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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

With the reduction of seven from the list of 101 prospective jurors who reported this morning, there will be total of 94 eligibles when court resumes at o'clock.
 Seven Excused This Morning
 The seven excused this morning were Forest Allen of Prospect, challenged, by the state: W. H. Reeves of Meriden, challenged by the defense; Ebert H. Baldwin of New Haven, challenged by the de- fense; Joseph F. Kelly of West Haven, excused by the court; John Bazley of Ansonia, excused by the court; James F. Fitzgerald of Naug- atuck, excused by the court and Ralph s. Beach of Seymour, chal- lenged by the defense.
 Thoroughly Examined
 Most thoroughly examined of the veniremen during the morning Ses- sion was Joseph F. Kelly of West Haven, general contractor, fifty years old, and the father of eight children.
 On recommendation of Pros. AL CO1A, 4lc WAS SACuScO Dy GlS CpuEb because of his acquaintance with Mayor Hayes. He said that he would dislike very much to see Mayor Hayes convicted, but if he served on the jury, he would not affect his judgment by his consideration for the mayor.
 T would feel just as well satisfied not to sit on the jury" he said, "but would serve if selected"
 Kelly Impressed All
 Kelly impressed reporters and spectators by the straightforward manner in which he gave his testi- mony. Under questioning by Attor- ney Crawford he stated he had read little about the case in the newSpa- pers, but has heard news broadcasts concerning it. He said that he had formed no opinions.
 T know Mayor Hayes casually" he said. His acquaintanceShip started when he met him in the Capitol building, Hartford, in 1885 to ask him for 8 favor, which Hayes, as lieutenant governor was unable to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
STREET DEPTH IS
 DOING ITS BEST
Clearing Away Snow With All Speed; Jasper Me-
 Levy Answers Critics

Street department equipment con- tinue6 today to clear city streets with the snow loader working on East Main street due on North Main street thereafter. Meanwhile, from all sections of the state, complaints flooded city officials about icy con- ditions of thoroughfares.
 In Bridgeport, Mayor Jasper Mo- Levy answered a flood of protests over "icy conditions of Bridgeport streets" by saying that the, city is doing everything it can to clean the streets" and that "snow removal work in the city cannot be com- pared to that on state highways"
 Auto Owners Blamed
 Superintendent of Streets Thomas J. Fleming stated that automobile owners who have cleared places in front of their homes by throwing the snow into the street, thus caus- ing .ruts and Jumps of ice to form, are breaking a city ordinance by such procedure. The car owners were warned yesterday that their throwing of snow into the highway caused traffic hazards for all mo- toristS.
 Regarding Payment
 So far as payment for the snow removal was concerned, the fact that bills have not yet been pre- sented to the office of Controller Sherwood L. Rowland for payment was not the concern of the street department officials. The attitude of the controller and his accountant, James P. Purcell, who have delayed paying city employees. particularly truckers now engaged in helping clear the snow, was the reason for non-hiring of extra trucks until the board of finance had transferred $2,500 to provide for this hire, thus giving the controller no excuse for delaying payment when such bills might be presented, it was said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
BABY GIRL WITH
 2 HEADS, HARMS

Moscow, Dec. 2-(UP)-Galena and Trina, a baby girl with two heads and four arms and an object of world wide scientific interest, died on Nov. 28 of pneumonia after liv- ing one year and 9 days, it was dis closed today.
 Scientists believed that their study of Galena and Irigina might produce valuable medical information. One theory evolved from the study was that sleep was 8 nervous rather than a toxic state since Galena often slept while Trina was awake, al- though they had a common blood stream.
 Scientists said that Trina lived for 30 minutes after the death of Ga- lena.
 The body was preserved and the two brains were sent to the Soviet brain institute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
STATION WATR IS
 SPREADING OUT
Joins Triple Network With All Best Programs;
 Runs to Midnight

