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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-26
THIEVES STEAL
 5000 CIGARETTES

Fifteen cartons of cigarettes were stolen last night from store at 959 South Main street. The break was discovered by Motor Patrolman Raymond Grady.
 Shortly after finding that the door of the establishment had been forced, Patrolman Grady and Motor Patrolman Ralph Baril arrested Thomas Doolan, 25, of 1914 South Main street, on suspicion, Doolan was being questioned at police headquarters this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-26

Naugatuck. Feb. 26-The condition of Eugene Cornish, seven, son of MT. and Mrs. John Cornish of 149 Spring street, who is a patient at St. Mary's hospital. Waterbury, after having suffered from exposure while missing from his home from p. m. yesterday until 2:20 this morning, was reported fairly good at the hos pital today. The child is not on the darSer list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-26
BOXING REDUCES

Ted Pearson, announcer for the Metro Goldwyn- Mayer radio show. has lost seven pounds boxing with Spencer Tracy's trainer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-26

ress through the years and several charter members are on the list of speakers. Harold B. Post is the worshipful master at present. STATE OF CONNECTICUT. Dis trict of Waterbury, ss: Probate Court. February 26, 1888.
 ESTATE OF Vincenzo Coviello, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trick of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly at tested. within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 LEONARDO MECCA,
 Administrator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-26

Francis O'Reilly, 2S, of 94 Cherry street, was injured at 1:30 this morning when struck by an auto mobile while pushing another car which had stalled at Meriden road and Granger street. The driver of the car which struck him, Xavier Paznokas, 20, was arrested on reckless driving charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
Lewis Status Hinges
 On Judicial Action
Annual Meeting of Supreme, Superior Court Justices Set for Next Monday; Local States Attorney Finds
 Instant Defenders in Official Circles Here

Continuation of States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis in office hinged today on the decision of the super for court and supreme court judges who will hold their annual meeting at New Haven, Monday, June 6. MT. Lewis refused to comment today on the reliable reports of yesterday which are in effect, that he has rendered his resignation as states attorney to Supreme Court Chief Justice William M. Maltbie.
 Numerous officials sprang to the defense of MT. Lewis, when they heard the news of his reported resig- nation. There were many who spec ulated that the resignation might not be accepted by the council ot judges.
 Assistant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald,s term does not expire until 1889. He, too, is appointed by the council of judges. MT. Lewis other assistant, County Detective Roland G. filling, is also appointed to 1889. Under the new statute, MT filling is appointed by MT. Lewis subject to the confirmation of the judges.
 Should the judges accept Mir Lewis resignation, there was even more speculation as to who would be appointed in his stead. It is appar- ent that should the necessity of ap- pointmknt arise at the meeting oi the judges. the appointment will De made immediately. Chief Justice Maltbie yesterday declined to dis cuss the situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
REFORM POLICIES,
 SAYS SEN. BURKE

Bridgeport. Conn, June 3-(UP) A reformation of governmental policies must be realized before the business recession can be dissipat- ed, U. IS. Sen. Edward R. Burke, D., Neb., told meeting sponsored by the Bridgeport Citizens Commit tee for business recovery last night.
 He criticized governmental conn petition with private business. high taxes and federal interference iE labor disputes as major policies which have promoted a general feeling of insecurity. '
 We will be safely on the road to recovery when all these policies have been corrected" he declared.
 The government, he said, hae spent about 40 billions of dollars in five years and private industries another 20 billion lin excess of their earnings" to remedy the un- employment problem.
 Before long these reserves v.ll be exhausted" he asserted. The road to recovcfy must be found and that without delay"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03

New York, June 3.-(UP) .-The securities and exchange commits sion, Investigating the footing of seven investment trust companies of $1O. 100000 assets, learned today how looters were able to acquire these firms without using cent of their own money.
 The technique, as described by David Schenker, commission coun- se1, was this: The operators bor- rowed money from financial con- cerns to buy controlling stock of investment trusts. They put up no collateral, but gave list of securi- ties they would deliver later to guar antee the loan. Then, having bought the trusts. they posted securities taken from their portfolios.
 Six men have been indicted. The commission began its investigation yesterday and got its most inpor- tant testimony from Stephen Paine, of Paine Webbcr and company, which financed two of these enter prises.
 z Paine said his firm supplied the alleged looters with $ll0,000 on one occasion and was given securities taken from the first income trading corporation as collateral; and S580,- GOO on another occasion for which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
JAPAN APPOINTS
 NEW WAR AIDE

