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The Washington times., 1937-03-26
DAWSON JURY
DEADL0CKED,
DISCHARGED

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 26
The trial of Emmett C. Dawson,
mayor of Alexandria, in the United
states District Court here on
charges of concealing assets during
bankruptcy proceedings came to a
close last night when the jury was
unable to agree after five hours
deliberation.
Judge Luther B. Way, who heard
the case, Immediately discharged
the jury. Retrial of Mr.. Dawson
is expected to be held in this same
court in September.
In final arguments Sterling
Hutchison, of Richmond. who led
the prosecution. declared Mr.. Da-
viSon had been "evasive" through
out the trial when questioned con-
cerning two bank accounts that,
it was charged. were transferred
from the mayors and wife's joint
account to that of Mrs. Dawson
and her daughter. Mr.. Dawson
was also charged with having con-
cealed part of his salary during
the bankruptcy hearings in No
yember of 1885.
Mrs. Dawson was accompanied
by nurse when she appeared in
court to testify in her husbands
behalf. She suffered collapse
shortly after testifying during the
four-day trial.
Three counts in the indictment
on which the mayor was tried
charged concealment of assets,
while the fourth charged him with
perjury in swearing to a false oath
while testifying before the referee
in bankruptcy.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Crash Victim S Last
Word Is Wise Crack

SALEM, Ill, March 26 G.N.SO.
Ted Mullens, 35-year-old master
of ceremonies for the professional
roller-skating troupe that was vir-
tually wiped out in a bus accident
near here, died from his injuries
yesterday with a wise crack on his
lips. He asked his doctor:
do you think I'll be able to
skate if / get well?"
The doctor said:
"Of course"
The dying man replied:
That's funny. / was never
able to skate before"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
TRADE PLAN WITH
 BRITAIN PRAISED

Washington, Nov. 19-(U.P0 - Administration leaders today re- garded the consent of the British government to negotiate a trade agreement with the United States as one of the most important steps of recent years for restoration and maintenance of world political and economic peace.
 Secretary of State Cordell Hull long has considered a trade agree ment with Great Britain as nec- essary to his trade agreement pro- gram for restoration of world po- itical stability and the achieve ment of world economic peace and military disarmament. He considers trade agreements the foundation stones of his foreign policy of the good neighbor" who trades and lives in peace.
 The announcement that the two great English speaking nations pro- pose to negotiate trade agree ment, coming as it does on the heels of the German -JapaneSe-Ital- ian anti Communist concordat and at the height of Japan's military defiance of the worlds democracies. was interpreted in diplomatic quar- ters as having political significance outweighing even the trade poten- tialities of the proposed pact.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
Duke or Windsor's Friend
 Bedeaux Reaches Glasgow

BedauX at first refused to be m- terviewed but eventually consented to talk before he left the ship. "The Duke and I are still good friends despite everything that has hap pened." said BedauX. But l can not say anything about the future. l know nothing of the Dukes plans.
 "It has been said that I am a Fascist. There is no truth whatso- ever in it. I am an international consulting engineer and I can not afford to identify myself with any particular political system. l am afraid it was on the Fascist alle- gation that the tour of the Duke broke down."
 Then Bedaux took occasion to say that he did not intend to give up his American citizenship. "I do not know how that story got about. . he said. "The suggestion Is abso- luately ridiculous" Bedaux was asked then whether his resignation as head of the British Bedaux CO, announced recently, was connected with the postponement of the Dukes visit. "I resigned long ago. belSre the events and circumstances which led to the cancRllation of the proposed tour" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
MARRIAGE LAWS
 ARE DISCUSSED
Church of England to Put No Parliamentary Ban
 on Divorced People

London. Nov. ie-(UP)-The as- sembly of the Church of England defeated overwhelmingly today a proposal to seek parliamentary ban on use of the prayer book mar riage service for re-marriage of guilty persons in divorce suits. Lord Hugh Cecil. in @ speech yesterday, demanded forcibly that the assem- ply appoint c committee to prepare such a bill for parliament.
 Lord Cecil Defeated
 Instead of Cecil's proposal, the assembly today adopted & motion by Rev. Norman Powell Williams of oxford. This motion, an amend- ment to Cecil's, opposed any par liamentary action. Instead 1t acc cepted the judgment of a recent convocation of the church that use of the prayer book service was in- admissible for the remarriage of anyone whose original marriage, had been dissolved by divorce but whose former spouse was still alive.
 That is not an absolute ban. Clergymen may defy the ruling and the church. But several speakers opposed Cecilus idea, among them the Archbishop of Canterbury, spir- itual leader of the church, who said:
 Better to leave few clergy who will not obey the rulings of the convocation to live in their some-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19

