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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
ARREST USERSoF 1886 MARKERS
State Police Troopers Are Picking Up Motorists
 Who Carry Them

State police troopers patrolled the roads in Waterbury and vicinity to. day under orders to halt all cars bearing le36 markers. One motorist was apprehended in the city this morning and an arrest was reported in Watertown last night as the state department apparently attempts to put a stop to the premature use of new markers during the final week of grace for the old registra- tionD.
 It is improbable that charges will be preferred against offending mo. torists, but they will not be allowed to continue to use the new plates until after midnight of March ] when they may be legally displayed.
 Followed Accident
 The violation reported last night followed on accident involving the
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Final Neuvs Flashes
RUDY VALLEE IN CONGRESS

Washington, Feb. 25-(UP)-A Broadway delegation including Gene Buck, Rudy vallee, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin told the house patents committee today that musical power trust" is trying to take "sock' at Amer icas creative talent. Buck, as spokesman, said picture exhibitors hotel owners and broadcast ing stations, was seeking to amend the copyright laws at the expense of the artists Buck opposed the so-called Duffy bill to amend he 1909 copy right legislation. It was the first of three copy right bills to come before the house committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
ATTORNEY GEN.
 WILENTz BUSY
Hurries Home to Prevent Gov. Hoffman From His
 Second Reprieve
By ROBERT MUsEL jnlted Press Stan Correspondent)

NStseWSvA = hSo8 tSSsSse WV SeEsOeaeASaevG
 Trenton, N. J., Feb. 25-(UP)-- Attorney General David T. Wilentx speeding back from an interrupted Florida vacation to protect the structure of guilt he erected about Bruno Richard Hauptmann, will 60 to the courts, if necessary, to pre-. vent another reprieve for the Lind- bergh baby slayer, 1t was reported today, The prosecutor was expected here late today. Soon after his ar. rival lie will call Q conference of aides to chart c defense against attacks on important witnesses by Governor Harold c, Hoffman. Wil- entz will find the Hauptmann situ- Ation radically changed since he went south in January. He believed then that Governor Hoffman would convince himself during the period of reprieve granted Hauptmann that the case had been solved. His attic tude was one of Indulgence for aa- others foibles.
 Governor starts Things .
 In8Ce0o or becoming conVlnceu, Hoffman hes flatly accused Willard Whited, Identification witness, of ly- ing, has hinted that he may ask pr. John r. (Japsie) Condon to return to explain alleged discrep- ancies in his testimony, and ex. pressed skepticism about the verac- ity of still another Identification witness ct the Remington trial.
 Insurrection against the governor arose in the ranks of his own rec publican party on the legislature floor last night. exciting the galier- les to alternate cheers and boos, but the governor is fighting for his political future and Wilentz may have to use drastic measures to pros tect the case he built.
 The Whited case may reach c Hunterdon county grand Jury. Should the sourland mountaineer
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KOCHIMUTH WILL
 PICK HIM AGAIN.
Witness Who Helped Con. vict Hauptmain Makes
 Reply to Governor

Trenton, Feb. 2b--(UP) - Anan- dus Hochmuth, octpgenarian Franco prussian war veteran, stopped shoveiing snow In front of his Hopewell, N. J., home today long enough to say that he could and would identify Bruno Richard Hauptmann again as the man he saw with Q ladder near tho Lind- berg estate before the Kidnapping.
 Hochmuth Is one of the two witt nesses whose testimony against FIauptmann at. the Lindbergh kid- naping trial has been challenged by Gov. Harold Hoffman.
 The veterans statement came as Attorney General David Wilentz was speeding back from Florida vacation with the reported intention of going to court If necessary to prevent another reprieve for the convicted slayer of Charles Augus- tus Lindbergh, Jr.
 Reenacted Scene
 Clad In blue denim and wearing e battered felt hat, Hoohmutll watchet while his son-in-law, Henry Plump, geenacted Hoch- muth's original Identification oi Hauptmann as the man he saw . fe hours before the kidnapping with . ladder strapped to his auto- mobile.
 Hochmuth has been put in q po- sition of vital importance to the Hauptmann prosecution because 0i the attacks on the credibility oi ,N (Continued on Pare 4,)
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made. He said that these reduc. tons were routine ones and did not call for any special publicity, be- cause they were similar to many reductions which had been made con- tinuously over a period of years. His record shows, he said, that dur. ing the six years in which he had been in Waterbury the company made rate reductions which totaled Si,6O0,o 900, throughout its. system. Of this amount $347,000 became ef. fective during 1895.
 Tn Excess of $90,000
 He did not have an opportunity to analyze the effect of the present rate reductions but he indicated that for the Waterbury district 1t would be in excess of $o0,000. He pointed out that proportional rate reductions were being made siinul- taneousiy in all the other districts of the company.
 Although 1t is not the company policy, he said, as rate reductions are made, to announce them through the newspapers. the com pany, nevertheless, undertakes 70 notify each customer at. the time
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ROOSEVELT JR.
 WILL HELP GIRL