In joining the Mutual, Yankee, and Colonial networks, station WATR, Waterbury's pioneer success full radio voice, yesterday began a program of expansion and improve ment designed to give listeners in Waterbury area type of service equal ot any radio station in the country today.
 The coast-to-coast network of the Mutual Broadcasting System will of fer complete coverage to WATR listeners of all national and inter national events of importance, as well as bringing some of the world $ finest entertainers into the homes of Brass Cityites. Through affilia- tion with the Yankee and Colonial networks, the popular local station will serve New Englanders with programs "of, by, and for New Eng landers." !" In addition to these three, WATR will continue its af1iliation with the regional Connecticut Broad casting System, as well as carrying on its policy of, presenting the best local talent available.
 Will Run to Midnight
 At present WATR is operating on a part time basis, until 6:30 p. m. each day, but shortly after the first of the year the station will operate until 12:00 midnight, enabling its listeners to obtain clear reception of their favorite Mutual, Colonial and Yankee network program features. Work is progressing rapidly on the two 180-foot steel towers and attrac- tive dwelling that will comprise the new transmitter on Baldwin avenue
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
MINISTER FOUND
 SHOT TO DEATH

Chillicothe, O., Dec. 2.-CUP)- Or. Russell H. Bready, Methodist Episcopal minister, was found shot to death today at Bainbridge near here. Sheriff Joseph Vincent said pr. Bready's son, Robert, 29, was being held for questioning in the Bainbridge jail. Dr. Bready former ly was mayor of Pontiac, Mich., Dr. Bready's body was found at a. m., half block from the Bain- bridge school by Ed Shoemaker, a PWA worker. Shoemaker sum- tnoned Marshal Earl Edgington.
 Deputy Sheriff Don Lowery said a bottle of apple wine and an auto matic pistol, with six bullets in it.. were found in the eMthodist par sonage. The son, who told friends he had served five months in the Spanish war in 1887, has been liv- ing at the parsonage. Dr Bready was dean of Methodist Episcopal ministers in Ross county and a widely known after dinner speak CT. He came here two years ago. His wife died last July.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
THREAT AGAINST
 DIST. ATTORNEY

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 2-(UP)- Discovery of two fires in the office of District Attorney William G. An- drew led him to reveal that his life had been threatened in 8 telephone call late yesterday.
 Andrew, filling the unexpired term of Warren L. Bishop who resigned recently, said the fires Took sus- picious to me-" However, Deputy Chief Joseph Caldwell said the fire was not incendiary.
 The blaze, which started in rub Dish in 8 register, broke out again shortly after being quelled.
 Police searched the Middlesex county courthouse for bombs when Andrew disclosed he had been threatened with bombing. The threats. he said, were made by women who declared he would not live until the end of the month when his term expires.
 Andrew also disclosed that he found certain ofIicial records had been destroyed when he took office a week a1o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Three Chosen in Last Two Days; Con- fidence Expressed There Will Be
 Another Picked Today
By JOSEPH F. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Writer)

Nine of the 12 seats in the box for the jury which will try 23 accused on charges of million dollar spracy remained vacant today, although counsel for the state and defense spent busy morning question: ing potential venremen
 The one juryman selected Tuesday and the two named yesterday remained without addition Con- idence that another juror might be selected during the day was expressed by many, but such comments were only speculation.
 No jurors had been accepted when court adjourned for an hour at o'clock although veniremen had been questioned The examined today brought the total to AT Only three have been selected from the 47
 Challenges to Date
 To the present time the state has challenged 13 the defense 16 the court has excused IS for This leaves total of 163 challenges available to the state 16l to the defense and unlimited amount to the court
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
TWENTY THREE. SCHOOL PUPILS. DIE IN CRASH. Bus Driver Also Victim in Most Appalling Tragedy
 in Many Years BUS, CHILDREN ARE
 TORN TO PIECES Binding Snow Storm Rag ing as Fast Freight
 Crashes Into Bus

BY NEWTON A. STEARNS
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Salt Lake City, December 2. = (UP) = A house to house canvass established today that 39 children and one adult had been in a school bus when a freight train, roaring through a blizzard at high speed, smashed into it. Of, those 40, 24 were killed, three were injured so severely that they'll prob- ably die, and the remaining l3 suf- fered hurts of varying degrees.
 Not until volunteers had gone from door to door of the school dis trict near here from which the children came, asking, Did your children return from school?" was the exact number of the dead and the exact number of children who had been in the bus established. Most of the dead were killed out right and some of the bodies had been so mangled, torn, and diSsected that it had been impossible to estab- fish how many bodies the parts of bodies represented.
 At Terrific Speed
 Trains in this sparsely settled country where the runs are long and the roadbeds smooth, ordinarily travel at terrific speeds and the freight train which roared out of the swirling snow blanket yesterday morning, apparently had been going around 60 miles an hour. The nose of the huge locomotive struck the bus broadside, and, though the engi-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Kidnapped Girl Returns,
 Clothes l orn Shreds
Walks in Back Door of Her Home Last Night; Mystery Is UnsOlved
By JULIUS ELDELSTEIN United Press Staff COrreSpondentl

