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Evening star., 1936-01-13

| TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. Ou SuIludy Ill
New York the Governor said he meant
that Condor should have been taken
into custody for questioning"
| IT deny that I ordered any official
to request the arrest of Condor" he
said.
The Governor explained, however.
that he believed the aged Bronx
schoolmaSter should have been ques-
toned because of his statement that
he had been offered $25o, 900 to change
his testimony and because of his
letter to the New York Times in
dicating that more than one person
was guilty.
I'm that letter." the Governor said,
Condor mentioned the cabinetmaker
who cut the wood for the ladder, the
carpenter who nailed that ladder to-
gether, and also mentioned the
cowardly knave who climbed the
ladder"
| Jafsie Claims Cited.
an magazine articles, he claimed
he found evidence that the child was
murdered in his crib, and not out of
the crib. He said further that the
letter was found in the crib. not on
the sill.
This is doubly important because
this story is at variance with Col.
Lindbergh's statements and testimony.
There is great discrepancy be-
tween Condon's original remarks to
police officers and on the witness
stand"
At the State prison Col. Mark O..
Kimberling, warden, went forward
with arrangements for the electro
cution. Hauptmann, he said, retains
his characteristic calm.
There was some opinion that the
opening Of the Legislature tomorrow
might be accompanied by an airing
of the case.
A statement by former State Sem
ator Emerson Richards charged that
Gov. Hoffman saw in the case
chance to bolster his chances for the
Republican presidential or vice presi-
dental nomination.
Reprieve Possibility.
The possibility of Hauptmann's
living until mid-April developed to-
day.
It Is predicated on the question:
when is a man convicted?" Is it on
the day jury finds him guilty Of .
crime or on completion Of all appeals
through law courts?
New Jerseys constitution, adopted
in 1914, says:
THE Governor or person admin
istering the government shall have
the power to suspend the collection
of fines and forfeitures and to grant
reprieves, to extend until the expi-
ration of time NOT exceeding 90 days
after conviction
Hauptmann was convicted on Feb
ruary 13, 1885.
His case completed its course
through the courts on December 13,
1885, when he was resentenced to
death by Justice Thomas w. Trench
ard after the United States Supreme
Court had refused to review his trial
conviction, Under the Interpretation
Of Attorney General Wilentz,, in which
Gov. Hoffman once apparently con-
CURED. the reprieve power Of the Gov
ernor expired last May, 90 days after
Hauptmann's conviction at Flem-
ington.
But the Governor declared after re-
lection Of Hauptmann's clemency plea
that there were plenty of precedent"
for reprieve by him now.
Under the Governors apparent new
Interpretation Of the reprieve power
the date Of conviction presumably
would be December Is, last. when
Hauptmann was re-sentenced.
In that case the Governor could
reprieve until March l3.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Parker Says Bruno
Cant Tell Another
Thing about Case
County Detective Says
He Has No NetU Eui.
derce to Present.

By the Associated Press.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., January 49,
Ellis Parker, chief Of Burlington
County detectives. who believes Bruno
Richard Hauptmann innocent, said
today he did not believe that man
can tell another thing nc matter what
kind Of pressure they put on him."
"I've held all along" he said, shat
the picture to me Is he Is not guilty"
Parker said he was not working on
any clues which might deyelop before
Friday, the date set for. Hauptmann,s
execution for the Lindbergh. baby
kidnap-murdcr. "a
Evening star., 1936-01-13
ARMY FLYER KILLED
Randolph Field Lieutenant Found
Dead in wreckage.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, January l3
P9.-Randolph Field officers were In
formed last night that Second Lieut..
]. T. Pitman, missing on a practice
cross-country flight. had been found
dead in the wreckage of his plane In
creek near Moore, Tex
Lieut. Edwin M. Day, a searcher,
telephoned the field after talking to
man who said he had been to the
scene of the crash. Searching planes
spotted the wreckage this afternoon.
Pitman. on the way back To his
station at Randolph Field last night.
apparently became lost in a heavy
fog.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

SASSs SAs AAS
inal charges were
brought here.
After entering
private practice
together, t n e y
appeared on be-
half Of Charles
Harris, who had
been sentenced
to death for the
gang murder OF
Milton w. Mil
sic" Henry, local
racketeer. They
Investigated the
case and became
convinced there
Evening star., 1936-01-13
BIG SUGAR ESTATES
BREAKUP PLEDGED
1ckes Charges Violation Of Puerto
Rican Law Limiting Lands
Of Corporations.

