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The Washington times., 1937-12-09
ROOSEVELT FIT
FOR PRESS FETE

Recovering from his infected
gum following a tooth extraction,
President Roosevelt will attend
the Gridiron Club dinner at the
willard Hotel Saturday night, it
was announced today.
The President yesterday spent
the first full day at his desk at
the White House following his re-
turn from his southern fishing
trip which was cut short by the
infection.
Among the Presidents visitors
yesterday were Joseph Davies, am
bassador to Soviet Russia, and
Donald Richberg, former admins
traitor of the NRA.
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1 Killed, II Hurt
By Speeding Auto

DEARBORN, Mich, Dec. o
Q.N.SJ.-One speeding motor
car, which plowed into a street
car safety zone crowded with 100
churchgoers, left one woman dead
and II women and children in
jured today. Police Chief Carl
Brooks said the driver Of the car.
william Marklein, 3O-year-old auto
factory worker, had been charged
with negligent homicide.
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Rich D. C. Prisoners tOLoSe
Their $1Oat Sentences End

Improvement over the old and In
line with procedure followed in
Federal penitentiaries.
He explained many Of the pris-
oners have ample outside means
Of support and property. Most Of
the prisoners in Lorton and oc-
coquan, he added, earn money
while imprisoned, one half of
which Is saved for them until
their release.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
Widow, Gas Victim,
Held ir Hospital

Mrs. Grace A. Thompson, 75-
year-old widow, remained in an
undetermined condition at Emer-
gency Hospital from the effects Of
illuminating gas. inhaled at her
apartment at 1905 Wisconsin Ave.
N. w. yesterday.
The woman was found uncon.
scious by Mrs. Elias Gelman. resi-.
dent manager of the building.
after she smelled gas. She said
Mrs. Thompson had been in excel.
lent spirits. Two letters addressed
to relatives were found.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
Film Stars DOwdy,
View of Designer

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 IN.S).
Orry-Kelly, Hollywood costume de-
signer, says New York women are
far more style conscious than Hol.
lywood lovelies:
I'm Hollywood the stars make
little, if any effort, to be well
dressed. But New York women
are all terribly chic and up-to-
the-minute on the latest fash.
IONS"
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
Senator Wheeler
On Price Fixing

PEORIA, III, Dec. S.-United
States Senator Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana comments on price
fixing: s
"I feel that price-fixing by the
Government is wrong, but it is
no more economically unsound
than to have the steel industry,
the harvester industry, or any
other industries fix the price Of
their products"
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
Drs. HutsOn, Matz
At Gu. Conference

DR.. John r. Hutson Of the Agri
cultural Adjustment Administra
ton and Or. julius Matz Of the
Bureau Of Plant Industry will be
the speakers at a conference on
sugar, which will open tonight
at the School of Social Sciences Of
Catholic University under the au
spices Of the Departments of La,
Dor and Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
US. EconomyP Plans May Ban
NelU Fence for White House

ent one, at a cost Of abuta $25,000.
Estimates today showed the low
est cost for such a fence will run
to nearly $4,000.
Whether or not the White House
gets this new fence now depends
on the President.
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Gone is the $40 bill which the
District always has slipped to each
prisoner released from its penal
institutions.
Henceforth, the District will
base on individual need the stake
it advances those freed from in.
generation.
Ray L. Huff, penal superinten-
dent, said the new system Is an
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
Windsor Duchess
Insures. Jewels

LONDON, Dec. . tIN.so.-The
Duchess Of Windsor is understood
to have insured her Jewels with
LlOyd's for about $75O.0OO. the
London Daily Express said today.
Her personal effects, such as
dresses and furs, were reported
insured for $4,000.
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The Administration's economy
wave may prevent the erection OF
a new iron fence around the south
lawn of the White House.
The Park and Planning Com.
mission had figured on a nice new
iron fence, higher than the pres.
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GOLD SENT TO PARIS

U.NS.) Shipment Of an addi-
tional 100000 in gold to the
Bank Of France by the United
States was announced today by
the Treasury. The metal left New
York yesterday, making a total
Of $35,o0o.000 gold sent to Paris
In recent weeks.
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Lived On Her MOneH.>

