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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

certificate of death in the Lamer- din case.
 Dr. David Ellrich of Westport, who was attending physician to At torney Lamerdin was in court today, to appear as witness for Attorney Montanaro If necessity for tcsti- mony arose.
 States Attorney Loren w. Willis of Fairfield County signed the man. damus before 1t was served on pr. | McMahon. This is regular proced- ure in such matters. Attorney Montanaro, in his com plaint, states that 1t was a "scriv- ener's error" by Dr. McMahon which caused the present difficulties to arise. He claims that Dr. McMahon admits such was the case. The scrivener's error, according to Mon- tanaro. caused Dr. McMahon to place the words, morphine poison ing" in the blank calling for the Cause of death". He claims such should have been written in the blank calling for "contributory causes"
 Dr. McMahon denied that such was the case today. Judge McEvoy said that in view of the fact that the case would require presentation of evidence in regular session of court, he would be trespassing if he attempted to hear 1t in chamber session.
 No regular court sessions will be held until September. and at that time the matter will be brought be- fore Fairfield County Superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

answers to questions of the grand jury, as recorded by the stenogra- pher. To Justice Pecora he explain cd that where the grand jury stem ographcr had recorded him as say ing one thing, he had actually said the opposite.
 Attorney Hogan has aided Dewey in the investigation and prosecution of numerous sensational cases since joining his staff as assistant district attorney.
 At the time the jury to hear the Hines case was being impaneled, Dewey asked each of the prospec- tive jurors if he was acquainted with Hogan, indicating at that time that his name would figure prom inently in the developments. At this time Dewey also mentioned the name of Attorney James D. c. Murray, another native of Water bury, who presently is counsel for Mayor Frank Hayes in his defense of scandalous conspiracy charges launched by the Waterbury extraor- dinary grand jury.
 Well Known Here
 Attorney Hogan is well known in Waterbury. He was educated here, being graduated from St. Thomas Parochial school and Crosby High school. At the latter school he dis tlnguished himself in athletics. After graduation from Crosby he at tended Columbia University from which he was graduated and then
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
Death Certificate
 Change Held Up
Judge McEvoy ir Chamber Session Rules Mandamus
 Application Must Be Tried in Regular Court

Efforts of the widow of the late Attorney John P. Lamerdin of New York and Westpor. to force retrac- ton of Medical Examiner William H. McMahon's certificate that her husband died possible suicide as result of morphine poisoning were delayed today when Judge Frank P. McEvoy In chamber session of su- perior court here ruled that the ap- plication for mandamus is one which must be tried in regular court session.
 Medical Examiner McMahon of NorWalk and Mrs. Lamerdin ap- peared in court this morning ready to offer testimony on the matter, but Judge McEvoy ruled that he had no jurisdiction In the matter.
 Lamerdin. former prominent New York lawyer, lived in retirement at Wcstport until his death at the Nor walk hospital December IT, 1887. In his certificate of death Dr. McMahon stated that the death was caused by poisoning and that there was a question of suicide. The cer- tificate was filed after an autopsy was performed by Dr. M. Fulstow of the NorWalk Hospital staff
 In her report Dr. Fulstow stated that death was due to hardening of the arteries, with morphine po.son- ing as contributory cause. Mrs. Lamerdln, through her counsel, Vincent Montanaro of Westport, contends that the death should have been attributed solely to the hard ening of the arteries. Attorney Montanaro stated today that he will produce several doctors who will tcs- tify that Dr. McMahon erred in his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
FORECLOSURE ON
 SITE IS SOUGHT

Property at the corner of Mill and Liberty streets Is involved in a tax lien foreclosure action filed in the court of common pleas today by the City of Waterbury against the Industrial Properties, Inc. the Waterbury Clock Company and the Lumin Art Display Corporation. Non- payment of taxes Is alleged by the city. in the action filed through Tax Attorney George R. Guilfoile The property is assessed at $l67 900 and was acquired by the Industrial Properties Inc. from the American Mills Company, according to the complaint. The Waterbury Clock Company Is named defendant because 1t holds mortgage Of $6,- 346.20 on the property. The Lumin Art Display Corporation holds a lease on the property.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
Adjourned Session Of Works Board Is
 Held This Noon
Controller Also Gets Official Ruling on Notification: Awarding of Bids Held Up Previously By
 Technicality

