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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
INDEMNITY BOND
 ISSUE HELD UP

Mexico City, June 27.-(UP)- President Lazaro Cardenas' office announced today that he would sus- pend issuance of a $22 2,250,o00 bond issue, authorized by congress to raise money to indemnify foreign oil companies for properties seized by the government.
 The announcement was inter- preted in some quarters as signifying that Mexico had abandoned her plan to raise money for paying off the oil companies.
 A special session of congress was convoked to authorize the bonds issue. The announcement said that suspension was decided upon at a conference between Cardenas, the secretaries of finance, national economy, agriculture and foreign affairs, and government petroleum authorities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
QUO WARRANTO
 DECISION DUE
Judge Inglis May Render It S0on-Jury Resumes
 Hearings Wednesday

Judge Ernest A. Inglis' decision on the quo warranto proceedings of AL derman Thomas P. Kelly is expect ed to be issued this week in accord with statement made by Judge Inglis at the conclusion of the hear ing last Tuesday. The issue is an attack on the legality of the ap- pointment of Hugh M. Alcorn of Suffield as prosecutor in the grand jury action which to date has brought about 32 arrests of officials and legislators.
 Judge Inglis will either sustain the demurrer which Special Prosecutor Alcorn filed to the action by Mr. Kelly, or enter an order declaring his opinion as to the legality or ille- gality of the Alcorn appointment It was Judge Inglis who appointed MT. Alcorn to the post of special prosecutor in the local Investigation.
 Meanwhile, Judge Inglis also had under advisement the technicalities of the various motions which were argued by MT. Alcorn and the de- fense counsel last Friday. With these motions and several other mo- tions to be disposed of, there is little possibility that the actual trials of the cases will start before the fall. The procedure will be speeded up however, for Attorney James D. c. Murray has stated that he would like to move for trial immediately after July 4.
 The next step in the procedure is very much of a question, but Judge Inglis said last Friday that he would recommend what he considers should be next in his decisions on the pleas in abatement.
 The grand jury will return to ses- sions on Wednesday of this week, presumably to take up again the issues of the last municipal election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
NATIONALISTS BOMB
 BRITISH BOATS

Valencia, Spain, June 27--(UP)- Five Nationalist airplanes bombed the British ship Arlon today. The ship caught fire and began to sink rapidly. There were several casual ties.
 Six insurgent bombers attacked Alicante, south of here, and the British ship Farnham was struck and fired by bombs.
 Three British sailors were killed and two Spanish stevedores were in- jured aboard the Farnham. The ship was badly damaged amidships below the water line and was sink ing fast Workers sought to save her cargo of foodstuffs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
FORMER MAYOR OF
 BOSTON IS DEAD
Andrew Peters Served in Wilson's Cabinet; Once
 Defeated CurIey

Boston, June 27.-UP)-Funeral services will be held tomorrow for former Mayor Andrew James Peters, 66, assistant secretary of the treas ury under President Wilson. He died of pneumonia last night.
 Born here April 3, 1872, Peters was educated in Boston public schools, Harvard college and Harvard law school. where he graduated in 1898, He was an Episcopalian.
 In 1901 he was elected state rep resentative, though a Democrat, from strongly Republican district. In 1904 and 1905. he again was elected from the Republican strong hold, this time as a state senator, and in 1905, from the same area, was elected U. S. representative and served four terms.
 In 1914 he was nominated by President Wilson as assistant secre- tary and served as head of the war risk bureau.
 He defeated James M. Curley, since governor and four times mayor, for mayor of Boston in 1917. It was during his four-year mayoral term that the Boston police strike occurred in 1919.
 During his years in congress, he tough for labor, seeking establish ment of the eight-hour day and child-labor laws. He refused ap- continents as vice-governor of the Philippine Islands, secretary of the interior and U. s. district attorney for Massachusetts.
 / He married Martha R. Phillips of Boston, June 23. 1910, who survives him. They had six sons and four of them, Andrew Jr., Bradford, Ro- beson and David are living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
UNION EMPLOYES
 OF CIRCUS TO SUE
$lO0,OOO Action Pending :; Violation of Wage
 Agreement Alleged

