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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
BRITAIN TO HAVE
 10000 PLANES
Within One Year Air Fleet Will Be More Than COm-
 bined Nations

London. Jan. 12.-(UP)-Within one year Great Britain expects to have a fleet of 10000 military air. planes it was asserted today on nigh authority-more than equal to the combined air strength of Italy, Ger many and Japan on the basis of available estimates,
 Not only that, but within year the government expects the Royal Air Force to be backed up by a manufacturing organization capable of turning out bombing and fighting planes at rate never before equalled evenin the World War.
 Young Officers Named
 This information was given to- day as the army in the second pig shakeup within six weeks named six officers of the younger school to key posts in the high command at the expense of older men.
 An Investigation was made of the rearmament position in Britain as concerned aircraft, because of viz orouS attacks on the air ministry and particularly on Viscount Swim ton, air minister, by newspapers Articles complained ot muddling, tagging, red tape, bureaucracy. But it was soon indicated that these complaints were companions to those familiar in Britain, which has feared from time to time conquest hv the SOaniSh armada the Dutch Napoleon, Germany and Italy.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
CandySalesmanKiHs Wife,
 Carries Body On His Trip

who lives in Denver and works as draftSman for the U. s. Depart ment of Interior, sent word to the sheriff that he had grave suspicious.
 The Everett Hughes lived in Pueblo. The sheriff caught Hughes in Las Vegas still plying his candy route. He confessed, and took the sheriffs men to where his wife was buried, besides the road under two feet of frozen earth.
 Put in jail in Pueblo, the candy man said he killed his wife in self defense, that she had a revolver and he had a rifle during their quarrel He was unnerved by his capture, but insisted that he was innocent of murder.
 It happened Jan. 3 at their home in Pueblo, he said. He is 52, the same age of his dead wife. Their domestic life had been unhappy and both had agreed to divorce, he said.
 Then he fell heir to $500 legacy from relative in the east. He said his wife demanded the $l,500 as a property settlement. That started the quarrel.
 "She pointed a revolver at me and got a rife and shot her through the head"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
GRAND JURY IS
 CONSIDERING
 H|vON MURDER
Five State Witnesses Had Been Heard Up to Re-
 cess Time
ACCUSED BROUGHT
 FROM NEW HAVEN
First Witnesses to Tell Their Story on Crime
 Committed in Cheshire

Convened in Superior Court today, a New Haven County grand jury consid- cred an indictment of mur- der in the first degree against Arthur Hivon, 50, of Cheshire and New Haven, who allegedly killed his wife, Josephine in their Brooks vale, Cheshire home, Septem- Der IA. The jury, consisting of IS men, had heard evidence from five state witnesses up to recess time which was l o'clock. Hivon, the accused, was present at the hearing, having been brought here from New Haven County jail at 10:40 a. m. Approx imately 10 witnesses are awaiting the call to testify before the grand jury this afternoon.
 First Witness Called
 Testimony was taken by the jury today from Constable Leslie Hub bell of Cheshire, who was the first witness called; Medical Examiner Wilbur J. Moore of Cheshire; State Trooper Maurice Purtell; Joseph Shanahan. driver of a c. R. & L. bus; and Lieut.. William Schatzlnan of the Beacon Falls state police barracks.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
TWO EMPLOYERS PENALTIES
Joseph Gartzman of Ward Street, Louis Stefano,
 Restaurant Man

