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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
MERRITT PROBE
 VERY NEAR CLOSE
Grand Jury Expected to Complete Its Case By
 End of Week

Bridgeport, April 26-(UP)-The Merritt parkway extraordinary grand jury which has already indicted three persons on charges of con- spring to split commissions in state land deals. reconvened today with prospects of completing its inquiry by the end of this week.
 States Attorney Lorin W. Willis said he expected the deliberations to conclude Thursday or Friday. He gave no intimation, however, as to whether further true bills would be returned.
 The jury was convened January g after charges were made the state highway department paid eX- orbitant prices for rights-of-way for the 100000 super-parkway through Fairfield county.
 On March 18 true bills were re- turned against former Republican state representative G. Leroy Kemp, Darien, appraiser for the highway department; Samuel H. Silberman, Stamford real estate broker and Thomas N. Cooke, Greenwich real tor. They were expected to go on trial during the current session of criminal superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
Britain, Ireland On
 Good Neighbor Policy
Question of Single Irish State Still Remains Unsettled; Agreement May Lead Eventually to End
 of Old Dispute
leader.
By JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR United Press Staff Correspondent


 London, April 26-(UP)-Great Britain and Ireland embarked on a good neighbor" policy today but the question of a single Irish state remained an acute point ill their actual dealings. The new policy was inaugurated with the signing of an agreement ending six year trade war" and softening the Brit Irish feud of 700 years standing. The question of Irish partition which almost wrecked the negotia- tionS at the outset was suspended for the time being. Although the agreement generally was acclaimed. some quarters felt that this point still may hamper friendly British Irish relations.
 Partition of Ireland
 The Nationalist Belfast Irish News said that it was futile to think that a dismembered country can be fully satisfied with financial and economic settlements and fore go it's God-given right for national unity" The Manchester Guardian said that the government makes no open advance for the removal of the most acute grievance Fire still feels-the partition of Ireland"
 Most British and Irish quarters felt that the agreement may lead to close cooperation. United States Ambassador Joseph c. Kennedy was understood to have been among those voicing this hope. He con- graduated Irish Prime Minister Ea- mon DeValera.
 DeValera Optimistic
 q am aware of the friendly inter- est the American nation has in see- ing the ending of an age-old quar- rel between the two peoples. which has been an important factor in making this agreement possible" he said, "and I may perhaps express the hope that their interest will re- main active until complete recon ciliation has been achieved"
 Chief provisions of the agreement were:
 1. Unconditional British evacNa- tion of three Irish treaty ports.
 2. Final settlement of the six-yeai
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
Fiue Billion Dollars For British Expenses
Greatest Spending in Peace Time History Chancellor of Exchequer Makes Known the Budget to
 House of Commons

900 to be borrowed for defense, mak- ing total of $5,171 ,990.000.
 He placed the total for defense in the coming year at $1,715,625 900, including the $450,0O0,000 of bor- rowed money.
 Over Last Year
 He placed the new estimates at $4O7 7,5O0,OOO over last years esti- mates.
 (The United States budget for the 1889 fiscal year provides for expen- diture of $6,869, 100000, exclusive the new spending and lending program) Simon said his budget makes extra provision of $17,50O,000 for air raid precautions.
 To Avoid Tax EvasiOnS
 Simon announced the government will make important proposals to avoid leakage through tax evasion. Provision will be made to prevent the use of loans as means of dodg- ing taxes, he said, and he will strengthen the law "in order to deal with one-man companies formed abroad"
 With regard to defense, Simon re- vealed that the government had de- cided secretly early this year lat the right moment to buy sufficient
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26

