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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02

purge, faced the military collegium of the supreme court in the one time Hall of Nobles
 Heavily guarded, the men made no protestation of innocence, except for Nicholas Krestinsky, ambassador to Germany for nine years. He was accused of having been German spy since 1922.
 Face Firing Squad
 It was generally taken for granted that most, if not all of the defendants would face the firing squad.
 Eighteen of the defendants waived even the right to be represented by counsel. Three retained counsel three eminent physicians, charged with conspiracy to murder Russian leaders who came under their care. They alone thought it worth while to fight for their lives.
 The small audience-only about 200 were admitted to the court room beyond bayoneted guards-peered from time to time at red-curtained box above the Judges stand, believ- ing Josef Stalin himself might be watching the drama of his enemies fall. But they could see only at times the glow of a cigaret from the dark interior of the box.
 TrOtsky Denounced
 The auditors thrilled as Trotsky was denounced and names were named. Foreign diplomats were in the audience.
 Those named included the late Gen. Hans von Seeckt, of the Ger man general staff; Werner Daitz, trusted leader in the Nazi party for eign department, and Rudolph Hess,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
LAPS TO LEAVE ALASKAN WATER
Good Will Gesture to U. s. AnnOunced-AbandOn
 Fishing Plans

Tokyo, March 2.--UP) Japan as gesture of good will toward the United States had decided to abari- don plans for fishing and exploration cruises in Alaska waters, it was said today in usually reliable quarters. The cruises have been a matter for repeated protests by the United States and were regarded as po- tential danger source.
 Some sources reported that the government already had advised the United States officially of it's inten- ton to abandon e cruises. But the foreign office, though admitting the likelihood of abandonment, said that no decision had been made.
 The government had planned fish ing-eXploration cruises each year for 1886, 1887 and 1938 Expeditions in 1886 and 1887 irritated American fiShermen-and the United States ard hence, it was asserted, the gov ernment abandoned plans for the 1883 cruise in order to better rela- tions with the United States.
 When the cruises were started 1t was announced that they were made !n the interests of scientific re- search into salmon migration. It was asserted that ships of the ex- petitions did not fish for salmon. But American fishermen asserted that the Japanese were fishing il- legally and that continuation of their activities would ruin the valu- able salmon fishing industry in Alaska.
 There had been exchanges fo notes between the United States and Jap an, and American congressman had protested angrily.
 It was said, in explanation of the reported abandonment of the cruises, that the Japanese government felt that extension of fishing activities at the expense of relations with the United States was inadviSable at present.
 The country was involved in war in China which not only was ex- pensive but which had led to nu- merous incidents concerning the United States. Japan had only re- recently rejected as unfair United States British French request for information as to her navy building program, and experts of the three countries were meeting in London today to discuss building super-bat- tleShipS and Super-cruiScS as the re- suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
STATE POLICE
 PROBING FIRE

Ridgefield, Conn, March 2.-(UP) - State Police conducted an in- quiry today into the cause of fire which destroyed the home of Henry Steele Roberts, New York broker, at an estimated loss of $55,000 late yes- terday.
 A caretaker discovered the blaze which swept the 20-room structure. Bremen were delayed in their eff forts to extinguish it because the nearest hydrant facilities were a half-mile away. The home, recently completed, had been occupied less than a month. No one was at home when the fire broke out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
POLICE OUT OF
 LEVINE K|DNAP
Withdraw Temporarily as Father Seeks Contact
 With AbductOrs

New Rochelle, N. Y, March D. (UP)-Authorities revealed today that they had withdrawn temporar- fly from the Peter Levine Kidnapping case because they feared the ab- ductofs might slay the 12-year-old boy.
 Philip s. Tilden, New Rochelle di- rector of public safety, explained the withdrawal and said that he would continue the policy.
 Peter, the son of 8 well-to-dC New York attorney, disappeared Thursday and has not been heard from directly since. Various reports of ransom notes have been made public, one purportedly threatening I the boys life if $60,000 was not paid within 48 hours.
 There were indications, however that only one note had been re- ceived by the distraught parents That one was believed in some off, cial quarters to be authentic. It was composed on toy typewriter.
 Tilden said he held to the view that the disappearance was kid naping.
 MT. Levine requested us to with draw from the case" Tilden said, because he wished to get the boy back alive"
 Asked if police would re-enter the case soon regardless of Levine's wishes, Tilden replied:
 "If the police stepped into the case without MT. Levine's requesting it and the boy was killed, you know what the answer would be-"
 Tildcl discounted speculation that the boy, an imaginative and some times dramatically inclined young ster, might be in hiding in one of the numerous vacant houses and shacks in the area.
 He said that police had made a thorough canvas of the more than 400 structures of that kind in the city.
 Meanwhile, the haggard, Sleepless father maintained his vigil beside the special telephones installed in his $23,O00 suburban home.
 There were indications that police or G-Men already were conferring secretly with the distraught father,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
TAFT SCHOOL IS
 GIVEN VERDICT
Judgment in Its Favor Recommended By FOr=
 mer Justice J. Banks