Two employers were fined heavily in city court today for violation of the state labor laws. Jacob Gartz- man, 56, of 53 Ward street, who allegedly paid an employe only 25 cents for a weeks work, was fined $25 and costs on each of two counts of violating the weekly wage act. Louis Stefano, 37, of the Hod- son hotel, pleaded guilty to two of "A counts placed against him and was fined s25 and costs on each count, The other 9 counts were nolleo.
 Both men were arrested yesterday by police after investigation by h. spector John Donlan of the state labor department. Warrants were issued by Prosecutor Frank Healey.
 Theodore Angelone testified that Gartzman hired him late in Decem- Der, promising to pay him S15 a week and reimburse him for the use ot his car. At the end of the week, during which he worked 62 hours, he said that Gartzman, own CT of several meat markets handed him 25 cents.
 Angelone's brother, Florice, tes- tified that he had previously worked for Gartzman. Once he said he was given 25 cents for a day and a half's work. Gartzman also, he said, gave him two chickens, but when he got home he found that the chicken were decaying and he threw them away.
 Stefano, operator of the Happi- ness restaurant in Exchange Place, pleaded guilty to one count of work ing women more than nine hours day and failing to keep records of employees hours. The counts nolled includeud working women more than 52 hours week and working women more than six days a week.
 Tn the next labor cases that come into this court, I'll give the limit" declared Judge John F. McGrath. There are too many of these cases cropping up here lately"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12

Walsenburg. Colo, Jan. 12. (UP)- As a candy salesman, Everett Hughes was so reliable that homi- eide could not delay him. Not even the staying of his wife. So he loaded his automobile with samples of his sweets, crammed her body into the trunk, and went out as usual to call on his customers.
 Between towns, after his days work, he found likely place beside the road and buried his wife. She was a writer and poetess.
 Then Hughes returned to his candy route. He couldn't disappoint his customers.
 It was nine days ago that he shot his wife after an argument about money and divorce. It was Hughes own son who trapped him. Mrs. Hughes was the youths step- mother.
 The son began receiving letters, signed by his step-mother's name, but not written in her style. Mrs. Hughes didn't misspell words She was professional writer. Her friends say s.se had sold another Story to the Saturday Evening Post the last time they saw her.
 So the fathers son, Ralph Hughes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
STATE HIGHWAY
 DEPT. CHANGES
Three Suggested Under Reorganization Plans
 of Governor Cross

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. 12.-(UP)- Three major changes in the fi- nancial operations of the state high way department were proceeding today under reconstruction" pro- gram recommended by Gov. Wilbur L. Cross and Budget Director Ben jamin P. Whitaker. The reorganization was being con- ducted Independently of the current Investigation of rights-of- way pur- chases for the Merritt Parkway by Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald.
 Aims of Reconstruction"
 l. Remodeling of the old system under which the highway commis- Sioner had supreme control over ex- penditures of his department. The new program envisages a system un- der which each item of expenditure will be classified and approved by the budget division ot the depart ment ot finance and control.
 2. Overhauling of the accounting system whereby an "encurbrance" plan will replace the present tex
 
 pendlture" basis. The department formerly contracted obligations in one fiscal year and charged them up to appropriations for the next fiscal year,
 The Cross Whitaker change forces the highway commissioner to pay all bills out of the budget for the current fiscal year.
 3. Independent accounting for the Merritt Parkway and Middle town Portland bridge funds. Hith- erto the department has combined these funds with regular expendi- lures.
 The governor feels the reorganiza- tioM to be accomplished without additional legislation, will take three years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
Denies He Authorized Any Addition of Items to
 Warrant Sheets
NO FRIEND OF HIS
 GOT AWAY WITH BOOKS
Harley w. Tripp Very Wroth; Claims He Was
 on Spot as Crook"

Proof of the political im- petus given affairs of City Controller Sherwood L. Row. land came into the open at the meeting of the Board of Finance yesterday when two Republican commissioners reversed themselves from the stand of less than a month ago when they were respons- ible for drawing a resolution lauding the work done for the city by former Controller Daniel J. Leary. The meeting saw:
 l. Former Controller Leary appearing to deny that he had authorized addition of items to warrant sheets already ap- proved by the board, as charged by Controller Rowland and the Republican organization.
 2. MT. Leary informing the board that ''it was not the act of a friend' to remove two war rant books, alleged to be miss ing from the office records. q left everything in satisfactory condition" he told the board.
 5. Major w. Judge and Har- ley w. Tripp, Republican fi- nance commissioners, calling for an audit, the former reading a prepared motion which he brought to the meeting, a mo- ton which would delegate power of the board to Com missioner John H. Goss to con- tract for an audit of the city accounts.
 4. Evidence of the Republi- can organization attack on the administration by the presence at the meeting of three Republi- can-American reporters and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
Cooke Street Coming Plans Facing Battle
Attorney John H. Cassidy, Representing Residents of Zoned Section, Sues for $5,OOO Damages; Judge
 McEvoy Sets Hearing for January IA

