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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-01
REVIEWS ATTACK
 ON W.R. HEARST

Washington, April 1-(UP)-Re- stunning his attack upon William Randolph Hearst, Senator Lewis Schwellenbach, democrat, Washing ton, charged today in the senate that the publishers editorial policies were controlled" by H. c. Hopson, Asso- ciated Gas and Electric O., official, during the congressional fight on the utilities holding company act.
 Schwellenbach said Hearst "got twice as much advertising out of Hopson as any other publisher" and, for that reason. Hearst directed his wrath" against the senate lobby committee when 1t investigated Hopson's activities.
 Senator Burton K. Wheeler, dem- ocrat, Montana, veteran senate in- vestigator, praised the lobby groups activities and said committeeman should not take seriously what MT. Hearst says"
 T don't think we're excited or worried about it," Schwellenbach re- piled.
 Schwellenbach read several Hearst editorials dating as far back as the Spanish American war, some of which vigorously criticized President William Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt. He charged that the edi- torials partly were responsible for McKinley's assassination.
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AUSTRIA BREAKS
 WORLD TREATIES
Military Service Will Be Returned-DOing Just
 as Germany Did

Vienna, April - (UP) --- Chan cellor Kurt Von Schuschnigg, addressing the federal diet today, announced the introduction of com pulsory military service in Austria. The diet by unanimous vote approv- ed bill which Schuschnigg intro- duced, providing for compulsory service. Thus Austria follows the example of Germany in renouncing any obligation further to observe the oppressive clauses of the World War treaties. The diet was called into special session to hear Schuschnigg's speech.
 Forced to Abolish
 Under the treaty of St. Germain, Austria was forced to abolish com pulsory military service. Its army was limited to 30,000 officers and men, enrolled as volunteers for long terms--20 years for officers, 12 for commissioned officers and men. She was forbidden an air force and she has no navy. It was believed the new army would number l50,000. Schuschnigg. in his speech, broad- cast throughout the country, said that reintroduction of the pre-war system of compulsory service was necessary for "the consolidation of the Fatherland." He announced that the government had recreated the pre-war post of chief of the general staff, and that Maj. Gen. Alfred Jansa had been named to the post.
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HAUPTMANN HAD
 TOLD HIS STORY
Governor Hoffman Made It Public Today--He Had
 Given Up Hope

Trenton, N. J, April 1.--(UP) - Bruno Richard Hauptmann was as surprised as any one in the world today that he still was alive.
 He betrayed in a letter written to Gov. Harold G. Hoffman a few hours before the scheduled hour of h. execution last night that he had abandoned hope, although still pro- testing innocence.
 MT. Wilentz." he wrote in g parenthetical statement to Attorney General David T. Wilentz, with my dying breath I swear by God that you convicted an innocent man. You know you have done wrong on me. God will be judge between me and you"
 Governor Hoffman made the let- ter public after. the execution was delayed.
 Text of Letter
 Trenton, March si, 1896. Harold G. Hoffman. Your Excellence:
 My writing is not for fear of losing my life. this is in the hands of God, 1t is his will. will go glad- ly, 1t means the end of my tre- mendous suffering. Only in thinking of my dear wife and my little boy,
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O'LEARY cow IS
 AGAIN FAMOUS

Salem. Mass, April 1.-(UP).- Mrs. OLeary's COW kicked over the lantern and started the great Chi- cago fire, so the story goes.
 But today in Salem. which once had confiagration of its own, an O'Leary and COW combined to ex- tinguish a fire before anyone could so much as sound an alarm.
 Cornelius OLeary. c milkman, was traversing his route when flames burst from the motor of an auto mobile driven by Mrs. John Butler Of New Bedford.
 OLcary seized bottle of milk produced by some obscure but none tn" less heroic Essex county COW, removed the cap. and with n single stream of the white liquid douscd the blaze.
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Keeper Kin1berling Of
 Trenton State Prison. Reset Ne1u Date Today
Miracle Bruno Asked For Has Materialized
Grand Jury Foreman, Personal Friend of Governor Hoffman, at Last Minute Stopped Execution
 Because of Paul Wendell
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS tCopyright, 1886, by United Press)