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 .Oxon Hill, Md, Dec. 2.-(UP)- Police were puzzled today by the story of an IS year old convent girl who returned to her parents home 30 hours after her sister reported her Kidnapped, with her clothes torn to shreds.
 Hundreds of policemen and posse men had continued a constant watch of the roads leading in this suburb of the national capital, but the girl, Mary Brown, daughter of a government employe, said that the three men who Kidnapped her had driven through this cordon to re- lease her a mile and half from the Browns farm home.
 Police of Maryland and neighbor- ing states searched for the small, black-panelled delivery truck in which the girl said she was kidnap- ed and in which she said she was returned.
 Gov. Harry Nice ordered state police to stop all trucks and ques- tion their occupants. Police of Del aware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia were asked to cooperate.
 Walks in Home
 Mary, whose Kidnapping was re- ported to her sister, Lucy, IS, late Wednesday afternoon, walk d through back field to her fathers rambling, old fashioned farmhouse shortly before Il p. m. last night.
 She said the three men who drag ged her into their truck a quarter mile from the house the previous afternoon had pushed her out of the truck on road back of the Brown farm and sped away.
 She was hySterical and her story
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
END HONEYMOON
 FOR YOUNG GIRL

Boston, Dec. 2E(UP)-At 16, Car mela Tenaglia was on her second honeymoon today.
 Carmela's first marriage came when she was 13. After a few months. she divorced John Giam- busso, 18.
 Less than two weeks after the de- cree was final Carmela and Peter Laenza. l0 q neighbor, applied for a marriage license and were mar- ried hy q justice Of the peace yes terday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02

half of the commission he himself received from the Greenwich Water Company, for selling piece of prop erty to the state.
 Cooke, who was indicted with Kemp and seven others on charges of conspiring to split $86,000 in fees, took the stand as states witness.
 Ledger of Farm
 Gkate's Attorney Lorin w. Willis produced a ledger of the Thomas N. Cooke, Inc, which he laid before Cooke.
 T ask you to show entry on sec ond Greenwich Water Company deal on June 2, 1884," he directed Cooke.
 The witness pointed to an item. '~This represents a sale for the Greenwich Water Company to the State of Connecticut for $356.80," he said.
 willis: what does that repre- sent?"
 Cooke: That represents the com- ul1SS.U11 Ot1 tIlaL uSdl.
 Con the same page is there another entry representing a com mission on that same transaction?" A-"No. But there is on C-68", re- ferring to another book.
 Q-"What is it?"
 SllS.AO Paid to Kemp
 A-"Under date of June 2 there is an item for the Greenwich Water and Gas Company for $l20 for ad- vertising and another item to G. LeRoy Kemp for $118.40, the $l18.4O represents the difference between the commission received and the deduction on account of advertis- ng."
 Q-"You paid. $120 for advertis- ng?"
 Ayes"
 Q-"And out of that commission you paid $l18.40 to Kempt?"
 A-"Yes, paid Kemp $118.40." Willis held a check in front of Cooke. It was issued by the Thomas N. Cooke, Inc, signed by Cooke and bore the indorsement of Kemp. The witness identified it as one issued in payment to Kemp as his share of the commission in the transaction.
 Willis then began to go through the entire list of 19 deals in which
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Busy Morning In Court Results In Failure To Name Additional Jurors
Accepted Jurors
 Up To Present

To date, the following have been sworn in as accepted jur- Ors for the conspiracy trial:
 l. Frank M. Brown of Mil ford. Age 70. Occupation, car- penter.
 2. Floyd GriswOld of North Branford. Age 46. Occupation, carpenter.
 3. Merton F. Wright of North Branf0rd. Age 50. Occupation, farmer, justice of the peace, second Selectman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Republican Box
 Causes Trouble

