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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
BORDER DISPUTE
 TO BE SETTLED
Suitable Steps" Taken to End Lithuanian=POlish
 Uprising

Warsaw, March 17.-(UP)-The government has taken suitable steps" in connection with border dispute with Lithuania, it was an- nounced officially today. Col. Josef Beck, foreign minister, will make statement on the situation at the first meeting of the senate.
 It was announced that the senate would meet at noon next Tuesday, March g, and hope was expressed that before then Lithuania would have made some concrete proposals.
 The communique announcing that Beck would speak was issued as the result of long meeting of govern ment leaders, who talked from early evening until midnight. President Ignacy Moscicki, Beck, Premier Felicjan Slawoj-Sladkowski, vice Premier Eugenjusz Kwiatkowski and Marshal Edward Rydz-Smigly, inspector general of the army, par ticipated in the meeting in the pres idential palace.
 Officials, commenting on the com munique, said that the government could not accept Lithuanian pro- posal to discuss the frontier dispute the result of a clash of border guards-either at Riga, Latvian, or Ttallinn, Esthonia.
 Normal displomatic procedure, it was argued, was the only way to settle the incident.
 (Poland and Lithuania have no diplomatic relations as the result of their territorial disagreements. Lith- uania claims the Wilma area, which Poland occupies and whose present
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
WHITNEY TO GIVE
 THEFT ACCOUNTING

New York, March 17-CUP)- State authorities prepared today to obtain from Richard Whitney, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, a personal account of the securities thefts for which he faced a 20-year prison term.
 Assistant State Attorney General Ambrose V. Mccall announced that Whitney would be questioned to- morrow at public hearings on the failure of his brokerage firm, Rich ard Whitney and Go. The broker will be questioned privately next week by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey of Manhattan.
 Whitney has pleaded guilty to two indictments, one obtained by Dewey, the other by Mccall, charging lar ceny of $2l4.384 in securities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
MOTHER kittS6
 OF ' CHILDREN
Seventh Spared-All Shot While Sleeping Last
 Night

Center, Tex, March 17.-UP).- Mrs. Lillie Mae Curtis, 38, shot six of her seven children to death il, their sleep at the Curtis home, g miles east of here, Sheriff J. B. Sample reported today.
 q had no money and they are better off dead" Mrs. Curtis told Sample.
 The dead: T. o. Curtis, 13; Gloria Gene, II; Billie Burke. 10; Robert, g; Margie Dee, 2; Marcia Jack, 5.
 Mrs. Curtis spared her seventh and eldest child, Travis, IS, and sent him for officers.
 The children were killed in their beds. Mrs. Curtis shot each through the left chest with .22 caliber pis- tol, according to District Attorney Wardlow Lane, who took a state ment from Mrs. Curtis and filed six murder charges against her.
 Three years ago, Mrs. Curtis shot and killed her husband, Robert, in the same way. She waited until he waS asleep and then sent bullet through his heart. She was tried and given a suspended sentence.
 Last night I decided to kill them because we had no money and was unable to support them," Mrs. Cur tiss said. 'They were too young to support themselves and were better of dead.
 T decided not to kill Travis, who is 15 and the oldest, because he would get out and work. kissed them all good night and sent them to bed and then got my gun out of my dresser.
 T went back into the kitchen and set down with the gun across my lap. waited to be sure that all were asleep. Then I went to the bed of T. o. and shot him first. Then I killed the others according to their ages, leaving the baby until the last.
 None of them woke up, although several struggled after I shot them. The others slept through the shoot ings. I had to wake Travis and tell him what I hade done"
 Travis fled to the home of a neighbor, who summoned officers. Mrs. Curtis waited at home until Sheriff Sample arrived.
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6 CARS OF MILK
 TRAIN DERAILED

Ipswich, Mass, March 17.-(UP) Six cars of a 12-car railway eX- press and milk train were derailed, one overturning, late last night on the main line of the eastern route of the Boston & Maine Railroad Portland division.
 No one was injured and the train carried no passengers. Cause of the derailment was not determined im- mediately.
 Passengers from Portsmouth, Hampton, Seabrook, N. H.. and Newburyport were delayed slightly today as three Portsmouth-B Boston trains were detoured. The wreck tore up 400 yards of track.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
MURDER IN MAPLE
 ORCHARD SOLVED
Caretaker COnfesses He Killed Man, Woman Who
 Haunted Him