Trenton, N. j., April l = (UP) = The miracle happened for Bruno Richard Haupann and today rather than being corpse in the whitewashed morgue of the state prison happy and alive in his cell in the death house. expecting "better things" In another part Of Trenton 9 men and the Mercer County grand ury-hoty divided among themselves custodians Of his ultimate fate
 Death Was "AprI Fooled"
 Hauptmanns head was shaved, his pants leg had been split the ministers the guards the executoner waited the witnesses had been assembled He less than five min utes short of eternity Then telephone rang and two minutes later Warden Mark O. Kmberng announced that his life had been prolonged for at least 48 hours The telephone call came from the foreman of the grand jury then deliberating whether to indct Paul Wendell dis barred attorney the crime for which Hauptmann was about to be executed He had asked for and obtained stay. |:
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TEXTILE PLANT
 MAY MOVE NORTH

Boston. April 1-CUP)-A North Carolina textile plant is endeavoring to move north and locate in Taun- ton, 1t was revealed at a legislative committee hearing today. Hearing was on the petition of Mayor Ar thur E. Poole of Taunton that the city be authorized to sell land owned by it to a cotton manufacturing concern now operating in the South. The mayor said the company. which he refused to identify pending com- pletion of negotiations, hoped to start operations in Taunton about Aug. 1. employing some 300.
 There was no opposition and the house rules committee took the pe- tition under adviis'ment. Many Nsw l<iglsnd mills have moved South. but this was believed yhe first instance in recent years of . Southern mil endeavortng to move north.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-01
Europe Again Grows
 Uneasy Ouer Turmoil
Finder Box of World in Mongolia-Austria Breaks Treaties-Italians Near British Territory-Ger-
 many Offers Her Own Plan
(By United Pressl

Danger of war emerged again to- day when Russia protested angrily to Japane against alleged invasion of Mongolia, Russia's ally. Japan was given the plain intimation that Russia is ready to fight if Mongolia is invaded.
 In Europe, Austria followed Ger many's example in flouting the postwar treaties by restoring mil- itary conscripMon and preparing to build up 'afr kfmy of perhaps 150,- 900.
 Italian forces in Ethiopia occu- pied the shores of British-control- led Lake Tana, which is important to irrigation of Sudan and Egypt. Premier Mussolini has intimated he will respect British rights there only if Britain ceases opposing his Ethiopian war.
 Germany meanwhile delivered to Britain Fuehrer Hitler's proposals for European peace discussins.
 BY H. K. EKINS United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York. April 1--(UP)-So- viet-Japanese border clashes have
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PROSECUTOR NOT
 AT ALL PLEASED
Runaway Jury Will Delay Discussion; Execution
 May Come Friday

Trenton, N. J.. April 1--(UP)- Prosecutor Everett Marshall today said he had been informed that the runaway" Mercer county grand Jury, which prevented Bruno Rich ard Hauptmann's execution at the last moment, would defer further consideration of the case until to- morrow.
 Marshall said his information came from Allyne Freeman, political friend of Governor Harold G. Hoff- man, and foreman of the grand jury which took out of Marshall's hands the investigation of disputed "con- fessions" by Paul Wendell that he murdered the Lindbergh baby.
 Anything Can Happen
 But anything can happenl," Mar shall added. refiectlng on the dra- matic and unusual manner in which Freeman tclcphoncd Warden Mark Q. Kimberilng at Q o'clock lest night and asked him to defer execution of Hauptmann.
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Final Ne,Os Flashes
CORPORATION TAX RETURNS

Hartford, Conn, April l.--(UP)-Returns from the corporation business tax, due today, brought $1,407,403 into the state treasury be- tween Oct l, 1885 and March 31, this year, it was announced by State Tax Commissioner Will liam H Hackett. This amount compared with $997 1862 taken in for the nine months prior to July 1, 1885 under the old net income corpora tion levy The cigarette tax of two cents pack age returned $152,518 during March, or total of $1,628,261 since it became effective last July
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SISTER IS PAID
 LAST TRIBUTES
Body of Mary Claudine Is Taken to New Jersey
 After Services Here

