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La gaceta., 1938-01-27

gonzoso negocio masonico-re-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mucho habria que hablar a.
cerca de las concomtiancias en-
tire masoneria y marxismo, acer
ca de las relaciones e~xistentes
entire las logias y cuantos movl-
mientos revolucionarios Sc han
producido en- Espana. Des6e
| cue frente a Ia maSonerfa corte-
sana Y enciclopedista que diri-
gia ell condo de Amanda sc levan-
to la masoneria popular y revo-
lucionaria que en- Espaha fund6
aquel torvo aventurero mason,
Cagliostro, EN- las tenidGS frater
nizan los hijos del hermdno Ba-
kunin Y ell judo Lenin con los
de la Segunda International. De
| mocracia Y parlamentarismo,
del braZo de secuaces de Stain,
Elementos bolchevizantes, e.
brios, en- el antbiente caldeado
de las teRidas, de alharaca libe-
raloide. mo era ese ell conglo-
merado del Frente Popular
republicanos y manifestation
mado?
Son muy intimas las relacio-
mes entire la Segunda Interna-
cional y las logias de Madrid,
10 que no impide que vayan sur
giendo logias que adoptan como
sfmbolo ell nombre de Carlos
Marx. Ultimamente en- Barcelo-
ma, sc constituy6 ell taller Karl
Marx mum. 22", porque-dicen
hermGnit0s del cuadro, en- su CO.
municaci6n a la Gran Logia Es-
panola-"los hechos recientes
de la vida International nos
prueban hasta la saciedad la
werdad de nuestros present.
mientos ,asi como la necesidad
de erear un n1eleo de avanZada,
lie choque (yalga la frase), pa
ra enfrentarnos, al presente, en-
otros pafses, y al future, en- |
nuestro."
Nj por su pasado nj por 81
actuaci6n en- ell presente, puede
separarse la masonerfa de las
conmociones revolucionarias
| que en- estos Gltimos siglos han
aSolado al mundo.
En- Espana, en- Ell siglo pasa-
do, m~ientrase nuestros soldados
derrochaban heroismo en- la Pc
ninsula Y en- America, las logias
Decentralization las mayores ca
tastrofes nacionales con la fe-
lonfa y TRACTION de los hernia
nos, altos figurones de una po-
Utica estupida o villana. Guam
do sc realizaban los preparati-
vos de la revolution de octubre,
en- Paris, un Grade 33 de la ma
soneria francesa, M. Henri Bot
liter, facilitaba armas a los mar
xistas espanoles, las euales He
garon por via aerea a un pueblo
de Salamanca. iBuen punto &c
enlace csc conspicuo de Ia &c
.ntre las Instituciones mas6
as y los empresarios de h re-
oluci6n!
La masonerfa no esta n1nca
lusente, mediaute sus proceed
lientos subterraneos, de nin-
La gaceta., 1938-01-27
DOS NOTICIAS

Sobre las actiyidades de los
criminales que venden y com :
pran material de guerra para
asesinar ninos en- Espana, Sc pu
blicaron en- este pals los siguien
tes despachos telegraficos:
Filadelfia, Enero 11.-LOs a.
gentes Dichman, Wright and
Pugh, Inc, de esta ciudad. dicen
que un cargamento de 200 bom-
oas aereas sera embarcado, en-
IN muelle de New Jersey, a Dor
% de un vapor aleman. Las
.oombas seran reembarcadas DIES
de Alemania, pero Sc declina
mencionar el lugar de destino.
La gaceta., 1938-01-27
La ORRA De -
OLA DE TAMPA
LA OBRA DE LA RE
COMITE

Las compaferas del Comits
Femenino celebFaran esta noche
una reunion, en- West Tampa.
Ruegase la asistencia de to-
das, con ell fin de dar cuenta de
los trabajos realizados.
No descansan las comisiones
empenadas en- sobrepasar la
marca de 1000 asociadas.
La gaceta., 1938-01-27

Mas tarde Sc supo que las
bombas habian sido embarcadas
en- ell vapor aleman Crefeld, an =
clado en- Ell rio Delaware.
La protesta contra ell cinismo
fascista, comprar en- Estados
Unidos para abastecer a Fran
co, debiera ser vigorosa.
La gaceta., 1938-01-27
NOTAS SOCIALE