Cambridge, Mass, February 24 - (UP) - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.. son of the president, has person. ally taken charge of obtaining treatment for i5.year-old Dorothy Porter. infantile paralysis victim When the president visited liar. yards Fly Club Saturday, the girl, who was stricken nine years ago. was introduced to Mir. Roosevelt Her family Is poor. Police Chief Timothy Leahy spoke to the presi. dent in her behalf. The president said it will Do taken care Cf."
 Young Roosevelt said he was col- lccting data and would write his father on details of the case to pc certain that Dorothy gets treatment at Warm GpringAs ca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
MOVIE BANDIT s4S,000 BONDS
Youth Appeared in Boston ] Court ,Today-Entered
 Not Guilty Plea

<, Boston, Feb. ,2Hs lUrl "A 2a-yeag- old somerville youth was arrested today after he apparently had been recognized in c courthouse corridor by Charles Malkewicz, 22, who al- legedly has confessed to coinplicity in Sundays 9i2,800 hold-up ct the Keith Boston theater. MaikewicZ was being taken into municipal court in custody of four policemen when he wirked ct c bystander. Special Officer Patrick Mclaughlin immediately arrested the youth and took him to headquarters for ques- tioning. Arraigned before Judge Daniel diilen, Maikewicz pleaded not guilty to charges of armed robbery, receiving stolen goods, and carrying c concealed weapon, and was held in total ball of S24,000 for hearing Friday.
 Made It Double
 Judge dillen stipulated double surety, however, making the bail equivalent to S4e,000. Authorities said later they had been tipped that three possible associates of Make. wicz would be at court when he was arraigned. Tie 9omerville youth (contifaiied on Page 4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
Senator Robinson Also Ac. cused Another Officer of
 Playing Politics MAJOR GEN. BOLLES VIOLATES DEPT. RULES Mitchell Sent to His Grave Disgraced By Aid of
 Hastings
Washington, February 25

Washington, February 25
 (UP) = Administration leaders in congress launched a sharp counter attack to- day on critics of the army or der in which President Roosevelt relieved Major General Johnson Hagood, critic of WPA, from conn inand on the Eighth Corps Area. Senator Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson, during debate on the Hagood dis- missal, said that Maj. Gen. Y. c. Bolles, commander of the Seventh Corps area, was engaged in politics in violation of war department re- gulations. Hagood yesterday was re- lieved of his command and 1t was
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SABOTAGE ON
 BRITISH SHIPS

London, Feb. 26.-tUP)-scotland Yard men Investigated the fourth recent case of sabotage against Q British warship. This time, it was learned, mine releasing apparatus of the destroyer Velox was damaged ct Chatham backyard last week end, An admiralty spokesman char acterized 1t as of minor material i'm. portance.
 The ship is being retltted. It was understood authorities suspected c workman. Scotland Yard men are questioning other workmen, in hope of solving not only the present inc stance of sabotage but all of them.
 The Daily Express Plymouth cor- respondent said that authorities found that political extremists were responsible, Q public prosecution was unlikely, it was added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
WHISKEY BEING
 MADE FROM SOAP
Bootleggers Are Jump Ahead of Govt. Chem.
 ists Speed Up to Stop It
By FREDERICK c. OTIiMAN United Press stan Correspondent)

By FWEDENkCh Ns OAhNAHN
 United Press stan Correspcndent)
 Washington, Feb. 25- tUp)-- Treasury chemists raced against time today in an effort to devise Q denatured alcohol which scientific bootleggers can't turn first into soap and then into whiskey. Every day that is lost, officials said, means il. licit production of thousands Of gal- Ions of liquor from radiator alcohol, lacouer thinner and liniment. Nu- rnerous illegal rectifiers, operating in New York, Chicago and other metro- poiitan areas are turning commercial alcohol into drinking alcohol by Q method 50 simple 1t would have meant millions to Al Capone during his prohibition heydey, had 1t been discovered then.
 Substance Kept Secret
 A substance available in any drug store (name withheld here ct re- quest of treasury authorities) is the key to the new bootleg process. A criminal in possession of the secret merely takes 6 jug of radiator ale cohol, pours in quart or 50 of the emulsifier, and shakes the Jug.
 This process causes the denatur- ant in the alcohol to einulsify into Q sort of liquid soap, which flows on top of tho alcohol after 8 period of settling. The bootlegger skins of the soap, which contains the poison. What remains is potable alcohol. He runs that through Q still to remove any traces of einulsifier and has left grain alcohol which may easily be colored, bottled and marketed as bounded whiskey, imported gin or aged Scotch. During the first II months of last year the alcohol tax bureau confiscated i9,De6 stills and O4,2o6 gallons of alcohol. It ar.
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MRS. ToMAsELLo ILL