Without other visible of support Wdmann apparently
had supported himself for weeks his gotten gains
Miss De Koyen he stole $500 worth of travellers checks she
carried from her hotel the left bank this His earlier
crimes seemingly had netted him enough pay 1000 francs
$28O down advance renon the attractive villa turned
into house of death.
The workmen had reached spot beneath the steps leading
up to the porch of the villa when with pckax suddenly
cried:
"Here she isl"
The others joined him and the tragic grave
covered The girls body in doubedup position and
cursory examination indicated had buried after
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Cruisers
Head for Orient

ALGTERS, Dec. o G.N.SJ.
After a series Of exercises off the
Algerian cost, q French naval
division of the most modern
armored cruisers - the Gloire,
Georges Leygues and Montcalm
under command of Rear Admiral
odefroy-departed today for Far
Eastern waters.
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German Leads to Bodies
OF Dancer, Man in Paris
Murdered for Profit, Ex-Prisoner
Says, Admitting Killing 3 Others
BY KENNETH T. DOWNS

PARIS Dec S).-With towel tightly knoed around
slim neck and the body of another of modern Buebeard
victims found only few yards away the body of Miss Jean De
Koven pretty 2yearod New York dancer uncovered in
grave beneath the porch steps of villa in St. Cloud today
The murderer named by police Siegfried Wedmann
29yeaod former German political prisoner, who confessed
Staying and four victims for financial gain alone
He admitted aso he had attacked Miss De Koven according
to police.
an after the girls fully clothed body dug
from the soil beneath the steps of Wedmann house. the corpse
of Arthur Fomme shot through the head found buried in
tho
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
Kennedy to Replace
Bingham AS Envoy
To Great Britain
Maritime Head t.
LeGUe u. S. Soon,
Is Report

\ Il. N.S.) Joseph P. Ken
nedy, chairman of the Mari
time Commission, and ace
trouble-shooter for the New
Deal, will accept the post as
ambassador to Great Britain, it
was learned today as the White
House and State Department
continued their silence over the
appointment.
He probably will leave for
his new post early in January.
Kennedy's intimates were
rather surprised that he
would accept a foreign berth
as he frequently has ex-
pressed the desire to leave
Government service and de.
vote himself to his extensive
private interests.
NEW DEALS ACE
He retired from the chair
nanship Of the Securities and
Exchange Commission after
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the Staying, before rigor mortis had
set in.
The body was completely COW
cred with the sticky clay charac.
teristic Of the st. Cloud country.
side.
NO DOUBT AS TO BODY
Her hair, shoes and parts of the
tweed suit she wore when she dis
appeared alone could be distin-
guished when the body was re-
moved, but police were confident
it was that of Miss De Koven.
THE body is not yet officially
identified" M. Berry said, but
I regret to state there is no
doubt it is that OF Miss De
Koven."
Appalled, by the horror of the
undertaking, group of reporters
stood by under the soft Paris
winter sun while the "grave-dig-
gers" did their tragic work. Few
words were spoken as pick and
shovel pierced the ground around
the villa until the workman's ex.
cited shout sent a gruesome thrill
| through the crowd,
All crept close to the porch steps
as the earth was turned up and
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CHINA MAKING
PEACE PLEAS,
JAPAN CLAIMS
Nippon Captures
Part Of Marking