Grududda
Sc gradu6 de bachiller, en- el
Institute Hillsborough, la gra-
ciosa e intelligence Senorita A
delta Hernandez, hija de nues-
tro querido amigo Casimiro Her
nandez, condueno del "Coium-
bia".
Adelita visit6 a SUI abuela, la
Sra Hernandez, que Sc encuen-
ira recluida en- Ell sanatorio del
Centric ESpanol, vistiendo ante
esta, que deseaba verla, ell ira
ie de graduada,
4 Felicitamos a Casimiro por
ell triunfo de su hija, que es a.
demas una notable pianista, y
tambien por hallarse en- Was de
complete restablecimiento su
senora madre.
La Sra. Adela Hernandez re-
gresara al domicilio de su hijo
ell juez Lorenzo Hernandez a fl
mes de semana.
La gaceta., 1938-01-27

Pershing y organize ell acto de.
Auditorio.
Ell Comite espera noticias de-
'finitivas en- cuanto a la possible
vista de Don Fernando de los
Rios.
La gaceta., 1938-01-27

Tomd de possession
Esta noche tomara possession
la nueva directiva del Centre
Espanol.
Tendra lugar la ceremonial en-
ell edificio de Ybor City.
Ell Centre aumenta suS listas
de socios y realiza importantes
reformas en- ell s~anatorio.
La gaceta., 1938-01-27

mes yendan a las naciones tota-
litarias de modo que estas remi-
tan a los fascistas espanoles ell
material de destruction y muer-
te. !
The Washington times., 1938-04-28
PROCUREMENT

FNUOU 6ElNElN I
Cynthia Evans, of 2121 New
York Ave. N. W., presents a
truly stunning picture as she
poses in this gorgeous fashion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
CLARA PHILLIPS
 WANTS TO MARRY
Paroled Hammer Slayer Has Permission of Board
 to Divorce Husband

Los Angeles, May 17-(UP)-Clara Phillips, paroled hammer slayer" had the prison boards permission today to divorce her husband. She desires to remarry.
 Her husband is Armour Phillips. the man for whose love she beat to death a supposed rival, Alberta Meadows, Phillips secretary.
 After serving l2 years of a life sentence for second degree murder, Mrs. Phillips was paroled in 1885 from the Temachapi women's pris- on. Parole requirements necessi- tated that she obtain permission for the divorce. Lotus H. Loudon, chair man of the prison board, said the divorce request was granted read fly. To remarry, however, he said she must make a new application and give particulars about the in- tended new husband.
 Mrs. Phillips Is now in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her application did not name the man she wants to marry.
 Phillips, a Los Angeles business man, first helped his wife to board train and escape. Later he and his wife were taken off the train at Arizona. She escaped later from the county jail, crawling down a cloth rope in her nightgown. She made her way to Honduras in Gen. tral America, but was recaptured, returned and convicted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
SALISBURY CASE
 MAY BE SETTLED
Suit for $50,OOO Reported Ready to Be Ended on
 $l0,O0O Payment

Tentative settlement, for sum said to be in the vicinity of $l0,000, was made today in the $50,00O su- perior court action of Howard Sal isbury of Middlebury against Jul ian G. Gates, secretary-treasurer of the Waterbury Tool company. The stipulation is that If the settlement Is not paid by Thursday morning the trial is to be resumed.
 Judge Ernest A. Inglis was to have presided at the second day of the hearing today. The trial opened late Thursday afternoon, but only one witness, Henry Gebhardt. a photographer, was heard.
 Permanently Crippled
 The case is based on allegations of the plaintiff that he was per- manently crippled as result of a col- lision involving a motorcycle he was riding and an automobile operated by MT. Gates. The collision occurred at the corner of Grand and State streets, August 16. 1887.
 Sergeant Charles McWeeney and Officers John Murphy and Raymond Grady of the local traffic accident squad, and State Trooper Chris Hayes of the Westport barracks. who investigated the accident. were to have been called this morning. Attorney J. Gregory Lynch appears for the plaintiff with Healey & Healey and Pond, Morgan and Morse defending.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
HIGH SCHOOL BOY
 CLINICS TO LIFE


 Winchester. Mass, May 17.-(UP) Robert I. Hammond, IT, Stoneham high school sophomore severely wounded when he allegedly at tempted to kill patrolman, clung to life at hospital today.
 A 24-hour police guard was posted at his bedsideand should he recover, he will be charged with assault with intent to kill policeman, according to Police Chief William E. Rogers.
 Rogers commended Officer John j.. Murray for shooting Hammond in the abdomen when the youth aimed a pistol point-blank at him yester- day. Only the tanning of Ham, mond'S gun saved Murray's life, Rogers said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
AMERICAN TOWN WEATHERS RAID
Farmingdale, N. Y., Had Part of Township in
 ShambIes By Attack
BY THEON WRIGHT United Press Staff Correspondent

