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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
Banuuet Arranged

Arrangements have been com pleted for the annual banquet of the Community Club Bowling league, which completed it's season last week. The banquet will be held Saturday night at Moynihan's. Ser geant John Hayes team is the championship unit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19

troller's office, is 8 graduate of Ford ham university, studied business ad- ministration and accounting, and has been substitute school teacher, according to the newspapers which, earlier, gave columns of space to MT. Rowland's merit system" proposal. He is among several hundred who sought jobs in the controllers office for which few were called, what with 10 places vacated" by the change in political alignment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
EarbenderS

Despite the basketball prom which will be held Friday night at the Community house, the Ear benders will play their "45" tour nament games as usual. The games have been postponed for two con- secutive Friday nights and further cancellation would be impossible.
 The group is completing plans for their annual card party which will be held May 6 at the Comu- nifty house. Representatives of all card-playing organizations of the city will attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19

will be held Sunday, May 1, at the Copper Kettle, following the 7;30 o'clock mass at St. Francis Xavier's church. The speaker, although un- announced, will be a member of the Holy Ghost Order, from Fern dale.
 Miss Margaret Dillon, chairman of the arrangements committee, will be toastmaster. Miss Dillon said last night that there will be another committee meeting next Monday night at 7:3O o'clock in the parish
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19

That's your breath when police system Assist patrol thrilling than the Signal "3o which means a 8 O a something with their to signal 30 a paroman!" Ah It might that has burglars make the collar But
 getting the worst of iand pass should roll "As- sst a patrolman". A million miles hOur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
Presentation Friday Evening To Be Made
 Eventful Occasion
WPA Orchestra Engaged for Musical Features Shanl=
 rocks Win Card Tournament HOnors-SOdality Arranges Communion Breakfast
WASHINGTON HILL

McEvoy are collaborating as coaches.
 Plans have already been made for series of games with the Plain- vile grammar school team, with which games were also played last year. Miss Betty Sullivan of this parish is a teacher in Plainville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
To Give Sermon

sodality. Rev. Vincent P. FitZ- maurice, son of MT. and Mrs. John Fitzmaurice of South street, will offer the sermon at the services. Further arrangements will be an- nounced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
Fife and Drum Corns

Final plans for attending a com petition in Yonkers, New York next Saturday were made at a meeting of the Washington Park Fife and Drum Corps last night in the Com munity House. The corps is also anticipating trips to Meriden and Torrington.
 Members will be assessed $3 each for the Yonkers trip, to cover the cost of transportation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
sodalitv,s Communion Breakfast

Further arrangements for che first communion breakfast of the Sodal- ity of the Children of Mary of St. Francis Xavier's church were made at a committee meeting last night in the parish hall. The breakfast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
Basketball Champs to Receive Trophy
Says Chinese War
 Will End in Draw

CIR VICTOR v A s SOON, head of a three century . old British m e r. chant ho Il s e
 and often called "the man who m a de Shang- h a l." foresees J a p a n with drawing from China in a way that may be construed nei- ther as victory
 nor as defeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19

hall. Final arrangements will be made at that time.
 Assisting Miss Dillon on the con- mittee is Miss Betty Sullivan, presi- dent of the sodality, and the fol- lowing sub-committees: Tickets, Catherine Rice, Marie Kilbride, Helen Ferriter, Katherine Fitzpat- rick; entertainment, Anna O'Neil, Mary Campion, and Mary Shea; publicity, Rosemary Johnston and Rita Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
Baseball Team

Edward Curley, ST., is again man. ager of the St. Francis Xavier school entrant in the parochial school baseball league. For the past few days practice sessions have been conducted and more than 50 young sters have responded to try for the team. Joseph Dooley and Joseph
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
Street COllapSeS

Traffic had to be re-routed early last night when the bottom fell out of Baldwin street, as result of the heavy rains and the numerous ex- cavations. In several places, be- tween Washington and Luke streets, washouts resulted when the heavy rains concentrated on the deep excavations have been made as a part of the pipe-laying project.
 Busses and private cars alike were forced to diverge from their regular routes and proceed from Baldwin street, up Washington street, over Fairmount, on Luke street to Bald win again. A special detail from the street department was called to place warning lanterns and saw horses along the danger district. Motor Patrolman Harry Martin was also called to the scene to direct traffic.
 The road has been in deplorable condition for several months. At the completion of the piping pro feet, the state is scheduled to take over the task of paving the road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19