Boston, February 2S - (UP) =. Mrs. Frances Tomaselio, widow Of Joseph A. Tomasello, treasurer Of the democratic state committee and Boston contractor who was buried yesterday, was seriously III ct her Jamaica Plain home today. Mrs. Tomaselios illness apparently was due to shock resulting from the death of her husband and her son. Joseph, Jr., Brown University stu- dent, within 10 days. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
WILDCATS ARE WILD

Hardwick, Mass. February 26.-- (UP) =. Their normal food sources cut off by fec and snow. wildcats, made desperate by hunger, are iii- yading Ehls village. Yesterday P. !. Carroll shot . 20-pound wildcat iii the nortaern section Of Hardwick. Only last Saturday he had baggcd an is-pounder on the Rinec road. For each cat hc collected . eiO bounty from the county,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
RETIRED MINISTER HURT

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 2S--(UP) -.-The Rev. pr, Alsop Leffingwell. 7T,. retired Episcopal minister and former rector of St. Paul's church, Albany, Ind, suffered a brain con- ctission when run down by an aI- tcmobilc last night.
 A graduate Of Berkeley Divinity sshcol, nc had been in the city about two months. lie retired from gt. Pauis in 1912. The drlvca A. Glenn Evans. 27, was held on . reck- lens driving eharGes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25

not going to devote their whole livag to Bruno Richard Haupt- mann" WilentE said.
 Wilentz statement was made while on route to New Jersey from an in- terrupted vacation in Florida.
 He was angered at reports that he might have offered Willard Whited, Q prosecution witness, part of the reward for capturing the Lindbergh kidnaper.
 No Reward Offered
 NO member of the prosecution staff," he said angrily, lever as much as discussed the matter of rewards with any witnesses"
 He planned to 90 directly to his home upon arrival in New Jersey, instead of stopping in Trenton. He will 20 to Trenton tomorrow for Q conference with members of the prosecution staff.
 .ehe prosecution, it was revealed, doubts that 1t would be possible to obtain any indictment against
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TEACHERS WILL
 TAKE UP BATTLE
Will Fight for Rights in Opposition to Money
 Backed Opponents
BY FRANCIS I. LRARY

Limited Press Stan Corresp0ndentl
 St. Louis, Mo-. Feb. 26.--(UP)--A fighting constitution for the teach- Ing profession in order to defeat ''witchburners and fanatics", was proposed to the National Educa. tional Association convention today by pr. Charles A. Beard, author and historian.
 Tt seeins." he said. "that we have reached . point In American life where the maintenance Of edu- cationa liberty can no longer be taken for granted. All over the country, schools are attacked by highly organized and well-financed minorities that seek to brow-beat legislatures, the congress of the United States, school boards and teachers.
 Europe An Example
 "Already In large sections of Eu- rope teachers belle known truths. and prostfate themselves before pos-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
FAMILIES HID
 TIN CORN CRIBS

New Haven, Ill., Feb. 2S--tU.P)- twelve families were iaarooned In Ccrncribs 10 miles south Of here tc- day when the big Wabash inundated
 Tishermen who attempted to reach the families were forced to turn back by fec jams.
 The families fled their homes and took refuge in the Corncribs, elc- vated csi heavy plies. after water had flooded several Iow-lyinG houses.
 Aocordlns to Ben Becker, q storc- Keeper, the water wag Ave Co alS feet deep in many residences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
Democrats HurL Back
 Challenge OF Senator Hastings or DeLaludre.
Light, Po1UerC Company
 10 Reduce It's Rates
Local Manager Charles J. Allen Stated Today Details Were Not Completed-More Than $9O,OOO VIII
 Be Saved By Consumers of Electricity

