ora tors shouted defiances of bolshevism and the world at vantage points all over the country, their words carried inescapably to everyone by means of loud speakers. When Wuehrer Hitler speaks at Leipzig to- night, theatrical performances the opera-will be interrupted so that he may be heard. When he ends his final speech Saturday at Cologne, men, women and children all over the country will sing-and loud--the Thanksgiving Hymn, blared out over loud speakers. At the hymns final words, Lord make us Free" the bells of every church in the Reich will start pealing as a symbol of unity.
 Due to the inspiration of the Nazi women's organization in the Hilde- sheim district each housewife put in a front window of her home, to be illuminated by candle at night, a red heart in token of loyalty to Hitler.
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their morale"
 The total militia in the Hartford area, he said, was 1900 and through out the state, l440.
 The conference had been told by Gen. Ladd that i've haven't even got around to patrolling the East Hart ford boulevard, which is far more extensive than the Hartford water front"
 According to State Health Com missioner Dr. Stanley H. Osborn, the real menace now Is from ty- phoid fever"
 "The situation is not so alarming at present." he said, because of pre- cautionary measures already taken, But sewage has been backing up from the river and there are huge concentrations of pollution on the fringes of the river which cannot be carried off"
 Serious Problem
 Gov. Wilbur L. Cross said the plight of nearly 5000 business men, many of whom lost everything in the flood, presented "a very serious problem"
 The Red Cross was asked what could be done for them, but no de- cision was given the conference.
 State Forester Austin Hawes an- nounced that the abandoned CCC camp at Cobalt could he used to take care of the hundreds of tram Sients and 1t was thought probable they could be moved there.
 Hawes said that to date there were 1875 eco members on duty throughout the state. The largest forces were 450 at Hartford, 240 at Middletown and 250 at East Hart ford.
 Can Be Moved Quickly
 Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy asked Red Cross officials how quickly re- fugees could be removed from school buildings and was told by St. John we can move them as soon as you tell use other buildings arc ready for occupancy"
 Robert Shepard. national Red Cross representative, told the con- ference he would be stationed here indefinitely and as long as l am needed"
 The WPA. according to State Ad- mlnistrator Matthew A. Daly. has opened emergency headquarters at the old senate chamber where pr0- Iects will be handled on an cmer- geney basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
Red Cross Quota Is
 Again Beyond Limit
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RIDICULE AGAIN
 HITS PRESIDENT
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 County Institute of Fine Arts al White Plains, N. Y. He was first and erroneously identified as poor artist" on government relief, Later he was identified as Anthony Jeremiah, a Yale man and White Plains artist, but Jeremiah denied the identity.
 Still later, Charles Birsch- Field, director of the institute, identified him as "A well known painter with conservative views" That mural was destroyed by an ardent New Deal sympathizer, John Smiuksel who resented the artists use of MT. Roosevelt's family. He was sen- fenced to six months in jail.
 Louis M. Bailey, national director of the Defenders of Democracy, Inc, said it is comprised of responsible citizens, regardless of political faith, who have realized the necessity of defending the rights and privileges won by the fathers of our land and preserved for us through the me- dium of our Constitution" The or- ganization is supported by "con- tributions," he said. Its members pay no dues.
 In Brilliant Co1Ors
 Jere-Miah II was as anonymous in his new murals as in 1884. His new pictures are done in brilliant colorS.
 The president, Farley, Wallace, "The Nude Eel" and other charac- ters are dressed flashly to show the "showmanship, lack of taste and the extravaganza of the New Deal"
 In each picture, in some support ing role, are the "brain trusters", swinging red flags and dressed in the academic gown and head gear.
 Window space was given to the picture titled We Have Built Up New Instruments of Public Power The title was taken from speech the president made in Washington, D. C., Jan. 3, 1936. It depicts a huge octopus, representing bureau cracy. Tentacles of the monster stifle such institutions as the church, industry and home. From its greedy mouth drop gold coins.
 Wears Joseph's Coat
 The Nude Eel, stupid looking figure, wearing 8 Joseph's coat, patched with the AAA and various other alphabetical setups of the New Deal, feelingly pats its head. Post- master General Farley, in a blue coat, a red vest, an orange tie and a red paper crown pointed with pride" to the octopus. A figure rep- resenting the brain trust and carry ing 8 red flag did the same.
 A typical painting, titled "A New Chapter in the History of Popular Government" shows the president seated. He wears a half-crown, half dunce-hat, brown coat and trousers of alternate green and grey stripes. His shoes are yellow and his socks red. He is watching the dancing of three bewitching Salomes. One is a blonde, one a brunette and the third red haired. In his right hand he is drinking from the cup of power" Seated at his feet, naked and shackled, is congress holding a spitoon. Post master Farley offers for the Salomes the head of Uncle Sam on a silver tray. The brain trusters play music for 'the dance. The Salomes are tagged Bureaucracy, Extravaganza and Destruction"
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Continued from Page 1.) sion will be held in New Haven. The state central committee had earlier set New Haven as the scene of the convention.
 T expect to have the time for the state convention set tomorrow" 1" State Chairman Smith said today. It is expected that the gathering will be held the first week of May. The national convention is sched- uled for June and is to take place in Philadelphia. Pa.