Former Justice John w. Banks of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors today recommended to the superior court at Litchfield, that judgment be entered for the de- fendant in the $50,O00 civil action of William J. Howes, Paul s. Howes, doing business as Howes & Howes, of Holyoke, Mass, against Taft school of Watertown.
 Issues involved in the litigation which was heard in the local su- perior court building during Feb ruary, are brought by the Holyoke company, who maintain the Taft school officials broke contract completed with the plaintiff com- pany.
 The contract was said to provide for the construction of a field house and winter sport building on the school premises. The contract was allegedly effected November g, 1884, following conferences between representatives of the plaintiffs and Horace D. Taft, then headmaster; Andrew D. Mcintosh, Dutton Noble and Charles H. Shons, all officials of the school.
 Former Justice Banks heard the issues as a state referee, winch post he accepted at his retirement from the supreme court bench. He finds, in summing up his lengthy judge ment, that there was no contract entered into between the parties. and that no services were per- formed by the plaintiff company for the defendant institution. The buildings were to have been built with funds raised in special drive.
 Attorney Maurice Healey of the firm Carmody & Thoms appeared for Taft school in defense of the suit. Recommendations of Judge Banks will undoubtedly be accept ed by the Litchfield court and judgment will be entered accord ingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
'CHAz' BAUBY'S ESTATE LISTED
Inventory Filed Today in Probate Court Shows
 $I3,9S0.54 Holdings

The late Charles J. Bauby, mem Der of Waterbury's oldest Italian family and well-knoWn business man, left an estate of $l3,980.54, ac- cording to an inventory filed with Judge Dennis J. Slavin in probate court today. MT. Bauby died Jan. 10. He left no will.
 "Chaz" Bauby was known to hum dreds of Waterburians. Since boy hood he was associated with Bauby S fruit store in Exchange place. Fol lowing the death of his father, "Chaz" and his brother, Albert, be- came partners in the store.
 MT. Bauby was member of sev- eral organizations and active in Italian-American circles. He was keenly interested in sports.
 Property on Grandview avenue is valued at $6,800. Equity in property on Brook street is listed at $3,050, and equity in property in Exchange place at $1,1375O. A mortgage note is valued at $1 400.
 MT. Bauby's half-intereSt in the fruit store is appraised at $500. An account at the Waterbury Sav- ings bank contained $7404. A car is listed at $10 and miscellaneous items total $423.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
WOOLEN MILLS
 DISPUTE ENDS

Washington, March 2-(UP)-The National Labor Relations board an nounced the signing of stipulation today ending labor dispute at the Dartmouth woolen mills, Clare mont, N. H. under which 36 en- ployes will be reinstated with back pay totaling 5000.
 The stipulation, signed by the company, the United Textile Work CTS Union local 2l23 and the ULRB, directed the company to end efforts to discourage membership in the union and to cease discrimination. Employees received from $1OO to $1,- 900 in back pay since March, 1886, under the settlement. Six received $1OO, seven $200, eight $225, IA $500 and one $1,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
New Jersey Oysters, c 4mpagne Make Old Men Young

has been challenged. Rhode Island has passed out oysters.
 We of New Jersey have testi- monials to prove that If taken in formally and in the proper propor- tions, New Jerseys oysters and New Jerseys champagne will enable a man who has passed three score and 10 to jump over 10 foot fence be- fore breakfast"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02

Smatl ; remarks were made as chee, feast sponsored by the Wiscon n delegation in the senate restaurl Int was broadcast bite bite over q network of 90 radio stations.
 q have been much interested in the semi-final of the interstate cheese contest being conducted in the senate restaurant. but strictly as an observer" Smathers said.
 To-day, however, I find my state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02

noon today. "If have to WorK un- til 3 a. m. tomorrow" he said, T intend to clean up this service in one drive"
 Served Yesterday
 The four Waterburians on the jury had been served with summonses before four o'clock yesterday after noon by Sheriff Slavin, who was assisted by Deputy Sheriff James E. OLeary of this city.
 Service was made on the, Water burians as follows: John Flanagan, an Independant Democrat, of l8 Central avenue, an insurance man. William E. Klebes, 50, of 408 Syl- van avenue, a bookkeeper for the Scovill Mfg. Co. A Republican.
 Frederick D. New, of 65 Willow street, Independent Democrat, sales representative for the M. J. Daly company.
 William H. Mordo, 46, of PA Meath Elm street, Republican, former personnel man for the h. ternational Silver company. Present. ly an accountant for Laube Inter- state Go.
 All the Waterbury jurors are married, but have no children. Two
 (Confirtin1 nJ0 paUn a0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
SUPERINTENDENT
 IS APPOINTED