Farmingdale. N. Y., May IT, UP)-This town of $500 awoke to- day to find it's eastern section theoretically shambles but it's place in history assured. It was the first American town ever to weather an aerial raid-even a phoney one.
 The raid carried out by bombing planes of the army air force, was successful in more ways than one. The attacking planes theoretically reduced their objective to ruins while the toWnspeople carried out successful the first "blackout" ever staged in this country.
 More than 15,000 people clustered on highways and along the edge of the Seversky air field-tnc "ob- jective" of the raiders-to watch two attacking Squadrons drone over the darkened town shortly before mid night in the climax of the general headquarters air forces mock war games.
 First Squadron Located
 Anti-aircraft batteries and defend- ing pursuit squadrons, guided by powerful searchljghts that raked the sky, were able to intercept the first of the raiding squadrons and shoot them down, but second squadron, flying at an attitude of more than l5,000 feet. was not discovered. The assumption was that it bombed Se- Versky field. destroying the hang ars and airplane factories The spec tacle drew smiles of pleasure from Major General Fraunk M. Andrews, commander fo the G. H. Q. airforce whose staff planned the maneuvers. Tt is the first time passive de- fense' has been attempted in this country" General Andrews said. We are trying out every means of de- fense possible, and we are grateful to the people of Farmingdale for their help.' Army observers, posted throughout the town, will report on the cooperation of the inhabitants and help the headquarters staff map plans for similar operations.
 High BOmbers Not Seen
 Col, II. w. T. Eglin, commander of the 62nd coast artillery charged with locating the "enemy raiders" admitted with some embarrassment
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
SEVEN KILLED IN
 LONDON SUBWAY
Many Injured When Two Trains Crashed; Some
 Are Critically Hurt

London. May 17-(UP)-Seven persons were killed and many in- jured today in the crash of two sub- way trains between the Charing Cross and Temple stations in Lon- don's central district. The trans port board announced that great number were injured"
 An official of the transport board said that all the injured had been removed from the debris. It was feared that some would die.
 All traffic on the line was can- celled until tomorrow, pending re- moval of the wreckage.
 There was no immediate way of checking the number injured. but at least AS were taken to hospitals.
 Norman Birkett, counsel for the former Mrs. Wallis Warf1eld Simp- son when she obtained her divorce from Ernest A. Simpson on Oct. 27. 1886, said that, passengers in his compartment were not injured Ser- iously, but added that he feared many others were ill critical condi- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
PLANE MISSING,
 NINE ON BOARD
Three Men, Four Women, Two Children Gone; May
 Have Crashed

Los Angeles, May 17-(UP)-Twc searching planes, one piloted by Milo Burcham, well known speed flyer, flew over the mountains where a new transport disappeared yester- day with three men, four women and two children aboard.
 On, the ground 250 men and eco youths sought the plane.
 Burcham and Jim Barwick, both Lockhed test pilots, took of in twin motored sister ships to seek the missing plane, which was being flown to St. Paul. Minn., for delivery to Northwest Airlines. They ignored a low-hanging fog that grounded 10 other planes ready to enter the search.
 Fears Increase
 Fears increased as the hours passed without word of the lost plane. Foot parties spread over the rough mountains 60 miles north of Los Angeles where the ship disap- peared in fog.
 Ronald King, Lockheed execu- tive whose secretary, Miss Lolla Totty, was aboard the ship, led one searching party.
 The plane had been overdue and unreported over seven hours when officials of the oLckheed Aircraft corporation, It's owner, reported it missing.
 A new plane, built for the North west Airlines of St. Paul, 1t was being flown to St. Paul for delivery. All on board were employees of the Lock- heed corporation or the Northwest IT,. (Continued on Page 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
MYSTERY WOMAN
 IN BRAZIL PLOT

Rio De Janeiro, May 17-(UP)--A mysterious woman accomplicec of an Italian arrested for alleged subver- siye activities was sought by au- thorities today as speedy trials were ordered for hundreds of persons seized in connection with last weeks right wing revolt.
 The woman's identity was not dis closed, but 1t was said that she had been seen with Cesare Rivelli, an Italian arrested in San Paulo with documents In his possession which allegedly proved his activities against the state"
 Rivclli will be deported immedi- ately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
New Appointee Hired for Bookkeeping Machine,
 Says She Is Typist
MRS JULIA McFADDEN
 QUICKLY DISCOVERS IT
Secrecy on Appointment Asked By Controller Is
 Violated By Himself