Montpelier, Vt., March 17-(UP) Percy Mcleod, 36, maple sugar orchard caretaker, was arrested to- day and confessed, police said, that he slew 8 married woman and bridegroom of less than two months because they taunted him.
 He had intended to kill only Paul M. Chaplin, alias Chapman, 35, of Medford, Mass, Mcleod was quoted by police as saying, but he also killed Mrs. Grace Spear, 45, of Will liston, mother of four children, when she confronted him with rifle.
 "I shot him because he was twit- ting me all day Tuesday about being a night watchman," Mcleod alleg- edly said. "They both started to kid me yesterday so I decided to kill him. That's the only reason I can give for killing them"
 The bodies of Mrs. Spear and Chaplin were found last night in the kitchen of an isolated farm house in the orchard three miles off the main road.
 Mcleod was seized at neighbor- ing farm where he had taken refuge after the murders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
Toll Mounts as Workers Dig in Wreckage 10
 Find Bodies
LOYALIST CAPITAL
 WAS PERFECT TARGET
Bomb, Struck Public Build- ing, Killing at Least
 100 People
BY IRVING PFLAUM United Press Staff COrrespOndent)


 Barcelona, March IT. - (UP) - The Nationalist air force in raid after raid today subjected Barcelona to the most deadly bombing of the entire Spanish war in effort to hasten the collapse of the Loyalist capital. The twelfth attack in IA hours occurred this afternoon and raised the casualties to an estimated 1900 dead and 2,0O0 wounded. The toll mounted hourly as rescue workers toiled in the smoking ruins of build- ings, factories and a hotel and dance hall where victims lay under stones and debris. Fifteen were crushed to death in the entrance to a sub- way.
 The hospitals were filled with dead and dying and military hospi- tals were being used as civilian hos pitals filled up with a constant stream of injured.
 AS the panic subsided the popu- lace slowly regained it's morale. The cabinet met under President Man. uel Azana in the former palace of former King Alfonso.
 Streets Packed
 The surrounding streets were packed with thousands of demon strators'. Orators using loud speakers urged men to go to the front and fight and encouraged the rear guard to remain steadfast in the face of the threat to the Cata- lonia borders.
 Taking advantage of a clear night and bright moon that made the Loyalist capital a perfect target, the first bonbers roared over at 10:15 o'clock last night. Anti-aircraft guns broke out in a deafening barrage of fire, but the planes dropped their loads on crowded districts and de- parted.
 Thereafter at intervals during the night and until 10 a. m. today, the planes came over, flying high and showering death and destruction.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
$lOO,OOO FIRE AT
 FALL RIVER, MASS.

Fall River, Mass. March 17--CUP) Fire that caused nearly SeJ0,000 damage swept department store early today.
 The blaze, which destroyed the interior and stock of the J. J. New berry company store on the first floor of a three-story brick block, was controlled after a four-hour battle.
 A passerby who saw smoke pour ing from the building sounded the first alarm, but Fire Chief Dennis Homes, fearing 8 repetition of the $5000,000 fire of 1928, called for ad- ditior.al aid.
 No one was injured, but smoke and water damaged offices in the building, the Calumet club on the top floor and a nearby Woolworth store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
PATRONAGEHIT-
 IN M'LEvY TALK
Bridgeport Mayor Makes Strong Plea For Merit
 System in Waterbury
(Acnle Radiophoto)