injunction issued by Judge Ernest A. Inglis in connection with the $600,- 900 action brought against Leary by the Good Government association.
 MT. Leary recently resigned as director of the Waterbury Trust company. He also sold his interests in the Lux Clock company.
 Withdrawal Statement
 Attorney Cassidy issued the fol- lowing statement today with regard to MT. Leary's withdrawal:
 "The announcement is made that Daniel J. Leary has retired as the active head of the Waterbury Brew ing company, the manufacturer of Leary's Ale and Beer.
 Colonel H. J. Heasley, formerly of Boston, is now the executive head of the company and in full charge of it's plant. Col. Heasley has had a wide experience in the brewery bus mess, particularly in the executive department. He was born and edu- cated in Ireland. After leaving his native land, he lived in Canada for a period of years. During the World war, he served overseas with the First Canadian Division of Engineers and retired with the rank of lieu tenant colonel. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by King George V, the Croix de Guerre by the French government and the Vic toria decoration by the Canadian government. At the conclusion ot his war service he moved to the United States and was connected in an executive capacity for a number of years with the Croft Brewing company of Boston. Col. Heasley has an established reputation as an outstanding executive in the brew cry business. The injunction re- straining the transfer of MT. Leary's stock in the Waterbury Brewing company prevents Col. Heasley from succeeding to MT. Leary's financial interest for the present"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
Truck Loads of Cases With Govt Securities
 Seized By Rebels
CAME FROM BANKS
 LOCATED IN MADRID
Nationalist Forces Are Very Close to Former
 Capital of Spain
BY HARRISON LAROCHE United Press Staff Correspondent

NOMtCu 1ACSS ko'oAt S"P~"
 Hendaye, April 26.-(UP) - Nationalist sources con- tended today that the Loy- alist government was prepar- ing to abandon Madrid. They reported that they had seized a truck-load of cases believed to contain securities from Madrid banks on the road to Barcelona. Nationalist in- formants said the cases were being removed as their forces pene- trated deep into the Loyalist lines in sector between Teruel and the sea where the United Press corre- spondent reported that the roads were covered with Loyalist dead.
 Driving south on Cantavieja, juno tion of communications north and east of Teruel, Nationalist airplanes strafed fleeing columns of LoyallstS along the road between Aguilar and Camarillas which leads directly south to Teruel.
 Trucks Loads Seized
 Rafael Clarimon, director of the Nationals Bank of Zaragoza, an- nounced the arrival of the truck load of cases which he said Ma tionalists soldiers captured between Benicarlo and Vinaroz.
 The 30 cases and one box were understood to contain securities from the Banco Exterior De Espana, Banco Alemn Transatlantic, Cajas De Ahorros and Banco 1ara- gozano, all in Madrid.
 Nine cases were from the Madrid branch of the Banco zaragonzano. (
 Very Near Madrid
 Nationalists said their forces were near Cantavieja, which is be- tween Madrid and the sea directly
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
HARVARD WANTS
 CAGE FOR DRUNKS

Woburn, Mass, April 26-(UP)- Mayor William E. Cage EmO Kane today considered a bid from the Harvard Crimson for his custom built lions cage, rejected in Ameri- cas- first plebiscite as a rolling jail for Woburn drunks.
 I'll have to think it over while before I make any decision" Kane said. Maybe some other colleges would like to buy the cage. Or per- haps I can find some other use for it."
 The offer from the Crimson, un- dergraduate daily newspaper. was telephoned.
 T asked them what they wanted 1t for" Kane said. "They told me there were plenty of drunks at Har- yard who would be suitable candi- dates for g ride"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
AUTO INDUSTRY IN
 FAIR TRADE CODE
Under Wing of Federal Commission; Conference
 Is Now Going On
BY DON PRYOR

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Detroit, April 26 - tUP) - The automobile industry will walk under the wing of the Federal Trade Com mission today by formulating fair trade code reminiscent of the MIRA. The occasion was a fair trade con- ference conducted by Charles H. March, member of the Trade Con- mission, in conjunction with the Fist annual convention of the Ma tional Automobile Dealers ASsocia- ton. The code, to be enforced by the commission, will include rules governing every phase of automobile retailing from manufacturer-dealer relations to used car advertising. Dealers and manufacturers and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
Would Smash Postwar Barrier Built By Allies
 Around Germany HITLER'S VISIT TO
 ROME TO BE WATCHED Czechs Indignant at De- mands Made By Nazis
 in Their Country
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Czechoslovakia's defiance of Nazi demands for power today indicated an early showdown in Germany's campaign for domination of Central Europe. Czech gov- ernment leaders rejected de- mands of Nazi chieftain, Konrad Henlein that Czecho- slovakia put herself in the orbit of Greater Germany. At the same time a burst of semi official comment at Berlin supported Hen- lein and attacked the Czech alliance with France and RnsS.a. The first results of the Nazi advance empha- sized Adolf Hitler's declared mten- ton of bringing Czechoslovakia uIl- der German economic influence and Of breaking Czech ties with France and the Soviets, but 1t also brought into sharp focus the possibility of move to return 3,500,000 Sudeten Germans to the Reich.
 The minority rights of these Ger man citizens of Czechoslovakia have been made the basis for the Nazi conflict with the Czechs.
 Main Objective
 The main objective is to break down the last postwar barrier which the allied victors, and par ticularly France, erected around a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
BODY IDENTIFIED

