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The Washington times., 1936-09-14

in utilities that their
properties are in danger of
further destructive and unconSti-
tutional Federal competition.
From the lips Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, at
last we have an open and an
official declaration that the
real purpose of this hydrO-elec-
trio program Of the Government
Is not fIOOd-cOntrOl, but naviga-
ton, not conservation, that the
real purpose is to force further
reduction Of electric power rates.
ONLY INTERPRETATION
mo other Interpretation can
be placed upon the Presidents
words than that the recent Off
cial emphasis upon navigation,
flood control and conservation
are but a constitutional smoke
screen clOaking the uncOnStitu-
The Washington times., 1936-09-14
Storm Is Headed
For Florida Coast

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. IA
Q.N.SO.-An advisory relayed here
from the weather bureau at Jack
Sonville, Fla, said that a hurri-
cane was central at a. m. C. S.
T.. about $50 miles northeast of
San Juan.
The storm is attended by
winds of hurricane force near the
center and by gales and squalls
over wide area, the bulletin said.
The hurricane is moving north
northweStward at about eight
miles an hour. Caution was ad-
vised vessels in the path of the
disturbance.
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WATER SUPPLY
COST TO RISE

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, Sept. darlington county
faces a considerable expense"
next spring to maintain it's water
supply while the old Chain Bridge
is being replaced. County Mana
ger Frank C. Hanrahan told the
county commissioners meeting
here last Saturday.
Pointing out that he alreay had
been approached by District au-
thorities relative to the county'S
preparation for making temporary
water connections to be used while
the old bridge is being replaced,
and also plans for new mains to
be built within the new span. Mr..
Hanrahan told the commissioners
that while nothing definite had
been done, he merely wished to
inform them Of the coming ex-
penSe.
Arlington county now buys It's
water in wholesale quantity from
the District reservoir and retailS
1t to the residents of Arlington
county with sufficient profit to
carry the water bonds floated
some years ago when the county
installed its new water system.
This supply crosses the Poto-
mac in mains that are suspended
under the old Chain Bridge and
these mains must be built in
the new span that is being pro-
posed. Last winter when the an
cient span was believed to have
been doomed by the flood waters
that threatened it so severely
that it remained closed for
nearly month, Arlington county
made an emergency connection
with the mains supplying Fort
Myer. Shortly after this connec-
ton was made the Chain Bridge
connection was temporarily cut
off so as to relieve the strain
on the bridge. Since the Fort
Myer connection has remained
intact, it is probable that the
county will use this connection
while the new Chain Bridge is
being constructed, and save the
expense of a temporary connection
across the Potomac River.
VOTE AMERICAN
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Son Of King Alfonso
Is Reported Better

NEW YORK, Sept. IA G.N.S).
Doctors at Presbyterian Hospital
today reported that the Count of
Covadonga, former heir to the
Spanish throne, was slightly bet
ter" The count, an hereditary
sufferer from hemophilia, has
been given nine blood transfu-
sions in the past three weeks.
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WIDER ROAD
IS SPEEDED

ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE,
Va, Sept. 14.-Rights Of way
necessary for the widening Of Will
son Boulevard have all been Sc
cured, Commonwealth Attorney
Lawrence w. Douglas reported to
the county board Of commission
ers here Saturday.
While most of them were Sc
cured through sales agreed upon
by property owners, several pieces
had to be condemned and the lat
ter parcels involved a cost of 3d.
423.7S, which figured an average
of 20 cents per square foot. Prices
asked by the owners of these par
cells had figured an average OF so
cents per square foot.
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Nandadevi Scaled
For First Time

CALCUTTA, Sept. IA (U.P).
An Anglo-American expedition,
headed by Prof. Graham Brown.
succeeded yesterday in climbing
Mount Nandadevi, one of the high
est mountains in the British EN-
pire and the object Of Hindu wor-
ship. The mountain heretofore
was considered uncomfortable. No
other expedition has been able to
scale its heights.
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Soviet Women Aid
LoyaIist Cause

LONDON, Sept. IA G.N.SO.-So-
Wet women and children today
were campaigning to raise
funds for Spanish republican
women, Reuters reported from
Moscow. The drive marked the
first attempt to help the Spanish
loyalists since Soviet leaders
agreed to remain neutral, with
most Of the rest of Europe, in the
Spanish civil war.
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tional Federal power program.
ut is significant that the
President, while making his first
campaign year defense of his
yardstick theory, failed to an
Swer or explain the substan.
tiated charge that electricity
sold from these wasteful and
unnecessary projects costs the
people much more than the
same energy II sold by the pri-
vate utilities, any OstenSible
saving by way of lower rates
being made up twO-fOId from
taxes levied on everybody"
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..tor Standard Quality