Contest over the change of zoning of the corner at Cooke street and Woodlawn Terrace, approved by the Board of Aldermen at the first meeting, January 3, was resumed today when Attorney John Hughes Cassidy, representing residents of the locality, filed suit in the Superior Court seeking to upset the approved action of the aldermen.
 The suit calls for $5,000 damages and an order issued by Judge Frank P. McEvoy of the Superior Court, is for hearing at 10 o'clock, Jan uary IA, when Mayor Frank Hayes, Daniel T. Harrington and Building Inspector Patrick J. Carlin are summoned to show cause why an injunction restraining further work on the property shall not be issued.
 Residential To Business
 Originally, MT. Harrington had sought the change Of the zoning from residential to business for the vacant lot he owns at Cooke street and Woodlawn Terrace in order to erect gasoline station. This, it is reported in the suit, is presently under construction.
 The suit, filed in behalf of Max Blumen, William BrooSlin, Paul Sachsy, Margaret R. Haase land IS other residents of the locality of Woodlawn Terrace and Cooke street." claims that the action of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12

Boston, Jan. l2.-(UP)-Federal officials conducted a tri-State inves- tigation today into the authorship of blasphemous references to Presi- dent Roosevelt in an advertisement in "QST", official organ of the American Radio Relay league and the International Amateur Radio Union.
 The investigation centered in Bos- ton, where the obscenity first was noticed, West Hartford, Conn, where the magazine is published, and New York city, where the ad- vertisement originated.
 The disputed halt-page advertise ment appeared on Page 66 of the magazines January issue and was inserted by a radio tube manufac- turer to promote new manual, The advertisement was topped by a sketch of a newspaper bearing the headline Good News!" in the cen- ter column below was this story in minute printing:
 Washington, D C.-The - - President of these United EtAtaa.S
 Tn parallel columns were stories dated Philadelphia and Boston. the latter beginning:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12

cases, separate Items. This matter was the basis of the first attack" from the controllers office last week on items paid and due in the Decem- Der accounts of his predecessor in office, Daniel J. Leary.
 Tied to Truck Items
 The accounts involved were tied to the ten items of truck hire by the city from Frank J. Santalucia, who, it was developed in the publi- city emanating from the controllers office, owned ten pieces of equip ment and had been paid $7.379.50 for city work during December. There were, additionally, the construction jobs or Willow and Meadow streets, which formed more than half of the S05,00 which it was charged had been paid last month before formal approval of the board of finance.
 Payrolls Distributed
 Meanwhile, the payroll of city en- ployes was being distributed, with the day due for the first of the year added to the weekly check, William J. Armstrong, accountant in thu of- fic9 of the controller remarked. Un- der ruling by the corporation coun- sel the payrolLs hereafter will be handled through the office of the city clerk, who, the charter provides, is the city officer responsible.
 Regarding the payments of the separate items of truck hire and driver service, the controllers office comment was that these December accounts would be paiL, If the ap- propriations for these items show adequate balances"
 Show Overdrafts
 Explaining this, MT. Armstrong re- marked that some of the appropria- tions in the street department ac- counts show overdrafts, and others show balances" The board of f. nance usually makes transfers to undertake payment of accounts due under one appropriation when such is exhausted, it was understood.
 Affairs of the investigation of accounts and search for the miss ing books" were at a standstill, the controllers spokesman said, pending the decision of the corporation counsel scheduled for hearing at special meeting of the board of f. nance Monday at 4 o'clock. If the opinion allows the board to delegate power to appoint committee to name firm of accountants to un- dertake an audit of city accounts, as urged by Commissioners Harley w. Tripp and Major W. Judge, then search will be resumed for vouch- CTS" reported to be missing
 Accountants in the controllers of-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
UNITED PRESS
 WRITER IS DEAD