Tokio, June 3.-(UP)-Lieut. Gen. Seishiro Itagaki, regarded by many as the best field commander in the army, was named war minister to- day with a mandidate to bring the Chinese war to a quick end.
 It was understood that Itagaki had been given supreme authority over the conduct of army operations in China and that his first major order would be for merciless steam roller drive on Hankow, emergency capital of the Chinese government.
 His appointment was announced by the cabinet this afternoon and Lieut.. Gen. Itagaki at once proceed. ed to the imperial palace where Elm. peror Hirohito installed him form- ally in office, to succeed Gen. Gen Sugiyama.
 Gen. Sugiyama, on his retirement from the war ministry in Itagaki's favor, was honored by appointment to the supreme war council.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
Liberty Leaguers From
 Southwestern COnnecti- - cut" Under Hammer
STATE JOURNAL ITEM
 HITS >FACTIONALISM
Custer of Three Mentioned in Jury Reports Sought
 By Young Republicans

Hartford, Conn.,, June 3. = (UP) = The srnoldering fac tional feud in the Connecti- cut Republican, party grew into a red-hot flame today as the so-called Old Guard struck back for the first time against a rising insurgent New Guard. The Connecti- cut State Journal, COP. organ whose editor is Clar- ence G. Willard, secretary of the State Central Committee, bit- terly attacked faction of the party headed by National Committeeman Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., Greenwich, and State Senator J. Kenneth Bradley, Westport.
 'The Republican party is heading for factional fight for control in August the article predicted.
 Criticized In Report
 Willard was among those criticized in the Bridgeport Grand Jury re- port. A demand for his resignation from the State Committee has grown louder in the past few days.
 A concerted move also was under way to force the resignations Of Charles Williamson, Darien, and Major John Buckley, Union, men, toned in the Waterbury jury report, from their positions as members of the Central Committee.
 Remand They Quit
 Young Republican gToupS in three sections of the state yesterday de- inanded the three men quit at once, r The article in the State Journal, which mentioned mo- name but left no doubt as to who was meant, ac- cused the fairfield county leader ship of being Liberty Leaguers from southwestern Connecticut" = men whose political abilities have yet to be demonstrated"
 "Streamlined New Deap
 Those veterans who have de- voted years working for Republican party success in Connecticut - they are of the Old Guard and in many cases do not fit into the new
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03

Norwalk, Conn.,, June 3. (UP)- H0neymo0ning today were Lily Pons, French operatic and radio star, and Andre Kostelanetz, or chestra leader, who were married at the brides Silvermine colony home late yesterday after obtain ing a waiver of the states Ave- day law.
 Shortly after simple ceremony, performed by City Court Judge Nehemiah Candee, and a recep- tion for intimate friends, the c0u- pie departed by automobile with out announcing their destination.
 The courtship extended over 8 period of two years. Kostelanetz made twelve trans continental flights to Hollywood before Miss Pons said "Yes," but no definite date was set for the wedding.
 Yesterday afternoon they Ob- tained certificate of intentions from the town clerk, submitted blood certificates and then applied to the probate judge for waiver of the waiting period. An hour later they were married. = Friends who witnessed the cere-. mony, had been invited t0 the home for a luncheon and were unaware of the marriage plans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
BRITAIN AHEAD IN
 WALKER CUP GOLF
Leads 2=l at End of First Days Scotch Four-
 SOmeS

St. Andrews, Scotland, June 3 = (U.P) - Britain's Walker cup golf team, which had been regarded as a push lover, forged into a 2-1 lead to- day in the biennial series with the United States.
 , Britain won two of the Scotch foursomes, the U. s. won one, and one was halved.
 The series will be concluded to- morrow when eight singles matches will be played. Despite the fact that the U. s. was trailing tonight the in- vaders were still favored to retain the cup which has never been won by Britain. This is the tenth series.
 Today's results:
 Leonard Crawley and Frank Pen mink, England, defeated Reynolds Smith, Dallas, and Freddie Haas, New Orleans, and 1.
 Gordon Peters and Hector Thom- son, Scotland, defeated Johnny Goodman, Omaha, and Marvin Ward, Olympia, Wash, 4 and 2.
 Charley Yates, Atlanta, and Ray Pillows. Poughkeepsie, defeated Alex Kyle, Scotland, and Charles Stowe, England. and 2.
 Johnny Fischer, Cincinnati, and Chuck Kocsis, Detroit, halved with Harry TG. Bentley, England, and James Bruen, Jr., Ireland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
MARITIME UNIONS
 MAY CALL STRIKE
CIO Groups Meet Today to Act-Might Tie Up At.
 Iantic Ports