Chesterfield has a standard
for mild, ripe tobaccos
-. standard for pure cigarette paper
-. standard for blending and cross-
blending that can't be copied
.. and standard for modern, up-so.
date manufacturing methods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
WOMAN DIES, MAN
 LOSES HIS NERVE

Juan Les Pins, France, May lS.- (UP)--Paul Paschka, Austrian iner- chant, explained to police today that he did not carry out his half of a suicide pact with his wife because the haunting Hungarian air Gloomy Sunday" which is sup posed to sadden every one, only cheered him up. Paschka and his wife Olga staked the last of their fortune at the gaming tables here. pledging themselves to suicide If they lost, police said. They did lose and Mime. Pa5chka went to the Ca- sino terrace, overlooking the Medi- terranean and asked the orchestra to play Gloomy Sunday"
 As the orchestra played, Mime. Paschka threw herself over the bal- cony into the sea and drowned. Paschka, police said, lost his nerve. They quoted him as saying: Hear ing the Hungarian music gave me new faith in life and I could not fol- low her."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
SCHOOL BOARD
 TOEND DISPUTE
Protests Made By Park Road, OrOnOke Resi-
 dents Will Be Heard

Despite the protestations of reSi- dents of the Park Road and Orc. noke school sections of the city in regard to the transfer of the pupils of three classroomS, one at Oro- noke, to Russell, the committee on teachers will move for the approval of the above proposal at the meet ing of the board of education this afternoon. In the light of the fact that all indications tend to prove that the measureis e beneficial one. from both the educational and economical standpoint, the general stand being taken against the pass age of this proposal by the school board leads to the assumption that there Is more to the issue than can be gathered from the outward ap- pearances.
 Supt. of Schools Thomas J. Con- don reiterated his statement fav- bring the measure this morning pointing cut that the transfer at Park Road school involves but le pupils and that the beneficial as- poets of the case outnumber the reasons for protesting such move Teachers who will be affected by this transfer of the three claSsroonis will be transferred.
 The superintendent also brought another fact to light this morning when he stated that elimination of
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BALDWIN ST.
 CHANGE COMING
Democrats Are Expected
 to Stand Solid on Vote 7 This Evening

Baldwin street will be granted a new, modern and beautiful approach from Union Square across the new bridge spanning the Mad river sole- ly through 6 solid vote of the dem- ocratjc members of the board of ale dermen tonight, 1t appeared appar- ent eraly this afternoon. Indications were that the 6. o. p. side of the board would oppose, unanimously a recommendation of City Engineer Robert A. Cairns that Mayor Frank Hayes be empowered to purchase three pieces of property for $b1 ,b0o on behalf of the city 50 that plans for the new approach may be per- fected.
 Favorable Report
 Aldermen Charles P. Sciullo and Frank x. Bergen, democratic metn- bers of the special aldermaliC coIn- mittee studying the $67,600 offer for the three pieces of property in ques- ton, were prepared to report pack favorably on the matter tonight. Alderman Joseph Wilhelm, repub- iican member of the committee, re- mained noncommittal up to early this afternoon. It appeared likely that he would offer minority re" port opposing the purchase.
 Almost Assured
 As the democrats have Q majority of one on the board 1t Is an assured fact that the plans for the new ap- proach will go through. The city will
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JOHN FIORENZA
 WEARS HIS TRIAL

New York, May ls.-(UP)-- Preparations by both prosecution and defense lawyers for the trial Of John Fiorenza, 24-lear old uphol- sterer who has confessed that he attacked and killed Mrs. Nancy Evans Titterton, indicated today that the trials major phase will be on inquiry into the working Of @ sex mad mind. The trial begins to- morrow.
 Four alienists for the state and one for the defense have examined Fiorenza since he admitted that 1t was he who on April 10. Good Erie day, attacked Mrs. Titterton in her apartment in exclusive Beekman Place, knotted Q filmy paJama coat around her neck, and dumped her. nude, in the bathtub to die Of strangulation. Fioranza's lawyers have revealed no plan of defense aside from the insanity plea indt- cated by engagement of their alien- ist.
 Their efforts were expected to be directed principally to saving Fio- renza from the electric chair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
PEACE OFFICERS
 DEFEATED MOB