Lafayette, Colo, Jan. 12.-CUP)- Gerald P. Overton, Al, former United Press staff correspondent and instructor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, will be buried here beside his wife, rela- tives said today.
 Overton, who died yesterday in Martinsville, Ind, began his career with the United Press in 1922. He resigned in 1886 to become an as- sistant professor of journalism at Columbia, Mo.
 His body will be brought here to the home of Mi. and Mrs. W. H. Adamson, parents of his wife. Adamson said funeral services prob- ably would be conducted from his home on Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
HEROINE LOST

Boston, Jan. 12-(UP)- Though she fought during the World War in the Rus sian Battalion of Death, Mrs. Edith Seigel, 36, came off second best today in a battle with a young rObber.
 The youth stepped up to her as she walked near her Mattapan home, snatched her handbag containing $50, knocked her down and fled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
ANTI-LYNCH|NC
 BILL MAY LOSE
Leaders, Who Are Fight ing It, Speak With More
 Confidence
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)


 Washington, Jan. l2. (UP)-Lead- CT of the senate filibuster against the anti-lynching bill publicly claim ed for the first time today that they had good chance of pre- venting the bills enactment.
 Things are looking better all the time" Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex, leader of the filibuster, said. T think we have a good chance now. We can go until Christmas if ne- cessary."
 Although the sponsors of the bill, Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D. N. r., and Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D. Ind, continued optimistic of getting a vote, several developments indi- cated that the next few days would see the decisive stage in the conflict.
 New Developments
 1. Unexpected gains in strength by the active fliibuster bloc which was originally expected to be linn ited to half a uozen senators but can now count on probably l5 members. 2. Failure of the administration leadership to clamp down rigid rules designed to handicap the fllibusters, was reported by some senators to be due to fear of causing an irreparable split in the Democratic party. Major ity Leader Alben w. Barkley, D., Ky, who previously threatened night ses- sions, said today that they were now no plans for meeting in the evening, but Van Nuys said sponsors
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Late Neus Bulletins
SUNK WARSHIPS

Hankow, Jan. 12-(UP) = The Chinese Central News Agency reported to- day that Chinese airplanes had sunk two of four Jap anese warships W h c h sailed up the Yangtze from Wuhu, above Ranking. It was asserted that two Jap-. anese munitions planes were bombed in Anhwei province, west of Ranking and that two raiding Jap anese airplanes were shot down in Kwangsi province, west of Canton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
CHINA READY TO
 MAKE LAST STAND
Army of Million Massed in Ranking Area-Japan
 Talks Peace
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE United Press Staff Correspondentl

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Shanghai, Jan. l2-(UP)-Chinas army leaders are stalking everything they have on a defense of the Su- chow area north of Nanking, ac- cording to information received to- day by foreign military experts.
 It was estimated here that 1,000,- 900 Chinese soldiers had been massed in the area to meet an at tack by 500,000 Japanese moving on the area in four separate columns.
 Foreign experts believed that if the Japanese smashed the Chinese army on that front reorganization of the Chinese army would be inn possible and that the Japanese would be able to free scores of thouss nds of men to clean up Guer- rilla fighters, drive southward on the Peiping Hankow railroad to take Chengchow. and drive up the YangtSe to Hankow.
 All Units MasSed
 It was indicated that the Chinese had quietly massed nearly every
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
City Corporation
 Counsel Answers Rowland Query
Controller Prepares to Inspect Invoices, Check Amounts on Bills Against City to December
 Truck Hire, Construction