LONDON, Dec. Q II.N.s.l.
China has started to sue for
peace with Japan, making
overtures through various
third powers as intermedi-
aries, the Japanese news
agency Domei stated today,
according to a Reuter- dis
patch from Tokyo.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9 UN.S0.
Through q raging wall of fire
erected by torches Of frantic Chi
nese defenders, Japanese troops
late tonight smashed through one
gate of Nanking and occupied a
part Of the capital.
With Nippon's hosts now con-
trolling all gates leading into the
symbol Of the new China" its
100000 desperate fighting men
were given only until noon to-
morrow to surrender.
GRIM ULTIMATUM
The alternative in a grim ulti-
Inatun delivered by Lieut.. Gen.
Iwa1e Matsul, Japanese com
I.mander, was somplete destruction
of the city former home Of
ZOO, 900.
But already a large portion of
the city has been leveled by mobs
surging through its narrow streets,
hurting bombs and spreading
flames everywhere so that the
Japanese victory may be an empty
one.
Is AMERICANS STAY
Fifteen Americans remained in
the terrorized city, planning
either to flee or take refuge in the
United States embassy.
At the same time a kick-back of
the war threw the International
Settlement in Shanghai into terror
when scores of 3.inch anti-aircraft
shells and machine-gun bullets
fired from the japanese flagship
1dzumo and other battle craft fell
into the Anglo-American zone.
They were fired vainly at two
Chinese airplanes which raided the
naval ships.
PLANE DROPS NOTES
General Matsui's ultimatum
warning of relentless" retribution
unless the capital yields was de-
livered to Gen. Tang Sheng- Chi,
commander Of the Chinese "sui-
eide" band holding Nanking. The
note was dropped from the air
over Marking.
Asking that an emissary be sent
to meet an officer representing
Matsui to arrange terms for the
surrender, the Japanese COM
mander pointed out that Nanking
abounds in historic monuments
and beauty spots.
The ultimatum was accom-
panied at once by a furious attack
along the walls where scores of
thousands Of Nippon's troops
swarmed. With fire, gun and
sword, however, the Chinese were
able to hold back the assault at
nearly all points.
A large armada of naval vessels
moved up the Yangtze River pre-.
paratory to hurting shells into the
city If the noon deadline passes
without surrender.
Further Details on Page ~
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German Admits Guilt

Immediately after Miss De Koven's body found pre-
mnary investigation carried out in the kitchen of Weld
mann villa When he scraped off the clay and mud which
encased her. Coroner Detis found towel wrapped tightly
around her neck although Wdman previously had confessed
he "strangled her with my hands"
Mobs surrounded the Charne house after the bodies
discovered
The Washington times., 1937-12-09
D. C. BUDGET
At q7,SOO,OOO
S2,OOO,OOORIsE
Estimates to Lift
Taxes $3,OOO,OOO

An increase Of approximately
s2,0o0,00O In the cost of running
the District is recommended by
the Bureau Of the Budget in esti-
mates submitted to Congress for
the coming fiscal year, it was
learned authoritatively by The
Times today.
The estimates total about
$47.s00,0O0.
If approved by Congress in their
present form they would necessi-
tate an increase Of slightly more
than $S,OOO.oOo in the present
taxes Of the city-taxes which
were increased by several million
dollars in the current year to avoid
a deficit.
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ASKED ssO.OOO,OO

uVAdLS III tIAS G0LI61L year 70 dNOIu
a deficit.
ASKED $5O,OOO,OOO
The District Commissioners had
pleaded with the Bureau to ap-
prove budget Of approximately
$50,O00,000, which would have
made Necessary the raising Of
100000 in added revenue.
Apparently the Bureau declIned
to meet all Of the Commissioners
requests, although it was irnpos.
sible to learn Just what items the
Federal agency cut out OF the esti,
mates.
Before going to the Bureau of
the Budget the Commissioners had
before them requests of depart:
)rnent heads which totaled about
$4,000, 600. These original re.
quests were made after the city
heads had urged upon their subor.
dinates the necessity of the great.
est economy. When the depart.
ment heads failed to hold within
figures which the Commissioners
thought would meet the situation,
their figures were cut to the
$50,000,0oO total.
FIGURES GUARDED
The Budget Bureaus figures,
now locked up and carefully
guarded from newspapermen in
the files Of the House Appropria.
tions Committee, still have long
way to go before taxpayers Of the
city will know the full story of the
burden they will have to carry in
the new fiscal year which starts
next July.
It is impossible to tell at this
time whether the action of the
Senate and the House on the local
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WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair with low temperature about 1s to.
night; tomorrow cloudy, probably snow
ct night. "Details on Page 14J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
FUNERAL SERVICES
 FOR AUTO VICTIM
Leaking Gas Line Held as Cause of Double Tragedy
 Near Milldale