Glasgow. Nov. 19.-(UP)-Charles E. BedauX, arriving secretly today from the United States, denied that he was a Fascist and said that he and the Duke of Windsor were still good friends despite the events that caused the Duke to postpone his American visit.
 Bedaux and his wife arrived from Montreal in the liner Duchess ot Bedford, booked as MT. and Mrs Charles Jones'" With three mem- bers of Beadaux's staff they dis embarked at Greenock, the Port ot Glasgow, on their way to Liverpool and London.
 Bedaux, who was the Duke of Windsors representative in the United States arranging plans for the Dukes visit-postponed because of American labor opposition to Be- daux as inventor of an industrial efficiency system-was guarded like a royal parsonage.
 Detective Inspector David Storier of Scotland Yard. personal body guard to the Duke, dashed aboard as socn as the liner arrived and stationed himself at the door to Bedauxs suite to ward off the curi- ous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
Percy Angel Face Geary Captured Without Any
 Attempt to Fight
TO BE REUNITED
 IN ALBANY PRISON
Investigation of Their Escape Taken Up By
 State, Federal Groups

Syracuse, N. Y, November 19. - (UP) - Percy (Angel Face) Geary may rejoin his pals today in a prison stronger than the one from which he led them in a spec tacular escape Tuesday. Geary, captured yesterday, about 24 hours after police caught his companions, John Oley and Harold (Red) Crowley, was under heavy guard in the Syracuse courthouse jail pending to answer to the "es- cape proof" Albany County Prison. Oley and Crowley were sent there yesterday.
 The three convicts, convicted Of participating in the Kidnapping ot John J. O'Connell in Albany, N. r., in 1883, escaped from the Onondaga County Penitentiary at nearby James vile, which is not equipped with modern devices for guarding inmates.
 Held In Albany
 They will be held ip Albany pend. ing the action of @ special grand jury called to consider jail break ing indictments. Five years may be added to the 77-year terms which Oley and Geary are serving for the o'Connell Kidnapping, and five years Mi (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
FOOTBALL RIOT
 AT BERKELEY, CAL.
Four Policemen, One Other Man Hurt; $5,OOO Dam.
 age to Property

Berkeley, Calf, Nov. 19-(UP)- Four policemen and another man were injured, property valued at S5,000 was destroyed and 3l persons were arrested today during @ riot of students holding a football rally for the University of California; -Stan- ford university game.
 Several thousand University of California students, aroused by Q huge bonfire rally last night and predictions of Q California victory over Stanford at Palo Alto, Satur- day, poured into the streets.
 The rioters, including non-student partisans, smashed store windows, damaged automobiles, started bon- fires in the streets and battled policemen.
 Berkeley's 80-man police force and fire department, with its fire engines painted blue and gold in- stead of the usual red as conces- sion t o the students, had their busiest night in years.
 Someone tore out the wiring of & fire alarm box, putting B alarm boxes out of commission. A man wrenched @ hose away from firemen and turned the stream on them. Several were knocked down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
BROWNSTE|N IS
 HEAVILY FINED
Violator of State Labor
 Laws Given $l6O.9O in Court Today