Controller Sherwood L. Rowland today preparing to inspect invoices and check amounts bills against the city for December truck hire and construction which he has refused to pay, pending decision the method payment by the corporation counsel The controller Tn receipt to day of opinion from Corporation Counsel
 Charles S. OConnor which to the effect that the services of the trucks and ennpoYes should
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. 12-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Jan- 10th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $4, 5,97S.S9 $3,T25,472,753.28
 Receipts $S,S0S,01S, ,006S2 $2,270,156, 743.56
 Deficit $74S,59197207 s1,455.s16, OOs.7z
 Cash Balance $2.961 ,2S1, ,s42.55 s1,91S,545.962.1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-12
Leary Welcomes
 Impartial Audit

FOrme Controller Daniel J. Leary, appraised of the motion made be- fore the board of finance seeking an audit of city accounts, made the fol- lowing statement today:
 ''I will laud and well come an impartial audit, removed from political bias, made by any reput- able firm of certified public accountants"
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The Weather

Snow, Rain, Warmer Tonight, Thursday Full Weather Report Page 3
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-28

were in a preliminary report OF the
senate committee on relief and I'M
employment submitted by Chairman
Byrnes.
At the time the report came in,
Harry Hopkins, WPA administrator,
was telling the house appropriations
committee, holding hearings on the
administration recovery-relief pro-
gram, that the proposed 81 ESQ, 0O0,-
600 relief appropriation would en-
able 100000 to be added to federal
aid rolls, bringing the total number
to $780, 900 persons.
This money, he said, would last
only for the first seven months of
the coming fiscal year. He refused
to estimate how much would be
needed thereafter.
The senate committee report in
general absolved the WPA from
charges of graft, waste and ineffi-
cheney, but in some respects it
sharply criticized the administra-
tons relief policies.
To the discontinue of administra-
ton leaders, the committee recon-
mended that the senate's revenue
bill repeating the undistributed prof
its tax and modifying the capital
gains tax be adopted as a major aid
to economic recovery. Retention of
those taxes is in the house bill
backed by President Roosevelt.
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AnoIo-ItaIian Treaty

NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN'S
~ dream of security for peace in
Europe through amicable arrange
ments of the democratic govern
ments with the dictators may yet
be realized. Anyhow, consumma-
ton of the deal was brought nearer
when Lord Perth, British ambassa-,
dor to Rome, and Italian Foreign
Minister Ciano signed the treaty of
friendship which had been under
negotiation for weeks. The pact is
designed to end the long feud be-
tween the two nations, and it is
probable France will join in after
negotiations with Mussolini already
suggested by Foreign Minister Bon
net. The British prime minister,
of course, hopes that later Hitler
can be brought into the group and
that there will be formed London
Paris Rome-Berlin quadrangle In
place of the Berlin-Rome axis.
Temporarily, the treaty provides
for friendly relations between
Britain and Italy in the Mediter-
ranean and the Near East, but it
does not go into full effect until
"such date as the two governments
together shall determine" In other
words, Italy must first have with
drawn its troops from Spain and
Britain must have recognized Italy's
conquest of Ethiopia. The former
may be delayed until France has
won final victory. The latter de-
ponds upon permission from the
League of Nations council, which
has been asked by Chamberlain.
In essence, the treaty is a prom
Use by each side not to attempt to
change the status quo in the Medi-
terranean or Red sea areas nor to
injure each others interests there
in any way.
Italy is to reduce her forces in
Libya to peace time strength, and
will adhere to the London naval
treaty limiting the size of warships.
The Suez canal is to be open to all
nations equally in war or peace.
Italy will abide by the international
nonintervention committees ruling
on volunteers in the Spanish war
and in case to withdraw from Spain
entirely when the war is ended.
Italy declares it has no territorial
or political aims and seeks no
privileged economic position in
Spain, the Balearic islands, Spanish
Morocco or Spanish possessions
overseas.
Political leaders in Berlin did not
minimize the importance of the
Anglo-Italian pact, but insisted that
the Berlin-Rome axis was not weak
ened. They were awaiting some
what anxiously the visit of Premier
Daladier and Foreign Minister Bon
net to London, scheduled for late in
April. There were no indications
in London or Paris that Britain
and France were ready yet to deal
with Hitler. But it was rumored
that Poland might join them and
Italy in a four-power pact.