New Haven, Conn.,, March g. (UP)-James A. Hamilton, superin- tendent of Cleveland, Ohio, city hospital, will become superintendent of New Haven hospital September 1. it was announced today by Harry c. Knight. president of the board of directors.
 Hamilton, graduate of Dart mouth, was assistant professor Of industrial management at that col lege from 1923 and for ten years was superintendent of Mary Hitcfs' cock Memorial hospital at Hanover, N. H.. He now is lecturer at Western Reserve university,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02


 bonds, from a balance amounting to $80O,0OO provided by authorization of the 1887 legislature, be sold at once to pay for a number of itemized city projects amounting to the $585 0O0 in cost.
 Mayor Frank Hayes, presiding as chairman, stressed that the city must make immediate arrangements to pay it's share of the WPA proj- ects in order to geep the HOO men on the WPA rolls at work. The projects submitted, resulting from disagreement over the manner of payment for the city's share of the work instigated by Controller Sher- wood L. Rowland, are those which provide employment for the most men.
 Specific Appropriations
 While he reported a balance of about $114,000 for this work, the controller insisted that specific ap- propriations be made, refusing to honor acquisitions for materials which has held up the work on some projects during the past several weeks. This was true in the in- stance of the North Main street trunks sewer and now that job has been absorbed by larger city program of underground work from Savings street to Ardmore avenue, near Lakewood to cost $88,830, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
FALLS TO DEATH

New. Britain, Conn, March 2- (UP) Mrs. Margaret Fuller, 52. plunged to death from third floor porch of her home early today after she found her kitchen flooded from a leaking sink. Police attributed her act to excitement. She was the mother of eight children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02

Washington, March 2.-(UP).-A properly balanced diet of New Jer- sey oysters and New Jersey cham pagne will enable a 70-year-old man to jump over 10 foot fence before breakfast, Senator William H. Smathers, Democrat, New Jersey, said at the opening of today's ses- sion of congress to end all future controversies over the relative merits of rival state products. ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02

Harry KrasOw, prominent in Republican leadership in the state and president of the New Haven County Republican club, was re- appointed today By Judge Edwin Thomas as United States commits sicner for this district.
 The re-appointment is for a. four-year term.
 Commissioner Krasow has been a leader in Waterbury Republican affairs for some time and under took a principle part in the pri- maries last summer which led to the best showing made by the party in recent years at the OctO- Der election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
Derby Merchant MdyBe Unable To
 Serue As Jury111an
Reported to Be Vacatoning in Florida-High Sheriff Slavin Had Completed Service on Eleven
 Jurors Up to Noon Hour Today

Possibility that at least of the 18 selected yesterday by Judge Ernest A. Ingis to on the local grand jury would be excused for service oomed today The is George F. Barber of Derby merchant and Repub
 ican who reported to be vacaonng in Florida Unless he returns appointment will have to be made by Judge glis. High Sheriff J. Edward savin has served subpoenas eleven of the eighteen potential jurors at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
$5O9, 900 To Be Spent Here For WPA Work
Government to Provide $4OO,0OO of TOtal-MayOr Stresses Need of Immediate Arrangements to
 Keep 100 Men on WPA Rolls
(Telephoto Copyright by Acme, 1938)

Revised estimates of the cys share in WPA construc ton which will see the government paying nearly submitted to the Board of Public Works at it's meeting last night by City Engineer Charles Root then passed along to the Board of Finance for the appropratng of of Adercen that 85OOO of approved but unsod street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Mar. 2-UP)-GoN- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Feb. 2Sth, compared with q year ago: This lenr Expenses Lnst Year S4,913, 3,250.3S $4,7G2, ,53O.34
 Receipts $3,S60, ,2Si,765.O4 $2,716,709,242.S
 Gross Deficit $1,053,19S, ,4S5.34 s2,046,015,2S7.4S
 Net Deficit $1,OOO,429,335,34 $1,97O,772,SS7.4S
 Cash Balance $2,974,677,360.32 $l,53S,592,422.3i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-02
20 Out or 21 Leaders Admit Guilt 70 Court
Only Ex=Ambassador to Germany Protested His n= nocence-Denied lie Was Spy for Foreign Inc
 terests-Three in Group Retain Counsel
BY NORMAN E. DEUEL United Press Staff Correspondent)

Moscow, March 9 - (UP) - Leon Trotsky, eXed lord, denounced today conspiraor with Germany Poland, Great Britain and Japan to wreck the Soviet Union 2 Boshevik leaders, 20 of whom admitted their guilt went trial traitors and murder The defend ants latest of thousands to be trapped three-Year
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The Weather

