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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
TOURING SEASON
 MAY SET RECORD
Requests For Routings Keeps Connecticut A. L.
 A. Officials Busy

According to present indications, this summer will be one of the big gest touring seasons in several years, says Charles B. Butler, Connecticut manager of the ALA.
 The foreign and domestic depart ment of the organization, which prepares trips for members, has been exceedingly busy with requests for travel information. The real rush will come at the end of this month as July and August are really the banner vacation months of the whole year.
 Requests for routings started slightly earlier this year than usual and 1t is apparent that Connecti- cut motorists are planning to see considerable of America this year. Some are going as far as the Pa ciflc coast, others to points in the west, while a great many persons who have read about beautiful Nova Scotia and the Gaspe peninsula are asking for information on these important vacation lands. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont will be popular vacation and touring spots this year as many requests are being made at this time.
 While an unusually large number of persons are travelling in European countries this year, large number are also taking along their own motor cars and the ALA. foreign and domestic travel department has completed full arrangements for a number of their members who are planning this trip to the old world. The ALA. travel bureau makes all plans for members through its affll- iations with all of the leading auto- mobile clubs of Europe It is an easy and convenient way and the ALA. is well equipped to take care of all of these requests without any trouble to the member whatever.
 Just at present many persons are receiving weekend trips of up to 800 miles, although the real weekend trips will not start until July 4, which falls on Monday this year, giving three days for travel or va cation in the mountains or at the seashore.
 A number of persons are planning trips to Miami Beach and other points of interest in Florida. The weather there is rather pleasurable during the summer months, despite the fact that the thermometer climbs far above the 90 mark, but there is little humidity, which makes the weather condition ideal.
 ALA. members are fortunate in taking these trips and having all ar- arrangements with hotels made in ad- vance for them; also list of ap- proved camps and tourist homes.
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 the melee and police reserves were sent to restore order in the area.
 The capture came as nationwide alarm for his arrest was broadcast. He was the mysterious Joe" named yesterday by police as the third sus- pect in the case.
 Green also is wanted in the $450 Kerner Drug company holdup in Somerville last March, for which two men already are serving state prison sentences and in the kidnap- robbery of Patrolman Earl Smith of Dighton in Boston last spring.
 He was named as the trigger man" in the Phillips murder by St. Saveur, according to Lieutenant Daniel M. O'Connell, but police were not satisfied yet as to what I part each of the three suspects played. Two bandits were in the store at the time of the murder, while third was waiting outside as lookout. ,- The murder gun was found on SI. Saveur and newspaper clip ping describing the murder on Richards when they were ar- rested in Salt Lake City.
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faces Special Prosecutor Alcorn in the court procedure resultant from the probe to date.
 Other SubpOenas
 It is believed that when Detectives Hickey and Greer left this city yes- terday afternoon at 3 o'clock they were bent on serving subpoenas on other witnesses in addition to Shea. Neither could be reached this morn- ing, although Hartford sources said the pair were headed for Waterbury. They had not arrived at the court house before noon.
 Three postal clerks, representing the registry offices in Hartford, New Haven and Stamford were in attend ance at the court house this after noon awaiting call before the grand jury. They are expected to be questioned on information rela- tive to dispatch of certain parcels of mail from Waterbury to certain principals named in the probe.
 Six witnesses were examined by the grand jury yesterday as the in- vestigation into the election and also the stock of the Electric Steam Sterilizing company continued.
 William Phelan, foreman of the registry department of the Water bury post office and James Grady, who holds a similar position at the Hartford post office were called as witnesses in the latter issue. It IS believed that the grand jury ques- toned them with regard to pack ages of stock which might have been dispatched from Hartford to Waterbury by registered mail. The Goodwin Beach & Co.,, brokerage firm handled the transfer Of stock from Daniel J. Leary to numerous persons, including five legislators who have since been arrested on grand jury charges.
 POstmasters Present
 Postmasters Charles A. Babin ot Waterbury and Postmaster Wllllam J. Rankin of Hartford appeared at the courthouse yesterday put were not called as witnesses.
 Other witnesses of the day were ElIlll f1uIIllliCl, SiVJ SoNA" RAS~ ton officer, who brought his rec ords; William Hackerman and James Smith, two of the men re- leased from jail last election day; and Edward Hayes. who was in jail on a superior court charge election day. None of the witnesses was questioned at any great length, and apparently the jury will not recall them immediately.
 It is obvious that the jury will decide this afternoon as to its fu- ture sessions. It is also apparent that the jury postpone a morning session today because of the actiyi- ties of Detectives Hickey and Greer. They are believed to have subpoen- aed the witnesses for this after noon.
 The complete statement made to- day by High Sheriff Slavin with re- gard to the prisoner situation is as follows:
 SLAVIN'S STATEMENT
 'It has rather graphically been brought to my attention during the past few weeks that while the
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as satisfactorily as was really hoped. the French government intends to proceed with a realignment of its diplomatic, financial and economic relations with her on a new basis.
 Poland needs money and needs trade advantages, and it is the feel- ing here that she is eager to ob- tain them from France. Without actually bartering by offering loan in return for Poland's support of Czechoslovakia, it is understood that France will make it clear that further French monetary aid de- pends on Poland doing nothing to nullify French-British diplomatic efforts to curb German expansionist policies in eastern Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
Great Baby Contest
 Race Ends Friday
Anthony Borrel and Margaret Lemere Leading Con- ,, testants For HOnOrs and Cash Prizes

