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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-15
Auto Accident

UOhLus
 Auto Accident
 An automobile driven by Lucian N. Gordon of 30 Summer street, Bristol, while travelling east on Main street early Sunday afternoon, skidded on the pavement and crash ed into a telephone pole at the cor- ner of Main and East Eagle streets, skidded off the road and then went down a small embankment and hit a tree in front of the home of w. A. Turner. The right hand side of the car was completely wrecked.
 Gordon escaped with only a slight cut on his head. He was treated by Dr. Ralph L. Long.
 Chief of Police George F. Buckley investigated the accident and or dered Gordon to appear in the To- cal town court next Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock to answer @ charge of reckless driving.
 Mrs. Murnane Dies
 Mrs. Bridget Murnane, 88, widow of the late Dennis Murnane, died Saturday at her home, fl South Eagle street, after several weeks ill., ness. She was born in County Limerick, Ireland. She came to this country GA years ago, settling in Thomaston where after a few years she came to Terryville. One of the first Irish settlers, she and her husband resided on large farm on Town Hill for 40 years, moving to the present place about 10 years ago. Mrs. Murnane Is sur- vived by several nephews and nieces. The funeral will be held from her home, Tuesday morning at 8:3O o'clock and at 9 o'clock in the Im- maculate Conception church where a requiem high mass will be cele- brated by the pastor,, Rev. Joseph Degnan. Burial will be in the family plot in St. Johns cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-15
TORRnVGTON CerreNwonGenss Thomes Carr Ehens T0rFingten e1sB
EAGLES INDUCT
 l17 CANDIDATES ]
Past National President Addresses Gathering at
 ArnlOry Sunday

Torrington, March 15--About a hundred and seventeen candidates were i1lducted into Torrington Aerie, F. o. E., at the most largely att tended installation exercises ever held here. The initiation yesterday afternoon at the armory, in honor of John J. O'Connor, past state president, attracted Eagles from all over the state, in addition to state and national officers.
 A feature of the program was an address by Frank E. Herring of South Bend, Ind, past national president of the organization and editor of The Eagle Magazine. The local aerie,s degree team was in charge of the ritualistic work and the Danbury Aerie Glee Club and 60 voices rendered several selections.
 Prior to the class initiation, state and national officers, committee members, past president of the local aerie and other notables were en- tertained at dinner at Conley Inn. A social hour, with refreshments, followed the program at the aerie rooms on Water street.
 Mayor Ernest E. Novey headed the honorary committee which greeted MT. Herring. Other members included William A. Gleason, Post master Frank Buonocore, Senator Anthony w. Telesca, Representative James F. Hogan and Thomas F. Stamners, Francis w. Hogan, Chief of Police Hugh E. Meade, Patrick R. Phalen, George L. Bowerman, William H. Dwan, Major William E. Besse and Frank M. Travis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-15

sIy Labes of pInochIe word Ln pIay
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-15
Meeting Tonight

An important meeting of the convention committed Of the Sons of Union veterans wlll be held iB Che Camp rooms tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-15
Community Bridge Club

The Community Bridge Club met at the home of Mrs. John Norton in Watertown Friday evening. w. Harry Byrnes is the instructor. The top scores follow. Chamberlain and Brazaitis won the loving cup for the month.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
G-Men Investigating
Spain Recruiting in U. S.

Recruiting activities for Ameri-
can men and money destined for
the Spanish Loyalist forces are
being probed by the Department
of Justice, it was learned today,
with the appearance of newspaper
ads calling for aid of the So-called
Eugene V. Debs Column" OF
United States volunteers.
According to the ads, 500 Amer
lean men and women will make up
the expeditionary force and $50
900 will be required to finance
their transportation to the front.
Spokesman for the Justice De-
partment pointed out that their
investigation is based upon three
sections of the United States Code.
Under Section 81 of the code,
any United States citizen who ac-
cepts service with any foreign
power with which the United
States is at peace may be fined
$4,000 or imprisoned three years.
Section % provides penalties OF
$1,000 and three years for any
one who enlists or hires another
for such foreign service. ProviS-
ion of money for any enterprise
such as foreign enlistment is pun
ishable by $4,000 fine and three
years imprisonment under Section
25 Of the code.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
80 sa.'s.s.s.
BARRYMORE
NUM0N STORY
WIFE RELATES
Scorns Reply to Her
Charges in Plea
For Divorce
"a
BY FRED J. WALKER

