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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
JOHN N..GARNER HADLATE SLEEP
Vice.President, Mrs. Gar. ner Gave Gala Party
 That Lasted Hours

Washington, Feb. 6 - (UP) - It didn't make much difference if Vice President John Nance Garner was late for work today, the senate wasn't in session and anyway he needed the extra sleep. It was early this morning when the last of his and Mrs. Gamers guests at their dinner for President and Mrs. Roosevelt told them 1t wes . grand party" and said good night, The vice president had promised surprises" for his party, the only formal one he gives each year. He made good in Q large way. He drew top-ranking artists from the stage, radio and grand opera.
 Artists Were There
 George Burns and Oracle Allen, radio comedy team, were there to induce many Q hearty laugh by their qulps as substitute for the homely witticisms with which the late VIII Rogers regaled the party in previous years, Jack Powell, trap drummer who works "hlack face" caused Q hearty chuokle from the president by beating tunes with his sticks" on chairs, dishes, tables and finally Q rat-a-tat-too on the bald spot on Speaker of the House Jo- seph w. Byrn's head.
 Justice Hughes Laughs
 Dignitied Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes sat beside MT. Roose- welt ati dinner and laughed with him ct the dialogue of Burns and Allen. Oracle started out to look for her long -lost brother, but was restrained by George, who explained that the president was present.
 "Why2" Oracle inquired.
 "For entertainment" George told her.
 What does he do, sing or croon9"
 "The vice president is here too"
 q have heard Of vice, but I never knew 1t had c president" Oracle said,
 It was past midnight when the last guest had departed and the lights in the Gamers Washington hotel apartment wont out. The Gar ners usually go to bod ct 10 p, m,
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WEALTHY GIRL
 WELL GUARDED
Gunmen Are Suspected of Attempt to Kidnap Lit
 tie Vanderbilt Child

Old westbury, N +, Feb. S.-- (Up)-Eleven-year old Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was guarded more close" ly hy private detectives on the es- tate of her aunt, Mrs. Harry Payne whitney today while police sought two gunYnen suspected ot an et- tempt to kidnap her. The men in. vaded the estate during Q violent sleet storm Monday night. They es- capped in Q motor car left running outside the estate gates after being routed from the home of Thomas Griffin, T0-year old but vigorous es- tate superintendent.
 Invasion Kept Secret
 County and village police kept the invasion Q secret several hours bee cause of the possibility that the gunmen intended to kidnap one or the country's wealthiest children. 0loria's fortune is more than 9S,- 100000 and her aunt is one of the worlds wealthiest women. Whitney estate employees, including the sup- intendent, expressed belief that the gunmen had no designs on Gloria, but hoped to obtain the estate pay. roll, totaling several thousand dol- lars Q week. Monday was Q pay day, but Griffin had dishursed all the money before the bandits ar- rived. My home is almost two miles from Mrs. Whitney's house and don't see why any one ifa- tending Q Kidnapping would come to my home first" Griffin said. T think they were just holdup men,"
 Question All Employees
 Police agreed with him tenta- lively, but questioned all estate enn- ployes about persons seen on or near the estate recently and maintained on unusual silence. Mrs. Whit ney was not ct home in the huge three e-story mansion in the wooded estates center when the invasion occurred. Gloria had been left to the care of servants for the even" ing. It was learned that i2 watch~ men employed to watch Gloria after Mrs, whitney won her court order from her mother, Mrs. Gloria Van- derbilt, had dwindled in the last year to fewer than half that iiuin~ Der. They were active last nights stopping oil motors entering the grounds.
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THREAT LETTER
 WRITER HELD
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protect myself If anyone pressed charges that I was insane"
 Ho was charged specifically with using the malls ito take the life and to iniliet bodily harm upon him, the said president of the United States" '
 Unable to furnish bail, he was re- manded to Hartford county jail to await presentation before the grand Jury.
 VIII Be Examined
 Assistant .. s. District Attorney George Cohen said he would ask permission At Washington to have the youth examined by alienists.
 A brother. William ie, brought to the hearing, was released after he related he know nothing about the letters until he found registered mall receipt in Ferdinand's pocket.
 Drozd said h0 wrote tho first letter Jan. 20 because fellow workers had annoyed him by telling him he was crazy"
 Receiving no reply, he said, he sent Q second letter, by registered mail, Jan. go.
 Threat Of Death
 Authorities said 1t was c brief note which ended with Q sentence 1T will kill you if you do not an- swer."
 The same sentence, they said, was written several times on the back of the writing paper,
 When he was arrested late yester- day at his home, the receipt was found in his clothing. The letter had been signed for by Q White House secretary.
 Drozd was wearing 6 tin "bullet- proof" vest when arrested, and in his room were found e rifle and several rounds of ammunition.
 The accused was employed by the National Youth Administration. His father also is Q WPA worker.
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York. Minnesota, Colorado. Illinois and Ohio. Campaign headquarters la open here. He Is expected to sltter other presidential primaries allhoueh the Borah movement is short of funds and Pennsylvania leaders have given up hope that he win contest there.
 BorAh Alarms New York
 Dorah has alarmed New York regulars by lining up with w. fsinRslAnd Macy, former republican slate chairman. The regular re nublicans want to send an unin.. slructed delegation to the national convention. Macy is whooping ~ un for Borah delegates.
 Tho senator has been variously regarded by party regulars as e noiitical wild man, one who bolteo narty policies If not presidentiai "a Intend the caucus of senate re. candidates. He always has refuseo nublicans, His l933-34-3S voting record shows that ho supported lL of n typical Roosevelt measures ior n New Deal batting average or 'o4t compared with 3 years and l4 nays bv Vandenberg, and 5 yeas ana II nays of Senator l.. J. Dickinson re publican, Iowa, both potential re publican nominees.
 Last session, Borah voted for the patman currency imitation bonus hiii and to override President Roose- veit's veto: for the Wagner Labor disputes bill; for the public utilities Ndeath sentence; for protective agricultural adjustment adminis- trntion amendments, and for the ne world court. extension of NRA' tho Nye.Coughlin Central Bank Rooscyelt taxes, He voted against
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OPERATION WAS
 FATAL TO BABY