doubt. The potential recipients of honors and cash awards amounting to $200 will not be known definitely until the judges have carefully checked all returns and tabulated every vote.
 There is sufficient evidence to presume that the city's most popu- lar child will be one of the two leading contenders, Anthony Bor- relli or Margaret Lemere. Both have out-distanced competitors and enter upon the home stretch with odds in their favor. Whether it will be King Anthony or Queen Margaret who will take the spotlight for the coronation ceremonies will be decided by the judges. Friends of both candidates are concentrat- ing for a final barrage of votes that will decide the issue long an- ticipated by the general public.
 Votes will tell the story. Votes will win the election for the most popular contestant. Subscription to the Waterbury Democrat counts for 100 votes. It is not too late for friends to rally to the support of their young favorites and aid them in achieving the current ambition of their young lives.
 It is a contest well worth win- ming, for all Waterbury has evil denced by returns, has shown an unusual interest in the various can- didates.
 To all contestants and friends the important fact to remember is the contest closes tomorrow after noon at 5 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
POLISH-FRENCH
 ALLIANCE SEEN
Important Diplomatic Dis= cussion Believed Settled
 to Frances Liking

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 Paris. June 30-(UP)-France has received reply to its request for a clarification of Poland's general foreign policy and a definition of its intentions regarding Czechoslo- vakia, it was learned today.
 The reply, most important dip lomatic document, was handed to Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet by Juljusz Lukasiewicz, Polish, ann bassador, who returned from War saw after consultation with Col, Josef Beck, foreign minister.
 No details were made public of the Polish declaration but official circles called it satisfactory. It was understood that the Polish government gave assurances that 1t would do nothing to interfere with French and British efforts toward appeasement of Central Europe but that it did not promise that Poland would take sides actively if a con- flict broke out between Germany on one hand and Czechoslovakia and her allies on the other.
 Polands reply was long delayed. Soon after Germany's absorption of Austria, the French government asked the Polish government to de- fine its attitude, particularly as re- gards the long existing Polish French military alliance, which had been weakened by Polish-German non-aggression treaty. France wanted to find out insofar as she could which side Poland would take if France, in fulfillment of her de- fensive treaty with Czechoslovakia, aided Czechoslovakia against pos sible aggressor.
 Technically Poland's reply was not 8 renewal of her military al- liance with France, to cover the situation France cited. But it was understood that she did not say that there would be no interference with French British troops efforts to keep the Czechoslovakia state in- tact in its efforts to settle differ ences with its minority populations.
 Now that Poland has replied, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
High Sheriff Is
 Taking Exception
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taxpayers of New Haven County are paying their good money for the upkeep of our County govern ment, there appears to be con- fused conception in their minds of just how this county form of gov- ernment operates.
 While I am the highest elected peace officer in the county, there are at present two county com missioners who have supervision over county institutions. The county commissioners are appoint ed by the State Legislature, who also name two auditors, who make an annual audit of the county jail books.
 In addition a quarterly audit is made by a reputable firm of au- ditors, on 8 yearly contract. This last quarterly audit has just been completed.