New York, June 3-(UP)-Mari- time unions of the Committee for Industrial Organization called a general meeting for this afternoon to discuss their jurisdictional fight with the American Federation of Labor and it was reported that they would consider calling a strike in all Atlantic ports to bring the dis pute to showdown.
 The c. I. O.s national maritime union conducted a nine-hour Sit- down strike here that ended at 5 p. m. yesterday after having delayed the loading of several ships and the sailing of three.
 The strike ended after Frank J. Taylor, president of the American Steamship Owners association, had requested that it at least be re- faxed enough to permit ships to keep their sailing schedules. The union had announced that the strike would last 24 hours and though it conceded more than Tay- Tor asked, the union announced that further action would be considered today.
 The trouble started with the Shepard lines freighter Sea Thrush. The National Labor Relations Board, after an election among Shepard line seamen, had designated the N. M. U. to act as bargaining agent. The company, however, signed 8 labor contract with the Sailors Union of the Pacific, a rival of N. M. U. Company officials ordered 31 N. M. U. men off the Sea Thrush. They refused to leave. The com pany filed a libel against them in federal court. Judge Marcus B. Campbell ordered the 31 seamen into court on Wednesday. Com pany attorneys explained that Jo- seph P. Ryan, head of the Fedora tion Longshoremen's Union, had re- fused to let longshoremen move the Sea Thrush from her pier as long as the N. M. U. men were aboard.
 The Seamen went from court back
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
Controller Rowland Pre- sents First Batch at Fi-
 nance Board Meeting
SINKING FUND STATUS
 SUBSTANTIATES MAYOR
$275,000 in Fund Now; :; Anticipated Resources to
 Cover Deficit, Plus Bills

With $69,827.47 paid into the surplus resource sinking fund for the month of April, Controller Sherwood L. Row land yesterday at the meet ing of the Board of Finance presented the first of the 1887 bills, totaling approximately $130,000, for payment. This was in accordance with the legal rulings of the Griffen- hagen and Associates report that these bills when certified. were proper claims against the city and with the overdrafts of abou; $20O,000 of last years appropria- tions, are properly chargeable against the surplus resource sink ing fund. About half of the 1887 bills are to be paid now.
 The controller, however, instead of paying the various claims due since late months of last year, has allowed the surplus resource sinking fund to accumulate in the general fund to offset the over-expenditures of the various appropriations which otherwise would have been charged to the current years revenues as estimated in the budget. While the board members have sought to ar range payment of the l937 claims since early this year, there has been disagreement by the controller
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
Immediately Arrested on Bench Warrant Charging
 Conspiracy to Defraud
BORGNAES NOW ONLY
 UNACCOUNTED PERSON
Nationwide Search Had Been Launched By Pros-
 ecutOr AIcOrn's Aides

Philip Coppeto, head of the Abrigador Diggers Company. surrendered to Detective Ed ward J. Hickey in the Water bury Superior Court shortly after ? o'clock today, and was arrested on a bench warrant charging him with conspir- acy to defraud the City of Waterbury. The surrender of Coppeto leaves only one of the 27 recommended for arrest by the Waterbury Extraor- dinary Grand jury unaccounted for. When he surrendered Coppeto was in company with Attorney Sidney s. Cassel, wfG said he would represent him as couh, el. He also appears as counsel for Attorney Ralph c. Cop peto, brother of Phil. also a defend- ant. Bonds of $25, ,OOO were pro- vided for his release.
 Exclusive Prediction
 Nine days ago The Democrat pre- dicted exclusively that Phil Coppeto would return to Waterbury and sur- render within ten days"
 The grand jury charged that be tween the years 1882 and 1895 the city paid, according to available rec ords, at least $21,754 to Philip Cop- peto. During the same years Cop peto also did business as the Abri- gador Diggers and under this name he received, according to available records, at least $621, ,237.47. Engaged in this enterprise with him was his brother. Ralph Coppeto an attorney, who apparently shared in these pay ments from the city"
 Nationwide Search Begun
 Coppeto surrendered even as po- lice of 48 states and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had been enlisted to search for him and for Enoch E. Borgnaes, accountant of the George H. Kingsley Company. No word has been received from Borgnaes, although during the jury.s probe he was reported by officials to be in 8 New York hospital. His wife claimed he had gone to Sweden.
 The jury charged that Coppeto fled the state about January 30. This was before the official Investigation
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
Trust Looters Never Had To
 Use Cent Of Their Own Money