At the local office of The Connecticut Light and Power Company today 1t was learned that the company was planning to reduce its lighting and power rates soon Charles Allen local manager of the company stated that he had no details yet but that he had been advised that certain domestic rate reductions would take place. e1e
 April 27th Commercial power reductions will also De
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
NIGHT CITY EDITOR DIES

Boston, Feb. 26.-( (UP)-Frederic Gordon Hale 62 night city editor of the Boston Traveller and brother of the late Congressman Fletcher Hale of New Hampshire, died suddenly of heart disease at his Back Bay apartment today. Hale was stricken soon after arriving home from his nights work. A veteran newspaperman, Hale had worked at various times during the last 45 years for the old Boston Journal, Boston Herald, Boston American, Boston Advertiser, and Wor- cester Telegram. He had been with the Traveller for the last 16 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
WHISTLER Is DEAD

MOlyokc. Mass, Feb. 26--t tupl A friendly WrcBtiing match at Arneri- can Ksanion headquarters cost tho lIfe Of m Dlhas [. o'Connur, 42. war veteran, today. yze died Of Q brokeli neck suffered Hundays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
WfLentz Is Angry ODer Attacks On Court Witnesses.
Will Not Call Back Dr. Condon or Any Other Witness; Defines Perjury as Charged By Governor fioff.
 nlarn-NO Reward Was Ever Offered
BY LEvINGs S. WILLIS (Copyright, 1oSe, by United Press)

Washington February 25- (UP) - Attorney General David T. Wez of New Jersey today told the United Press that regardless of developments in the Haupann case he would not ask Dr. John (Jafse) Condon or any other witness to return to the United States.
 Prosecution witnesses in the Hauptmann trial are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
TREASURY BALANCE

WashinEton, Fob. 2b-(Up)--1Vvs ernment oxponBeB and receipts f0r the current fiscal year to Feb. Slb| na compared with c year nEOi
 ;i,hls Year IcxpongeB Last femR $4,0b?, 000 ,0027i xAAa1eVv'iehls ss.9Os, s,oos,77S.OS .s2,ssG,cii,sDS.ai ss,o6s.oO7.si1os ss.sso.ssbsoisa
 Cash Balance Si,s21 1,773,b00.04 ss,OSS,pp0,4li,sV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
EsCAPED INMATE DID NOT WAIT

Danbury, Conn, Feb. 25.-(UPl-Fred D. Albright 80, who escaped from Middletown State hospital Sunday applied at recruiting station today to enlist in the navy. Chief Petty Officer Arthur Waddell, who said he became suspicious of the mans actions asked for identi- fication papers and was shown parole card, en- titling him to use of the hospital grounds. Wad- dell said he left Albright at the recruiting station while he notified police and when he returned with the officers Albright was gone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25
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Final Edition
 Qosing St0cs Late News Eydshe es
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
$l2OO MADE ON
 COOLIDGE SALE

Northampton, Mass, May 8. (UP) Charity was about $l,000 richer and Northampton waS considerably poorer in historical fore today as re- suit of yesterdays auction of house. hold furnishings of Calvin Coolidge.
 Proceeds were estimated conserva- lively at $1,200, of which 1t was ex- pected approximately $200 would go to Auctioneer George Howard Bean, 49-year-old secondhand furniture dealer who presided over the sale in a picnic-like atmosphere at Smith Agricultural school arena,
 Ralph w. Hemenway, MT. Cool idge's one-time law partner and now counsel for Mrs. Coolidge, said proceeds would be used for "char- itable purposes"
 Bean refused to disclose the exact total of receipts.
 "It's a business proposition" he explained.
 Most of the 400 persons who paid $l for the privilege of attending the auction bid on cups, Saucers and other bric-a-brac. Bidding on living room and bedroom sets and desks was considerably less spirited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
AUXILIARY ELECTS
 MRS. R. B. BAYARD

Members of the church periodical club of the New Haven Archdea- conry Women's auxiliary elected Mrs. Richard B. Bayard of Water- bury chairman at the annual meet. ing of the group held yesterday in Seymour.
 Mrs. Robert Hulsart and Mrs. William Roden were delegates from Trinity Episcopal church. Other lo- cal women present were: Mrs. 0. M. Merriam, Mrs. Ellen R. Town- send, Mrs. James F. Johnston, Mrs. Henry Sinpkin, Mrs. Ray rnond Wilkins, Mrs. Albert Tassel, Mrs. Lura Dutton, Mrs. Raymond Shove and Mrs. Martin Lowe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
Bunker Hill To Send
 48 To High Schools
Entire June Graduating Class to Further Education in
 Institutions of Higher Learning