~ the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, January
13.-Secretary Of Interior Ickes told
representatives Of sugar interests yes
terday the New Deal Is committed
TO breaking up great sugar estates
In Puerto Rico, which. he said, are
violating law forbidding the cor
porate ownership of more than 500
acres Of land.
The lands, he explained, will be
homesteaded to get thousands Of land
less back to the soil.
Ickes started for home yesterday
after a brief Caribbean visit.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Silent on Hoover Demand.

MIAMI, Fla, January Is R).-Sec-
retary Ickes returned last night from
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,
still refusing to discuss former Presi-
dent Hoover's demand that he apollo
gize for saying laws passed In the
Hoover administration were unconsti-
tutional. '-,,.'
Il never answer communication
until have received that communi-
cation" he said, after landing from
the commercial plane that brought
him and his party from San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
NEW HUGHES AIDE
Richard w. Hogue, Jr., Assumes
Duties With Chief Justice.

Richard w. Hogue. jr., today as
sumed his duties as right-hand man to
Chief Justice Hughes Of the Supreme
Court.
He succeeds F. r. Kirkham, who
resigned to join q San Francisco law
firm. Hogue was an undergraduate at
Yale, received his law degree with
honors at Pennsylvania, and later was
a fellow at Columbia. Recently he
had been associated with the former
law firm of Chief Justice Hughes in
New York City.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Pope Optimistic for Peace.

VATICAN CITY, January l3 Cp-
Pope Plus told the pontifical academy
yesterday he had the comforting op-
timism" that peace would come like
rainbow out of the dense black
and menacing clouds everywhere on
the national and international hori-
Zons."
Evening star., 1936-01-13

from che elecCr1c
chair, first at
tanned recogni-
ton ere as
prosecutors.
Although asso-
ciated In . mum.
Der of outstand-
ing cases, their
principal achieve
ment In Wash
ington was the
trial and convic-
ton Of g. Bryan
Pitts aud his as
sociates following
the collapse Of
Evening star., 1936-01-13
WOMEN PLAN PARLEY
1000 Delegates Are Expected fol
National Defense Conference.

With more than 1000 delegates and
the national presidents of 10 patriotic
organizations expected to attend.
Washington women's groups are COM
pleting arrangements for the annual
Women's Patriotic Conference on Ma
tional Defense at the Mayflower Hotel,
January ~, % and 20.
Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon of Wa
bash, Ind, president of the Danes Of
the Loyal Legion of the United States,
will be chairman of the conference.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

and the English actor actually met at
a party in Stockholm. from which
arose the reports that they might be-
come what friends were quoted as
calling the perfect couple"
A source close to Miss Garbo said
she met Coward casually during his
holiday visit to Stockholm, but that
that reports Of romance were pure
fabrication"
Coward's secretary denied that
Coward even met Miss Garbo.
British railways income in July was
50 ,OO0, 900 above that of the like month
Of 1884.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
NEW BRUNO AIDS
CONVICTED PITTS
Dodds and BurkinshaW Won
Note in Washington as
Prosecutors.

Nugent Dodds and Neil Burkinshaw.
now engaged in the last-minute hight
10 save Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Evening star., 1936-01-13
GARBO AND COWARD
DENY ROMANCE RUM0R

Actress Says Meeting Was Casual,
While Actors Secretary Claims
He Did Not Meet Her.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 13.-All this
talk OF q romance between Greta
Garbo and Noel Coward, the princi-
pals appeared to agree today, was
without foundation.
There even seemed to be some
doubt whether the Swedish actress
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Roxy

Continued From First Page.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
The Spirit of Washington