Mayor Jasper P. McLevy, of Bridgeport, attacked the patron age" of both major parties last night and, while refusing to go into the subject of his tenets, Socialism, advocated for Waterbury a merit system, a new system" of govern ment which, he declared, had drawn Bridgeport "out of the red" during his five years in office there. At a mass meeting of the Citizens Good government Association of Water bury, Inc, at Temple hall, attended by approximately 1000 persons, Mayor McLevy. potential comprom- ise gubernatorial candidate of Re- publican-split factions, held up Bridgeport and its city departments as models of what Connecticut city may obtain in terms of govern ment. .t
 He claimed for his city the best fire department, the most modern methods of street working, and a cut in the tax rate for the past four successive years. In answer to a question from the floor, he ex- Iplained, in part, that the $10500,000 budget of his city for 1888, with ST. 5O0,000 estimated revenue, was made because the city paid of bonded in- debtedness by economizing and by creating new bond issues to pay off the deficits created by "the other fellow. He added that this system was used to keep from raising the tax rate" s-
 No Partisanship
 Harold F. White, president of the Good Government Association, re- piled to a question whether the per- sonrlel of the association is Republi- can by saying:
 "This kind of talk makes me mad. It's just propaganda"
 | He added that he failed to see why Republicans should be the only ones interested in good government" and concluded by remarking that "the board of managers of the associa- 1 ton is not complete. I shall look over the personnel and, If find there are too many Republicans on it, then there will be places for few Democrats"
 In this connection, MT. White drew laugh by remarking that the only member of the board who had been asked his political aff1liation had replied that "he was Demo crat".
 William F. Burke, president of the Merit System Association, presided as chairman, and Herbert s. Smith, general secretary of the Y. M. c. A., conducted a question and answer period during which most questions were directed at Mayor McLevy, such questions as the following: Question and Answer
 What would happen to your merit system if you were defeated for office at the next election?" The Bridgeportt executive explain ed that the merit system must be so firmly established by state legis- latureS that local governments can- not upset its workings by change in party administrations. He said that once an employe felt that his (r.ontinuad m paUp hl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
POLICE PROBER
 FINED HIMSELF

Plainville, Conn. March 17-(UP) Special police investigator Thom- as M. Matteo was fined $100 and costs in town court last night on two counts of violation of the state liquor control act. A charge of breach of peace in connection with an alleged threat against q police commissioner following Matteo's ar rest was nolled by Judge Vincent F. RingroSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
AMBASSADORS SON
 HAS SEVERE COLD

Boston, March 17.-UP)-John F. Kennedy, 20-year-old son of Jo- seph P. Kennedy, new ambassador to Great Britain, was reported re- covering satisfactorily from a severe cold" today at New Eng land Baptist hospital.
 The sophomore student was named last night to Harvard'S class day committee. A member of the varsity swimming team, he contracted cold at practice and was confined to the infirmary for a few days. Apparent ly returning to the team too soon, he suffered relapse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
Charles 4. Wilhiamson OF Darien Was Early Witness
Seven City Hall Employees Also Summoned For
 Questioning

Republican State Central Committeeman Charles E Williamson of Darien ap. peared at the county court house here today at 10:1s o'clock on subpoena issued by the extraordinary granc jury. Seven City Hal employees, including janitors firemen and watchmen were also subpoenaed. Attorney Edward G. Levy of New Haven, who was questioned al length yesterday with regard to tht services he performed for the city returned this morning presumably to answer more questions.
 Williamson, an attorney, is saic to have received $34,000 from the City of Waterbury last year for leg islative servces. He entered the building at about 10:15 o'clock ano made his way to the top floor with out being recognized. One reporter who rode in the elevator asked him if he had been subpoenaed, but he said no, and explained he was only going to the bar library which is located on the top floor of the court room.
 Recognized Later
 He was later recognized, however and then admitted having sub- poena. He is believed to have brought all information ill which the jury will be interested, for he carried heavy brief case.
 A man tentatively identified as Clifford w. Wilcox, of the First National Bank and Trust Company of New Haven left the grand jury room shortly before Attorney Will liamson arrived. The man re- fused to give his name, but he was driving car registered in the name of Mrs. Irene Holt Wilcox of Bethany. Mrs. Wilcox's husband is Clifford Wilcox, who is affiliated with the bank, and 8 town auditor of Bethany.
 The City Hall employees believed to have been questioned today were: James O'Donnell, of 267 Hill street fireman; Francis Brice, of 126 Chestnut avenue, janitor; Samuel Kemp, janitor, of 123 Washington street; Timothy Horgan, superin- tendent of the building, who resides at 78 South street; Philip Mc- Givney, of 85 Idylwood avenue, a fireman; Maurice Sweeney, of 31S Walnut street; and John F. Fla herty, a fireman. The majority were on recall from yesterdays session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
DROVE MINUS LICENSE