Catholic high, l-College-Mar- garet Sheehy.
 Leavenworth " ocational B. Nicholas Parello, William Phillips Charles Henne, Albert Shattuck, Charles Ingraham, Warren Tapken Gaetano Russo, Daniel LePage.
 Nursing Mary West.
 Wilby - Stenographic-lO-M M are garet Moriarty, Ruth Whitney Eleanor Cooke, Ruth Goodenougll, Eleanor Baldwin, Lillian Rotella, Agnes Turner. Thora Miller, Eliz- abeth Allen, Virginia Girch.
 Normal preparatory, Hazel ruth Durner.
 Bookkeeping 3--Nicholas Costan- tini, Ralph Theriault, Florence Syssa.
 Singapore, Malaya, will spend $l,- 250,00O to relieve unemployment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

As usual, every pupil in the grad uating class of Bunker Hill school will enter high school in the fall The class numbers 48. Twenty-four will go to Crosby, IA to Wilby, nine to Leavenworth, and one to Catho- lie high. The list follows: Crosby-College course, 10-Rob- ert Vensel, Donald Vensel, Mar tin Hulse, George Angrave, Albert Class, Franklyn Finnan, Werner Larson, William Kurtz, John Dixon, Ruth Boylan.
 Technology, Civilian Taylor, Donald Robbins, Norman Benedict, Donald Hickey, Robert Lewis, Alfred Grocut, George Canfleld, Robert Lowell.
 Classical 6-Bertha Webb, Ger aldine Jones, Thelma Branch, Shir- ley Foster, Claire Charamut, Polly Ebbs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

Chemical business in British Mall aya is the best in recent years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
BURLEIGH CHORUS
 PRESENTS PROGRAM

The Harry T. Burleigh chorus rendered a program of negro spir- ituals last night in ADavenport hall under the direction of c. Lorring BurWell. The chorus was organized last October. Soloists of the eve- ming included Irving Hunter, Mrs. M. Foust, Wesley Clapp, Mrs. M. Bacote, G. Ward and Mrs. D. Sur divant. Walter Newberry was ac- companist.
 The following program of char acteristic music was enjoyed: Let Us Cheer the Weary Traveller
 HI. T. Burleigh Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
 H. T. Burleigh Go Tell It On the Mountains
 II. T. Burleigh solo-Irving Hunter (Tenor)
 Go Down Moses solo-Mrs. M. Foust (Contralto) Blind Man Stood on the Road solo-Wesley Clapp (Tenor)
 Water Boy--Avery Robinson Don't Be Weary, Traveler--
 H. T. Burleigh Golden Slippers-zeiner wade in the Waters-Noble Cain Solo-Mrs. M. Bacote lSoprano) wait Till I Put On My Grown"
 --Reddick solo-G. Ward (Tenor)
 Give Me Jesus-H. T. Burleigh eolo--Mrs. D. Sturdivant, (Soprano) ..stood on the River of Jordan
 F. T. Burlelgh 0ot Rellgion-Noble Cain ateal Away-H. T. Burleieh Negro National Anthem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
Special Commission Named By Governor
 Conducting Survey
Information Desired Principally on Cases Involving Legal Responsibility, Financial Responsibility;
 Judge F. p. McEvOy, Chairman of Commission

Every lawyer in the state has been called on to aid the commission appointed to study the financial responsibility act it disclosed today with the receipt by local attorneys of letters from John C. Blacka secretary of the commits son Lawyers asked to forward information aS to the case or cases of death or injury with which you familiar which during the past two years where there has been legal responsibility but not recovery because of the financial irresponSibilty of the motorists"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

stephen r. Mitchell, worthy president of the Brass City aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, was reelected president at a meeting last evening. Other officers elect cd were: Worthy lce-president, John F. Adams; treasurer, Dennis R. Mitchell; secretary, c. A. Peck; chaplain, Raymond Miller; cOn- ductOr, John Dale; inside guard ian, James Caffrey; outside guard ian, John A. Degnan; physician, Dr. George A. Leonard.
 Dyson Heminway was elected trustee for three years; James Shea for two years, and James Kirkman for one year. Dennis
 Mitchell, ele eyted treasurer last night, has been a trustee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

Asost of the typewrlters now being used In Egypt were made in America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
CHASE MEN ENJOY
 BIG BEANO PARTY

Forty valuable prizes, all products
 of the plant, were given away at e beano party of the Chase Fore mems Association last night at their North Main street clubrooIns, follow ing 6 brief business barley. All