 "When a prisoner is committed to the New Haven County Jail, he or she cannot be admitted unless accompanied by mittamus from the committing authority. If there there are court costs in addition to the fine or sentence, these costs must be worked out at the rate of $1 a day. The fines and costs, when paid to the county jail, must be returned to the committing court, together with report, with the exception of five per cent, which is forwarded to the state comptroller.
 'It is an impOssibility for any one at the county jail to release a prisoner before the expiration of the commital sentence Cncluding the working out of costs) without an authorization of the commit ting authority.
 with this double check, it would mean the Justification of the re- ports to both the town or city court or justice court committing the prisoner, and the report to the state comptroller.
 Tt is a matter of record that our books and records at the county jail are absolutely clear in this respect, according to the county auditors and private audi tors, employed by the county com- missiOnerS.
 "T firmly state that no one has ever been released from the New Haven County Jail during mby in cumbency since June 1, 1885, without the proper authorization as outlined above.
 Under Connecticut law judges from the highest to the lowest court have discretionary power to reopen cases at any time after commitment to this institution, but prisoners under that prOced- ure even then can only be re- leased when proper papers have been forwarded to this institution
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until after the September conven- ton of the Federation.
 Once endorsements were decided on, he said, the Federation would take the stump for and against candidates.
 Committee for Industrial Or ganization circles, however, were reported opposed to renomination of Sen. Lonergan and ready to sup- port another candidate with strong CT left leanings, possibly Rep. Her. man P. Kopplemann, Hartford, an "all the way" New Dealer.
 No statement, however, has been forthcoming from this group.
 Local Central Labor unions of the Connecticut Federation of La- bor were reported luke-Warm to Lonergans candidacy. One report was that the Hartford Central La- bor Union would not support him.
 At New Britain, the Pulaski Dem- ocratic club voted to oppose actively renomination for Lonergan be- cause of his anti-New Deal stand.
 At Waterbury, a club was reported in formation which would support Lonergans candidacy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
EX-MAYOR THOMS
 IS SERIOUSLY ILL
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proved today at St. Mary's hospital, where he was operated on Tuesday for ruptured appendix. His con- dition became grave when peritoni- tis set in after the operation.
 Dr. M. J. Lawlor, who performed the operation, said that Senator Lawlor was better today than yester- day. The senator is not yet out oi danger, he said, but his condition is not as grave as it was.
 Senator Lawlor's wife is also a patient at the hospital. having been admitted to the institution on Mon- day. Her condition is reported much improved. She is being attended by Dr. J. H. Dillon.
 Mrs. Lawlor has not been informed of her husbands illness.
 Senator Lawlor suffered severe pains early in the week, but said nothing about them because of his wife's illness. He was operated on Tuesday afternoon, after being rushed to the hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
CUTS AFFECTED

Hartford. Conn, June 30-(UP)- The ten per cent mandatory cut in all state departmental recurring expenses for the 1938-39 fiscal year has been accomplished in all but two agencies, it was announced to- day by Governor Cross. Efforts now are being made, he said, to accom- plish substantial savings in the offices of the comptroller and wei fare commissioner. Surveys of the agencies will be completed by Sep tember l, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30