Hartford, Conn.,, April 26.-(UP) Police today tentatively identified the body of man found in the Connecticut river as that of Ralph H. Case.
 The body was bound hand and foot with heavy twine, but the medical examiner said the man committed suicide. Case disappeared about April l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
IN GOOD FAITH

Princeton N. J.. April 26--(UP)- Four Princeton University students said today that they acted in good faith when they cab.2d Chancellor Adolf Hitler asking him to donate to the university the non-Aryan books to be purged from the Aus trian national library. Among the students was James McC. Clarke, chairman of the Daily Princetonian, undergraduate newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
Late Neus Bulletins
DRIVER SMILES

McAlester, Okla, April 26-UP)-Sergt. w. c. Gentry, state highway pa trolman, repr imanded a truck driver for violating the speed limit. Maybe a couple of days in jail would do you good," Gentry said. "I'm in for 20 years al- ready" the driver an- swered. He is a trusty at the state penitentiary here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
RoDY FOUND IN HARBOR

New Haven, Conn, April 26.-OP) Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Patrick J. Butler, 42' whose body was found in New Haven harbor late yesterday.
 Butler disappef.rd March IA after a nervous breakdown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
MULLEN DIES

West Haven, Conn.,, April 26-(UP)-Funeral serv- ices will be held Wednesday for Frank J. Mullen, 6l, former Massachusetts roll CT polo player who died yesterday of a heart at- tack. Mullen played for East Weymouth and Ply mouth, Mass, teams, as well as for Providence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
WOMAN WINS

Milford, Mass, April 26 -(UP)-Defeating 13 men candidates in yesterdays election. Miss Catherine l.. Coyne, 30, today became inc first woman town clerk in Affords 15S-year his- tory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
BY LEON KAY
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, April 26 - (U.P) - Sir John Simon, chancellor of the eX- chequer, introduced in the house of commons today a budget calling for expenditure by Great Britain in the coming year of more than $5,000,- 900, the greatest in peace-time his tory.
 The chancellor estimated total ex- penditure for the coming year of 4,721 ,99O,OO0 exclusive of $45O, ,00O,-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
National Committeeman
 or Democratic Party May Reueal Assembly Lobby
Daniel J Leary Has LefBrewingCo Company
Former Controller Withdraws as Head of Waterbury Concern-Colonel H. J. Heasley of Boston
 Is Now Chief Executive

Former Controller Daniel J. Leary today withdrew as active head of the Waterbury Brewing Company according of the corporation Mr. Leary principal stockhoder, and president of the corporation Effective today Colonel H. J. Heasley formerly of Boston, is in full charge o ever for such procedure is made impossible by temporary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April 26 (UP)--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through April 23rd, compared with t year ago: This Year Expenses Lnst Year s6.243,47s,S03.39 $6,12S,010,966.6 Receipts ........ $5,o ,o2s,sss,134.s4 s4.o27,71s,oSs.o
 Gross Deficit $2,10o,297,92765
 Net Deficit s1,155,sO3,41s.75 s2,oo6,443,477e5
 Cash Balance s2.sol,4o51s2.72 s1,6Ss,s52,71S.O7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
The Weather

Generally Fair for To-
 night, Wednesday
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Swindier's S Arms
Traffic Revealed