Funeral services will be held to- morrow morning for Alfred Beaulac, 29, of 332 Willow street, who was burned to death early Saturday morning when the car he was driv- ing overturned and burst into flames on the College highway, Milldale. He was one of two victims of the tragedy, the other being Miss Helen Newfield, 21, of New Britain. Two other passengers in the car, Victor Kysek, 27, and Miss Anna Anderson 23, both of New Britain, escaped with minor injuries.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock from the home, 332 Willow street to St. Mar garet's church, where a solemn mass of requiem will be sung at g o'clock. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Authorities declared after an in- vestigation that leaking gas line caused the car to go on fire after the crash. The feed line apparently broke when the car turned over, and the car burst into flames almost in- stantly.
 Well known in the city, MT. Beau lac was an office employe of the Waterbury Mfg. Co.,, He was grad uate of Driggs grammar school and Crosby high school, and attended
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Rich Mother @ Fugitive From County Home Held Here
 Pending Investi-
 gation of Story

A feila doesn't want to stay in a county home when his mother is rich and has chauffeur n every thing, a 15-year-old boy told local police today after being picked up as a runaway from the New Ha- ven county home.
 He told Lieut.. Detective William Foley and William Pollard that he liked 1t at the home all right, but a few weeks ago he got into some trouble and all his privileges were taken away. So he and another boy, also IS, decided to run away.
 They left last night, intending to head for New York and the first lads mother. But they got only as far as Waterbury before being apprehended.
 His mother is wealthy, the boy insisted, and has a big car and chauffeur. He thought she'd keep him if he managed to get to New York to see her, he said.
 The pair was held by police to- day, while the story of the wealthy mother was being investigated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Waterbury Hospital
 Chosen As Scene Of
 Fifth Annual Meeting
Committee Announces List of Speakers for Confer ence -Dr. Kirschbaum Among Guests of Honor;
 Miss DrisCOIl of New Haven to Preside

tea will be served by the private duty committee of the Waterbury Hospital Alumnae Association.
 The institute committee consists of Mrs. Joseph Bormolini, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Ruth McKeown and Mrs. Zella Klobedanz, all of Water bury.
 The officers of the private duH section are: chairman, Miss Mary E. Driscoll, New Haven; chairman Miss Helen O'Brien, Bridgeport: sec- retary, Miss Ethel Conklin, Meri- den; councillors, Mrs. Winifred Bra- mann, Bridgeport, Miss Irene Gras- seler, Danbury, Miss Agnes G. Hall, Meriden, Miss Emma P. Neumann, New London, and Miss Margaret McCaffery, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
Legal Notices

DISTRICT of WATERBURY. ss.
 PROBATE COURT, December 4th,
 A. D. 1887. ESTATE of HARRIET
 E. NAYLOR, late of the Town of
 Waterbury in said District, de-
 ceased.
 The Trustee, having exhibited its account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it is
 ORDERED, That the. 9th day of December A. D. 1887. at 10:00 o'clock, in the forenoon, standard time, nt the Probate office in Waterbury, be and the same is, assigned for q hearing on the allowance of said account, and the Court directs the Trustee, to give notice thereof. by publishing this order in some news. paper having a circulation in said District, at least three days before said day of hearing.
 Attest:
 12-e-1t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

The fifth annual nursing institute of the private duty section of the Connecticut State Nurses Associa- ton will be held on December 10, at the Nurses residence of the Wa
 terbury hospital, Miss Mary E. Dris- coll New Haven, chairman of the section, will preside over the ses- sions for the day. Miss Mabel Mc- Wicker, principal of the school of nursing, Waterbury hospital, will welcome the nurses who will be present from all parts of the state. Miss Constance Leigh, superinten- dent of the Newington Home for crippled children, will speak on "Or- thopedic Work Among Children. A discussion will follow from the floor,
 At the afternoon session which will open at two o'clock, Miss Ida Meier, Instructor in Nursing Arts, Waterbury hospital, will give Ward demonstrations of interest to the private duty nurse". The next speak CT will be Dr. Edward H. Kirsch- baum; Medical Examiner for the City of Waterbury, ConfS scticut. whose subject will be "Wagenstein and Tidal Drainage, with demon.
 Following the afternoon session,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