Fresno, Calif.. May 18--(UP) = Two peace officers fought through q mob near here early today and saved Joe Chavez, 38-year-old Mex ican for whom a rope already had been looped over Q tree limb.
 Undersheriff Merrill Moore and Highway Patrolman Leo Henderson took Chavez. in the face of angry threats of the mob, and hurried him away to Fresno county jail.
 The Mexican allegedly stabbed Edwin Orayton. 48. a rancher. dur ing @ quarrel. Grayton died of his wounds. Witnesses said both men used weapons in the fight. Chavez was not wounded.
 Soon after word spread that drayton was dead. . crowd gathered at q lonely spot 6 few paces across the Fresno-Merced county line. When police arrived a rope was hanging from a tree. A commit tee' brought Chavez to the spot. where approximately % pexsons waited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
.LANDON, BORAH IN COLLISION
Meet in New Jersey for Battle Royal in Prima.
 ries on Tuesday
RY LYLE c. WILSON

Trenton, N. J., May 18--(UP)-- Sen. William E. Borah and Gov Ali M. Landon of Kansas meet head-on tomorrow in New Jerseys presidential primary poll for the first time as formal opponents in the le36 6. 0. p. sweepstakes. Po- litical observers believe the results will boost the Kansan nearer to the republican nomination and move Borah closer to the bolt he has threatened unless he approves ot the republican nominee. New Jer- sey also will express indierctly it's democratic preference between Pres- ident Roosevelt and Col. Henry Brockinridgc. Breckenridge hal tested anti-New Deal democratic sentiment in four of the fourteen presidential primary states and made his best showing in Maryland where he trailed MT, Roosevelt in a i.to-5 division of the primary ballot.
 Hauptmann Is Issue
 A popular referendum on the propriety of executing Bruno Rich. ard Hauptmann is Q collateral issue in the republican primary. Governor Harold c. Hoffman, who IS in bad with most leaders of his party but
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
CANISTER GIRL
 STICKS TO CODE

New York. May IS - (U.P) - Nancy Searville, IT, thought gang sters were romantic. She thrilled to the fact that a boy friend. l9, turned out to be Q bandit and in- troduced her to two other gunmen l8 and l9. She became gun moll' with a conviction that she was a lucky girl. With her black bobbed hair tied down with a ribbon and herself tastefully garbed in a tail- ored suit, she acted as lookout man" while her three fellow gang sters executed small-tiIne holdups.
 Even when police nabbed Charles Mannino. 10. he 'squealed" on Michael Dattonio, l6. Dattonio turn ed Michael Fortunate. le. and For- tunato-her own boy friend-told police about her. the illusion died hard. 4 judge held Nancy under s25, 900 ball. Policemen told her of Fortunatos perfidy. But Nancy still held to the code she had thought gangstcrs lived by. ''1 amt talkin' to you guys" she told the policemen. She went to jail that way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
COOPERATION TO
 AID JOBLESS

Washington, May IS - U.P) - Business. labor and government must cooperate to bring about cap acity production in the nations fac- tories before unemployment can keep pace with business recovery. the American Federation of Labor said today in its monthly business review.
 The A. F. of L. quoted figures showing that, of the l2.l84.O0O persons unemployed in March We can only count on business to pro- vide work for 100000 even when 1t reaches normal"
 The other 100000 the review stated. still will be jobleSs unless unemployment makes far better progress that tt has made to date"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
Senator MaloneyNel Leader or Democrats
Many Salient Facts Stand Out in Democratic COnven' -FitzGeraId Is New National Committee.
 man -MalOney's Leadership Looms