Fines and costs totaling $l60.9o were imposed on Harry Brownstein, 4i, of 28 Avalon circle, who was ar- raigned in city court today on al- legations of 20 infractions of the state labor laws.
 Through his counsel, Attorney Herman J. Weisman, the accused admitted that the violations had been committed at his concern, the Waterbury Apron and Underwear O., Inc, 32 Cherry avenue, but claimed he was not aware Of the conditions. He said that he handled the business of the concern at New York and Porto Rico, and left the local business to employees.
 What Was Charge
 Officials of the labor department claimed that Brownstein was guilty of:
 1-Working females more than 10 hours per day t10 counts), for which he was fined $5 each count or $50.
 2-Working females more than 48 hours per week for which he re- ceived 8 similar fine on 10 counts.
 3-Failing to post notice of. work ing hours for women, nolle.
 4-Employing minors under 16 years of age-two counts-fined $25 on each count.
 5-Failure to notify the state labor commission of change of address of business. nolle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 19 - (U.P.) - The governments first prosecution under the Byrnes anti strike breaking act resulted today in the acquittal of James H. Rand, Jr., head of the far-fiung typewriter empire, and Pearl Bergoff, director of a New York strikebreaking agency. A federal court jury de- liberated less than three hours late yesterday to return a verdict of not guilty to indictments that Rand and Bergoff imported 57 strike breakers from New York to provoke unrest among more than HOO strik- CTS at the Remington Rand. Inc, Middletown branch in June 1886. Both Rand and Bergoff contended the men had been hired as "mill- wrights" to dismantle the plant and that they stayed at Middletown only less than c day before is was decided to abandon the plan:
 Climaxing the e-day trial before q jury of ten men and two women. was the charge of Judge Carroll O. Hincks in which he severely re" bulsed Special Government Prose- cutor Charles Fl. Carr for his meth Ods which. he declared an .at- tempt tO pollute the stream oS 1us-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
First Slippery Street
 Accident or Winter
Sedan of Carmen Squatrigla Skidded on North Main Street Near Platt- Crashed Into Pole-Driver
 Not Seriously Hurt

The first accident believed attrib- utable to slippery streets caused by snow storm took place on North Main street near Platt street shortly before noon today. Carmen Squat riglia, 56, of 173 Sherman avenue escaped serious injury when the se- dan he was driving skidded out ot control and crashed violently into telegraph pole. The automobile was completely wrecked, headlights be. ing pushed far back out of place radiator being entirely smashed front axle broken. and motor prac- tically resting on the ground. Sev- eral windows and the windshield were also broken.
 Driver Arrested
 Motor Patrolman Joseph McCar- thy arrested Squatriglia on a charge of reckless driving. Motor Patrol man William Dwyer and Patrolman Leonard Mecca also took part in the Investigation. The injured man, who was alone in the car at the time, was brought to St. Mary's hospital by Doorman Thomas Grady in the po- lice ambulance. His condition is not considered serious. He is suffering from decorations of the face, neck and right hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
Britain, Germany h Close Conversations
Vscount Halifax Cabinet Minister, Meets Adolf Hitler, Baron Won Neurath in Conferences That May
 Bring Peace to All Europe "a
BY FREDERICK C. oECHSNER Limited Press Stan Correspondent

BY FREDERICK C. OECHSNER
 Limited Press Stan Correspondent )
 Berlin, Nov. 19.-(UP) .-viscount Halifax, British cabinet minister and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler talked to-. day of the possibilities of consolidat- ing peace, a peace which Europe has sought vainly during the l9 years since the World war, to make secure.
 It was the climax of private visit to Germany-actually one ap- proved by the British government, on whose result, statesmen of Brit ain and Germany are hopeful of consolidating European peace. There is grave fears that the ever sharper, an increasing dangerous, division of European nations into Fascist -NaZi and democratic blocs may continue.
 Halifax Leaves Berlin
 Viscount Halifax, lord president of the council in the British cabinet, a former viceroy of India and pos sibly Britains best political nego- tiator, left Berlin by train last night.
 With him were Baron Konstantin Won Neurath, German foreign nliia- ister, and an expert interpreter of the foreign office. It had been planned that the three should leave the train at Munich and motor on to Berchtesgaden. IS miles over the new winding highway through the snow capped Bavarian Alps. Instead, they continued direct to Berchtes- gaden by train, and thence had only a short drive on to the Berghof, or mountain manor, on the Obersalz- burg, the towering mountain from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
He Fell Yesterday Near His Minneapolis Home
 Victim of Gang WILL TELL COUNTY ATTORNEY EVERYTHING Names of Other Labor Leaders to Be Killed Are
 Made Public

