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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
PERCY A. HARVEY
 IS UNDER ARREST

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 28.-(UP) Percy A. Harvey, Bridgeport, was under arrest today on e federal war rant charging conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with on investigation into alleged irreg- ularlties in handling of U. s. funds of U. 6. funds of the Connecticut Nationfal Guard. The bench war rant was signed by U. s. Judge Car roll o. Hincks, following Harvey's indictment by c grand jury. Other secret indictments were reported handed down, presaging additional arrests.
 The probe Into the alleg irregu- larities began about a year ago fol- lowing conviction of Col. Harry B Bissell, former U. 6. property and disbursing ofiicer for the Rational Guard, on charges of conspiracy tc defraud. Harvey was former president of New Haven beef con- cefn. Federal authorities alleged there were frauds in connection with the delivery of meat at Camr Gross, National Guard training camp. Investigators said the gov ernment was over-charged anc cheated in weights of meat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
Philip C. PrOvandie of Windham Is Sentenced
 to Year in Jail
THREE CHARGES OF
 ASSAULT UPHELD
EmbezZlemlent Counts Are Dismissed--His Wife to
 GO on Trial

Putnam, Conn.,, October 28. - (UP) =. Philip c. Pro- vandie, 65-year-old deposed head of the Windham Coun- ty Temporary Home for Children, was sentenced to one year in County Jail to- day after being found guilty on three charges of indecent assault upon girl inmates. Superior Court Judge Ed ward J. Quinlan dismissed eight other counts or indecent as- sault and three charges Of embez- clement of home funds for "lack ot evidence. Provandie, who stead- fastly maintained his innocence and declaed he had acted as father toward the girls" under his charge, was taken to Brooklyn jail to begin sentence.
 He was found guilty of aSsaulting Stella Kuta, Rita Martineau and Leah ContoiS, who brought about
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very edge of savage fighting be- tween Japanese, seeking to isolate Shanghai, and the. defending chi- nese. Both Americans and Briton had orders to fire at discretion In self-denfense.
 Brigadier Teller. .Smollett was i1- specting the British defense lines on the west side of Shanghai, just out- side the International Settlement this morning.
 A Japanese tank nosed cautiously half way across the highway bridge over SoochoW creek In order to at- tack Chinese "dare to die" men for- tified inside a factory.
 Shots Are Fired
 The tank crew saw men of the British Royal Ulster rifles helping haN Q dozen terrorized Chinese refugees to cross the Jessfield rall- road bridge 100 yards away. Sud" denly the tanks gun was turned ao" rulstly from the factory on to the British infantrymen, and fired.
 A Chinese woman of the refugee party, holding an infant at her breast, fell with Q machine gun bullet in her body. The, baby drop- ped to the ground and lay there, crying. <,
 Bullets sprayed the ground all around the bridge. Brigadier Teller Smollett and Eric. Mayell, San Fran" cisco, of the Moreiand Company, were standing on an outpost 50 yards
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
No Vote Discrepancies Are Unc0uered M Any
 Machine Yet ested Out
Machines That Were Examined Up to Noon Were Two From 18th, Three
 From 14th District
NO EVIDENCE OF TAMPERING
 FOUND IN ANY OF THEM

Five of the 54 voting machines used in the Octo- Der election had been tested and counted at noon today. They failed to show single vote discrepancy and were in perfect working order, The Democrat learned from an unofficial source.
 Those That Were Tested
 The machines counted and tested are two from the 18th district, completed last night and three machines from the 4h district exhaustvely recanvassed today
 17th District Now Under Way
 Two machines from the 17th district are under con- sderation this afternoon and election officials from that district called to repeat their accounting of Election Day, October g. under supervision of General Moderator James R. Mcahon and under observation by counsel for the Fusion compainants in the court action the corpora ton counsel and representatives of all parties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
Meat Prices Are Dropping Throughout Whole Nation