the collateral came from the Con tinental Securities corporation.
 These are two of the seven footed trust firms.
 Paine admitted that his firm had been suspicious of the transactions several months before the footing was exposed.
 The six indicted are Vincent E. Ferretti, New York lawyer who Is under $25, ,00O bail; Thomas w. Nor ris and Ralph H. Robb, Boston law yers, under $5,000 bonds: Philip H. Frear, Washington, also under $5,- 900 bond, and two other men who have been indicted but whose names were withheld pending their arrests. A nationwide search for them has been ordered.
 The six entered the financial field by organizing a company called Fiscal Management Company, Ltd, which they incorporated in Canada with . capital of $5, and later set up as the head organization over the trust companies they acquired.
 Paine said, when uestioned about financing the Continental company, 1t was not my job as a broker to figure out what they were going to do with the portfolio. thought they knew what they were doing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
Appears At Courthouse
 At 2P. M. Accompanied Representative
18- Year-Old Negro Confesses , Murders
Confession Unravels Crime Mysteries of Past Two Years-Slayngs Occurred in Chicago, Los
 Angeles Couldn't Think of Others
BY FRAN LEARY

United Press Staff C0rreSpOndent)
 Chicago, June 3.-(UP) Robert Nixon, 18-year-old Negro, who first came under police scrutiny when he was six, sat hunched over desk in police headquarters early today and calmly dictated confession of having killed at least four white women and girl during the past two years.
 He corroborated his statements by sketching with an expert hand the floor plans of his victims homes He has beaten to death three wom- en in Chicago and a woman and her daughter Tn Los Angeles.
 T can't think of any others," he said..
 His victims were Mrs. Florence Thompson Castle, attacked and slain in her Chicago hotel, June 28, 1886; Anna Kutcha, 18-year-old student nurse, attacked and slain at the Chicago hospital, Aug. 2l, 1887; Mrs. Edna Worden and her l2-year-old daughter, Marguerite, stripped and slain in their Los Angeles home, Aug. IA, 1897, and Mrs. Florence Johnson, 35, mother of two children, killed May 27, 1888.
 In each case the victims skull was crushed with 8 brick. All were slain in their beds during the early morning hours.
 Nixon drew sketches of two Chi cago hotel rooms where he had as sculted women and another of thu nurses home where he killed Mis- Kutcha.
 "Those sketches are as good al an architects" Deputy Chief of De- tectives Walter Storms said. "Ht told me he had attended Y. M. C. A. art school here"
 Nixon told in detail how he went to the nurses home, where Miss Kutcha lived. He said he wanted to steal.
 When he had completed state ment for Storms and Assistant States Attorney John Boyle, De- tectives Thomas Bryan and M. G. Gaskell of Los Angeles questioned him briefly about the Worden case Then he was taken to his cell. He was asleep an hour later.
 Gaskell and Bryan will question him further today after he reenacts the Kutcha staying. They said he was first identified with the Wor- den crime because of its similarity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
WOMAN BEATEN BY
 ESCAPING YOU H

Shirley, Mass. June 3,-(UP)-A 17-year old fugitive who bludgeoned woman in his escape from Shirley Industrial school was believed sur rounded by a posse in woods today,
 State troopers, local police, school attaches and volunteers at daybreak began to close in on the 3,O00-acre wooded area between Shirley and Lancaster in the ex- pectation of capturing Leo Le May IT. of Biddeford, Me, within few hours.
 LeMay bludgeoned Mrs. George Campbell, 62. wife of the school veteran superintendent with her husbands % caliber rifle at the Campbell home on the school grounds last night ard then fled into the woods. Mrs. Campbcll's shoulder was dislocated by the blow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
4OO-YEAR.OLD
 DISPUTE RACES
Peru, Ecuador Again Are Plunged Into Argument
 Over Jungle Areas