Against the hushed background of a church thronged with priests. sisters and laity, Most Reverend Maurice P. McAuliffe, bishop of the Hartford Diocese. this morning pro- rlounced dissolution over the body of the late Sister M. Claudine, prin- cipal of St. Mary's parochial school for 45 years. The bishops absolu- ton was given at the close of a solemn mass of requiem for the be- loved educator and Sister of Char lty.
 Shortly after the solemn requiem mass, which was sung by Rev. Francis M. O'Shea, administrator of the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, the funeral procession started for Convent Station, N. J., where burial took place this after noon in the little cemetery in the rear of the motherhouse of the order.
 Sisters Accompany Body
 All the sisters from St. Mary's convent, who had served under Sis ter Claudine, accompanied the body on its journey to its last resting place. Priests from all parts of the diocese were in the sanctuary for the funeral mass. Also attending were many Sisters of Charity from distant cities. who were friends of Sister Claudine.
 Line of Honor Guards
 As the body left the convent on Cole street, it was carried through 8 line of honor guards, composed Of youngsters of the primary grades of the parochial school. At the church, the Rosary Confraternity members we're gathered on the steps and preceded the body into the
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FOUR DIED IN
 BURNED HOME.

Pennington, Me, April l-(UP)-- A mother and three children were burned to death today when fire destroyed the hood-damaged home they had reoccupied only four days ago.
 Bodies of Mrs. Laura Luce, 35, and her three children, Warren, g.; Clement, Jr., 3, and Donna May, 10 months, were found in the smoul- dering ruins.
 The father, Clement o. Luce, was burned on the face and was re- ported in serious condition in a hospital, but attaches said he prob- ably would recover.
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re-write the Locarno treaty, which she scrapped when she moved her troops into the Rhineland.
 The German note reiterated Ber- lins intention of not increasing the number of troops in the Rhineland, or moving them closer to the from tier.
 Differs From Others Hitherto. Germany has proposed non-aggression pacts with her neigh bors. Now for the first time she off, fers to place her entire armed forces at the disposal of France Belgium, Britain and Italy on a reciprocal basis to resist aggres- sion.
 The note, as forecast, proposed an international commission with one British, one Italian and one neutral member to supervise the inainten- ance of the military status quo on both sides of the French Belgian borders.
 No Discrimination
 Germany reaffirming her unwill- iiifness to accept any solution which
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CRIMINAL TERM
 OPENS TUESDAY
Thirty Men Are to Be Ar raigned Policy Cases
 Are Among Them

Thirty men will be arraigned in superior court here when the April criminal session is opened before Judge Earnest c. Simpson next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The list of cases was issued today by the office of the states attorney. All the accused will be put to plea Tues day, and those who plead guilty will be sentenced the same after. noon. Trials of those who enter pleas of not guilty will then be set down.
 Policy Men on List
 Most important of the 30 cases, from the point of public interest. are those of the nine men arrested on bench warrants here last month and charged with writing policy. When arraigned after their arrest, they all pleaded not guilty and elected trial by jury. Their counsel, Attorney John H. Cassidy, has al- ready applied to States Attorney Lawrence L.. Lewis for more spe- cific statement of facts, claiming that he needs more detailed infor- nation on the charges against his clients in order to proceed with his defense.
 Dr. Gerardo Petrocelli will be ar- raigned on two counts of man. slaughter, both charges growing out of the deaths of girls after alleged illegal operations. Dr.. Petrocelli was arrested after investigations by state and local police.
 Two Auto Homicide Cases
 Two men will be arraigned on charges of automobile homicide They are Walter Gudonis of this city. and George Richter, of Bristol. Richter was arrested by police after several days investigator and charged with being the hit-and-rlin driver who sped away on the Wa
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LINDBERGHI IS
 BEING GUARDED
His. Home in England Is Now Surr0unded--COn-
 stables Bar All
By HENRY TOSTI RUSSELL