to the trend. Beef tohderloin prices dropped In Nashville and Memphis, Tenn, Washington, D. O.. Kansas City, Chicago suburbs, Columbus, Q and Atlanta, Ga. But In New York Detroit, Pittsburgh, Boston and
 Hartford, Conn, remained practical ly at the levels of e month ago.
 The highest prices for pork chops today were paid In the east and far west. Albany, N. Y., and New York city butchers charged as hign as a cents c pound and in Los Angeles and San Francisco prices 3b and 42 cents, respectively. How. ever, even these prices were several cents below recent highs. Lowest pork chop prices prevailed in the sceth. Housewives paid only 26 to 70 cents c pound in Memphis, and Si cents in Birmingham. Average national prices of chops was about SO cents, about five cents pound less than c month ago.
 Albany, N. Y, Hartford. Conn, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and Des MoInes reported the highest slrloln prices, 46 to 70 cents . pound The same cities reported similar prices for porterhouBo steaks. The highest, charge for porterhcuAe waA co cents q uound in MAdincn, WIS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
MUSSOLINI MET
 HUGE GATHERING
Gigantic Audience of Fas. Cist BlaCkshirts Listen
 to His Address
BY STEWART BROWN

Limited Press Stan Correspondent)
 Rome, oct. 28-(UP) - Premier Benito Mussolini, addressing 8 gi- gantic gathering of his Fascist blackshirts, said today that Bol- shevism must be driven out of Eu- rope and Germany must be given colonies if peace is to be saved. The occasion of the speech was the 18th anniversary of the Fascist march on Rome, which marked the accession to power of the first goth Century Government" Two hundred thous- and men, jammed into the Olympic stadium, and 500,000 persons massed on Monte Mario overlook ing 1t, heard the speech. So also did delegations from Nationalist Spain and Nasi Germany, first of ficial delegations ever invited to this essentially Fascist observance.
 In Ringing Voice
 Mussolini, his voice ringing, spoke to and for both delegations. By stamping BolShevism from Europe, he meant that the Nationalists must win the Spanish civil war. In his reference to colonies, he supported the growing cry that Nagi Ger many must expand peacefully or otherwise.
 Thus, on this solemn Fascist an- niversary, MusSolni made 1t a sort of Rome Berlin Salamanca" axis, on the joint program of anti-Bol- shevism and expansion of the have not" nations.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
SIT.DOWNERS
 WERE ROUTED OUT

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 28,-(UP) Mediation was attempted today in a strike of 40 workers at the T. A. D, Jones Coal O.. whose sit-down ges- ture was routed last night by police.
 The men. demanding a ten per cent wage increase and recognition of their 0. I. o. union sat down for nearly nine hours before they were evacuated. Picke,S remained outside the property during the night.
 The concern is operated by Tad Jones, former Yale football coach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
RY T. w. KIENLEN

Copyright, 1887 by United PressD
 Chicago, oct. 2e,-tUP) Meat prices, particularly the price of pork chops, ham, sirloin and porterholisc steaks, are dropping gradually throughout the nation, United Press survey showed today.
 Report from 20 cities showed . general recession from the near waf-tihe levels of c month ago East and west coast cities benefited less, than others, but butchers pre- dicted they too would see . well- defined drop in prices on oil grades by January j..
 A drop in wholesale commodity prices and consequent reduction of packing house costs was believed responsible. William Whitfield Woods, president ot the institute of American Meat Packers, reported whoiesalo prices live to Sl DOT cent below those of fnid.Soptember Packers passed the reduction to butchers and Butchers passed it to consumers. Reductions to consume ora were evident particularly durine the last twU weeks. 8 lBeef. tolidUriuin, Cli0iceUt ot tlie pees eute. waN elnwnat % rAsnAl1al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
RAIDED BARBER
 KEEPING QUIET
pasquale 1'ravisanO Is Not Giving Any Help to
 Police Hunt

Expressing Q desire to "take care of his own troubles" Pasquale A Travisano maintained his reticent manner today n regard to telling police what person or persons he be- iieyeS responsible for the demolition of his barber shop, at 4e East Farm street, late Tuesday night. S
 Little Headway
 Working without the assistance oi Travisano, whom they think could afford valuable information, police have made little headway in the ii1- yestigation. Chief Inspector Joseph P. stevens has mad hngerprints talk en from various articles found ii1 the wreckage of the shop, but I not expectant of much assistance from them, because much of the ruins was handled oy spectators before they were taken. Detective Lieut. William r. Pollard is in charge ot the investigation of the case.
 Failed to Appear r
 Lleut. Pollard said today that Travisano was tn, have conferred with him yesterday afternoon, but that the barber failed to appear. He Is convinced that TraviSano does not want police assistance.
 Practically everything of value In the shop was wantonly destroyed, and the loss will Dc approximately Si,OO0 according to. TraviSafo, who .s says he B not insured against such loss. Travisano claims his shop has been broken into ct least six times i1 recent years, ard three of these breaks have been completed shortly after an election. He was an ardent worker for the Independent Demo- cratic cause in the past election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
LABOR LEADERS
 UNSUCCESSFUL
No Peace Unless There Is Yielding From Each of !;
 Big Groups
BY Q. .. sULzBERGER