Ex.Mayor David F. TitSderald of New Haven will be Connecticut's next democratic national committee man: the states delegation to the national convention in Philadelphia will be as Q unit in endorsing Roose- welt and Garner; U. g.. Senator Francis T. Maloney of Meriden looms as the next leader of tho party irl Connecticut; the "old guard" has suffered e slight loss of prestige that will be rebuilt before next Sep- tember when the state ticket for the 1886 election is chosen--these are some of the salient results of the state convention which took place in New Haven on Friday and Saturday of last week.
 More Developments
 More developments as Q result of the defeat of the "old guard" by the new guard" are expected to be reported daily. The officially re. corded rebuff to the "old guard" is considered a serious one, one that will bring about battle at the fall convention even more bitter than than experienced the past week end.
 First of all the new guard" head ed by Senator Maloney and ex- Mayor Fitzgerald will proceed to spank" State Controller Charles O.. Swartz and Secretary of State O.. John Satti for lining up with the "old guard" forces headed by Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford. 1T the new guard" has It's way Swartz and satti will not 90 on the state ticket this fall,
 Watch WPA Jobs
 Secondly, the "old guard" forces will watch what WPA jobs and other
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FITZGERALD TO
 BE HONOR GUEST
New National Committee man Will Be Given Ba1-
 quet in Waterbury

Ex.Mayor David E. FitzOerald of New Haven, who will assume the duties of Connecticut national committeeman at next months na- tional convention of the democratic party in Philadelphia, will be the guest of honor next week ct tes- timonial dinner to take place in this city. Lieutenant- Governor Frank Hayes is general chairman of the committee arranging for the il1on- Ster gathering which will bring to the city leaders of the democratic party from all parts of the state.
 Mayor Thomas ]. Spellacy, Mrs. Josephine Flynn of Bridgeport, the new national comfnitteewoman, Na- tional Committeeman Archibald McNeil, National ConTnitteewOmar1 Fannie Dixon Welch, Attorney Paul R. Connery of Norwalk, D. s. Sena- tors Francis T. Maloney of Merideii and Augustine Lonergan of Hart. ford, State Chairman Smith, 0ovs ernor Wilbur L. Cross, U. s. Attor- ney General Homer g. Cummings, Postmaster General James A. Far ley, State Controller Charles SwartS of Norwalk, Secretary of State. O. John satti of New London, States Attorney General Edward Daly oi Hartford and oil of Connecticucs democratic congressman available for the dinner will also Do special guests.
 Waterbury Leads Harmony
 Waterbury will take the lead in perfectlng harmony in the demo- cratic ranks of the state in prepar- ation for the coming campaign. While there is still little hard feeling over the outcome of the state convention Saturday in New Haven, 1t is not apparent among
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
ALLEGED SWEAT. SHOPS PROBED
North Elm Street Sewing Room May Have Visit
 of Federal Men

Investigation of charges that sweat shop" conditions prevail at the WPA sewing room project on North Elm street is expected to re- suit in the near future from com" plaints filed with national cfticials of the WpA at Washington. The Democrat learned today that Ilut1- Der of letters protesting the treat- ftient of women employees at the sewing factory has already gone to Harry Hopkins, WPA administrator, and that additional protests will be mailed. Employees declare that pro. tests made with State Senator Matthew Daly. state WPA adminis- trator, and with other state leaders of the WPA have had no effect.
 Complaint Endorsed
 It was reported today that com. plaint sent to Washington last week had received the endorsement of Q woman employed at the project re- high government official when Q lated to him over the week end the alleged conditions which prevail at the sewing-room and that he had assured her that he would ask Hopkins to send special investi. gator into this state to study condi- tons ct the North Elm street workshop. The report was that the of1icial assured the woman employe that he would ask Hopkins to ignore the state ofiice at New Haven and to conduct the investigation directly from Washington.
 Another Charge
 An additional charge lodged today was one that the forelady at the
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TWO CHAMPIONS ARE ELIMINATED
Mrs. GIena COIlett Ware of U. S. = Manda Morgan
 of England Beaten

Southport, Eng, May le.--(UP). Two major champions-the Am- erican titleholder and British de- fender-were eliminated in the first round of the British women's golf championship today. They were Mrs. 0lenna Collett Var of Phila- ielphia and small shy Wanda Mor- gan of Writestable, Kent. Mrs. Ware went out of the tournament along with Mrs. Frank 0oldthwaite, Fort Worth, Tex, and Mrs. Opal s. Hill, Kansas City. That left five Ameri- cans in the running for the only major British links title which never has crossed the Atlantic.
 American Beat Mrs. Ware
 Mrs. Ware, six-times American champion and runner-up in the British event in 1929 and 1880, was eliminated five and three by Char. lotte Gluttlng of South Orange, N. J.--one of the Philadelphia vet- cans best friends. Miss Morgan lost, three and one, to Bridget Newell, young barrister from Derby shire who won the medal for S6- holes of elimination play. Mrs. Ooldthwaite, who led the tield at
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WAR MACHINE OF
 JAPAN IN CHINA
Mighty Army Is Filling Sections China Is in
 Much Dread
By JOHN R. MORRIS