AUvV ny OAse~~N-
 Sevenoaks, England, April l--(U P)-Stolid Kentish police constables made almost a no mans land of the country round Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's home today in their determination to assure him, his wife, and their son Jon the seclus- ion they came to England to find.
 They had orders to regard as suspect any one except residents who approached within a mile of the home during the climactic days of the fight of Bruno Richard Hauptmann to escape execution as the kidnaper-murderer of their first born son, Charles, Jr.
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 I am able to assert this with par ticular emphasis because I was ap- preached by police officer, brought here. questioned at length. and informed that or any one else who tried to stop in the
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Tokio, April 1--CUP)--Japanese army headquarters at Hsinking. Manchukuo, announced today that Japanese e-Manchukuoan force calshed with 12 Mongolian airplanes on the border near Boinor yesterday for one hour. It was believed. the announcement said, that the Mon- golians sustained heavy damage and that there were some casualties on the Japanese side.
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CIMBEL MUST PAY $25O,OOO

New York, April 1.-(UP7-Miss Lillian Mendal was awarded $25OOOO damages by supreme court jury today in her breach of prom ise suit against Frederic Adam Gimbel, son of the late millionaire merchant Isaac Gimbel. She had asked for $2,OOO,0OO. Miss Mendal had testified she was Gimbel's mistress for IA years and that he failed to keep an alleged promise to marry her within two weeks after his fathers death
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-01
KIDNAP, MURDER
 TRIAL IS RESET

Tampa, Fla, April 1 - (UP) - Trial of three defendants charged with Kidnapping and second degree murder in the flogging of three la bor organizers has been reset for Monday. April l3. at Barrow m Polk County. Change of venue tn the case was granted by trial Judge Robert T. Dewel yesterday after defense counsel insisted . fair trial was not possible here. and after six days failed to obtain . six man jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-01
TWO NATIONALS

Washington. April i--(UP)-The social security board has announced approval of the following state pulp lie assistance plans:
 Vermont: Plan for aid to blind and dependent children.
 Massachusetts: Plan foF aid to needy aged.
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Will Carry Out Death Sen- tence at 8 O'Clock
 That Night GRAND JURY MUST
 FIRST MAKE REPORT Wendell Offered to GO Be- fore Jury, Tell His
 Own Story
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

 Copyright. 1886, by United Prcss) Trenton, N. J., April l (UP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann's execution was reset today for Friday at 8 p. m, by Chief Keeper Mark Kimberling of State Prison. Kimberling decided to give Hauptmann an extra 24- hours so that the grand jury. which is considering the alleged confession of Paul Wendell, will have plenty of time to com plete it's investigation.
 Hauptmann was scheduled to die shortly after p. m, yesterday. but at the request of the grand jury, Kimberling deferred the execution for 48 hours. Today he added 24 more hours to the stay.
 Depends on Grand Jury
 Kimberling explained, however,
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DIED OF INJURIES

Boston. April l-(UP)-Chester Davis, g, of Hingham died today of a skull fracture suffered yesterday when he and another workman fell l6 feet from a staging at the new South Station postal building.
 William J. Stephenson. 4e. Of Braintree was treated for a broken heel.
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In the shadowy background of the strange cross currents of per- sonalities and melodrama and trage- dy growing out of the murder of the eldest son of Colonel Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, were a few important discernible forms. Wendell, the sharp-minded former attorney, had been arrested under weird circumstances, confessed un- der circumstances even more strange, and, at the first opportunity, had repudiated his confession.
 Wilentz Called It Worthless
 The confession had been charac- terized as worthless by Attorney General David T. Wilentz, Mercer County Prosecutor Everett Marshall, and other officials. Yet, over Mar shalls strenuous objections, the grand jury began considering 1t yes- terday afternoon with view of re- turning an indictment. Evening came and the hour approached when Hauptmann was scheduled to
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S25. .O0O, ,OOO TO FLOOD ZONES

Washington, April 1.-(UP)-The house today passed the Koppelman bill to permit the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make $25,O00,0OO in rehabilitation loans to flood suf- ferers The measure now goes to the senate for action.
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. April 1--(UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to March 30th. as compared with year ngo; This Year Expenses LnHt Year .323,720.9S7.70 $5,057,l2S,129.0f
 Receipts 5000, ,7s9.s .so5.19 s2,s54.f9O,Gsi.26
 Deficit se.2s2.ssf,1s2.Ji $2,2O2.9si. .447.7s
 Cash Balance s2. sss. .sso,bl5.l7 s2,445,s4i. .S72.se
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Germany Offers Her Peace Terms To Other. Pouers
Makes Mutual Assistance Pact Offers Not Only to France and Belgium, But Also to Great Bri-
 tain and Italy-Offer Studied
BY FREDERICK KUH (Ccpyright, 1886, by United Press)