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16 H.N.s0.
John Barrymore maintained Q
strained but nevertheless complete
silence today as he read news.
papers for information on the SEN
sational divorce complaints filed
by his bride. Elaine Barrie.
For the noted stage and screen
lover still had no official knowl.
edge of the suit, in which he is
accused Of threatening to kill
Elaine, as he resumed work this
morning at his studio, since the
papers in the complaint had not
been served on him.
Reconciliation?
Whether this meant there might
be q change of heart by Elaine
and another of the spectacular
"reconciliations" that have studded
the ArielC Caliban romance was In
the offing was uncertain.
Attorney Henry C. Huntingdon
had little to volunteer in behalf
of his client. He was asked:
"What about these reports
that John plans to file q SEN
sati0naI crOss-compIaint?"
''NO decision has been made
except that there is no state
ment to make"
Gist Of the charges filed against
the actor by his bride Of two
months, in bringing his fourth
marriage into the divorce courts,
was:
/. That Barrymore threatened
"to kill her or seriously main" her.
2. That Barrymore struck her
and made her "woefully unhappy
at the exclusive night club New
Years Eve when the separation
occurred.
8. That Barrymore called her
violent, vile, obscene, indecent,
profane and approbrious names"
4. That he was guilty of "ex.
treme mental cruelty and inhuman
conduct"
(See ercIuSiue tnteruieU Dtth
Elaine Barrymore In Hollywood
on Parade Sectton.)
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
J0BLESS. PLAN
NEW REQUESTS
FOR RELIEF
Alliance DeIeg a t es
To Press Demands
On Conqressmen

Journeying to their homes in
various parts of the nation today,
the $500 Works Progress Admin
istration employees who marched
in the protest parade staged yes
terday by the workers Alliance
Of America left behind them here
a small group to continue their
campaign.
Plan New Measures
The group, composed Of the
national executive board Of the
Workers Alliance, was to meet to-
day at Wesley Hall to determine
methods of dramatizing the de-
mands of their followers for
greater WPA appropriations and
a higher WPA wage scale.
Yesterday saw the high spot Of
the drive, when hundreds of WPA
workmen from the Northeast and
Middle West held mass meeting
in the Labor Department audito-
rum and then, in the course Of
an orderly march through Wash
ington, left petitions at the White
House, the United States Cham
Der of Commerce and Congress.
See COngreSSmen
The procession ended on Cap
itol Hill, where the "army" split
into twos and threes to visit Sen
ators and Representatives. The
heads of the demonstration, David
LASER and David Benjamin, both
officials of the Workers Alliance,
conferred with a Progressive bloc
of 81 Representatives.
Among the demands was a call
for a fund of $1,040, 900, 900 for
WPA expenditures until June 80,
in place of the $3.50, 100000 sug-
gested by President Roosevelt.
After the march, the "army" be-
gan to disperse as it's members re-
turned to their homes by train,
bus and "hitch-hiking."
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
'RAFFLES' LOOT
FOUND IN n. Y.

Jewelry valued at $4,000 and
stolen in a series of washington
robberies was recovered, and two
men arrested in New York today,
as an aftermath of the arrest
here of George Garcia, said by
police to be a society "Raffles."
Garcia, who has confessed to
staging at least a score of rob
berries in the Capital, wearing eve
ming clothes when he went out to
prowl the residential districts,
smart hotels and apartments. told
police that he came to washing
ton intending to steal the Hope
diamond from Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean.
After his arrest, he admitted
that he had sent his loot to New
York to be disposed Of. Washing
ton detectives at once flew there
and raided a Lenox Avenue jew
elry store, recovering the jewels.
Antonio Vasquez, a jeweler. and
Elpidio Padron we're arrested dur.
ing the raid and are being held for
investigation,
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
SKIES MENACE
INAUGURAL

While Inauguration officials and
thousands of spectators to the
official ceremonies next Wednes-
day are hoping for favorable
weather signs, the weekly forecast
released today by the Weather
Bureau wasn't altogether in line
with the general wishes.
The forecast for this area was
for occasional rain Monday and
Tuesday, probably ending by
Wednesday. Warm temperatures
will come Monday and Tuesday,
with considerably" colder on
Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Tennesseans Plan
Honor 10 President

The Tennessee Society Of Wash
ington will honor the States new
chief executive with an informal
reception Tuesday afternoon at
the Raleigh Hotel.
Governor and Mrs. Gordon
Browning, together with the gov
ernor's staff, will be in Washing
ton for the Inauguration cere-
monies, and will be received by
the Washington society from 4 to
8 o'clock in the Queen Elizabeth
Room Of the hotel. Every TenneS-
seean in Washington is invited
to attend the function.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
NEWU. ). RADIO
PROPOSED
CONTINUED from Page u