Minneapolis, Minn., No- vember 19. - (UP) = A witness who overheard the assassination of La Dor Leader Patrick J. Corcoran being plotted in a cafe prom ised to submit to questioning by County Attorney Ed. ;. Golf. Police, who have taken precautions to prevent Cor coran's slayers from killing other labor leaders, hoped the witness would be able to give them good det criptions of the con- spirators. Authorities believed the same men who shot Corcoran near his home Wednesday night were re- sponsible for death threats delivered to two other labor officials before Corcoran's body was found early yesterday. The witness was the in- formant who tipped Cedric Adams Minneapolis star columnist, early this month that c prominent labor leader would be killed.
 Alderman Told Police
 Alderman A. C.. Bastis revelaed that he had informed police several weeks ago that five men were m danger of assassination and had asked poli;e to keep watch un everything" Corcoran was one oi the five he named. RaStis XaiS the fourth person revealed to have had advance indications that Corcoran was marked for death. They were
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
Rand, BergoH Acquitted By Jury h Strike Dispute

tice in this court" At the time oi his indictment last April Rand de- clared T am proud to be indicted in such a cause. if in this enlighten- ed country a business man can be indicted for doing the lawful things necessary to protect the majority oi Il ,OO0 of his employees in their right to work against a militant lawless minority"
 When the jury returned its ver- dict, Rand asserted "this case is im- portant as a test case because the facts brought out before a federal judge and jury disprove charges brought by the National Labor Re- lations Board against Remington Rand e year ago." Bergoff. less elo- quently, observed T am glad justice has been vindicated."
 The indictment of the two men followed a National Labor Relations Board hearing into strike condi- tions at Bands plants in Connec- tlcut, New York and Ohio. Their cases went to trial after Judge Hincks denied c motion to quash the indictments and refused to rule on the constitutionaIity of the Byrnes Act which was two-days-old when the alleged conspiracy to vio- late was committed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
SIMPSONS ARE
 ON HONEYMOON
Divorced Husband of Wal- ly Warfeld Weds Chum
 of Her GirlhOOd

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Nov. 19.-(UP). On a motor honeymoon through New England today were Ernest L, Simpson, divorced husband of the Duchess of Windsor, and Mrs. Mary Kirk Raffray, who were married here late yesterday after obtaining waiver of Connecticut's five-day waiting law.
 A justice of the peace performed the ceremony shortly after the H. cense was obtained from the Fair field town clerk. The couple and their guests, who motored from New York, held a celebration party at Brooklawn Country club. Then they departed in their chauffeured limou- sine for an unannounced trip. It was believed they were planning a few days of seclusion in Vermont. They sail for London Dec. 10.
 Waiver Granted
 The waiver of the state blood-test and waiting law was granted by Fairfield Probate Judge Bradford Boardman fin the interest of pub. lie policy" and to avoid universal scrutiny and comment to a degree and of character far in excess of the publicity normally attendant upon the approaching marriage of persons of prominence"
 Simpson, twice before wed, was di- vorced by Wallis Warfeld in Eng land in May. 1036. When her decree became absolute, she married the Duke of Windsor who renounced his throne and title of Fling Edward VIII so that he might marry "the woman I love-"
 Mrs. Raffray, who obtained Reno divorce from Jacques A. L. Raffray, New York broker, last week, was childhood friend of the duchess when they both lived at Baltimore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
CUNBOAT LUzON GETS TO MARKING
Full Speed Race Is Made to Embark Ambassador of
 United States
BY JOHN R. MORRIS

(United PfeSS StaH COrreSpOHueut)
 Shanghai, Nov. l9.-(UP).-The United States gunboat Luzon arrived at Nankin today after a full-steam race from Hankow to embark Am erican Ambassador Nelson T. John- son and his staff.
 Johnson, like other diplomats, In. tends to evacuate the capital and moved up the Yangtze river to Han" kow, where the government is to es- tablish emergency headquarters in view of the danger of Japanese thrust at the capital.
 It was arranged that two secre-- taries should remain in charge of the embassy at Nanking.
 Refugee Camp Asked
 At the reqest of foreign mission- aries, Ambassador Johnson com municated to Japanese authorities regarding a refugee camp which has been established near Soochow, next objective of the Japanese drive vest ward from Shanghai. It was under stood that he asked the Japanese to issue orders that safety of refu-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
Late NeUs Bulletins
RIGHT GLOVES