United Press Staff Correspondent ]
 Washington, Oct. 2e.-(UP)-Johi, L.. Lewis called c strategy meeting of Committee for Industrial Or- ganisation leaders today as the peace conference with Clie American Federation of Labor recessed with indications of complete collapse.
 Philip Murray, chairman of the i0-rnan o. I. o. delegation whose three day conference with Fed. eration committee ended in Q stalc- mate, was summoned to confer with Lewis, John Brophy. 0. I. o. direc- tor, and Lee Pressman, general counsel.
 Pressman said he did not know whether the o. I. o. leaders would draw up c new proposal for e truce before the C.fO.-AF. of L. peace talks are scheduled to resume next Thursday.
 Following the decision of the ne- gotiators to recess for O week, lead- CTS on both sides admitted that the joint-meetings might be postponed indefinitely or might never be re. sumed. This was quite probable they said, unless there was some concilia ton by each faction.
 James Dewey, labor department ,oonciliator, continued 6 series of iD( dividual. talks with leaders of br .i sides. Senator George L. Berry, d., Tenn, has offered his services In mediation capacity. .r ... The Presidents position still was uncertain.
 It was believed Mr.. Roosevelt would continue his hands-off policy. Mathew Wolf, 6 member of the federation committee, planned to talk with the President coon. Woll who admitted he had been invited to Hyde Park, checked out of hls hotel here today but refused to say
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
VOTING MACHINE AGENT CERTAIN A. P. Gum is Confident no Discrepancies Will Be
 Discovered

Veteran of many a battle of man against the machine, in a manner of speaking, A. P. Gum, of West Hartford, representative of the Au- tomatic Voting Machine company, stands ready to lend his assistance to the current re-canvassing of Wa terbury's voting machines. This, 1t is learned, on request of Attorney Richardson Bronson, chief of coun- sel for the plaintiffs in the manda- mus which caused the re-checking.
 But MT. Gum is of the opinion that his services will not be needed. He expects, he said, that there will be no development which would point to inaccuracies by the ma chimes. On similar experiences with re-counts, MT. Gum bases his be- lief.
 Two Cases Quoted
 There was the time six years ago
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28

With formality of election pro- cedure, coupled with that of direc- ton of the undertaking by Judge Edwin 0. Dickenson of the Superior Court, the re-canvass recommenced at g o'clock today. Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor, repre- senting Moderator McNGahon, and Attorney Richardson Bronson, for Senator George T. Culhane and nis six Fusion companions of the com- plaint which brought the Waterbury election into court, are directing legal procedure of the re-counting.
 Begins at 9 .. m.
 Promptly at g o'clock Clerk Of Superior Court George H. Freeman, custodian of ell election records by court order, turned over the keys to the 4th district machines to Modsr. ator McMahon and Custodian Harry Leary, and accompanied them to the county courthouse basement
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Late Nelus Bulletins
BOSSY TO RUN

Newburyport, Mass, Oct. 2S - (UP) - Andrew J. (Bossy) Gillis, now serving his third twO-year term as mayor, has decided to seek q fourth term.
 Whether his campaign will be like the ''say-nOth. ing" one he waged two years ago or of the tempes. tuOus type that made him a national figure, he was not prepared to say today. The election Is Dec. z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
BOTH DISLlKED

South Bend, Ind, Oct, 2s --(UP)-Former President Herbert Hoover and Ali M. Landon, 1936 Republican presidential c candid te
 should, "in the interest of the party get on the side lines and let someone else take the ball." Rep. Hamil- ton Fish, R., N. Y,, said in Ar address last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
DANCE PROMOTER DIES

Paris, Oct. 2B--(Up)--Tloyd Du Pont, @, . theatrical producer, for rier resident of Boston, died last night Ile had lived in Paris for the last seven years. Du Pont pro- 'duced dance ensembles throughout Europe, particularly in Vienna where ho helped M tAsD production of tho film Premiere" early this year. HD widow and daughter survive. 4f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
WAS BOOMERANG