Springfield, Mass, March IT -(U. P.)-Though he admitted he drove a police safety car six years without & license, Police Sergeant Ernest G. Tourteliotte was released and his case was filed today when arraigned before District-Judge William J. Granfield,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
FUNERAL FRIDAY

Stratford. Conn, March IT - GU. PJ-Funeral services will be held Friday for Mrs. Lee Miles Judson, well-known artist and widow of the late State Senator Stiles Judson, who died yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
DE VALERA SENDS
 HIS GREETINGS
C0sgrave Wishes Peace; Police Watch For
 Dublin Clashes
By RAMON DE VALERA
 (Irish Prime Minister) MY~~s4-L n-A--N


 Dublin, March 17-(UP)-On be- half of the Irish nation on this na- tional festival of St. Patrick's day I send greetings to all of Fries chil- dren and friends in the United States.
 I know they will remember us as we remember them.
 I hope to have the pleasure of addressing a large number of them over the radio today.
 By WILLIAM T. COSGRAVE President of the United Ireland Party-Written for United Press)
 Dublin, March 17-(UP)-To our brothers in exile and to the people of America I wish peace, prosperity and happiness on this St. Patrick's day.
 hope the war clouds now threat ening Europe will not involve us fur ther in world contlinct and that we will continue to live peacefully in the full spirit of friendship.
 Dublin. March 17-(UP)-Extra police precautions were taken today to prevent clashes during celebra- tions of St. PatricR's day.
 Authorities wr apprehenSive be- cause memkL.S of the illegal Irish Republican army plan to utilize the saints anniversary for a march to Glasnevin cemetery to place wreaths on the graves of comrades who died ill the civil war.
 A possible prelude to disorder oc- cured last night when 20 youths allegedly n.embers of the l. R A fTo,.Ii,,,ael a1a Douo 1N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
TREASURY BALANCE
The current fiscal year

The current fiscal year Washington, Mar. 17-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Mar. l 5th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $5,251 ,049, ,99060 $5,117,lS4,S29.2
 Receipts s3,069, ,952, ,S62.50
 Gross Deficit $1,O96, ,43S,6S947 S2,047,2S1,466.7
 Net Deficit $1,970.151,666.7
 Cash Balance $S,121,754,4522 $1,76O,S16,4s1.7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-17
EUROPEAN WAR IS INEVITABLE, SAYS SH|STOR|AN Germany to Seize Czecho= slovakia, Poland,
 Balkan States RUSSIA COULD BE
 DECIDING FACTOR American Oil Supplies Are Important to German
 Success

Editors Note: In 1914 Har- yard professor, Albert Bushnell Hart, predicted that the United States would enter the world war and that the allies would win. Today in an interview with the United Press he fore casts the next developments in the current European crisis.)
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21
Star Dust
X Children Of Stars
X A Break for Nancy
X Coodman's Cornetist
BY Virginia Vale

COME day when you young
- sters are grown up, and see
by the papers that Ellen Powell
is going places with this or that
young man, you'll know how
the old-timers feel when they
read that Sue Vidor has been
going about with Buddy Arm
strong.
You'll probably say, "Why I re-
member when that girl was born
way back in 1888! Her mother was
well-nown movie star, Joan Blon-
dell, and her father was a movie
star, too-Dick Powell, and a mas
ter of ceremonies on the radio, too.
But, of course, you don't see them in
pictures now
And it seems like yesterday that
Sue Vidor was playing that tiny
little piano, and her handsome
young parents were standing there,
smiling at her. Her mother was a
famed movie actress - Florence
Vidor, who retired to marry Jascha
Heifetz, the violinist. Sues father is
King Vidor, the director.
And, speaking of the passing Of
time, when she started work recent
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21

in IA Star Is Born" in which
Fredric March swan out to sea
to his death. People who liked the
Gaynor-March hit picture won't
care for that.
b
Having fought with Columbia and
had her contract bought off, Grace
Moore departed for Paris, where
she will start right in making pic
lures again. She'll do both French
and an English version of "Louise."
And, as French pictures are rarely
up to the United States standard,
she probably won't like the result.
-
Nancy Kelly, aged seventeen, has
been booked to play the heroine in
Splinter Fleet" and a lot of people
in Hollywood are asking who she is
and where she comes from and why
she should be given so important a
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21
CHANGING COLOR