Quito, Ecuador, June 3-UP)- The 40O-year dispute between Ecua- dor and Peru over a vast jungle dis trict, the so-caLed Oriente, has been intensified into armed contlicy. it was revealed today.
 Forty Peruvian soldiers attacked an Ecuadorian patrol in the jungle country. Ecuador dispatched sharp note of protest to Peru.
 In Quito, popular feeling against Peru ran high today and a strong protective guard was placed around the Peruvian legation. Foreign Min ister c. M. Larrea appealed to the populace to remain calm.
 Col. Guillermo Freille, Ecuadorian minister of war, said that the clash took place near the Ecuadorian gar rison at Rocafuerte, southeast of here in the Oriente, over which the dispute between the two countries has been fought and argued since 1863.
 The Oriente is vast, roadless, cityless tangle of forests, inhabited largely Dy SaVageS, spreading eaSI" ward from the Andes mountains to- ward the interior.
 Representatives of the two nations now are in Washington attempting to negotiate settlement.
 Lima, Peru, June 3-(UP)-The foreign office denied emphatically today reports from Quito that Peru vian soldiers attacked an Ecuadorian patrol near Rocafuerte and claimed that four Ecuadorian soldiers were arrested near Pantoja after enter ing Peruvian soil without permis- sion.
 Neither Peruvian warships nor military forces attacked the inhabi- tants or garrison or Rocafuerte," an official statement said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
BILL PASSAGE ]: FOUGHT
New Deal Looks for Sue cess Before Senate's
 Next Recess
By JOHN R. BEAL

United Press Staff COrrcSp0ndent)
 Washington, June 31(UP)-New Deal senators marshaled their froces today to crush the opposition in two major issues and pass President Roosevelt's recovery bill before the senate takes another recess.
 A drive to earmark all relief funds promised the most trouble. It was led by three anti-administration Democrats-Sens. Josiah w. Bailey of North Carolina, Royal s. Cope land of New York, and Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.
 The second major problem still unsettled was an effort to decentral- ize relief under plan sponsored by Sen. Arthur H.rVandenberg, r. Mich. It had scattered support anti-ad- ministration Democrats and the solid backing of Republicans.
 After two day-and-night sessions, the senate met again today at Il a. m., EST, an hour caller than usual. Majority Leader Alben w. Barkley, D., Ky, planned to continue in ses- sion until the bill is passed.
 Three bitterly contested amend ments were disposed of at yester- days session, which did not end until 10 p. m., the administration winning in each case.
 Debate on the Hatch amendment revived smoldering fire of resent ment that has famed several times during consideration of the spend- lending measure over the activ- ity of New Deal fflocials in primary contests.
 Sen. Willard Tydings, D.. Md, an opponent of New Deal policies and 8 leader of the fight against MT. Roosevelt's supreme court reorganiz- ation bill, urged that the amend ment be enlarged ill scope so that it would 'go into the high places and 4e> (Nn,@ti,,nad ~, pona
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-03
FOUR QUESTIONED IN FLA. KIDNAP
Jersey City Police Hold Two Men, Two Women
 on Penn. Tip

Jersey City, N. J., June 3-Up) Two men and two women, taken into custody as they drove through here in a sedan that bore Florida number plates, were questioned by police today, presumably in connec- tion with the Kidnapping of James B. Cash, Jr.
 Police notified federal authorities that the four were being detained. Agents of the federal bureau of in- vestigation were expected to arrive here soon to take over the inter- rogation.
 Charges were not filed against the four. Their names were not made known by police.
 It was reported that the four were apprehended on the basis of con- fidential teletype alarm broadcast to the Jersey City police.
 The alarm, sent from Lewiston, Pa, yesterday, asked that "all occu- pants of a gray sedan bearing Flor ida number plates, last seen near Baltimore, Md, be held for ques- ClOnlnS.
 Basis for the alarm was said to be an incident which took place in dentists office in town on the New York Pennsylvania boundary. The report. lacking official confir- nation, said that woman and Q smal boy appeared in the dentists ofIice and that the dentists suspi- cions were aroused by what he char acterized as strange behavior by the woman.
 The dentist notified police, re- porting that the two had left in a gray sedan with Florida plates.
 Lieut.. Edward Heating. on the lookout for the automobile with his squad. stopped the quartet as they approached the city early today on one of the roadways leading to the Pulaski Skyway.