 Chairman Crary Waits
 Town Chairman John IT. Crary is awaiting the announcement of the date Of the state convention. Under party rules the local prim. aries and the focal city convention must be held certain number of days prior tc the holding of the state convention. At the local priFn. aries delegates will be elected to the city convention. At the local city convention delegates will be elected Co the state convention. Waterbury will have % v0tes in the state ees. sion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
Compensation Agreements

John Finn of Winsted is awarded compensation of $327.95 against the Fitzgerald Mfg. O.. Winsted, in an award handed down today by Commissioner James M. Lynch. The cOmpen- sation is for injuries that re- suited in the loss of 20 per cent of the use of the claimants right hand.
 During the period of total dis ability, Finn was receiving conn., pensatlon of $9.37 weekly but the question of specific injury was left open. The commissioner in his finding holds that Finn's use of his left hand has not been impaired but that he has lost part of the use of his right and is entitled to payments of $9.37 weekly for 35 weeks.
 In a supplemental agreement between Robert Mitchell of S0uthbury and Asa Whitney of SOuthbury. the claimant Is giv- en payment of ss.7S weekly. for 29.7 weeks. The payment is for specific injury, causing the claimant 70 per cent loss of use of his right thumb and IB per cent loss of use of right index finger.
 The following agreements were also approved today:
 Plume and Atwood Co. and Clarence White, strained mus. eles 0f hack, ss.DS weekly, bee ginning Feb. %.
 Ansomln OH and Coal Co. and John hIatlka. lnJury causing ene-thlFd ieas ef use of Anger, slAi2 weekly for 70 weeks.
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Republican State Chairman J. Henry Roraback will not be present at next weeks session, due to illness. He leaves Saturday for the South. Miss Katherine Byrne of Putnam, state vice-chairman and a member of the g.o.p. national committee, will preside.
 Caucuses In April
 The local republican leaders ex- pressed the view that the state con- vention will be set for about May 10th or 18th. This means that local caucuses will have to be held early in April. The local caucuseS are expected to be fiery ones, for 1t IS at, them that the members of the town committee are nominated.
 Already two different forces are working quietly for control of the local town committee. One is the present group. The other is made up of the "old guard" of the local g.o.p. organization which was busted following bitter primary battle two years ago. Efforts will be made next month at the caucuses or pri- niaries to get control of the commit tee and thus oust the Palomba re- gime. On the other hand, the forces now in power in the party are quiet ly sending out warnings to certain T.o.p. leaders that they had better stay regular" or else take the con- sentences.
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missing. They were:
 Estella Madelski, Governor Street, East Hartford; Mrs Nellie Newhall, address unknown; Mrs. Katherine Nelson, 18 Pleasant street, East Hartford; two daughters of Vincent Olshefsky, Cherry street, East Hart ford; Eugene Millette, 60 Pleasant street, East Hartford; Patsy Pouella, address unknown, and Eugene and Dorothy Halford, address unknown.
 At the bureau of missing persons it was said relief registration rolls did not carry their names and 1t was still probable they had escaped the flood waters.
 The state board of finance and control was to meet today and con- sider number of flood appropria- tions.
 Among them was request of the state health commissioner, Dr. Stan ley H. Osborn, for $30,000 with which to purchase additional ty- phoid serum and tons of chloride of lime, the latter to be used in recon ditioning wells polluted by flood water.
 Dangers of L0Oting
 Dangers of footing along the 12 miles of waterfront in flooded Hart ford and East Hartford "are grow ing tremendously" Adjutant Gen. eral William F. Ladd told the gov- a.xooc,, o,,ooroopr,y co,ivri1 nf1 ra1inf and rehabilitation today.
 He requested the state militia be relieved of all traff1c and minor po- lice duties so as to concentrate on the new menace.
 "The problem on the water front" said General Ladd, lis growing more serious every day as streets are opened and houses are being aired out. Disabilities in the troops also are growing. We have 26 men con- fined at hospitals"
 Can't Spare Men
 He told the conference he was forced to deny request of William H. St. John, chairman of the Hart ford Red Cross, for military protec- ton at six concentration camps where refugees are being quartered because we cant spare the men,"
 Tt requires considerable ef- fort on our part to handle the Sit uation," General Ladd said
 The militia, he revealed, is work ing on 12-hour shifts and even though the footing menace was growing increasingly alarmingly, he was reluctant to call for more troops.
 The flood waterfront at Hartford extends for seven miles and at East Hartford for five miles. Militiamen are being concentrated in these areas.
 City Police Take Over
 It was arranged to have city police take over their regular duties handling traffic and patrolling beats, and to have State Police Com missioner Anthony Sunderland call in out of town police reserves to augment the forces here and at East Hartford to avoid mobilizing addi- tional national guard companies.
 Troops are required to patrol areas not under water, as well as those streets where the water has receded.
 Police records show few arrests for footing.
 General Ladd did not reveal the disabilities that confined the % guardsmen to hospitals. nor was any information concerning their con- finement given out at the institu- | tions.
 Ten Cent Police Jobs
 Gen. Ladd told the United Press after the meeting T can't handle these ten cent police jobs.
 T don't want to call out any more troops because of psychological ef- feet on the people. I've got all I can handle now. The men are on 12-hour shifts and I want to get them back ] to 8-hour shifts, so we can keep up