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NoOnan said. These false credit
reports were partly the basis of an
audit submitted 10 the New York
Stock Exchange in 1887.
Federal authorities also were in
yestigating reports that the am
bush Staying several weeks ago OF
John F. OHara in Queens might
somehow be connected with the
drug company scandal. O'Hara was
an employe of Dun & Bradstreet
Police had decided that the shoot
ing was a case of mistaken identity
but federal officers were said to
believe he might have known about
the fake Dun & Bradstreet reports,
Assistant U. s. Attorney Irving
S. kaufman and others also ques-
toned Thomas Amadeo Bruni, said
TO be a McKesson & Robbins agent
concerned with the gun deal; Mrs
Evelyn CalaIato, sister of the Musi-
cas-, and WingerSky.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

of the U. S. Navy; Rupert II. Ger
maine of the Coast Guard; and
George G. Latham, enlisted man in
the army, from Fort Bliss. Lyons
and Germaine were stationed at Ell
Paso, league at San Diego.
The plane, from the Ell Paso coast
guard base, crashed only 80 miles
short of Kelly Field, San Antonio,
its destination.
Townspeople said that the plane
exploded as it passed over them,
burst into flames and crashed in a
pasture at the city limits.
I saw the plane zoom over the
town, then heard the noise as it
crashed just about a block from my
nome" said justice of the peace H.
L. Davis. "There was an explosion.
Apparently the pilot knew some
thing was wrong and was trying to
land before the explosion occurred"
Some of the bodies were thrown
clear of the wreckage. One was char
red, and others were burned.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

Nine. Patino is a daughter-in-
law of Simon Patino, the Bolivian,
who is one Of the worlds richest
men.
The duchess was ranked second,
well ahead of the remainder of
the field which included her royal
sister, -in-laW, Marina, Duchess Of
Kent. The best-dressed women who
have the time and money to make
an art of dressing themselves and
really set the style pace of two
continents, as picked by poll OF
the French dressmaking trade, are:
/. Nine. Antenor Patino.
2. The Duchess of Windsor.
3. The Duchess of Kent.
4 BarOnne Eugene de Rothschild
the former Catherine Wolff OF
Philadelphia.
5. The Begun Aga Khan.
6. Mrs. Harrison Williams.
7. The Marquise de Paris.
8. Mrs. Gilbert Miller.
9. Sonora Martinez de HOz.
10 Nine. Jean Dupuy, the for
mer Dorothy Spreckles Of Califor-
MIA.
For the first time the poll gave
some runners-up, including Coun-
tess Barbara Haugwitz Won Reyent-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Sourdough Trapper
Hero of Rescue
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over the site of the shipwrecked
old trading ship the Patterson.
which was run hard aground on
the beach during a storm a week
ago yesterday. Snow and sleet
shrouded the plane. Winds and
the roar of motors drowned out the
cheers from the 18 survivors of
the wreck, budding around beach
fires hoping for rescue from the
Sub-Arctic cold
Simons, veteran of many Alaska
mercy flights, released one bundle
of food by parachute. Then he
and Ludwigson laughed at death.
They shrugged off the danger OF
landing during the storm at Sea
Otter Greek near the wreck scene.
They made it.
NelS was left to guide most OF
the party to Lituya bay 25 miles
to the south. Simmons took two OF
the survivors aboard his plane.
They were the PatterSon'S chief
engineer, Glare Mcdowell and
third officer Steven johnson.
The remaining men are now
supplied with warm clothing
brought by the last plane trip and
from other earlier parachute dona>
tions. They face strenuous over
land march in extremely rugged
country, criSS-crossed with numer-
Gus icy streams coming down from
Mt. Fairweather which towers we'll
above $4,000 feet elevation TO the
cast
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20

Reed advocated using electric
lights instead of candles on trees
and warned against running light
/ cords under rugs where they might
! be stepped on. Insulation can easi-
/ ly be rubbed off and a short cir
cult result he said
Another thing to watch out for
/ is placing ash trays too near the
. tree where they may ignite tinsel
or evergreen boughs. Remember, if
that tree starts burning it is only
matter of seconds before the
whole room will be in flames,
Reed continued "One unguarded
move viii make a mighty unhappy
Christmas out of an otherwise hap
py one.
Chief Reed added his endorse
ment to a plan for making Christ
mas trees lire resistant. advanced
by Martin LeatheTman, U. S. De-
partment OF Agriculture chemist.
Leatherman's report said:
Christmas trees which become
dry are highly nflammable. If
their lost moisture, however, is
replaced with a fire resisting fluid
the tree becomes less flammable
/ The process Is quite simple
Leatherman advised using am
monlum sulphide or calcium chlor-
Ide. Before treating, a tree should
be cut off at the stem in V shape.
The tree should be weighed and
the weight divided by four to give
the amount Of ammonium Sulphate
needed.
Dissolve the ammonium sulphate
in water. using one and one half
pints TO each pound of chemical.
Sc. the tree in the solution and
leave II until it dissolyes all the
solution. The stem viii draw the
fluid upward
Leatherman also advised treat
ine cotton that is placed about the
loot OF a tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
American Nations
Near Compromise