Continued from Page II
anthem Of the country from
which it originates.
No Voice at Present
At present America has no such
means Of placing before listeners
in foreign countries the American
viewpoint, as was pointed out re-
Gently in an address by George
Henry Payne Of the Federal Com
munications Commi S s ion whO
said:
every other nation in the
world is prepared to defend it.
self over the air from the at.
tack Of foreign or unfriendly
agencies.
Every other nation in the
world Is prepared to see that
the world understands its point
of view-and yet this nation,
where the greatest development
Of radio has taken place, is alb
sOlutely without control over
the commercial interests within
its own borders and outside Of
its borders is at the mercy Of
every propagandizing nation.
1--WE ought to have a station
through which the President Of
the United States could speak
to the world, particularly at this
time Of world unrest and stress!"
COLUMBIA USING CHANNEL
Governmental agencies affected
by the proposal have been con.
tacted by patriotic individuals in.
terested in the establishment, such
as the State Department, the
Navy and even the White House
and all are understood to have
approved it and hailed it as q
necessity.
Columbia BroadcaSting System
now is using one of the short
wave frequencieS reserved for the
Government ION loan" from the
Navy, and is sharing this fre-
quency wave with the American
Federation of Labor's station in
Chicago.
However it was learned, the Co
lumbia Broadcast:ng System Is
seeking the permanent acquisition
Of both this frequency and an.
other reserved" frequency.
It has been said that clear
channel for international broad.
casts such as those sought by Co
lumbia might easily be WORTH q
million dollars commercially, even
though the radio act refuses to
recognize any property rights in
the air.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
The Weather

District Of Columbla-Falr ana
colder with lowest temperature
about 80 degrees tonight; Sun
day increasing cloudiness, fol-
lowed by occasional rain and
warmer Sunday night and Mon
day; gentle northerly winds, be-
coming southeast and increasing
Sunday.
Maryland-Fair and colder to-
night; Sunday increasing cloudi-
ness with slowly rising tempera-
ture in north portion. followed
by occasional rain and warmer
Sunday night and Monday.
Virginia-Fair, colder in east
and central portions tonight;
Sunday increasing cloudiness
with slowly rising temperature in
extreme west portion. followed
by occasional rain and warmer
Sunday night and Monday.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4NP. M......55 4 A. NJ. 40
8P. M......51 8 A. Mo-. 40
Midnight .46I Noon ...... Al
Weekly weather outlook for the
period January 1S to %, inclus-
i've:
North and Middle Atlantic
States:
Occasional rain Monday and
Tuesday probably ending by
Wednesday precipitation probable
again Friday or Saturday.
Warmer Monday, mild tempera-
ture Tuesday; considerable colder
Wednesday and warmer Friday.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee:
Rain Monday and Tuesday
probably changing to snow .flur-
ries over north portion Tuesday;
generally fair middle of week and
rain over south, and rain or snow
over north portion about Friday.
Mild temperature Monday: con-
siderably colder Tuesday and
Wednesday; warmer Thursday
and colder at end of week.
Tide Table
High tides today, 1927 a. m.
and 10:49 p. m.
High tides tomorrow, 11:15 o.
m. and 1897 p. m.
Low tides today, Asst a. m. and
STA p. m.
Low tides tomorrow, 5:3s a. m.
and sos p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today, 7:25 a. m
and set Sill p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow, 7:25 a.
m. and sets 5:12 p. m.
The moon rises today, 900 d. m.
and sets 3:23 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow, 9:29
a. m. and sets 1898 p. m.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Continued from Page II

sion which has gripped Michigan
automobile cities lessened to
something approaching normal
conditions today.
Evacuation of the plants which
have been held for nearly three
weeks by "sit down" strikers be-
gan today in Detroit and An
derson. The Flint plants will be
evacuated tomorrow and so far
as the striking automobile work
ers are concerned the event will
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
'Taxicab Army
Rushed to Malaga