On Lincoln's Birthday the country was filled with voices telling what that ven- erable statesman would have said and done if he were living now. Speakers and writers drew lavishly from his recorded words. And almost any of them, writing from whatever viewpoint, could make a pretty good case for himself and his par ticular brand of political and economic thought.
 Any statesman in the course of his pub lie career says many things, on many occasions. to suit many situations. Any statesman worthy of the name learns as he goes along, and charges his opinion about some things. A living, growing statesman. like an alert physician, will change his treatment as the patients condition changes.
 On Washington's birthday all factions and types of Americans will quote all sort
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Don't Forget to Pay

The Ides of March are rapidly ap- preaching, so beware. But even before they arrive, it might be we'll for taxpayers to sit up and take notice. There are Sev- eral important dates close at hand to which some attention should be paid. In the first place as dutiful taxpayers they should be regarded as civic duty. In the second place it's cheaper to keep them in mind than to forget all about them.
 Motor vehicle registrations expire at the end of this month. The 1886 license and plates must be procured for March l, if you are preparing to drive your car from that date on. InaSmuch as the fee is con- Siderably smaller this year, it is expected that all those drivers who have been oper- ating their cars up to now will continue to do 50. This in some degree is expected to overcome some of the deficit occurring by reason of a lower registration fee. Operators licenses are renewable the end of March.
 Also on March will be due and pay able the old age pension tax of $3. This goes to your city or town treasury. And whether or not you pay up your $3 tax, the city will be forced to turn over to the state the exact amount of money due, based on the number of eligible taxpayers between the ages of 21 and 60. Failure to pay by March will mean an additional $1 charge. Those who think they can escape this tax had bet ter watch their step. Few are exempt.
 Also two weeks after the first of March good old Uncle Sam comes along to take a percentage of your annual in- come If you haven't started figuring it out for 1885, better do so now so that his employees in the Internal Revenue Department can straighten out your form for you. If it doesn't take long to estimate your 1885 income, so much the easier for you. AS to filling out the blanks, if you don't know how by this time. you'll never know But, keep the dates in mind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Good Reading

The Constitution of the United States may yet become best seller. 1t has probably been read more in the last three months than ever before in it's existence. Circulation expands right along. Not only are people looking it up for them- selves, in school histories and library books and almanacS, but business insti- tutions are printing it and giving it away to customers and friends. Some of the free editions brought out lately by print ing companies are quite attractive.
 The next thing, perhaps, will be popu- lar annotated editions, with explanatory matter accompanying the text. This is really necessary for almost anyone but a lawyer. For the Constitution, as any casual reader soon finds out, is vary solid, condensed piece of writing, cover ing an immense amount of ground in a few pages. Its style is somewhat difficult, being legal rather than popular, and many of the terms used are not familiar to the ordinary reader.
 It is impossible, too, to get the full meaning of many important passages without a knowledge of the historical background, and here is limitless field for comment. Very likely many writers are now preparing to meet this new and surprising demand of the American public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

of things, frors. the words and deeds of the Father of His Country, telling what he would do at this hour. And Washing ton if he were living today might or might not agree. What is left, then, of those great patriots, if we cannot confi- dently apply their political ideas to our modern problems? Their characters are left. Not the letter, but the spirit, of their words and deeds can help us now.
 What Lincoln and Washington would say, if they could speak to us, might be something like this: "USe your best judg- ment, as we used ours, thinking of the welfare of the whole nation, and taking a long view. Try to be charitable and un- derstanding. The human attitude is, in the long run, the wisest attitude. "Peo- pie are men and women first, and citi- zenS Afterward."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
0 io3O. NEA
BRUCE CATION

We can remember that Washington was abso- lutely honest and absolutely fearless He tried to delude himself that things were going well when in fact they were not going we'll He never believed that if you sidestep problem long enough 1t will eventually cease to be problem. He had 8 way of finding out the worst there was to know, making the best possible plan to meet the issue regardless of whose toes might be stepped on in the process, and then going ahead on that line and hanging on like grim death until the last shot had been fired.
 