Scranton. Pa, June 17-(UP)- Union employees of Ringing Broth ers-Barnum & Bailey circus. now being dismantled for a forced re- turn to winter quarters, will file a damage suit for $lOO,0OO against the management for alleged violation of a wage agreement, union sources disclosed today.
 The suit will be instituted by the American Federation of Actors, AF L. affiliate, which sponsored the strike last week of some 1900 roust- abouts and performers. bringing the Greatest Show on Eearth" to an in- glorious end in this coal mining town.
 The strike was called last week as the opening fanafire for the first performance here was being sound- ed. A difference of opinion between one faction of the performers-most of them in higher wage brackets and the roustabouts developed over the management's proposed 25 per cent wage cut, but after long ses- sion, a majority voted to strike.
 The gaudy-colored vans and wag- ons were packed today ready for the trip south. The "big top" and other tents still were to be knocked down, but that move will have to await, sum, drying weather, The animals, cared for by an emergency crew set up by agreement, were ready and most of the properties had been packed.
 Union sources announced also that the Ringing management had agreed to employees demands for payment of $l6,000 in wages dating from Wednesday night, when the strike was called. John Ringing North, nephew of the founder of the circus and present operator of the show, said that it was financially impossible to continue operation at the prevalent wage scale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
SHIP B0MB|NGS
 WILL BE ENDED
Unofficial Reports Say Gen Franco Orders Airmen 10
 Cease British Attacks
By RICHARD D. MCMILLAN United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, June 27-(UP)-Informa- ton has reached the government that Generalissimo Francisco Fran co, Spanish Nationalist leader, has ordered his aviators to stop bomb ing British merchant ships, it was reported today.
 It was said that Franco had given assurances that he would issue or ders that his airmen must not mo- lest British ships in the future.
 According to the Daily Mail, the reported Nationalist assurances were the result of considerable diplomatic activity in London, Paris and Rome during the weekend, and that Pre- mier Benito Mussolini cooperated.
 It was reported also that the diplo- matic discussions included the pos sibility of confining future airplane bombing in Spain to strictly military objectives, and the possibility of speeding up plans for stricter non intervention policy as regards Spain.
 There seemed a possibility that extreme nervousness shown in Lon don over the possibility that the Loyalists might retaliate for Ma tionalist bombing of undefended cities might have played an impor- tant part in negotia tions.
 The British government had as- serted that it could do nothing to stop the bombing of British ships by the Nationalists. But the prospect that Loyalists might bomb Italian ships in Nationalist harbors seemed to have brought general agreement, in London as well as in other capi- tals, that-aS the Duke of Windsor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
JOSEF STALIN IS
 SAFELY ELECTED

Moscow. June 27- (UP)-Josef Stalin and other government lead- CTS were elected to membership of the supreme Soviets of the Russian and other republics of the Soviet Union under the new constitution, returns showed today.
 Elections for the supreme Soviets or parliamentS reached their climax yesterday when voting was held in the Russian socialist federated So- viet republic, which includes in all 6,400,000 square miles of the 8,00O,- 900 square miles in the union.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27

Haven that local projects employing 400 men would be closed down next pay day, Mayor Hayes immediately telephoned Senator Lonergan and Congressman Smith, asking for their assistance.
 Approval Secured
 The two legislators conferred at once with WPA headquarters at Washington and approval of the blanket project was secured. depen- dent on final approval by the Pres ident. MT. Roosevelt yesterday ap- proved the project.
 In addition to continuing the jobs of 400 men now employed by WPA. the project will provide work for 470 others.
 The citywide project, calling for construction of numerous storm and sanitary sewers. with manholes, inlet basins and other appurtenanc- es, was held up when Controller Sherwood L. Rowland failed to sign the necessary application until the time limit was past. He had been instructed to sign the application by the board of finance.
 Washington Action Needed
 On Tuesday. Vincent J. Sullivan, state WPA director, informed the mayor that the Waterbury project was not included in list of ap- proved state projects received from national headquarters. He said that the matter was out of the hands of the state WPA and that action from Washington was neces- sary.
 Plans for new sewers to be built under the blanket local project have been completed for some time.
 Approval by the president means that present sewer projects can be continued, and that work on new ones can be started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
TUNNEL FIRE IS
 UNDER CONTROL