A story which appeared in The Waterbury Republican this morning was occasion for viz orous objection on the part of defense counsel to Judge In- glis.
 After court opened this morn- ing, defense and state counsel were called into Judge Inglis' chambers for a discussion of the question.
 It is understood that the writer of the article in question has been ordered to appear be- fore Judge Ingiis at 2 O,cloIx this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Thomas N. Cooke, Real Estate Man, Has sAccused Kemp
Ledger of Cooke Real Estate Firm Put in Evidence; Check Endorsed By Kemp Produced Records
 of Cooke Firm introduced

Bridgeport, Conn.,, December 9 = (UP) - Thomas N. Cooke Greenwich real estate broker admitted in superior court today he had split commissions with former State Highway Appraiser G. Leroy Kemp in 19 transactions in the acquisition of land for the Merritt Parkway
 Cooke head of the Thomas N Cooke nc and agent for private individuals in many of the land sales, identified check for $1184O which he said represented
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
Sidelights Of Famous Trial

One hundred and two jurors were on hand this morning at the start of the polling. Attorneys ex- pressed various opinions and hopes as to the number of jurors ex- pected to be accepted. The high est was three, but of course that was speculation.
 "One missing, said Deputy Sheriff James E. O'Leary when Judge Inglis asked, "are all the defendants present" at the start of court this morning. He looked puzzled as he started to count de- fendants again. He counted to 2l and stopped. Suddenly from be- hind the box occupied by Deputy Sheriff Christ Olson, the figure of Defendant Ralph COppeto arose. He said not a word, but saluted Sheriff O'Leary, who smiled in recognition and reported to Judge Inglis, "AlI present" Court pro- ceeded.
 No sooner had court been in session however, than Judge Inglis called an immediate recess and ordered all counsel to 8 con- ference in his chambers.
 Attorney James D. c. Murray was also an early arrival this morning.
 It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. Restaurants and parking sations in the vicinity of the courthouse report 6 booming business. Most of the automobiles are those of the more than 100 prospective jurors who have been in daily attendance.
 The honor of being the first defendant on deck this sn0rning was reIinquished by Mayor Hayes to Commissioners Harry Minor The latter Wns h courl begore
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
s KILLED IN CRASH

Mexico City. Dec. 2-(Ur) Five passengers and the crew of three were killed today when a Lockheed plane of the Compania Mexicana de Aviacion crashed into . hill shortly after leaving Mexico City for Merit da, Yueafan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Dec. 2-UP)--6sov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov. 30, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Yeae 2,04S,624,sS7.54 s2,222, ,7s1.41s s2,s1o, ,6sO, ,24a-ss
 Gross Deficit s1,4s6, ,765.35 S73s. .044, ,5sU.ee
 Net Deficit
 $l.41s.ss1s1s.s5 s7o1, ,7ss. .I4o.ss s2.447.sls.5 .522.Oo Ss,sOs, ,22s, ,14O.44
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-02
The Weather

Partly Cloudy Tonight; Light Snow Saturday
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Evening star., 1938-12-05
Polish Jewish Women
Are Reported Expelled

BERLIN, Dec (P).-A report that
Jewish women of Polish origin had
been ordered to leave Germany by
January was the latest indication
today that the anti-Semitic cam
paign would be widened
The report originated in Warsaw
and could not be confirmed here,
but a government spokesman said
1T is not impossible
1t was understood in Warsaw that
those who had been ordered to leave
were wives of Polish Jewish citi-
Ssns expelled from Germany in Oc-
tober, when the Nazi government
feared new Polish passport regula-
tions might deprive them of citi-
5enship and leave them as German
Charges.
Number Such ut 1900.
The Jewish Relief Committee in
Warsaw has estimated the number
expelled at $4,000. Some of them
still are at border stations unable
to move in either direction and with
out any indication what their future
u to be.
Jewish information here said they
feared many of the Polish Jewish
women were in Germany without
passports, since passports were
turned over to Polish Consulates
for retaliation under the new
Polish law and might not have been
returned.
German Jews themselves awaited
more DEGREES restricting their par
ticipation in German life. DEGREES
become effective tomorrow barring
them from certain streets and public
places.
Christmas goods appeared in re-
paired shops taken from Jews after
the November 10 anti-Jewish vio-
lence. The new proprietors were told
that they must not refer to "the pre-
vious standing" of their business.
THE transfer from Jewish to
Aryan hands," the official order de-
clared, marks definite break with
the past"
Evening star., 1938-12-05