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 20. UP)-A
cleverly- drawn compromise declar-
alton of American solidarity against
foreign military or political inva-
sion appeared today to be breaking
the deadlock between the United
States and Argentina at the eighth
American conference.
The compromise, framed by Bra
zil and Peru, was viewed by usual
ly Informed delegates as in
dicating a quick and successful
conclusion of the conference with
ahievement of the principal objec-
tive of solidarity and cooperation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
Hawaii Pivot of
History Declares
Former Governor
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chamber of commerce there, and
another Wednesday in Ell Centre
under the auspices of the local
chamber of commerce.
He is large man, firmly built,
by turn joyial and serious. He makes
no bones about it-HaWaii is his
hobby and his vocation. Just now
with war rife in China, it takes
few questions to bring out his
fortnight opinions.
could Hawaii be captured by an
invader-say an Oriental nation?'
Wits possible, yes the former
governor returned. But I'd say it's
definitely improbable. You've got to
remember that Hawaii is 5000 miles
from Japan. And Hawaii is not
helpless. There's Pearl Harbor. It's
big enough to hold all the ships in
the United States fleet It's yards
can repair and recondition any ves-
sci in the fleet.
pearl Harbor, you see, really is
the center of Hawaiian defense
Our government has been getting
things into shape there for a long
time; began when Hawaii was g
kingdom. in fact. At that time
Hawaii. in return for tariff-free
entry of its goods into the United
States. granted this country sole
rights to use the islands as a coal
ing base for naval operations.
Ever since then Pearl Harbor has
been constantly improved for naval
use"
Gov. Judd believes the Caucasian
races might as well give up any
hope of maintaining an equal status
in China after the war between that
nation and Japan is over.
The Oriental nations, he believes,
are daily becoming a more I'M
portant factor in the world scheme
another REASON, he pointed out,
for the growing importance of Ha-
Waii as Americas western outpost,
If Japan wins in China, he de-
clared, industry as such will not be
highly developed there. Instead,
Japan will take raw materials from
China, process and manufacture in
Japan, and sell back to China, he
predicted At the same time, he
declared, Japan is likely to set up
some such form OF government III
China as it has in Manchukuo.
"And in ManchukuO" he orinned.
you might find white business
man with a strong magnifying
glass, but I doubt it,
Growing Importance of the Orient
in world affairs should be of parti'
cular interest to the Pacific coast,
Judd said, and should arouse the
coasts interest III hawaii.
"HaWaii's planes and ships and
guns aren't set up to defend Ha-
wall" he explained. They're there
to defend the Pacific coast"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-20
BondhoIders Turn
Lots Back to City
|nHoItyiiie Deal

Holtville will hold in trust for
county and irrigation district the
$50 HoltVille lots to be returned TO
the city January by bondholders
who accepted them four years ago
in return for $4,000 worth Of paw
Rg bonds.
At a meeting of the board of SUI
pervisors Monday, the three agen'
cies agreed the trust deal would
be a satisfactory way of handling
the lots. They will divide equally
the money Holtville gets for the
sale of the lots.
D. B. Roberts, Holtville city at
torney, told the board that the city
of Holtville traded tax delinquent
lots to the bondholderS for the
bonds. The deal, he said, resulted
in the bondholders realizing be-
tween 10 and Is cents on the dollar
The plan was formed, the attorney
explained, because it was lmpoS
sible to sell lot loaded with paving
assessments and delinquent taxes.
The bondholders agreed to quie
title to the 400 lots in the deal, o.
to 80 to 95 per cent of the vacan
property in the town. They agreed
to pay all taxes subsequent to tn
transaction before selling them
Fifty lots were sold. Those not sol
under the agreement will be turned
back to city, county and dlstrlc
with clear, marketable titles an
with no paving assessments agains
them, Roberts declared. The cit
plans to sell the lots only to pur
chasers who will improve them.
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