 New York, June 27-(UP)-Fire- men waged a dramatic all-night fight against fire in the Manhattan Queens tunnel, 150 feet below the East river and reported today that it was gradually being brought un- der control.
 The wooden walk that lines the construction bore caught fire from an undetermined source last night. After several hours of attempts to isolate the blaze, which broke out about 430 feet from the Manhattan shore, construction officials admitted the situation was "very bad" and decided to flood the bore. Four lines of hose pumped water into it at the rate of $50 gallons minute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Police Unable to Detect Murder, Suicide Theory
 or Four Killings
WOMAN BEATEN ON
 HEAD WITH HAMMER
Husband Victim of Heart Attack or Asphyxiation,
 Early Report Shows

Bridgeport, Conn.,, June 2 -(UP)-Joseph Krason, his wife, Maria, and two children were found dead today but police were unable to imme- diately determine whether they had been slain or the victims of murder and sui eide.
 Mrs. Krason, an autopsy showed, had been beaten on the head with a hammer or heavy instrument.
 Krason died either from a heart attack or aspllyxiation and, accord- ing to an ambulance surgeon, had been in struggle.
 Their youngest child, Joseph, Jr.. 4, was thought to have been strangled.
 The other boy, Samuel. IA, was overcome by Illuminating gas fumes.
 Found In Bedrooms
 The bodies, attired in night cloth- ing, were found in the two bedrooms of the first floor apartment by neighbors who forced a door when they detected the odor of gas.
 Police said there was no evidence of a weapon which might have been used in attacking Mrs Krason. From first appearances it was be- lieved she had been shot but the autopsy discarded this theory.
 Her body lay across a bed in one of the two bedrooms occupied by the family, that of her husband was on the floor. The children, Samuel, IA, and Jo- seph, Jr., 4, were ill another room.
 All were in their night clothing.
 The jets of the kitchen range had
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
LYNN CITY COUNCIL
 TO PROBE ITSELF

Lynn, Mass, June 27-(UP)-The Lynn city council will be asked to- morrow night to have itself investi- gated.
 President Arthur J. Frawley an- nounced he would introduce the mo- tion for District Attorney Hugh A. Gregg investigate charges that councillors were involved in job-sell- ing and graft.
 T am sick and tired of the in creasing cloud of suspicion hang ing over the municipal government since stories of graft began to be circulated" Frawley said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
WORKERS TRUCE BEGINS

Amsterdam, N. Y, June 27 -(U. P)-Approximately 5000 Bigelow- Sanford Carpet Company workers, on strike since May II, were sched- uled to return to work today under temporary truce. The workers struck in protest against proposed 10 per cent wage cut. They will re- sume work while an arbitrator con- siders whether wages should be cut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
GIRLS CONDITION GOOD

Boston, June 27 - (U.PD -- The condition of Elizabeth Brown, II. daughter of Professor Huntington Brown of the University of Minne- sota, was reported very satisfac- tory at the Childrens hospital to- day. Stricken with kidney ailment at the family's summer home in Falmouth, the child was sped 80 miles here under police escort Sat- urday. 1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Desperadoes' Brief Reign Of
 Terror Ends With Bullets

Deselm, H., June 27. CUP)-A posse of state police and deputy sheriffs today shot and killed one of two desperadoes responsible for bried reign of terror in Indiana and Illinois and perhaps mortally wounded the other.
 The slain desperado was identified as Clarence Easton, 27. of Valley City, N. D. His brother. Orelle. 25, was shot in the right shoulder and was taken to the county jail at Kan kakee, about seven miles southeast of here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
BACK AT WORK

Northampton, Mass, June 27 - (U.P) - Some 50 winders returned to work at the Trooper Mo Call,Im Hosiery Companys plant today after settlement of seven-week labor dispute. The other TOO em- ployes affected were expected to re- sume work later this week. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27