of Watertown; one brother in Ar genuine and three sisters in Poland.
 The funeral will be held from the home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon to- morrow.
 BERMAN-Halry Berman of New York City, former local resident, died Tuesday, November 30th at St. Vin- cents hospital, New York City after brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bella German; one daughter, Pearl of New York; his sister, Mrs. B. Berger; and two brothers, Morris and Joseph German of this city.
 POLL-Frank Poll died at his home, 2225 North Main street, on Saturday morning after brief ill., ness. A native of Germany, he had been a resident of this city for over 50 years. He was employed as 8 foreman for the Chase Brass and Copper company for 35 years until his retirement five years ago. MT. Poll was member of the Foresters of America, Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit society and the Chase Foreman's association.
 Mir. Poll is survived by two sons, August and William Poll, both of this city.
 The funeral was held from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, this morning at S:15 o'clock to St. Thomas church where solemn mass of requiem was cel- ebrated at g o'clock by Rev. James Donnelly assisted by Rev. John Kennedy and Rev. John Connors. Burial was in old Pine Grove celne- tery with committal services by Father Donnelly. The pallbearers, all members of the Chase Fore mans association, were: Patrick Winston, Frank Clearwater, Louis L'Heureux, George Hornbecker, Irv- ing Tooker and Ben Johnson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06

many cases as did the husband; the fourth year of marriage produced the most divorces (but the fifth and sixth years were close runners-up).
 3. Slander and libel, once known as the historic fields of law, are to- day of little importance as far as the number of cases on court dockets are concerned.
 Findings Published
 The findings of the professors have been published by the Yale Univer- sity Press in book form, entitled, "A Study of Law Administration in Connecticut"
 The professors claim that the value of the jury in modern civil liti- gation has not come up to historical expectations, in spite of the belief that only through a jury can im- partial justice be secured.
 In the opinions of the professors, the courts have become "an agency for the collection of debts and en- forcement of mortage security, for the collection of debts and enforce ment of mortgage security, for the award of compensation for autom- bile accidents, and for the formal approval of dissolution of marriage tie"
 The report claims that the growth of automobile transportation and the increase in accidents caused the courts to become congested with this type of litigation.
 Affects Character
 "It turned the lawsuit into a com mercial scrambling for profit" says the report, Ion the part of the per. sons not involved in the accident and largely at the expense of those who were injured and those who carried liability insurance And what # probably more important, it affect: cd the character of people ane threatened the institutions of law and judicial administration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
CARD or THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors for their Kindness sympathy and beau- unica Chapter, the Loggia Regina Elena, the Waterbury police depart. ment, Prov. al Foggia Society, and the Italian Democratic Club, shown US during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved mother, loved wife and sister-in-law, Mrs
 ROCCO DIoRIo and FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
CARD OF THANKS

I wish to thank my many friends. neighbOrs, and relatives, in particu- lar the Chase Rolling Mills, North mems Association and Tocco and Billy Sullivan and their walters, for the Kindness and sympathy shown me during my recent bereavement, the death of my beloved husband, Raymond w. Fitzpatrick.
 MRS. RAYMOND FITZPATRICK.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-06
FUNERALS

Large delegations from fraternal and manufacturing circles were in attendance at the funeral of George A. King which was held on Satur- day afternoon from the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue. Rev. Thomas Sinclair oficiated. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.
 Active bearers were George Bo- den, A. P. Hickccx, Fred Troske, Leon Brauneis, M. L. Sperry, Jr., and A. c. Lusher. Honorary bearers were Roy Palmer of >the Chase Brass & Copper Co, Frank Warner, George T. Power, Charles w. Kellogg, Will liam B. Price, Henry J. Holihan, Richard w. Goss and R. A. Snyder.
 Delegates from Townsend lodge of odd Fellows included John Hollings- worth, Carl Loether, Lester Flood, Charles Kleps, Alfred Peach and Howard Branch.
 The funeral of Mrs. Dennis Gensler Ryan of 35 William street was held this morning at 8:SO o'clock from the Belleville Funeral Home, 68 East Clay street to the Sacred Heart church where a sol- emn mass of requiem was. cele- brated at g o'clock by Rev. Albert Callahan. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Rev. Frederick Schaeffer. The pall- bearers were: Henry Blondeau, Thomas Bowen, Clarence Dyer, Clarence Reid, John Devereaux, and Louis Sans Souci.