Fall River. MaSs, Feb. S-tUP)- Three month old Donald McDon- ough of South Portland, Me-, young est patient ever to undergo an "up- side-down" stomach operation In this country, was dead today. The infant died yesterday less than four hours after Dr. Philemon Edwards Trues- dale, nationally famous diaphrag- matte hernia surgeon, had lighted his stomach during Q two hour op- eration. Ofaoially, death was attrib- uted to ost.operative shock, under nourishment and fraiiness. Tho ehild's death was the second within ten months ct the hospital follow ing on "upside-down" stomach op- eration.
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(Continued from Page lO Blalock Johnson. Mrs. Johnson, 6b, and her son, Dewey, 9, drowned. Johnson, another son and Q small niece were carried several hundred yards downstream but escaped.
 Near Maylene, Alao two trainmen were killed when Q freight train plunged down. an embankment weakened by floods.
 Scores of suburban residents of Meridian, Miss, sought safety in the city hall after floods drove them them from their homes, One home was washed away. c Lash Houses to Trees
 Residents along the Little War. rior river near Birmingham, Ala, lashed their frail houses to trees aS the river continued to rise. Ten families were reported trapped.
 Temperature drops exceeded 60 degrees, in the west gulf states while in the northwest 70 below zero readings were expected today. Dev- ils Lake, N D., reported S2 below early today.
 Five stalled passenger trains and three interurbanS were pulled from deep drifts in Iowa. Railroad crews dug out Q stalled train In southern Wisconsin last night but Q Mill waukee- -Janesvillo train remained snowbound. Ofiicials said there was enough fuel and water to assure comfort for passengers during the night-long walt.
 Trains on the Chicago Omaha division of the Milwaukee line were running ten to twelve hours late.
 Motorists were warned of Min- nesota highways clogged with deep snowdrifts.
 % Children Rescued
 Nearly % chbldren were rescued last night from two Iaarooned gin. nesota rural schools. Anxious par- ents braved deep drifts to reach 76 pupils trapped in 0 small building near Castle Rock. Buses were un- able to get through. Half of the children were lodged at Castle Rock overnight.
 Sheriff Tom Gibbons and two de- puties rescued l2 children marooned In Q schoolhouse near Briton, Minn
 Auto crashes on highways gwirl- Ing with snow took one life in Wis., consin and one In Chicago.
 Icy streets caused scores of traf- iic accidents in New York City and suburbs. A sleet storm left the most driving conditions of the winter.
 Coal for Relief
 Gov. Clyde Herring of Iowa con- tinued his efforts to provide coal for relief families. Union officials said
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courts had not Mcoarry called them off.