MADRID, Jan. 16 G.N.SO.
Madrid's war front turned into a
whirlpool today as the insurgents
swung into a frontal attack on
the capital and loyalists circled to
the northwest for a counter
attack.
A "taxicab army" was rushed to
defend Malaga, threatened by in
surgents.
Troops Of Generalissimo Fran.
cisco Franco smashed straight into
the University City sector. only
point where they have retained a
foothold in Madrid proper, but
their advance, the government
maintained, was frustated with
heavy losses.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
COUPLE EL0PE
TO MEXICO
Continued from Page II

tCOnt1nued from rage ~
groom has been divorced "at least
three days"
The story continued:
A Mexican court separated him
this week from his wife of 20 years,
the former Elizabeth Bigelow Hall,
Of Virginia, who is reported all
primed to marry an officer on the
Dietz yacht.
The Mexican divorce explains
today's expedition into Mexico
when Armonk was so near.
Not that the crimsoncreSted
Hon. Mrs. Montague has any pho
bias about magnificent distances.
She crosses the Atlantic at the
drop of the hat. Crossed it last
fall with Lord Carnarvon painting
at her heels, eager to discuss the
wedding that didn't come off:
dashed down to Baltimore to be
wed at the British consulate there;
changed her mind and caught the
dawn express back to Gotham;
caught the Normandie for home
and papa.
Returns to u. S.
ALI of it within the space Of
time that a lesser person would
spend fumbling for a nickel fer a
subway fare.
That was in November. Thirty
days ago she was back again,
travelling incog., as it happened,
under the identity of her own
French maid.
And then, three weeks ago, the
word got out that the Dietz star
was in the aScendancy and the rest
is history.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16

paper originally disclosing the
visit, was accepted by observers
as evidence its publication was
requested by court circles and
probably by the Aliens also to put
an end to sensational rumors.
These continued to circulate up
to the hour the editorial appeared,
with the latest one alleging the
Duke and Mrs. Allen had left Lon
don for Austria together. This
was denied instantly by the Dukes
encourage.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Kent and Mannequin
Stir London Anew

Continued from Page II
ard as malicious, fantastic and
untrue.
Both the marriage Of the Duke
and Duchess of Kent and that of
the Aliens were described aS
models Of happiness and devo-
ton"
The editorial occupied the entire
first column if the "LIondoner'S
Diary" customarily reserved for
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Auto Strikers Leave
Plants to Celebrate

pal OdhS VI I1IS CLlAG dCIST O1
victory celebration.
Troop Order Changed
Orders for rehabilitation Of the
troops in Flint were counter
manded during the night, but it
was believed most of them would
be sent home tomorrow after the
victory celebration"
Union leaders, even while plan
ming the celebration, are perhaps
among the few on their side of
the dispute who understand the
real battle is yet to come.
1t will be fought out around the
conference tables at the headquar.
terS Of General Motors in Detroit
with the meeting hour set for II
O'Clock Monday. A conference was
to be held between union officials
and General Motors executives to-
day to complete formal arrange
ments for the peace negotiations
Monday.
Deal Unsettled
Despite claims of victory made
by the strikers, careful study of
the terms of settlement reached at
dawn Friday in the office of Gov
ernor Frank Murphy, at Lansing,
indicates that essential points in
the controversy between the COM
pany and the United Automobile
Workers OF America remain I'm.
settled.
Chief among these is the demar !
Of the union that it be accepted as
the sole collective bargaining body
representing the workers and rec
ognized as such by the G.. M. C.
This is in no way admitted by
the truce settlement of Friday
morning.
View Clarified BY G. M. C..
The G. M. c., in a "clarifica-
ton" statement issued early Fri.
day Immediately after the gov
ecnor's conference, pointed out
specifically that nothing in the
truce terms was to be interpreted
as compelling workers to be repre-
sented by any organization not
Of their choice.
It may be stated without quali-
fication that the G. M. C. has not
abandoned its stand of refusing
as the sole bargaining agents for
the workers.
This, taken in conjunction with
the statement issued in Washing
ton yesterday by John L. Lewis,
head Of the Committee for Indus
trial Organization, that the CIO
will insist upon recognition of the
Auto Workers Union as the lex
elusive bargaining agency" of
automobile labor, indicates at
least one of the formidable Oh
stacles confronting the negotiators
when they meet next week to seek
q permanent peace.
Both Factors Pleased
Both strike leaders and G. M. C.
executives were pleased to find q
way out Of the deadlock into
which the "sit down" strike had
plunged them. The G. M. C..
wanted its plants back In its own
hands without violence. The
union leaders realized the danger
of the conditions which existed
out of which grew the Flint riots
of last Monday night.
Public opinion, shocked by the
violence at Flint, was satisfied by
the action Of the governor in call
ing out the guard to preserve pub
lie order, safety and property
rights.
Union Satisfied
The unionists were satisfied
when they realized the guard
troops were not to be used as com.
pany auxiliarieS against them.
The general public, frankly terri
tie-up of the vast General Motors
interests, was pleased to see any
fled at the prospect of a prolonged
definite step taken towards peace.
In short. Governor Murphy ap-
pears to have accomplished the
impossible task Of pleasing every.
one at the same time.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
HELD IN PROBE
OF ROBBERY