Rain Tonight, Thurs day; Much Colder
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17

ing after spending the day with her
folks.
Vivian Holmes spent Sunday
with Enid and Title Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Holmes and
Paul Jerk visited at the Wesley
Martin home Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Trumble and
daughter visited Sunday at the
Wesley Martin home.
Mrs. Fred Thornbloom entertain
ed the Co-workers club at the
Swan Thornbloom home In Sank
Centre Thursday. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Pierson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Stegner. Mrs.
Charles Farrow and son, Walter,
Mrs. Mary Nelson and son. Victor,
Mrs. L. Pierson and son, Larry,
Mrs. Harold Nelson and daughter,
Happy. Mrs. Wesley Martin, Mrs.
L. Rose and daughter, Mrs. Mar
garet Hamilton, Mrs. Ed Boss
hardt and Grandma Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Logerene, and
son spent from Saturday evening
until Monday in Long Prairie.
Jesse Martin was a dinner guest
at the Wesley Martin home Thurs
day.
School started in District n Mon
day after q two weeks vacation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Book Reviews
BY Bernice Finnegan

This Is My Story, by Eleanore
Roosevelt.
Honesty, sincerity and fearless
ness stand forth in this autobiogra-
phy of the most discussed woman
in America today, when she admits
that family and friends regretted
she was such an awkward girl, or
confesses that when she went to
her first dance she lacked enough
partners. She does 1t in such a
matter-of-fact way that you feel 1t
Is not a plea for sympathy but an
expression of her candidness and
character. The value Of Eleanor
Roosevelt's story is not that 1t tells
how her husband proposed to her,
or whether she was in love with
him, or the future mother-in-law
thought her son should not worry
too hastily and took him off on a
cruise so he could think things ov-
er, or how she felt when her uncle
Theodore Roosevelt got all the at
tention at her wedding, or how she
spent her honeymoon, or the prob
lens she had to meet as a young
bride, but in the straightforward
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Getty Grove

MIR. and Mrs. Emil Ripka and
son, Donald, visited Friday evening
with Arthur Quade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Klaphake were
callers at the Hubert Wiener home
Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Gritzmacher
and son, Alvin, visited Sunday at
ternoon at the Emil Wiener home.
Adolph Wiener was dinner
guest at the Hubert Rouslang home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math Jennissen
were dinner guests at the Casper
Nathe home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math Wengler and
son, Paul, of Greenwald, were call
ers at the Richard Spaeth home on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wiener, of
Elrosa, visited Friday at the Henry
Wiener home,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17
Old Highway No. 4

Edwin Gettle was caller at the
Wesley Martin home Monday.
Pete Pierson was a caller at the
Wesley Martin home Tuesday.
The Creamery meeting at Little
Sank Tuesday was largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Martin Wis
tied at the Fred Logeren home Fri
day evening.
Enid Martin spent Tuesday with
her sister, Tillie, at the John Eek
lund home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Perlinger visit
ed at the Henry Helm home Sun
day.
Orville Holmes and Orville Mar
tin were dinner guests at the Hen
ry Helmes home Sunday.
Henry and Elmer Greisert, OF
Sank Centre, and Erwin Myers, of
Padua, visited Sunday evening at
the Wesley Martin home.
Title Martin returned to the
John Ecklund home Sunday even
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-17

story OF how she made her life val
liable to herself and others. "This
Is My Story" Is grand book-not
as literary masterpiece-but in
the revelation Of a personality that
Is so charming that II you have not
felt kindly toward the author you
can't help being warm admirer
after you have read this book.
Assignment in Utopia, by Eugene
Lyons.
Eugene Lyons set out for Mos
COW at the age of thirty to be chief
correspondent in Russia for the
United Press. He was convinced q
better world was in the making
there. In this book, he tells the
story Of his next six years, living
and working close to the great Sow
let events he was reporting for
millions Of American readers. He
met Soviet leadrs from Stain down,
came to know Russia and its peo-
pie at first hand. He had already
lived deeply and could recall the ac-
tivities in American labor and rad
ical movements, especially in the
Sacco and Vanzetti fight. In Rus
STA he found a contrast between his
ideals and the grim realities around
him, and this clash between faith
and fact evoked an intense spirit
ual struggle. His story Is thus far
more than an adventurous story, or
a newspaperman's personal history
it is adventure on the emotional
and intellectual plane, an account
of how an observers philosophy of
life was shattered and remodeled
under the impact of the Soviet
world. Those years of the first Five
Year Plan, Of Stains rise to I'M
questioned leadership, proved the
most important in the authors life.
But, though forced to revise his
views on Bolshevism, Lyons at
firms that his experience in Rus
STA was less a establishment
than a rededication." The keynote
of his story is not despair but hope.
Lyons writes brilliantly, with deep
conviction and with humor, in
terms Of living men and women,
and his autobiography is a timely
commentary upon our world and
our age.