Ireland defeated Scotland by 2,66O points in two countries con- tract bridge contest in Glasgow, Scotland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19
Trip Cancelled

Parishioners planning to attend a bingo party at the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Washing ton Depot, cancelled their plans in view of the weather last night. Rev. John Dillon, former curate at St. Francis Xavier's church, is pas tor of the Washington parish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-19

Browning Ceremonies
 Ceremonies for the crowning of the Blessed Virgin are being planned for late in May by the
Evening star., 1938-03-16
Dirksen Urges
City Run Lots
FOrIOc Parking

All-day parking on the parking lots
scattered throughout Washington's s
business section at a rate of about 10
cents day was held cut as a pos
sibility today by Representative Dirk
sen. Republican, of Illinois. a member
Of the House District Committee.
Mr. Dirksen disclosed his plans to
introduce bill providing for acquisi-
tion Of the privately-owned parking
lots and their operation as municipal
enterprise.
The bill, he said, would fix the rate
at an amount that will actually cover
the cost of the lots and make possible
the amortization of the cost of the
property over period of years. He
believes a 10-cent-a-day rate would
be adequate.
Most of the privately -owned parking
lots in the business section now charge
Is cents for the first hour and cents
for each additional hour with 40 and
50 cents AZ the all-day rate.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
AIRMAIL SERVICE
TO BERN UDA OPENS
Pan-American Airways' Clipper
Leaves Baltimore With
S00-Pound Load.

Without ceremony the Post Office
Department today inaugurated air.
mail service between the United States
and Bermuda. A Pan-American Air
ways clipper carrying approximately
300 pounds of philatelic mail took off
from Baltimore at $50 am. on the
inaugural mail flight.
The Post Office Department was
represented only by officials of the
Baltimore office, but j. E. Lamiell. di-
rector Of the Interna tional Postal
Service. was in Bermuda awaiting ar
rival of the clipper. He will make the
return flight later in the week.
Passenger service between the
United States and Bermuda was in
augurated last June by Pan-American
and British Imperial Airways, operat-
ing alternating schedules. Airmail
has been flown from Bermuda to the
United States since last summer un-
der British contract. but until to-
day no east-bound mail had been
flown. Extension of service across the
Atlantic is expected before the end Of
this year.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
INCOME TAX CASH
SMASHES RECORD
Indications Are Roosevelt
Budget Estimates viii
Be Fulfilled.
Bythe Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury collected record total
of s6l59 947.71S in income taxes during
the first Is days of March.
In making the figures public the
Treasury noted that collections were
l8 per cent higher than in the similar
period last year and indicated Presi-
dent Roosevelt's budget estimates of
revenue from this source would be
more than fulfilled
Last year. when S52O.893, ,583 of in
come taxes we're collected in the first
IS days of March. approximately $780,
100000 more came in during the re-
mainder of the month for a March
total of 100000.
If the same amount is collected in
the rest Of this month the Treasury
would have approximately sos ,O00, 900
more than officials estimate is neces-
sary to fulfill the budget estimates.
Officials said the largest proportion
ate gains in collections this year were
in the large metropolitan areas, par
ticularly downtown New York City and
Chicago.
Midnight last night was the dead
line for filing Federal income tax re-
turns on 1887 income. The figures
announced by the Treasury today were
preliminary calculations and the full
payments will not be known for sew
eral days.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
NEWSMEN SEIZED
BY STORM TROOPERS
Associated Press Photographer
Arrested Without Charge
or Evp1o,o%,o1
or Explanation.

OF EXpIanaCl0n.
BY the Associated Press
VIENNA, March 16.-Authorities to-
day increased pressure on newspaper
correspondents.
Uniformed S. A. (Storm Troop men
entered the office of the Associated
Press and took into custody Willy
jacobson, German-born veteran pho-
tographer, who is half Jewish.
There was no charge and no ex-
PLANTATION.
A photographer of Acme, American
picture agency, who had Polish pass
port, was detained and his Office pad
locked.
Alfred Tyrnauer, representative CT
the International News Service. was
arrested twice and his Austrian pass
port cont1scated His situation at
present was not known.
Three attaches of the United States
Legation were busy throughout the
morning investigating searches of at
least two homes of Americans and the
Associated Press Office.
In the latter four pictures we're con-
fiscated. Two of them. showing a
VienneSe night club scene, were more
than two years old
Three correspondents of British and
American newspapers left the country.
They were Friedrich Scheu of the
Daily Herald of London, M. w. Fodor
of the Chicago Daily News and Doug
las Reed of the Times of London.
A woman representative of Bel
grade newspaper was under house ar
rest
Evening star., 1938-03-16
JAPANESE MOBILIZATION
BILL APPROVED IN DIET
Toxic House of Representatives
Passes Measure, Unchanged
and Without Dissent.