A 210-pound man claiming to be
a Marine was held by police today
for investigation following an at
tempt to rob a clothing store in
the 2100 block Pennsylvania Ave.
N. w. last night. His name is re-
corded as Wilhelm Lockhart.
Emanuel MichaelSon, proprietor
of the store, reported a man came
in, spent more than an hour in Sc
lecting civilian clothing, then
struck him on the head and fled.
Michaelson called for help.
Lockhardt was arrested in a yard
in the rear of the store.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16

the observations OF Lord Beaver
brook, publisher Of the newspaper
Under the heading, "The DUKE
and the Phrenologist," the edito
rial declared:
"On December 81 last, the
Duke Of Kent accompanied Mrs.
william Allen on . visit to .
phrenologist in Fleet Street. The
consequences of that visit have
been ludicrOuS and-tO a mem.
Der of the royal family and Mrs.
Allen-extremely painful.
FLOOD OF LETTERS
"His royal highness has been
recipient Of a flood Of letters,
most Of them anonymous, de-
sCribing the occasion in terms
carrying from crude innuendO to
open accusations.
"The writer's appear to have
accepted the visit to a phrenOl-
Ogist as evidence Of an Illicit
romance between the Duke and
Mrs. Allen. It is easy enough
to dismiss the writers Of anOny-
nous letters as warped and ig-
norant persons. But it has
been found that suggestions Of
the same kind are being made
in the form of rumOrs which
every day gain wider circula-
tiOn and assume more fantastic
form.
"The rumOr's latest guise Is
that in consequence OF the
Dukes relationship with Mrs.
Allen, divorce proceedings have
already been instituted by her
husband.
"TheSe rumOrs are q classic
example Of that vileSt Of mod
ern Observation-Disclosures Of
the most ordinary happenings
in pursuit Of gossip and scan
dal.
"For the last three years, Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Allen have been
living almost entirely in Ire
land. On one Of their rare visits
to London, Mrs. Allen, who has
been a friend of the Dukes since
his midshipman days, called at
Belgrave Square in the after
noon to see the Duchess and her
newly born daughter.
ACTED AS ESCORT
"She told the Duke she had
arranged to have her head read
by a phren0IOgist. The Duke
unable to be with his wife be-
tween 3 and 5 p. M, because her
doctors had prescribed complete
rest In the afternoon, offered to
drive Mrs. Allen to her appoint
ment and, arriving there. acting
on q mOmentary impulse, had q
consultation himself.
"The fact that the place was
Fleet Street, in the heart Of q
newspaper land buzziny at all
hours with vigiIant photograph.
ers and lynx.eyed reporters,
shows up the stories. Of a clan
destine romance in a most ab-
surd light. .
''But the absurdity Of the story
does not relieve the pain and
annoyance which its repetition
must be causing to the Duke and
Mrs. Bill Allen, whose marriage
is a model Of happiness and de-
vOtiOn, as Is that Of their royal
highnesses."
STORY REQUESTED"
The fact such a frank and de
tailed statement was published b,
the Standard, which was the new
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
NONE INJURED
AS BUILDING
IS SEMPTY
Office Told to Close
at Beginning Of
Civil Revolt
Continued from Page u

surgent forces, but was never
able to satisfactorily establish
identity of the plane. The loyal
ist government, after an investi-
CATION, flatly denied any of its
air force was in the vicinity at
the time. Gen. Francisco Franco,
insurgent commander. also denied
that any Of his planes was in
volved.
More recently the American
grlnboat Erie was caught in the
fire of an insurgent cruiser on
the town of Gijon. The rebel
cruiser bombarded the loyalist
port while the Erie lay in the
harbor and although one shell
fell dangerously close to the
American gunboat, it escaped
damage.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Chiang's Wife Plans
Mount HoIyoke Visit

NANKING, Jan. 16 G.N.SO.
Nine. Chang Kai-Shek, beauti-
full wife of the recentl-kidnaped
premier and generalissimo Of
China, said today she was prac-
tically certain to accept the in
vitation of Mount Holyoke Col
lege. South Hedley, Mass, to at
tend its centenary celebration
next May.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16

WASHINGTON LOOT IN NEW YORK
Robbery Haul DiScOUe1ed

ANTONIO vAsoUEz standing by Of the $4,000
worth of diamonds pins and other loot found by
York detectives in barbershp which, they charge
merely cover for the deposit Of valuabes stolen in Wash
ngon The police say to this place that George Garcia
alleged Rafes carried the objects stolen from many homes
the Capital vasquez and another were arrested at the
time of the raid on shop International News Photo