Boston, Oct. 2s-..(UP)- Charley Doucevitz, 2, tied a rope to the front door knob of his home, stretched 1t across the street and fastened it to a pole.
 Then ne stood by to see what would happen.
 An automobile struck the rope and jerked the knob from the door. The knob described an arc and hit Charley on the head. sending him to a hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 2e-(UP)-Gov. ernment expenses and receipts Oi the current fiscal year through Oct VMis' gSsS' SSp"FsG Se%E Gxpenses T year ess Iea, $s,A7s,S59,Ss1.SS .$2,2SS.ees.4t1.St $t,s4Gost, SCOTS Sl.s7l.T4s.S4l,SS
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
Tony Lazzeri Has
 Signed With Cubs

Chicago, Oct. 20. - (UP)-- Tony LaxzerL former New York Yankee baseball player, signed . one-year contract teddy as player coach" for the Chicago Cubs. Phil Wrlgley, owner of the Cubs, announced that Lax- xerl would be . utility inflelder. He refused comment on reports that LasSeri eventually would succeed Charlie Grimm as man. ager. Grimm has . one.year contract. T am very happy to be with the Cubs" Laxzerl said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-28
Detachmen Was Helping Scared Chinese To Flee
Japanese Tank Fired One YOley, Then Fled Over Bridge-None of British Soldiers Hit-TensiOn
 Is Almost at Breaking Point
BY JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent)

Shanghai October 28 = (UP) - Japanese tank of which Brigadier A. F. D. TelferSmoett, British army commander in chief, was member The attack brought International tension near to the breaking point British
 nfantryen and United States Marines alike were on the
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The Weather

Rain Tonight, Also
 Friday Morning Full Weather Report Page :.
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Evening star., 1937-07-22
Wimbledon Gets Cut,

lRST Of all, before the money is
divided, the cost Of holding the
series Is deducted by the Wimbledon
Club. Then the travelling expenses of
the teams involved are deducted. But
this deduction is not made entirely
from the challenge round receipts,
The association OF, every country In
which the two teams involved have
played interzone matches is assessed In
accordance with the number Of spec
tators who have paid admission.
For example, If receipts accruing
from a preliminary round in Italy
were greater than those gained, say
in Austria. the Italian association
must pay great sum. So finally. after
all these nice adjustments are made,
the two challenge round teams are paid
off on an equal basis.
If Germany and the United States
had played their interzone In Berlin.
the attendance would have been vastly
greater than Wimbledon produced. But
various reasons interposed to make a
German setting impracticable, includ-
ing the important one that they have
no grass courts in Germany, and con-
sequently teams playing on clay or
fabricated courts would not be at
home on Wimbledon grass a week later.
Evening star., 1937-07-22

pion, are, like Breese and Lynch,
playing together for the first time.
Jimmy Farrin, Navy Leech Cup
player, and Stan McCaskey, president
OF the D. c. T. A., were seeded No. g.
with the junior champions, Harry
Heffner and David johnson, seeded
No. 4. The seedlings failed to include
the. Harry March-Allie Ritzenberg
Buddy Adair- Buddy Goeltz or Joe
Baker-Fred Doyle combinations-any
OF which is capable Of reaching the
final.
With the field to be cut in half
today, quarter-f finals will be played
tomorrow afternoon, semi finals Sat-
urday and the final Sunday.
cH HUNT continues to advance at
Longwood, fulfilling Wilmer AL
lison's prediction and the beliefs OF
the best-informed tennis minds here
that he Is due for big things this
year. His 60, 60 conquest OF
Norman Bickel, sixth ranking West
ern player, yesterday sent him into
the quarter finals easier than any
Of his seeded colleagues.
GENu-FINALISTS In the girls play
ground tournament were to play
their two matches today, following
postponement yesterday because OF
damp courts. Today's schedule called
for Hazel (Jimmy) Bishopp to meet
Mary Agnes Gray and Lucille Nc
Dowell to play Helen Miller.
The winners will play for the cham
pionship at S O'Clock tomorrow after
nocn on the courts of the Chevy
Chase Playground, also scene OF to-
days matches.
Evening star., 1937-07-22
Utter Concentration.