 THAT sort of policy worked, for Washington. It I got him-and his nation-through dozen spots where an ordinary leader would have thrown up his hands There is no reason to suppose that it would not work again.
 And so, while we can't say what Washington would do today, we can figure out how he would go about doing 1t.
 We can, in other words, realize that uncomprom- isng courage, honesty integrity and determination can solve any problem. They did 1t in Washingtons day; embodied in him, they brought an infant na- ton through against overwhelming odds They are the chief things that Washington could give us if he Oculd come back today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Quality Leadership Washn gOn Needed These Trying Times
 
AN EDITORIAL B.

W7AsHINGTONs birthday is always field day w for people who know what ought to be done about the state of the nation.
 These people always devote the day to telling us what Washington would do if he were alive now.
 He would tell us to leave the League of Nations alone; he would be for balanced budget; he would crack down on the supreme court; he would abolish government interference with business; he would revive the AAA; he would spend billions on work relief; he would do ts that and the other thing, according to the pet beliefs of the person who is doing the talking, until the average listener gets to mention Washington in connection with anything that happened since 1900.
 And yet, when all of the heated verbiage has been consumed, the fact remains that no one can pass the 22nd of February without trying to imagine just how man like Washington would meet the tre- mendous problems of this hour.
 TT IS foolish to try to go into details Some of most pressing puzzles are things that Washington never heard of; holding companies and power trusts were not known in his day, for instance and neither were agricultural surpluses or unemployment that is numbered by the million F
 But we can go part of the way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

FEBRUARY 22 Today, conditions are favorable for those born from Feb. 10 through 28.
 General Trend of Affairs for Everyone
 Are as Follows
 MOrning-Good for love affairs.
 Afternoon-Make changes.
 Evening-Start new things. New Moon today should put in motion the changes indicated yesterday It should aueur a favorable month.
 TOdays BEthdate You should possess the ability of a medium. You should benefit through travelling or studying in the company of friends during December, 1886 Favorable financial changes are likely during March, 1886.
 There is a change or trip indicated for you during the coming month.
 Avoid overexertion and accident to your ankles from Sept. 28 through Oct. 5. Buy clothes. entertain, deal with women and try to enjoy life from March IS through 22 1836. Write to friends deal with papers through clubs or organizations from March 18 through 22 1886. Readers desiring additional information regard ing their horoscope invited to communicate with Octavine in of this newspaper. Enclose . 3-cetn stamped. seif-addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

It never fails to happen! That was quite a story that the wire services car- ried Wednesday about the Lynn, Mass, crane operator who had an arm ampu- tated in the caboose of the machine he was operating. A steel girder pierced the caboose pinning his arm to the roof. A hastily-summoned surgeon cut off the arm, working with but his left hand and with light from tc" l guiding him. There was and naturally should be tre- mendous praise for the medical man who was able to operate under such circum- stances But what about the poor fellow that lost the arm? Certainly some few volumes of praise might be bestowed on him; poems written to glorify his cour- age and endurince that permitted him to submit calmly and stoically to the tortures of such an operation in mid-air and with the thermometer down around zero.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Comes to the Fore

1t certainly didn't require carnival t0 call the attention of the public Of Waterbury to the fact that Leavenworth High school has long since ceased to have become a mere branch of the city'S high schools and is very solidly planted on substantial foundations of it's own. An examination of the schools records of the last few years would soon reveal the rapid strides that this institution is making, not to mention it's appeal to the boys and girls of the city.
 We confidently expect that in the next decade Leavenworth is going to pass out both the classical and commercial high schools. And Waterbury being manu- facturing center it is quite easy to under stand why this is happening. More and more parents are coming to the realiza- ton that if their children are going to compete with other children when they 20 out on their own they must be prop erly equipped. It's no longer an easy thing for the man or woman with sound education to be placed in jobs. Special training is almost an absolute require ment.
 In this respect the technical high school plays an important part. And we are happy to see that Waterbury's tech- nical school - Leavenworth High - ranks with the best. Its attendance places it in Class A. It is the only local high school to maintain it's attendance records in the last few years. We have no intention of decrying the classical or commercial training courses They are, of course, as necessary as the technical. Each has place in the community. But we are glad to see that one is not being overawed by the other. And at this rate we should say that it won't be many years before Leavenworth High will rise up and demand it's brand new school building, such as it is now entitled to by the records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