The bell rings and the curtain descends tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock on The Democrats Most Popular Baby Contest.
 It has been great race, in fact one of the most interesting events of it's kind ever staged in Connec- ticut. On the eve of the closing ceremonies, the result is still in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
CHAMBERLAIN
 STAVES REVOLT
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 priety of MT. Sandys being asked to give such information"
 To Name Committee
 Chamberlain then moved the ap- pointment of a select committee of IA.
 Leslie Hore-Belisha, who was re- ported to be under guard against anonymous threats because of his part in the dispute, spoke imme- diately after Chamberlain.
 He caused stir by revealing that the information which Sandys ob- tained was taken from an emergency plan for the air defense of London, drawn up in Paris by the command er-in-chief.
 Tt contained emergency direc- tions showing the exact dispositions to be taken by our guns and the exact numbers and the sources from which they were to be provided, Hore- Belisha said. Tt was docu- ment of the highest secrecy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
COTTON BOIL HAS 2 LOCKS

Mesilla Park, N. M, (UP)- Charles P. Field raised what he conisders an unusual boil of cotton on his farm here. The boil has seven locks instead of the usual four or five. Most valley cotton is fve-lock, according to County Farm Agent R. Foster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
GHosT-DANCE RELIGION LIVES

Klamath, Cal. (UP)-This city re- mains the last stronghold of the ghost-dance religion formulated by the Indian dream prophet" Smo- halla. The Klamath Indian congre- gation is known as the Shakers, /" but it has no connection with the well-known American sect of Shak- ore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30

Brewing appliances centuries old are preserved in an ancient inn near Evesham, Worcestershire England, which has been in the possession of one family for 800 years. <.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30

The U. s. nautical mile is 608027 feet in length, and equal to one-sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of a sphere whose surface is equal in area to what of the earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
.L0NERCAN STATUS
 TO BE DECIDED

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
TRIGGER MANI
 IS CAPTURED

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-30
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, June 3O.-The anti
monopoly investigation has put
burr under the Justice Departments
tail even before the quiz has begun.
The department, for a long time,
has had a lot of antitrust cases un-
der consideration without doing much
about any of them. Maybe it realized
that there was little it could accom-
plish under the terms of the present
Sherman law or maybe it lacked suf-
ficient evidence to act on. However,
it does not appear to have tried very
hard, perhaps, for no other reason
than pure official dilatoriness.
But it cannot afford to be caught
with a big batch of such neglected
business on hand now-not with that
investigation beginning.
No "Whitewash."
Most of the inquisitors are admin
istrationists, and as the administra-
ton is strongly anti-monopoly, un-
doubtedly they will do their best to
do a thorough job. Their chairman
Senator Joseph c. O'Mahoney, is au-
thority for the assurance that the af-
fair will not be witch hunt, but it
will not be a whitewash, either.
On the opposite. hand, the admins
trationistic investigators probably will
refrain, as far as possible, from Great
ing an embarrassing situation for one
of the administrations own depart
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-30
Campaign Apparently STALL
ed at Matowchen Boom,
Sunken Barricade
In Stream
CHINESE RECAPTURE
DEFENSE POSITIONS
Japs Completely Silent on
That, and Chinese Report
Sowing of New Mines as
Block to Invaders; Rains
Fail to Halt Air Raids of
Both

Shanghai, June 3O.-(AP) = New
rains swept the middle and lower
Yangtze river valley today, increas-
ing flood danger in the path of ia
panese offensive against Hankow
China's provisional capital.
The campaign apparently was stall
ed at the Matowchen boom, a SUM-
ken barricade in the Yangtze about
ITS miles downstream from Hankow.
Chinese reported today they had re.
captured defense positions two miles
east of the boom with reinforcements
brought up to oppose japanese efforts
to blast an opening for war vessels.
Japanese were completely silent on
their operations in that Sector.
Chinese reports also asserted new
mines had been sown in the Yangtze
between Matowchen and KiukiGng,
40 miles up-river.
Air forces of both nations continued
to operate despite rains and fog. Chi
nese reported Japanese bomber shot
down in the Yangtze sector.
Chinese expressed belief Japanese
might attempt to strike south of the
river to cut the Canton Hankow rail-
road, a main avenue of imported war
supplies, at a point $50 miles south
west of Hankow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-30