Boston, Nov. 19-(UP) John Coakley was charg- ed with receiving stolen goods.
 q needed work gloves your honor," he said. "A friend volunteered to get them, but he brought me back dress gloves.
 "What kind of work do you do?" asked Judge Eli jah Adlow.
 "I'm on the WPA."
 Dress gloves are O. K. for that kind of work. Six months suspended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
UNAUTHORIZED Y STRIKES KEEP ON
Two CIO Affiliates Located in Pontiac, Akron Are
 Protested

Pontiac, Mich, Nov. 19.-(UP) - The Pontiac local of the United Automobile Workers Union rebelled against their international officials today and voted to continue an un- authorized sit~down strike in Gen. eral Motors corporation factory.
 Unauthorized strikes, which have occurred frequently in General Mo- tors plants since 1t signed a con- tract with the union, have been a frequent cause for complaint by cor poration officials and the basis for charges by critics that the unions parent, the Committee for Industrial Organization. has not shown sense of responsibility under the terms of its contracts with employers.
 Part of Plea Presented
 This was part of the plea that Fred c. Piper, member Of the unions executive board presented at A mass meeting of the Pontiac local
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
SIX BURNED

Fort Collins, COlo., Nov. 19-(UP) - Six persons burned to death early today when five razed the home of Thomas Cebes. 6S.
 Those who died in addi- ton to Cebes, were his wife Sarah, 54, their daughter, Mrs. Benny Ortiz. 3S, and Mrs. Ortiz's three children. Carmel, IA, Sarah, II, and Henry, 9.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
EX.PROFESSOR
 ANSWERS WELL

Boston, Nov. l9.-(UP)-Asked the difference between a college pro- lessor and a college president, Dr. Albert N. Jorgensen, who was a pro- lessor before he became president of Connecticut State college. replied:
 "A college professor knows a great deal about very little and as years go by knows more and more about less and less until finally he knows everything about nothing.
 "A college president knows very little about Q great many things and as years go by knows less and less about more and more until fin- ally he knows nothing about every thing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19

FlrSC AppOlntmemC
 Sergeant Errico was first ap- pointed to the regular police force August 14, 1918 and was elevated to the sefgeantcy December 1, 1921. Department heads and officers alike spoke highly of Sergeant Errico, who was popular in local circles as a former participant in all sporting events.
 pr. Edward H. Kirschbaum, med- ical examiner, reported that death was due to a heart attack. Sergeant Errico had been ailing for the past several years, according to inern- bers of the police department.
 Born In Brewster
 Born in Brewster, New York, he had resided in Waterbury for prac- tfcally all his life. His parents, Mi- chael and Lucia Viola Errico, were among the earliest Italian settlers In the East End.
 Sergeant Errico had lived with his wife and daughter, who survive, directly opposite the original Errico
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Nov 19-(UP)--GoV- ernment expenses and receipts fof the current fiscal year through Nov. IT, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses LRst Year $2,902, ,l39, ,962.51 $2,691,55S,279.0s
 Receipts s2,1S9,S7O.s2l.S3 s1,552, ,9ss, ,OS1.2s
 Deficit $71e,76s,s4Oss s1.1ss.5ss,1s7.75
 Cash Balance $2,645,694,237.S7 $1,513.444,15s.S6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
OLD RESIDENT DIES

Bristol, Conn.,, Nov. 19-(UP) - Mrs. Anna s. Johnson, 99, Bristols oldest resident, died late yesterday after a short illness.
 She leaves three daughters, two sons, 3l grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-19
Popular Police Officer Passed Away Suddenly
Had Been Off Duty With Illness for Past Six Days; Death Was Unexpected Away at Home
 283 Hamilton Avenue Today

Sergeant Luke Errco, A. of 2SS Hamilton avenue, a veteran of 9 years service on the Waterbury Police Depart
 nent died at 83o a. today of heart attack suffered in his home Brother officers of the department shocked to hear of the death of Sergeant Erco although he had been i'll and off duty for the past six days Full depart
 mental honors were planned for the funeral of Sergeant 200 East Main street at time to be announced later
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Snow For Tonight;
 Possibly Saturday Full Weather Report Page 10
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