changes had taken place in them since the end of the Blue Eagle.
 A few weeks ago, the commit tee brought in it's report. It showed 8 general Iengthening of hours, slashing of pay, and a very considerable increase lin child labor.
 The report was sent to the White House, where it fell into the hands of Marvin Mcintyre. That was the nearest it got to the president. Mcintyre sent it to his good friend Uncle Dan" Roper. He took one look, then ducked. Evasive Roper
 So Berry went direct to the president, and asked to be allowed to see the document. The presi- dent assured him he could do so, that he would give instructions to this effect.
 A week went by and nothing was heard from Roper. Then 8 newsman, tipped off about the re- port, asked Roper about it.
 "Oh," he replied airily, ''it is unimp0rtant."
 Administrationites interested in seeing that the report is m a d e public, felt otherwise. They went to Representative Connery of the house labor committee, and told him the story.
 'That is just the material I need to help me put over my thirty-six hour biIl" he said. "I'll get t."
 Whether he does remains to be seen. He has written Roper a let ter requesting the report. If Roper refuses to come across, Connery plans to offer a resolution in the house putting the secretary of commerce on the spot.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

We're wondering if the Waterbury project which was among 89 PWA proj- ectS for which no funds are available entailed construction of a second pipe line from our municipal water supply in Morris down to the city. The wire dis patch simply said. .. Waterbury, pipe line, grant, $1 ,225, ,OOO; total cost, $2,712,- OOO." It's hard to conceive of anything but pretty lengthy pipe line costing this amount of money. There hasn't been much said about the reservoir auxiliary pipe line of recent years. It still looms as a real necessity. What would we do in the event the only line suffered bad break?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21

The bombing" took place when the presidents car drew up in Holyoke Place, a blind street which ends at the main gate to Lowell House, and on which the Fly Club is located.
 A student in a top-floor room of Lowell House dropped several toy torpedoes into the street. They landed about 100 feet from the presidents car, making a loud popping noise.
 Secret service men on the run- ming board of the car drew their revolvers, and police rushed into Lowell House. The student was found, collared, lectured and re- leased.
 The Fly Club
 The Fly Club, of which the pres- ident and his sons are members, was founded in 1886 under the name Alpha Delta Phi. No one knows where it packed up the name Ely"
 Last year, while the president was in the club. the members of the rival Phoenix club, also initiat- ing that night, came around and sang risque songs under the win- dows of the Fly club, as is clis- tomary, without regard for the 1000 or more people congregated there to watch the presidents departure.
 Secret service men are a little stumped as to how, or if, they should try to prevent 8 repetition : of this unwanted serenade. New Cherry Trees
 George Washington will soon have a new crop of cherry trees at his shrine in Fredericksburg, Va. In this case, however, they will be Bred in Japan"
 A delegation from the Freder- icksburg Chamber of Commerce recently visited Japanese Ambas- sador Saito to ask his aid in se- curing Japan'S famous pink blossomed cherry trees to beautify the George Washington shrine at Fredericksburg.
 Ambassador Saito promised. to get 200 trees.
 "But," he added. as if just remembering something, "yOur government fOrbldS the impOr- lation of plants from the Orient. There Is a quarantine I believe.
 Nevertheless" continued the ambassador. apparently enjoying the look of disappointment on the faces of the delegates, 'T think I know how to avoid that. We have several nurseries in this country. I will request that they supply the trees for you" NRA Aftermath
 Probably the most important question arising out of the ter- imitation of the MIRA is whether its demise has brought an increase in sweated labor.
 To answer this question. the president appointed cOmmittee Of experts. It was to study the pay scales and work-hOurg, and what
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-21
Question Box

Q. Are passports required of Am- erican citizens for travel to Canada?
 A. No.
 o. How old is Buck Jones; is he married, and has he any children? A. He is forty-six; is married, and has daughter.
 o. Who played the role of ''Mrs. Copperfield" in the motion picture, David Copperfield?"
 A.. Elizabeth Allan.
 o. How is the number $500, ,000,- O0O, ,00O, ,00O, ,000, ,0O0, ,000, ,000, 900 read?