The gunmen were trapped in a cornfeld one mile north of here about two hours after they abducted James Novy. a farmer, and his four year-old son and held them as hostages while they attempted to pierce a police blockade.
 Police had barricaded all roads near the northern Indiana Illinois border after the bandits perhaps fatally wounded an Indiana state policeman near LaportA Ind, lest night and then kidnapped two deputy sheriffs whom they released un- harmed eight hours later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
Big Seluer Project For City Assured ByR0oseuelt O. X.
S674,532 WPA Job to Be Continued-AIl Present Sewer Work to Carry On-Many New Storm,
 Sanitary Drains Made Possible By Grant

President Roosevelt has approved ctywide $674532 WPA project sponsored by the City of Waterbury thereby assuring jobs 87O The project calling for continual on of the present widespread construction of storm and sanitary was made possible by intervention last week Senator Augustine Lonergan and Congressman J. Joseph Smith acting at the request of Mayor Frank Hayes.
 Informed last Tuesday by WPA authorities at New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-27
TREASURY BALANCE

Washing ton, June 27-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through June 24th with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $7,5S1 ,943, ,607,05 S6,35O. 22l,Su
 Receipts $5,213,031,412.S
 Gross Receipts $1,39S, 4,4S3.S0 $2,773,3l S,S09.O0
 Net Deficit $1,s3s,s94,93s.S0 $2,669,7o4 9o9.Oo
 Cash Balance S2,33S,54l.416G S,9S4922.SS
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Rain, Warmer, Tonight, Tuesday Morning.
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The Washington times., 1938-02-28

Johnny Mccormack, Jack Shinkle, OF
st. Louis; Billy Watkins, Walter JEFF
fords, Dick Stroud, Serge Hill and
David Flagg.
Gay round of parties last Saturday,
with Rudy" Kaufman having his
friends for cocktails, and Nancy
Letter and the Lawrence Bakers
entertaining at dinners Chevy
Chase Club was the place to go, later,
with Maestro Sidney swinging at his
best =. . Prince del Drago and Mar
chese Campomazza, of the Italian
Embassy, with reinforcement of
Trnesto Frua de Angel, the Italian
pianist-aviator, were the proud repre-
sentatives of the foreign contingent
:. Mrs. Robert Ellis, with a very be-
coming new "coiffure," was gracing
the dance floor =. . Nancy Brereton
with the never-missing fresh gar
denia (no wonder, her garden is full
of them) . Mrs. Jean de Sibour
with husband "Grif'' Warfield
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
= By igor CASSlni

other ports F. G. Hatcher, of The
Plains, who is on a Southern cruise,
is in Venezuela, a most interesting
country, with many attractions to
appeal to visitors Austine Nc
Donnell, after her brilliant debut in
her stage career, in "Uncle Vanya,"
has gone to "Olde Well" Warrenton-
for a well-deserved rest.
Who knows but what the new
dance craze won't be the Casa
shag," successful and intricate COM
bination of "Casaciok" (Russian
jig) and shag, that Russian Prince
Serge Obolensky, Miss Astor's former
husband, is introducing in New
York? The George P. Metcalfs
are languishing on the Riviera these
days, not bit disturbed by all this
Juror of Der Fuehrer Ethel
du Pont Roosevelt has gone to visit
her mother in Wilmington, Delaware
Adelaide Moffet Brooks, who is
enjoying a good rest in Palm Beach,
is shortly expected back with Dick
Gasparre's band in New York City.
Mrs. Demarest Lloyd has reopened
her "grandiose" R Street house.
Yesterday she nobly entertained two
Polish noblemen, Count Ilinsky and
Count Orlowski, just back from
Florida waters, and Sir Willmott
Lewis (Lady Lewis is down South).
-. Her daughter, "Angel," who dis
likes staying long time in the same
place, is going to New Bedford, Conn,
on Friday. She had quite family
dinner, with the usual number Of
beaux around (three this time).
The Washington times., 1938-02-28