blase and seek refuge during air
raid alarms.
Merchants Do Hig Business.
EnterpriEng merchants did . rush
business selling hot food, fruits and
peanuts to the refugees. Itinerant
cobblers even passed through the
crowds to repair shoes while the
fires burned.
Kweilin Is surrounded by exten-
sive natural caves, one Of them q
half-mile long. which could provide
shelter for oo,Noo, but most Of the
refugees preferred to ut on open
hill-tops 20 they could watch the
spectacle.
Evening star., 1938-12-05
French Factories
Rehire Thousands
Following Strike
Normondie and Score of
Other Liners Are Still
Held at lie Hovre
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PARIS. Dec. 5.-Owners of fac
tories closed since the general strike
last Wednesday took back thousands
Of employees at the governments sug-
gestion this morning, but the French
Line strike at lie Havre still tied up
the giant Normandie and a score of
other liners.
A government spokesman said all
factories involved in the Wednesday
strike, which Premier Daladier
crushed. would be functioning nor
mally by Thursday.
These would include the giant
Renault automobile plant where 35,-
900 employees have been out since No.
vember a. Three thousand Renault
workers returned to work today. sum-
moned by special slips mailed to
them and which they had to present
before passing through lines Of mo-
bile guardsmen still surrounding the
factory.
5000 Refuse to Work.
Despite government order put
ting them under military control,
approximately $500 of the Norman
die crew, 1000 workers on the liner
Paris and lie de France, and l,5OO
dock workers and port handlers re-
fused to work at lie Havre.
Leaders of the LIE Havre move
ment predicted they would accom-
plish what the general strike failed
to do, and bring about the collapse
OF the Daladier government, against
whose decree tax laws labor is fight
ing.
There was talk among some
workmen of an effort to extend the
strike to other ports. The strikers
named a delegation to talk with
Leon Jouhaux, chief of the General
Confederation of Labor. which called
the Wednesday walkout.
Parliamentarians said M. Da]adier
was assured of adequate Center and
Rightist support to overcome Social
ist and Communist opposition when
Parliament convenes Thursday. if
he maintained Arm control of the
labor situation.
Should q maritime strike spread
however, Leftist groups hoped they
could gain M. Daladiers Center
Deputies to their cause.
Strike Began Saturday.
The lie Havre strike began Satur-
day, after so employees we're dis
missed for participating in the ma
tional wslkout Wednesday. The
French Line told the strikers they
must make personal applications If
they wished to be re-hired.
Three hundred twenty-five Amer
lean volunteers from the Spanish
government army were delayed from
starting homeward. Consular off,
Gals indicated some of them could
sail on the President Harding Thurs
day.
Milton Wolfe, %, a ajor of the
Lincoln Washington Battalion, COM
planned that reservations provided
were like a Concentration camp"
The Americans are living in barracks
reserved for emigrants in the water
front area. The French authorities
have posted guards and none Of the
group is permitted to enter the city
proper.
Evening star., 1938-12-05

Japanese air raid Saturday destroyed
section Of Kweilin Z half Z mila
square.
An estimated 10000 persons were
homeless Is the result Of the
devastating raid.
Punished for Aiding Chang.
The propaganda leaflets said
Kweilin, . city Of 10000 in North
east Kwangsi, was being punished
because the province continued Ia
aid Generalissilno Chang Kai-shek
in resisting the japanese.
Invasion Of Kwangsi was threat
ened unless support was Withdrawn
from Chang.
(Chinese dispatches to Shang-
hal said Japanese warships al
ready were shelling Pakhoi, the
coastal gateway to Manning,
Kwangsi's capitAl)
Driven from their horaes by fires
that ragged after the japanese ali
raid, Kweilin residents clustered on
surrounding hilltops to watch thu