TOXIC, March 16.-The House of
Representatives today passed without
dissent, and without amendment, the
army-sponsored national mobilization
bill. against which House members had
fought bitterly until few days ago.
Opponents Of the bill had declared
it would place distatorial maritime
powers in the hands of the government
and that it was copied after the laws
of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
Army circles were jubilant over
passage of the bill through the House
and the collapse, which became ap-
parent two days ago, of civilian oppo-
sition.
The bill still has to have approval of
the House of Peers, but the govern
ment believed it would meet no serious
obstacles there.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
BLUM APPEALS FOR BRITISH AID
IN MOVE FOR SPANISH TRUCE:
POWERS TO FIGHT FOR CZECHS
Hitler Makes Victor's Return
To Garland.Bedecked Berlin
Der Fuehrer Hnstens Back as Polish
Lithuanian Crisis Deepens.
Greeted by GOerine.

Goering was the first official to greet
Hitler. Goering's welcome was "in
the name of the army. city and all
Germans"
mo words will express what every
one feels in his heart Hitler's No.
l aide said. You have freed our
brothers and returned your home
country to U.S."
A German army source said Hitler
had hurried back from Munich and
Vienna because of Polish threat
against Lithuania-an ultimatum ex-
piring late today.
Details of the reported ultimatum
were not known, but it was believed
based on frontier clash of March IL
for which Poland was demanding
satisfaction.
An army source said Hitler had
intended to remain several days longer
in Vienna. where he concluded his
(See HITLER, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1938-03-16
NUMBERS CONTROL
IS SENT TO HOUSE
District Committee Musters
Quorum to Report Bill
in Stormy Session.
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

10y SHA DnoonL JONLS.
The House District Committee re-
ported favorably today the anti-num-
bers racket bill, which passed the
Senate more than a year ago.
The committee acted at an execu-
tive session that followed a tempestu-
Gus open meeting. at which. late in
the morning, a quorum finally was
mustered.
With sharp criticism and sharper
retorts swapped across the committee
table, Chairman Palmisano, standing
out alone against the bill. made sew
eral futile efforts to delay considera-
ton of the measure until next Tues
day. He ruled out two motions to re-
port it out on the spot. sustaining
point of order that there was no
quorum
Finally, lacking only two members
OF = quorum. Representative Schultz,
Democrat, Of Indiana, supporting the
measure, went to the telephone and
summoned enough reinforcements to
force immediate consideration.
Pine Amendment Added.
AS reported out, the bill incorpor-
ates an important amendment Of
fered by United States Attorney Da-
vid A. Pine, which makes possession
OF original numbers tickets-the slips
turned in by writers and runners
evidence of setting up a lottery. If
the measure passes the House, it will
have to go back to the Senate for
concurrence in this and other minor
amendments.
While only five of the 20 members
appeared when the committee went
into session. others kept arriving, and
eventually IA were present, enough to
do business.
Chairman Palmisano suggested the
measure be taken up at special meet
ing Tuesday and acted on
Representative Schultz, formerly op-
posed to the legislation, but now sup
porting it ardently, said: I'm ready
to report it out now"
Wanted More Time.
The chairman remarked that since
about half the committee had not at
tended the public hearings this week
and last, or heard the testimony of the
district attorney, he thought they
should inform themselves on all it's
provisions.
But will it be acted on Tuesday,"
Mr. Schultz insisted.
Il hope So" said the chairman.
But do you believe SOP" the Indiana
member pressed.
The chairman said he was ready to
act or the measure Tuesday.
Moves for Report.
Urging immediate considerations.
Representative Shafer Republican. of
Michigan said: Il still think there
must be quite lot of merit in this bill,
because it passed the Senate
A motion to have the hearings
printed prevailed. The chairman.
questioned by other members, admitted
this would delay decision if the COM
mittee waited for printed copies to be
distributed.
IF we delay it long enough" Mr..
Shafer suggested, ''it will slide past
another session"
Representative Randolph. Democrat,
of West Virginia then moved to re-
port out the bill at once
The chairman said he would have to
Evening star., 1938-03-16
SECOND GUILTY PLEA
IS MADE BY whitney
Broker to Be Sentenced March %
in Theft of 100000 Yacht
Club Securities.
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March l6.-Richard
Whitney today pleaded guilty to a
second indictment charging grand
larceny. for the theft of securities
worth $l09.384 from the New York
Yacht Club, of which he was treas
urer. The plea was made before
Judge Owen w. Bohan in General
Sessions.
In a clear. resonant voice, Whit
ney replied to the court clerk when
asked how he pleaded.
Guilty" he said.
The former president of the New
York Stock Exchange. who was head
of the bankrupt firm of Richard
Whitney & Co., was indicted by the
New York County grand jury yester-
day on evidence adduced by the at
torney general.
The complaint Of larceny in the
first degree was made by Commodore
William A. w. Stewart of the yacht
club. He charged that Whitney, as
custodian of the clubs securities. had
hypothecated them for personal
loan, the funds being placed to the
credit of his Arm before its insol-
vency.
The other indictment, to which
Whitney pleaded guilty on Monday,
concerned the larceny of $105.000 in
securities belonging to the estate Of
his father-in-law, George r. Shell
don, which Whitney was accused Of
using as collateral for . bank loan.
At the request of his counsel. Judge
Bohan fixed March 20 for sentence
and continued Whitney's $4,000 bail
on the two indictments.
Each of the two charges carries q
maximum penalty Of five to ten years
imprisonment.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
Ex-Attorney General III.