them off.
 May Reach Capital
 The local situation, analogous to the recent Pennington court con- troversy, which brought Q ruling from the attorney general that the governor had no authority to ap- point, was expected to reach the Capitol soon. Tn the Pennington case Attorney General Edward J. Daly ruled the deputy automatically succeeded to the full judgeship.
 Republicans contend the general statutes provide the governor shall i'll c vacancy "when the general assembly shall not be in session and when no other provision shall have been made for filling any vacancy In on office originally filled by the general assembly or any other branch thereof"
 Plck Out . Lawyer
 Should the republicans succeed In establishing this position, tho present deputy judge, Charles '. Willard, local blacksmith, would become judge. While official yer. ification was lacking, 1t was re- ported reliably that the Democratic Club had already selected Dr. Frank A. Lena for the post.
 A member who attended the meet ing said he had previously con- ferred with Colonel Allen 3. Lamb din, member of the governors staff, who advised 1t might be well to pick out . lawyer ifasmuch as the governor probably would insist on an appointee with legal training.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
SHIP SQUATTER
 IS BACK HOME.

Boston, Feb. B-(UP)--Mrs. Ann Winsor sherwin, 53 year old ship squattey," was back on the derelict schooner Snetind' in Boston harbor today after her first trip ashore in Il days. Summoned by Q signal flown from the shrouds of the four masted schooner, coast guards brought Mrs. sherwin ashore for treatment of an abscessed ear.
 It was the first time she had been on land since the vessel was lowed away from Federal wharf at East Boston, ostensibly to be sunk as c useless derelict She remained ashore
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eoes announced by President Roose' welt.
 Plans To Squelch
 To Squeleh the congressional ifl. dation movement Chairman Robert L. Doughton of the house ways and means committee, and Fred M. Vin- son, d., Ky, house sponsor of the bonus act, planned Q eonferonce with Mir. Roosevelt to urge that he drop plans for taxes to finance the bonus. Doughton and Vinson will have full support of the house lead- ership, increasingly apprehenSiVe Of of infiationist demands for payment of tho soldiers bonus In new cur- rency issued against treasury gold and silver reserves. They will cons tend that that the present budget carries enough funds to defrat boz nus bond authorization costs for ct least nine months, The independent offices supply bill under the budget carries $i60 0000, 900 for the now obso- lete bonus retirement fund, which 1t is claimed could be used toward meeting the $200 100000, to $780, 100000 estimated to be needed an- nually to meet the "baby bond costs.
 To Study Tax Plan
 The house ways and means com mittee, where new tax legislation must originate, Is expected to start hearings next week on the adminis- tration's tax program to cover new farm act costs, although no def. nite word has yet come as to what form the tax proposal will take.
 President Roosevelt followed his cancellation notice with q call for Q meeting of heads of every depart- ment and agency Of the govern ment tomorrow for the purpose of determining the possible amounts of expenditures during the next few months.
 The conference Is expected to de- velop the approximate need of new revenue or borrowing to meet fed eral expenditures. MT. Rooseyelt's budget estimate already has been throw. $3,000, 100000 out of line by rassage of the bonus and prospec- tive new farm legislation to replace the invaltdated AAA.
 Doubt of Imitation
 Congressional infiationists, led b. Patman in the house and Sen. El mer Thomas, d., Okla, in the sen ate, favor issuance of new currency estimated at $5,000, 100000, to mee extra budget spending. The blot counts upon support from a large number of congressman who have expressed strong oppoZtion to en- actment of prediction taxes.
 House administration leaders, af- ter an incomplete poll. were re. ported convinced an infiation-farn relief drive behind the 5000. .000,- 900 by Frazier-Lemke farm mort gage definancing bill could not ob- tain more than 150 votes on the floor. A majority of the present house is 2l6.
 A desire to strengthen the feder- al governments credit and borrow ing ability was reported back of Mir. Roosevelt's move to reduce lending authorizations of its credit agencies.
 Strengthen Security Market
 The strengthening of the govern- mt security market would offset talk of monetary and credit infia- ton that has tended to depress bond prices along with the foreign ex- change value of the dollar. Treasury officials are not alarmed by the exodus of gold, however.
 The treasury has falling due April IS. $558.Sl9.200 of 2 To per cent notes and on June IS. e660.- 6i6.640 Of l-8 Fer cent certificates, These issues must be refunded into other obligations.
 In addition the treasury may
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
SERENADE WAS
 VERY COSTLY