ToBeSpent
On Syphilis
Reynolds F GU nda-
ton Money To Be
Partly Matched By
Counties Sharing

Raleigh, June 3O.-(AP)-Dr. Carl
Reynolds, State health officer, report
ed today $249,289 would be expended
in 18 North Carolina counties in
fighting syphilis in the fiscal year
starting tomorrow.
The funds set aside by the cour-
ties and municipalities $127,705 will be
matched by $121, 584 from the Zachary
Smith Reynolds Foundation fund,
given by the State Board of Health
for anti-syphilis work.
In some instances the communities
have already had venereal disease
clinics in operation, and they will re-
ceive credits for such funds set up
in the new year. In most places, new
funds are also being used to match
the Reynolds money.
Buncombe county and Asheville will
supply $15,62O and receive the sSme
amount of Reynolds money, DR.. Rey-
nolds said. That will lead all coun-
ties.
The Reynolds fund ALLEGATION and
total budget for other areas include:
Cumberland, $7,O87 and $14,174;
Durham, 1864 and $19,3O8; Edge
combe and Greene counties, $4,000
and $4,000; Orange, Person and Chat
ham counties, $500 and $11, 780
Robson, $6,715 and $13,43O; Rocky
Mount, $1,000 and $5,SO7; Wayne, ST.
800 and $4,000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-30
At Least 100 Persons Killed
and 200 More Missing
During Past Couple
OF Days
WEATHER STATIONS
SOUNDING WARNING
Most Liners and Freighters
Remain at Docks; Tokyo
and Yokohama Worst Hit
of Any Great Cities; $780,
600 Homes Flooded in r.
Inch Rain

Tokyo, June O.-(AP)-A typhoon
f1owled toward Japan's islands today
in the wake of two days of horror IL
which at least LOO persons were killed
and 200 others were missing.
Tokyo was virtually isolated by the
heaviest deluge of rain in Japan's rec
orded history, and by an earthquake
which levelled homes and disrupted
rail and wire communications.
The central meteorological institute
warned all cities in southern Japan to
be prepared for the tropical hurricane
blowing northward across the China
Sea. It said the winds would strike
late this afternoon unless they were
DETECTED Most liners and larger
freighters remained tied at their
docks in Yokohama.
Most of the deaths were in Tokyo
and Yokohama. In both sites land
slides crumpled homes. A railroad
tunnel collapsed near Tokyo and a
mainline roadbed was washed away
MANY rivers burst their banks, i'm
perilling other homes beneath under
mined cliffs.
More than IL inches of rain fell
flooding 100000 homes in Tokyo alone
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-30
12THGRADE ROLLS
CAUSE DISTURBANCE
School Commission Sees All
Sorts of inducements in
Present Row
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
DaiIv DiSDatch Bureau.

Raleigh, June 30.-Some stir has
been caused in various circles by re-
fusal of the State School Commission
to count the attendance of twelfth
grade pupils in making allotment of
teachers for next year; but officials
there offer the rebuttal that such a
course on their part is nothing more
than equitable compliance with the
State uniform eight-months State
supported school law.
Nobody wanted to be quoted direct
ly on the subject, as there was a
marked Discrimination to enter into
any argument, but the point was
made that it would be just as logical
Cor illogical to pay for an extra
month of school in some localities out
of State funds as to pay for an ex-
ira grade for which there is no pro-
vision in existing law.
1t must be conceded, of course, that
If the 1889 Legislature acts to add a
twelfth grade to North Carolina s
school system, then attendance of
twelfth graders would undoubtedly be
counted in allotment of teachers.
AT present there are only a very
small number of school units with the
additional grade in operation-Dur-
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