BURLINGTON, Va, March Is up.
John G. Sargent, n, of Ludlow,
United States Attorney General in the
cabinet of President Coolidge. was a
patient today at Mary Fletcher Hospi-
tai, but his physician, DR.. w. G. Town.
send, said his condition was not seri-
Gus. DR.. Townsend did not disclose
Sargent's ailment. He said the patti
ent would remain in the hospital only
a few days.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
DUCE SEES ITALY
SAFE FROM NAz|S
Gives Hitler Benediction on
Austrian Coup, but Warns
of Frontiers.
BY the Associated Press.


ROME. March l6.-Premier Mus
solini today promised his people that
the pan-German expansion never
would penetrate Italian frontiers. but
at the same time pronounced a bene-
diction on Adolf Hitler's absorption of
Austria
Our frontiers are sacred" II Duce
shouted to an assemblage that filled
the Chamber of Deputies.
We will not discuss them. We will
defend them"
His promise was broadcast to all
Italy. 1t was the premiers reply to
doubts of his own people. alarmed over
the extension of mighty German
state to the Brenner Pass, gateway
between Austria and Italy.
Political Absurdity."
1t would have been IAN historical
and political absurdity" for Austria, a
German state. to have remained in
dependent and anti German, II Duce
declared.
He said that the plebiscite the ousted
Austrian chancellor. Kurt Schusch-
nisg. had called for March 1o-hoping
TO get mandate to fight for Austrian
1reedom-was unforeseen"
An emissary of Schuschnigg asked
my opinicn.' he said. 1T was the first
time in many months. I told him in
the most peremptory manner that it
was a mistake
This bomb will explode in your
hands, told him"
To those who have asked why Italy
did not intervene in Austria. Musso-
lini said he replied:
I'VE never assumed any obligation.
Austria never asked us for armed in
tervention to defend its own inde-
pendence with force.
"A nation which needs military aid
against its own people is no longer
worthy to call itself nation.
Averted Clash, He Says.
When the Austrian drama had
reached IT'S fifth act. there were the
usual opponents Of Fascism who were
alert to see whether the moment for a
clash between the two totalitarian
states had arrived.
THAT clash would have been the
prelude to a new World War.
This calculation of the democra-
(See MUSSOL1NI. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1938-03-16
FEY, WIFE AND SON
ARE FOUND SLAIN
Vienna Reports Anti-Nazi
Leader Killed Family
and Himself,
picture on Page A-6.J