the pretty Laura Sloo johnson
and her fiance, Harry Smith.
The guest list was SMALL and
entirely made up of the younger
crowd, which meant that intro
ductions were not needed
everybody knew everybody else.
There was nice sprinkling OF Ma
rine uniforms, with Lieut.. Rob
ert Heinl, U. S. M. c., an espe-
cially nice chap.
Laura wore midnight blue lace
and her engagement ring Is 3
truly lovely one, a single large
diamond, set deep in gold. Laura
prefers gold and intends having
q gold circlet wedding ring, in
stead of the usual platinum.
Almost hidden among the car
nations and roses on the tea
table was a bride doll, all done
in the traditional white satin
and tulle and, believe it or not,
Nancy had by some magic made
it look identically like Laura,
the same blond coloring and
dainty features,
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
POINT

showing sweet Anne Child that he is
as good as any of those college boys,
on the dance floor, if not better Z.
Edith Beale, glamorous, and Althea
Pardee, sensational Larry"
Baker giving an exhibition Of tap
dancing, and an old gentleman vio-
lently protesting.
Caroline Cecil and Tommy Adams
sitting =. on the steps =. Then on
to other mite spots :. Mary Wilson
and, certainly, "Sam" Biddle :. Bar
bara Thompson, of the King-Smith
cast, with "Bobby'' Woods -. Connie
Child with Ooh! of course) Tins
lev Adams Yesterday (as most
Sundays) rather quiet day, still Nine.
Pavenstedt and her two lovely daugh-
ters had her friends for cocktails,
and Mariana Zuberbuhler, the
Argentine conquistador, later, for
champagne .. Fred Post and son
"Billie'' report great activity in the
polo colony in Aiken. There playing
now are Louis E. Stoddard, Jr.,
George H. Bostwick, Dunbar W.
Bostwick, George II. Mead, Devereux
Milburn and Stanley Taylor The
Howard Fairs are thriving, in Aiken.
Tommy Letter is'' rapidly pump
ing and spraying away his sinus con-
dition there Mrs. W. q. Bowie,
the former Esther Garrett, who has
been in Garfield Hospital for some
weeks, has returned to her home IN
Chevy Chase, Md. Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Lake, of Lake Knolls, War
renton, have left on an extended
cruise in Southern waters. They will
stop at Cuba, Jamaica, Miami, and
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
Chamber Music

Tomorrow evening promises
to be a full one. A gala perform
ance of works for chamber
orchestra with Hans Kinder,
conducting, and Nine. Olga
Avertno, soprano. as guest ar
tist, will be held in the Cool
idge Auditorium of the Library
of Congress.
The annual Navy Relief Ball,
which was anged from
Thanksgiving night to ShroVe
Tuesday, will be held in the Sail
Loft at the Navy Yard, and plans
have been under way for some
time to make it a very festive
evening. The Navy set, junior
and senior, always turn out en-
masse fer this affair and make
of it one long to be remembered.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
Press Club
Plans Party

The Women's National Press
Club has made final plans for
its annual dinner to be held at
the Willard Hotel Saturday
night, when, in a series of SkitS,
the press women will present
Satires on politics and society.
Some thirty prominent wom-
en-, headed by Mrs. Roosevelt,
will be the honor guests of the
club. Hundreds of other women,
who are distinguished because
of their own achievements or
who are outstanding in social or
official life, will come to the
party as guests of individual
club members.
AS a follow-up, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Parsons O'Donnell-the
latter Doris Fleeson. Washing
ton correspondent for the New
York Daily News and president
of the Women's National Press
Club-have issued invitations
for a cocktail party to be held
at the Willard Hotel, Sunday,
March 6, from 3 to 7 p. m.
Martha Strayer, Of the Wash
ington Daily News, is Chairman
of the Stunt Party Committee.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
PETER CARTER.
Says:

Mrs. Homer Cummings, wife of the At
1V1 torney General, does not like to be-
photographed, but last week she finally consented TO M
Vow nat;entIv and-be And-it was the famous Maurice
Constant whose photographs entirely untouched and which
are SO distinct feke that they resemble marble bus
who did the phoographng An amusing angle OF the picture
was the fact that while Mrs Cummings making great
concession being photographed Maurice was also making
one of his Purely because he wanted to make It, Tor ne
dskes photographing women unless he sees sometnng
ever to be requested by him to sit for photograph