Merit system and Control Ter Sherwood L. Rowland parted company today under auspices of a former employe of the Citizens Good Govern ment Association of Water bury, Inc, and the pleadings of the controller that his lat est appointment be kept secret" until the former sec retary of the Good Govern ment ssociation n h a d learned to operate a bookkeeping machine" All was chaos in the office of MT. Rowland when. at noon, two veteran employees, Mrs. Julia Laguna McFadden and Mrs. Helen Tehan Smith, had left, ob- viously out of sorts with Controller Rowland's interpretation of his own public statement that replacements he would make must be under the merit system."
 Nor did Republican Town Chair man J. Warren Upson know any, thing about MT. Rowland's new ap- pointees.
 No Significance
 No political significance" was MT. Upson's description of the replace ment of Mrs. McFadden by Miss Anne DeBonis, of 955 North Main street.
 Nor did the Young Republicans of Italian extraction recognize in the appointment representation of their thousands of votes for MT. Rowland last fall. It was embroglio, neither pure nor simple.
 Facts In Dispute
 Here are the facts of the matter:
 Controller Rowland called Mrs. McFadden, employed for 8 years in the office, into his private quarters this morning. Yesterday he had en- joined her to secrecy" regarding the entrance of Miss DeBonis as possible employe to replace Mrs. McFadden, saying that the latter would have until May 28th in her present long-held post as operator of the Elliott Fisher bookkeeping machine, in charge of the more de- tailed work of the office, praised by
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
BRITISH LEADER
 RESIGNS POST
Lord Weir Quits His Air Position By Shake=up
 in Cabinet
By RICHARD ID. MIG MILAN United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, May IT --(UP)-- Lord Weir, leader for 20 years in British aviation. resigned his position as adviser to the air council today as a sequel to the resignation yesterday of Viscount Swinton as air minister. You will probably hear more about it today" Lord Weir said in admit ting that he had resigned, It was believed he referred to the poSsibil- ity of a statement in parliament or from the office of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The air coun- ell corresponds to a general staff, under the presidence of the air minister. Lord Weir was controller of aeronautical supplies and a mem- Der of the air board. director gen. eral of aircraft production and pres ident of the air council during the World war and later chairman of the advisory committees on civil aviation.
 No RepercussiOn
 There was little repercussion to- day as regards the resignation Of Viscount Swinton and the appoint ment of Sir Kingsley Wood. health minister to succeed him. Wood got the job apparently, because Cham lContinued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
Pennsylvania Citizens
 WiU Close Most Bitter Fight At Primary Polls
Big Nosed" Willie FZeischmann
 Arrested On Conn. Indictment

New York May 17-UP)-Wiiam Big Nosed Wiie) Fleisch- arrested today federal indictment charging failure S27OOOO in illegally
 indictment, district March, Feschmann still his farm Cheshire Conn., in July August September of 1895.
 September federal Fleisch according to the with other through tunnel leading from the still to apple orchard
 Fleischmann officers said, indictment handed He New York the first the arrested at 221 West 82nd Street.
 Willie" described figures the late Arnold ROhsten and Jack eg Diamond Spzer and Al Sptae
 Officers said he formerly European cOmmuter" excited the interest of customs other 1884 his revoked permitted to 1885, He been arrested often
 Fleischmann waived examination posted 5000 ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
Charles K. Ahearr1 Is Queried By Detectiues
Former Supt of Fire Alarms Has Been Questioned at Length By Detectives Hickey, Greer of Hugh
 M ACOrn's Staff