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA, March l6.-Maj Emil Fey,
ruthless antl-Nazi and iron man Of
the Dollfuss regime, was found dead
in his home early today. He would
nave been SO years old next Wednes-
day.
Beside him were the bodies of his
wife. Malvina, and their l7-year -old
son Herbert
Newspapers said he apparently shot
his wife and son and then committed
suicide
Fey, one time vice chancellor of
Austria, crushed Socialist power with
cannon in February, 1884. and for five
years was the arch-enemy Of the Aus
trian masses.
AS leader of the Heimwehr-pro-
Italian Fascist army-in Vienna he
came strongly to the fore when the
late Engelbert Dollfuss, the pocket
chancellor" established his Dictator
ship in 1888 and needed support
Acted Vigorously.
Fey as minister of public security
proceeded vigorously against such So
cialists and Nazis. 1t was he who
created the first concentration camps
in Austria in 1888.
In 1884 when Dollfuss went to
Budapest for short visit. leaving his
extraordinary powers. Fey struck rap
hof hn d.
menace"
Raids by the HeimWehr and police
in all provinces crippled Socialist
newspapers and party organizations.
When the Socialists attempted armed
resistance in February of that year,
he crushed them
The collapse of the revolt was fol-
lowed by a series of suicides among
those whom defeat reduced to despair
and also by several attempts on Fey's
life
Trapped With D0llfuss.
When a Nazi wave of terrorism
fared up after the elimination Of the
Socialists. Fey was trapped with DOLL
fuss in the chancellery by "putchists"
on July 25, 1884.
Fey. apparently under compulsion,
transmitted the ''putschists' demands
to government representatives outside
the building Many persons felt he
should have died fighting to save DOLL
fuss.
After Fey's dismissal from the cab
y,&Nf ;y, 04%o l.
president of the Danube Steamship
Co. The Hejmwehr was disbanded in
1886.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
En- The Associated Press,

by Inc Associated Press.
BERLIN. March l6-Adolf Hitler,
Der Fuehrer to more than 74,00000
Germans with the absorption of Aus
tria, made conquering heros return
to Berlin today-concerned by reports
of a Polish ultimatum to Lithuania.
On Warsaw the chief of the
Polish cabinets press bureau today
fatty denied that Poland had pre-
sented an ultimatum to LithuaniaD
The spades of labor service men,
symbols of Germanys first postwar
militarization, flashed in the late
afternoon sun and an honor guard of
infantrymen snapped to attention as
Hitler stepped down from the special
plane that Brought him from Munich.
The capital of greater Germany
gave him tumultous welcome. Green
garlands and an ocean of swastika
flags bedecked Berlin.
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Evening star., 1938-03-16

Ion. but omitted previously racon1-
mended neiC Surtdr on CLOSELY held
corporations
BY the Associated Press.
Statements by several members in
dicated today there is strong sentiment
in the Senate Finance Committee for
broadening the present income tax to
cover thousands of new taxpayers.
Senator la Toilette, Progressive,
OF Wisconsin. said he would insist that
the committee vote on his plan to cut
personal income tax exemptions from
$1,000 to $500 for single individuals
and from $4,000 to $4,000 for married
persons.
Senator La Toilette has estimated
this proposal would bring 400, 900 new
taxpayers under the income levy. He
said 1t would be offered as an amend
ment to the tax revision bill now under
consideration.
Is Held Essential.
Chairman Harrison of the commit
tee commented:
If We are going to continue spend
ing, I think we will have to broaden
the tax base We will have to make
the people tax conscious"
From Senator Vandenberg, Republ-
can, OF Michigan. came a statement
that "a broader tax base and Govern
ment economy both are essential" if
Federal fiscal affairs are to be put in
order.
Senator Johnson Democrat, of Colo
raoo said: I'VE have to get more
revenue, and broadening the tax base
is one way to get it,
Opposition to Senator La Follette's
proposal was expressed by Senator
George, Democrat, of Georgia. who
said he thought it was unnecessary to
broaden the tax base at present.
Cut in Surtax Hinted.
Senators George. Harrison and
Gerry. Democrat. of Rhode Island. en-
phasized that the House-approved tax
bill must be so revised as to encourage
business
If you can get business picking up
again, you can raise your revenue,
Senator Gerry commented.
Besides an overhaul of the undis-
tributed profits and capital gains
taxes. Chairman Harrison mentioned
a cut in surtaX rates on individual
incomes between S150,OOO and s5,OOO.-
900. The surtaXes now range from
so to IS per cent.
Committee members generally dis
counted reports that President Roose-
welt would veto the tax bill if changes
were made in the undistributed profits
and capital gains provisions. Majority
Leader Barkley said he had heard
nothing of such possibility.
The committee expects to end hear
ings on the bill Saturday in order to
rush it to the Senate floor.