"Isn't dun a brown color?"
eyes"
"And yet whenever I'm dunned l
get blue"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21
AROUND THE BASES

Bug Tin disgust have to
call the game on account of dark
ness by the time that snail player
reaches base.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21

role in such an expensive picture.
But at seventeen Nancy is veteran
who rates important assignments.
She acted in the movies made in the
East as child, but gave it up 10
years ago because she had reached
the awkward age, and devoted her
self to radio She was going strong
a year ago when she got the role
of Gertrude Lawrence's daughter in
"Susan and God," a successful play
that was one of the New York thea
ters' big hits this year. Nancy was
a hit, too, Daryl Zanuck saw her
performance and bought her run-of.
the-play contract, so now she's back
in the movies again, without max
ing any effort to be. "Them as
has, gifts"
You can't tell, these days, where
swing musician will bob up. When
Benny Goodman and his band were
playing an engagement in Texas
last year everybody for miles
around who liked swing music
came to dance. During the inter.
mission young man with cornet
in his hand came to Goodman and
asked to play for him. Goodman
took him into an adjoining room,
Jess Stacey sat down at the piano,
and the young man began to toot.
Buddy" said Goodman when
he had finished. whatever your
name is, you can join my band. By
the way, where did you learn to
put horn through its paces?"
"I'm member of the Salvation
Army band,' replied Henry James,
who's been a member of Goodman's
gang ever since.
ODDS AND ENDS-Jack Oakie is tax.
ing botUs on having lost lot of weight,
and George Raft is trying to reduce q. +. ;.
The Chinese government has offered Ann
Sheridan's husband, Edward Norris, lot
OF money to fly for then, :. Fred Allen
rushed off to Maine ,ohen his years
broadcasting ,Uas finished; he's eighteen
miles from Portland MAINE, not Hofa,)
and SUGARS that this year the radio fans
sUon't find him ). They did, last sum.
mer, three ,0eeks after his vacation
started Remember "Three Smart
Girls" the Deanna Durbin picture?
There'U be a sequel, "Three Smart Girls
CrotU Up," with the same cast.
g Western Newspaper Union.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21

y on Three Loves
Has Nancy" Janet
Gaynor also started
put on her twelfth
year of m a k i n G
movies. Few others
nave stayed at the
top for so long.
Which reminds me
that in "Tropic Hol-
day." the new Mar
tha Raye-Bob Burns
comedy, o n e of
Bob's scenes is a
hI1r1pcn11a Of tho Oro
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21
REINSURANCE NEEDED
Cutting Wit

A Chinaman was worried by a
vicious-looking dog.
Don't be afraid of him." said
the owner. "You know the old prov.
erb, "A barking dog never bites. "
eyes," said the Chinaman. "You
know ploverb, and me know ploverb
but does the dog know ploverb?"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21
WISE CRACK

Johnny-Yah! A little bird told
me the kind of lawyer your pa is!
Tommy-Yeah? What'd the bird
say?
Johnny-Cheep, cheep!
Tommy-Huh! Well, duck told
me what kind of a doctor your ia
Their is!-Washington Post.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21
Soon Over
BY c. M. PAYNE

Lily-So yo' done mortgaged our
home?
Mose-Jes' tem-rarily, honey, till
de mortgage am foreclosed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21
Had Him Marked

Mother-Don't cry, dear. Which
one of the naughty boys hit you?
Tommy-The one with the black
eye.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-07-21

And, speaking of the passing Of
time, when she started work recent
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-07-15

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Securities
Estimated NGselme T-OO4"-'
Inteeston n
Miscellaneous IN Licenses. ~
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resources Ve9 .
............... $e7121.5
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-07-15

ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners of
County land of Maryland the first day of June,
following be allowed included the
teen Hundred and Thirty Eight and tits further
ORDERED a be and is hereby levied upon all
property County Nineteen Hundred Th
hundred dollars subject
on County and 23O each hundred
lars of subject taxation State making
of $9801 each 500 of subject taxation
CHARLES L. MASON, Pres
THOMAS Y. FRANKLIN
SAMUEL E. SHOCKLEY,
County Commission
ROGER w. LANKFORD,
LENA H. RIGGIN Clerk to Board Treasu