London April = (UP) - Germany's peace proposals, offering mutual assistance pacts not only to France and Belgium but also to Great Britain and Italy the other Locarno powers published tonight Great Britain was said authortatvey to have decided to accept the proposals as basis of discussion Germany offered to
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Rain Late Tonight;
 Unchanged Thursday Fun weather Report Page 2.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
CAME SET FOR
SATURDAY EVE.
AT W|LBY GYM
Local Club Off to Good
Start Since Win at
TOrringtOn

Confident by not cocky since their
valuable victory over Torrington
Saturday night, the Crosby cage
contingent, coached by Bill Scho-
field Is about set for its next test
which comes on Saturday night at
the Wildly gym against Pete Fo-
ley's Naugatuck outfit early season
winners over Woodrow Wilson of
Middletown. While Crosby;s win
over Torrington rates highest of the
two by comparison, the game be-
tween the high schools rivals of
this city and the borough ought to
be interesting from beginning to
end, as most athletic events featur-
ing the two schools proved to be.
Uncertain
What Naugatuck has this season
In the way of talent is more than
a little uncertain, though Coach
Foley was quite pleased with the
opening test against the Middle
town outfit. Crosby, in It's one
point win over strong Alumni out
fit Christmas night and rafting
good 1923 win at Torrington.
showed a trio Of good shooters In
Karmen, Pranskitis and Captain
Eddie Murphy while Block and Day
are coming along at rapid rate.
Another angle indicative of the
Crosby outfit is that 1t scored two
hoops for every one Torrington got
on It's own floor in the big armory
ut the New City, and Torrington
got IL Of its % points on free
throws from the foul line. When
the speed Of the local outfit is used
In little smoother attack, espe-
cially in the forecourt, Crosby will
have a classy team, that seems
headed for good season Of GEM
petition.
A Battle!
Reserve teams of the two schools
will probably meet In the prelimin-
airy game, which in itself is many
times more interesting than the
main tilt and always something to
look forward to. High school bas-
ketball is regaining much of Its lost
favor with fans in various cities,
particularly in Waterbury.
Wilby's high school cagers are
about ready for an invasion OF
Bridgeport Saturday to meet Cen
trail, while Leavenworth drilled this
afternoon for a Litchfield game
just ahead.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-30
Classy Crosby Combine Awaits Naugy
SCRANTON OWLS
OPPOSE K Of L.
SATURDAY EVE.
Quaker Champions Won
sc, Lost n Games in
Three Seasons

The knights Of Lithuania Speed
boys are again rarin' to meet an
other intersectional rival, on Satur-
day evening, when the leading
seini-pro quintet from Scranton,
Pa, will appear as their opponents
at st. Joseph's hall. The st. Jo-
seph's Owls sporting the monicker
Of "The Purple Hurricane" In
northeastern Pennsylvania, had won
the city championship three seasons
in a row. the past two years clinch-
ing the Lackawanna Triple A Semi
pro championship. In three seasons
Of play, the Scranton Owls register
ed 80 victories and suffered %
losses. During the season 1035-36 in
the Lackawanna AAA semi-pro cir
cult, the team had scored in II
games 1877 field baskets and 81 fouls
for a total of All points.
The Scranton team is composed
Of high school stars OF former years.
Peter Klebauskas, high scorer Of the
team last year, Is formerly q Tech
high school star and was named on
the l-Scholastic lineup two years
ago. Joe Barrett, former Central
high leading scorer. Peter Gibbas,
last years captain at Holy Rosary
high. Captain Charles Burdulis. has
played with Central. John Sadaus-
kas, Junior and Tech high school
star. Edward Andrukaitis, Central
high. Tommy Malauskas, the
Shorty Long" Of the team starred
with st. Paul's high school and was
named on the Scranton. Pa. all
Catholic high school star lineup. Joe
Vaicaitis, coach Of the Scranton
club, formerly played with st.
Thomas college. This season the
club has rung up ten consecutive
victories and has not yet been de-
feated.
John A. Cluney will referee the
contest, which gets underway at
$3.50 p. m. Dancing will follow.