Former Superintendent of Fire Alarms Charles K. Ahearn, who was recently retired from the fire de- partment with the rank of private, has been questioned at length dur ing the past few days by Detectives Edward J. Hickey and George L. Greer of the staff of Special Prose- cutor Hugh Ei. Acorn. 1t was learned today.
 It was viewed as possibility that Mir. 'Ahearn will be called as wit ness before the extraordinary grand jury, when it resumes its inquisition sessions. Speculation was rife that MT. Ahearn was lin the know" with regard to certain records which the jury is reported to be searching dil- igently for.
 Jury Back Tomorrow
 The grand jury, after four days recess, will resume sessions tonor- row, but is not expected to interro- gate any witnesses. There is an element of certainty that the jury will concentrate tomorrow on the completion of its report, which will be presented in superior court to Judge Ernest A. Inglis. The report will be the basis of the issuance of several bench warrants, which will be requested by MT. Alcorn.
 No official of the inquisition body was available for comment today with regard to which day the report will be returned. MT. Alcorn was re- ported fin conference" just as he was yesterday when sought for in- terview.
 At Odds With Regime
 That former Supt. Ahearn is at odds with the administration as re- suit of his retirement is a well known fact. It is possible that dur ing his service in the fire depart ment he came across information which may be of use to the grand jury if they issue subpoena for his appearance as a witness. He was retired in April at the time when the fire department underwent one of the greatest shakeups in its his- tory. All retirements, including Supt.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
BY WEBB MILLER United Press European News
 Managerl

Copyright. 1888, by United Press)
 Leatherhead, England. May IT, (UP)-Lord Beaverbrook, owner of the worlds biggest selling daily newspaper, predicted today that Great Britain would eventually liquidatc her $5,308, 8,000, 900 war debt to the United States, and urged that Great Britain and the United States draw closer together because of the unsettled state of Europe.
 We shall one day reach a point where we can wipe out the deficit on terms satisfactory to American taxpayers" the famous British press baron" said in reply to one of several questions submitted to him by the United Press at his country home here.
 Public opinion in Great Britain never has been hostile to the United States or critical of the republic he said. "The war debt settlement strained our relations because of the opposition that sprang up in the press here against making the pay ments. That opposition was based on hte knowledge, amounting to ccr- tainty. that we could not discharge the obligation. We know we could not pay and we knew there was no use trying to pay
 War Risk Is Remote
 Regarding the prospects of war, Lord Beaverbrook said he believed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-17
Japanese Forces Are Waging Bloody Fight Artillery Pounding Hsuchow-Bombs Raining Down; Chinese Retreating-Yellow River May Be Turned
 Loose on Jap Armies
By ROBERT BELLAIRE Limited Press Stan COrrespondentl

NOnItcu fTcSS StdH OOETcopOHucHt)
 Shanghai, May 17.-(UP) -Jap- anese artillery pounded HsuchoW from its suburban hills today while Japanese infantrymen awaited the signal to storm the city which has been their objective in months of the most difficult fighting of their military history. Between 100000 and 100000 men were locked in a fight that extended altogether along front of 250 miles from Haichow on the sea to Lanfeng on the Yellow river where 1t turns northeastWard to flow into the Gulf of Chihli. Hsuchow was the key point. There, at the junction of the north-south Tientsin- -Nanking railroad and the east-wcst Lunghai road. the Jap- anese in a terrible aerial and artil- lery bombardment had smashed the Chinese defenseS.
 Three Other Jap Armies
 A second Japanese army was driv- ing without rest toward Haichow, the eastern terminus Of the Lunghai road. A third Japanese army was engaged in a ferocious battle with counter-attacking Chinese on 60 mile front in the Chengwu-Kin- siang-Yutai sector 80 miles north west of Hsuchow. A fourth Japanese army was resisting Chinese coun- ter-attack east of Lanfeng, on the Lunghai railroad. There was every indication that the battle on the central front was the biggest of the entire 10 months war and that it might develop into one that would enter history as one of the big bat ties of these times. There were at- tacks and colinter-attacks by hur- dreds of thousands of men. the bit tereSt of enemies, loath to give quar- ter, refusing to ask it.
 Raining Down Bombs
 Over the armies flew great squad rons of airplanes. raining down bombs and machine gun bullets day and night on towns, roads, fields. Japanese were blowing up bridges along the Lunghai railroad. Chi- nese were burning bridges and wrecking roads in retreat whose path was generally solithwestward from Hsuchow Civilian populations of scores of towns were fleeing to hiding places in the countryside and the hills. to escape death that fol- lowed them relentlessly, sparing no one. The great muddy Yellow river, "China's sorrow" which generation by generation has in turn watered the crops of the farmers and capri- ciously forced It's banks to spread devastation and death over thou sands of miles. was terrible weapon which the Chinese held in reserve.
 May Dynamite Dykes
 Nobody knew what would happen if they dynamited the dikes as they threatened---excep that hundreds, probably thousands of square miles of country would be flooded and that thousands, perhaps scores of thou sands of Japanese and Chinese
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