CHUTE has told me that when he is
playing an important match he is
almost completely unconscious Of any
thing that does not bear directly on
the shot he is making. or getting ready
to make. Once off the first tee he
does not even recognize his own wife
when she passes by.
Shute gave perfect demonstration
Of this amazing faculty for shutting
out all things but the job at hand on
the thirty-seventh hole of his match
with Harold (Jug) McSpaden In the
final round of the Professional Golfers
Association tournament at Pittsburgh
IN May. The thirty-seventh green
(actually the first green) OF the Field
Club lies hard by much-used high
way. As Shute lined up 4-foot. down.
hin putt, which, If made, would bring
him the championship for the second
year in succession, traffic officer be-
gan blowing his shrill whistle, and
several passing motorists sounded
their horns. Every one heard the dis
tracing noise but Shute, and even as
q gallery marshal motioned for silence
Denny tapped the ball into the cup.
Cotton plays the game exactly as it
he were playing alone, and on q
deserted course.
Evening star., 1937-07-22
GIANT GOLF FIELD
READY AT CHICAGO
Armour Offers 20 to ! Some
Won't Finish 18 Holes
Before Nightfa|I.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
- HIcAGO, July IA stasger-
ing entry Of Az golfers
every sort. from the hottest
OF money players to just plain
swingers-will start out tomorrow
over the Medinah Country Club
courses in the $4,000 Chicago open.
The field, biggest ever to enter q
major event. includes 23s professionals
who thought well enough OF their
chances OF bagging a part OF the fat
purse to pay $40 entry fees and 2O4
amateurs with enough faith in their
games to part with IS. The entry
list might have been even larger.
A halt was called last night by
officials of the sponsoring Chicago
District Golf Association, however,
when Tommy Armour, Medinah's
professional. offered to bet 20 to l
that lot of starters wouldn't be able
to complete the initial l8-hole as
signment before dark.
An additional 35 players, including
two former open title holders. Billy
Burke and Sam Parks, jr., and the
1886 Western amateur champion,
Paul Leslie of Jefferson City, Mo.
and Louisiana State, were permitted
to enter yesterday before the Tourna-
ment Committee decided that enough
was enough.
Evening star., 1937-07-22
PLAYS ONCE, MOVES
AHEAD FOUR ROUNDS
Cooke, Netman, Gets in Only One
Set in Play for Eastern
CLAW Court Title.

NEW YORK, July % (P).-Elwood
. Cooke of Portland, Greg, is Just
one match away from the quarter
final round Of the Eastern clay courts
championships at Jackson Heights, yet
the Pacific Northwest's ranking tennis
player has seen action in only one set.
Seeded seventh when he entered the
tournament late, Cooke received first
round bye. Defaults Monday and
Tuesday put him into the fourth
round. Not until yesterday when he
met Melvin Lapham of New York did
he see action. And he didn't get much
exercise, for after Lapham had lost
the frst set, l0-8, he defaulted to
Cooke because of blistered feet.
Two seeded players advanced to the
quarter-fnals YESTERDAY They were
Julius Heldman of Los Angeles, No. 3,
and Don Mcneil Of Oklahoma CITY,
No. 8. Heldman shaded Chauncey D.
Steele, jr,, of New York, As. IS
6-3. and McNeill trounced Ramsay
Potts OF Memphis, Tenn, ca, g..
Evening star., 1937-07-22

golf course Che had a SO for l8 holes
on hotel -and-pitch course last
Summer. has said that he hasn't
been trying hard to play golf; that he
could. II he was pushed, shoot a fairly
respectable score.
No one called his bluff until
today, but out At the Columbia
Country Club this afternoon
Stokes is engaged in what for
him Is his big golf moment.
Bill Jones and Lynch Younger and
Carlton Evans got to kidding him
about his golf and Stokes said he
wouldn't try if the dough wasn't up
Why, I think woman could give
you a stroke hole and she wouldn't
have to be champion, either, -
cracked Jones
Tell you what I'll do, Stokes. III
bet you so bucks you can't beat Helen
Mackenzie II she gives you q stroke
hole"
Stokes jumped at it, and the match
is on today. 1t has half the golfers OF
Columbia aligned on one side or the
other. and Stokes can't afford to pull
any punches Mrs Hugh Mackenzie
isn't champion golfer but she is a
feminine player who can keep pushing
'em down the middle She'll keep
Stokes busy falling back on that
stroke-a-hole handicap, and If he
doesn't win the boys will hand him
pObs of that old razzherrv
Stokes, you'll remember, is the guy
who has a standing offer of 500 to
the pro who can show him how to
bust so for a standard length nine
hole course. It's been up for two
years and no pro has cashed in yet