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 5--(,UP)-- After taking guitar lessons for two months, Tony Lima, 20, of Lexing- ton drove 10 miles to Cambridge last night and serenaded his sweetheart.
 Enroute home, Tony stopped at Q Harvard Square restaurant for cof- fee. When he returned to his car someone had taken his $50 guitar.
 Tony was oil broken up. He told police he had been practicing on the guitar to surprise his girl. He had even hoped to get an orchestra job-perhaps get married.
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 that | can hardly imagine myself doing the same thing"
 Plenty Co Do
 However much her thoughts are occupied by the responsibilities that will tievolve upon her and the poli- cies that will guide her partieipa- ton In congress, Mrs. Long Is say ing nothing about that now. For two reasons: She doesn't believe in crossing bridges until she comes to them; and then, like every woman she has too many other things to do before taking . trip. She said she was having quito Q time finding suitable gowns and hats ct this Dee tween seasons period. Her attrae- tive brunette daughter, Rose, who is leaving her junior classes at Louisi' are State university to go to Wash- ington with Mrs. Long, must hp' prove every piece of her wardrobe before she buys, Mrs. Longs clothes are unrelieved black; and she wears black with distinction. Her favor- ite color, however, matches her asme--Rose-which also Is her choice in flowers.
 A Daughter Rose Busy
 Az major-domo of the household daughter Rose is keeping the Stren- uoliS routine of preparations order W. Thousands of messages, hun' dreda of callers, reporters and news reei caYaeramen call for attention.
 While she is gracious to oil eoim- CTS. Mrs, Long shows finesse in Keeping the conversation from topics nhe does not care to discuss.
 q cross by bridges when I cont, Co thein," she said In answer to all politically pointed questions
 On what committees does she OK" nact to serve in the senate2 aThoy already have wired mo and asked what committees I wanted to be en-" she laughed, "and I Said, You pick 'en out"
 No Real Home
 The Longs, Rose, the younger son, Palmer. and Mrs. Long will take on apartment in Washington. were to be there such Q short time we won't try to really establish Q home," said Rose. But 1t Is evident from the strong camaraderie exist- inR between mother and daughter that whenever the two are together there is home.
 The older son, Russell, will res main in school ct Louisiana state where he is president of the fresh' man class.
 Mrs. Long, trimiy groomed, youth ful in appearance, is five feet, foui inches tall, has hazel eyes and dark brown hair, worn close to the heae and softly waved. She proved her. self thoroughly feminine by merely smiling mysteriously and murmur. ing, "That's my secret" when asked what perfume she uses. It IS Q eubtly fitting fragrance.
 Conservative In Taste
 Conservative in all her tastes, sht wears little jewelry. There is ont beautiful ring set with her birth gtone. tho diamond. She and Rost have birthdays within the same week, April 8 and 13 respectively.
 Neither she nor her daughter smokes.
 Tinely made petit pillows in the drawing room were made by Mrs Long. She crochets expertly and is clever about details which make her clothes suit her style. Her 15-room house on Audubon boulevard IS So efaciently managed that two ser wants have been sufficient.
 Mrs. Long still makes the best oi cakes. But she is amused by the much publicized anecdote that a priSe-winning cake started her TO- nance with Huey Long.
 He didn't care for cake at all and seldom ate 1t, she said.
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 the dismissal of the compensation appeal of the Sears- -Roebuck Co.,, from an award made in Fairfield county to Mrs. Helen T. Keeler for the death of her husband. Edward. at Danbury. He was killed at a Pawling, N. Y., railroad crossing while driving Q company truck, and in the appeal of trustees of the es- tate Of Caroline H. Palmer from real estate commission award il, favor of Mrs. F. c. Cassidy, !l Litchfield county.
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FIVE MAN BOARD
 BY GOV. CROSS
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to confirm the reported personnel of the commission. He Issued c statement which read:
 "The statement in the press this morning that I have appointed c commission to prepare on unemploy. inent insurance measure is unau. thorized, inexact and misleading.
 1T am, however, proceeding in the matter, and I expect to be able to announce the membership of such Q commission In the course of Q few days"
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they lacked authorization to order e 48 hoursweek for miners by prom ised cooperation. Laborers employed on WpA projects were shifted to snow removal duty to open side roads to the states soft coal mines.
 Gas ovens and wood fires have furnished the only heat in dozens of homes for several days.
 At St. Louis. coal prices advanced from 26 to 50 cents Q ton. Dealers were delivering in small lots to con. serve their supplies.
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Tn c robe given to on ancestor in ie40 by King Charles IT, the baby son of MT. and Mrs. John Paget was christened ct Ibstock, England, par- ish church.
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need $1,10O, 100000 new money after June IS to cash baby bonus bonds soon to be issued veterans. More over, hundreds of millions of dollars will be required over the next few months to meet heavy government expenditures which continue to run in excess of income.
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why they should not Do removed from tho regular roster.
 Names On Hath Llata