Copyright 1O36, by United PrcSsl Shanghai, May i8- (UP)-The miRhtiest war machine Japan has ever mobilized on Chinese territory inside the great wall caused grave Chinese fears today that Ave north ern provinces are about to be an- neXed to Manchukuo.
 Rapidly moving developments north of the Yellow river con- vinced many in the Nanklng gov. ernment that by force of arms Ja- pan intends to place Henry Pu VI, Emperor Rang Teh of Manchukuo, on the dragon throne of his ances- tors beneath the glittering yellow tiles of Peiping's forbidden city.
 Chinese Concern
 Grave Chinese concern increased when the Japanese embassy an- nounced that henceforth there would be no statements regarding the strength of Japan's vastly aug mented north China garrisons.
 Teintsin dispatches reported that with completion Of present Japa- nese troop movements between the great wall and the Yellow river Japan will have the most powerful military machine she has ever as- sembled for action against the Chinese.
 Normal Japanese garrison n strength in north China will have been increased by approximately 300 per cent.
 A week ago Japan had only about $500 troops in Pieping, Tientsin, Fengtai, Tangku and at small posts along the Peiping-Mukden railway, in which British bond holders are heavily interested.
 Thursday and Friday Japan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18
GREAT BRITAIN
 PLANS BIG NAVY
Increase Warships Be. cause of Aggressions
 Made By Italy, Japan
BY FREDERICK KUII lO36. by United PreSs)

Copyright, lVSb, Dy Onlteu FEessl
 London, May I8-tUP) - Con- fronted by 1taly's outright seizure of Ethiopia and renewed Japanese saber rattling inside the great wall of China, Great Britain today de- cided to take an emphatic lead in the race for naval armainentS. Bri- tain sent a note to the United States conveying notification of the British navy to retain 10000 tons of destroy CTS in excess of treaty limits. A vir- tually identical note was sent to Japan. The United Press is able to reveal that the memorandum 10 Washington was dated May 6. Its contents, hitherto secret, expressed Britain's preference to settle the is- sue of destroyer tonnage increase by negotiation rather than by invoking the so-called escalator clause of the 1880 London naval limitations treaty.
 Blamed on Italy
 The direct move for bigger, more mobile and more powerful British navy was luulchJeu Jo pS OAlS Aeo1As of Italy's aggressiveness.
 The British memorandum cited flatly as the reason for it's destroyer increase the fact that powers, not bound by the London treaty, have laid down more than 200 subma- rines since 1880. Italy was not bound by the London pact, which was signed by the United States, Great Britain and Japan. It expires au- tomatically at the end of this year. U. S. Memorandum
 The memorandum to the United States said:
 In the circumstances the govern (Cnntinued On Page 4O
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MEXICO IS NEAR
 WORSE STRIKE

Mexico City, May 18-(UP)-Pres- ident Lazaro Cardenas assumed charge today of efforts to prevent 6 strike of 10000 men employed by the Mexican National Railways, the country's largest rail system. They seek higher wages and day of rest.
 The strike has been called for 5 D. m. (6 p. m. EsT). Railwaymen were orderer to start all trains nor- mally if they are scheduled to leave terminals before ?. m. to take the trains on to their destination but to start no run after the zero hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-18

office agent in Persia.
 Wrangel island, setting for the drama retold in court today, Is off the northeastern coast of Siberia, It is barren, usually surrounded by pack ice.
 Peopling the island are Eskimos placed there as colonists ten years ago and handful of Russian me- neurological experts.
 Terrible Reign
 It is the states case that Semen chuk, sent to the island at once es- tablished a terrible reign of oppres- sion in which he caused Wolfson to be murdered and caused the sui- eide of another man. Thin, his pale face buried in his hands, Siemen- chuk listened as Mrs. WolfSon dee
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Final NelUs Flashes
TWENTY AT COCKFICHT FINED

Southbridge, Mass, May 18- (UP) - Twenty persons were fined $10 each in district court today on charges of being present at cock Egan, 56, of Charlton, charged with promoting the fight, was released in s20O bail pending hear ing Saturday. Eighty other persons had escaped a surprise raid by state police Those arrested gave addresses from three New England states.