Names On Both Lists
 Last night about 20 voters ape peared before tho registrars In the City Hall to designate their party choices. Their names were found to be on both primary lists follow Ing another close check-up of the records of the registrars office. Some of those who signed the so- cialiSt petition for e place on the voting machine were found to be listed on the democratic or sepub- lican primary lists, also. Last nights session was held merely to comply with the law and clear up the con. fusion. In oil 30 were summoned. Of the 20 who appeared four said they wished to be enrolled on the regular democratic list and lb said they wanted to Dc enrolled on the g.o.p. list. The ones who did not appear will, In ell probability, be dropped from the regular demo- cratic and republican primary lists.
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only . short time, fearful that the snetlind might be seized. Coast guards returned her to the vessel.
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Shrubs are to replace slag piles and land flooded by mining sub sidances will be reclaimed in the coal town of Wigan, England.
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REGISTRARS WILL
 CITE IN SICNERS

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Cigarettes to match the gown is the latest in Paris.
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INITIATION HAS
 TOUGH BATTLE

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JUDCESHIP HAS
 STARTED FIGHT

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MRS. HUEY LONG
 EVERY NERVOUS

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ARCTIC COLD IS
 CAUSE OF TROUBLE

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LILLEY COMPA
 WON DECISION

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Plans To Squeleh

eoeS announced by President Roose- welt.
Evening star., 1936-06-03

lection that Cruise had not been ad-
vised of the plan. Judge Liddy told
Cruise to offer his proposed notice of
withdrawal from the case after Dean
had completed his story.
Dean still was O.. the stand at the
noon recess.
Told to BE There"
Dean said under questioning.
Davis told me Poole had broken
his wife's ribs and blacked her eyes.
He said there would be meeting that
night and told me to be there. He
said We would take Poole out"
Dean said that prior tp the meeting
OF the band. he went to Davis home,
where he learned that Davis had ar
ranged for Poole to be ready to at
tend a 'sandlot base ball club meet
ing that night.
Shortly afterward, he testified
Erwin D. Lee drove him and Davis
to the meeting. En- route to the hall
he said, Davis remarked that Poole
would be hanged. Lee replied, he
said:
Yes, either that or shoot him"
Dean related that after reaching
the meeting hall Davis made a speech
asserting that Poole had beaten his
wife and asking what should be done
about it.
Some said whip him; some said
hang him and some shoot him. ~
Dean testified.
Then Davis ordered me and Lee to
go get Poole, and bring him in and
asked for volunteers to go with u.s.
You say Davis ordered you; why
did you take orders from Dayis?'
asked Prosecutor McCrea.
He was a colonel
Asked If Poole had not thought the
actions Of the party strange, Dean
said:
II guess he knew what it was all
about all right, but he said it was
kind of funny maneuvering. He didn't
try to get out though.
There were two cars there when
We finally stopped after going over a
lot OF crooked roads. Lee got out and
walked back, and some Of the others
did too. They were looking for the
car with the paraphernalia. the rope
and so on"
Dean said Poole did not say word
after the shooting started.