The Alteri Construction Company. Inc, of Waterbury, was awarded the contract for sewer on Watertown avenue, between Bunker Hill avenue and Aurora street, at special ad- Journed meeting of the board of public works at the office of the mayor this noon. Presenting the lowest of five bids received, John Altieri, president, submitted ccrti- fled check for 5000 1t was noted when the bids were opened Tuesday night; but the bid of his company was $20,346.23.
 Before the contract was awarded, an opinion by Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor was given the board regarding Controller Sherwood L. RoWland's contention that the bids were Illegal because" he had not been notified" and they were mot opened in his presence" The controller, in spite of the fact that he had signed the requisition pro- viding for advertising for the bids, requisition which set the time and place of the meeting at which the bids would be opened, had delayed award of the contract. He demanded written opinion from the corpora tion counsel Ito cover me in rela- ton to the charter"
 The corporation counsel ruled that Controller Rowland twas notified when he signed the requisition fer the advertisement calling for bids" and stated further that such mo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
TH0MASR. BYRNES
 GETS SCHOOL JOB
LOunsbury Street Man Is Named to Faculty at
 Hamden High

Thomas R. Byrnes of PA Louns- bury street, this city, has been ap- pointed to the faculty of the Ham, den high school. The appointment was made yesterday by tie teach CTS committee of the Hamden Board of Education, acting with Supt. of Schools Margaret L. Kccfe. Byrnes will teach science and his- tory at salary of $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
Full Weather Report

Boston, Aug. 10-- UP) Weather forecast:
 COnnectIrut-Fnir tonight nnd Snturdny. Not much change in temperature.
 Rhode Island-Fair tonight and pcraturc.
 MasEachusctts-~ Fair tonight and Saturday. Rising temperature in northwest portion tonight and In north portion Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
LOCIA PROVINCIA
 TO HOLD OUTING
Scheduled for Lakewood August 2S = Supreme
 Officers to Attend

Ire 38th anniversary outing of the Loggia Provincial Avcllino No. 300, Order Sonsof Italy, will be held at Lakewood Park, Sunday after noor, August 28th, from 2 p. m. to II J. m.
 Many games will be played in- cluding bocca, mora, baseball con- test. music. There will be fireworks at II p. m.
 Representative will be present iron. most of the local Italian Amtfican societies
 A few of the many honored guests invited are Supreme Vener- able Stefano Milele from New York, Grand Venerable Michelangelo Russo from Middletown and many others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
BRASS COMP ANY TO MEET UNION l
Negotiations Open Mon- day; Wage Cut Restora-
 ton May Be Asked

Negotiations between the man. agement of the American Brass Co. and the Waterbury Brass Workers union, certified bargaining agent for the firms employees. will begin with a conference Monday morning at 9 o'clock. John J. Driscoll, execu- tive secretary of the union, said to- day that series of proposals for contract clauses will be submitted to the company.
 Though MT. Driscoll declined to make public any of the proposals to be advanced by the union, it is understood that one of the first will be for restoration of a wage cut imposed by the company sev- eral months ago. If the union fol- lows the procedure 1t did in other cases, 1t will ask that seniority rights be established.
 The union. after winning an elec- tion supervised by the National Labor Relations board some weeks ago, was certified as bargaining agent for most of the American Brass Go. employees. There are ex- captions, among them office work CTS, salaried help, watchmen and others
 Representing the union at the conference will be William c. Felt man, union president; John Shea Martin P. Kerwin, John E. Mirfield, Vincent MazZiotti, Vincent Bar kaukas, Emanuel Baccaro. Charles Newell, D. F. German, Domeinic Papa, Michael Bowen. Vincent La- Croce. Alex Cashin and MT Dris- coll.
 Members of the American Brass Go. unit of the union have discussed the proposals to be submitted to the management at several meet ings held recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

tice is sufficient notice to meet any charter requirements The board had held three meetings before the contract finally was awarded, due to the controllers contention that his signing of the requis,tion calling for the bids had not been sufficiently formal notice under the charter.
 There was great variance in the estimates of the five bidders for the sewer construction and 1t was found that the usual 10 per cent deposit which was constituted by the checks submitted with the bids did not indi- cate the totals in any instance.
 While Antonio Lambo submitted a check for $2,300, the lowest figure of the five. his estimate for the work was $22,026.75; Barbara and D'Aurio's bid was $26, ,896.75; Rambo and Biello. $36,256, and the Clark Sewer Construction Company, of Bridgeport, had the highest bid, $38, ,785.95.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

Several Hamden applicants for the post failed to meet the require ments of the school board and MT. Byrnes was appointed when his qualifications were checked favor ably. He was graduated from Holy Gross college with the class of 1928, afer having majorcd In history. He taught evening schools in Water bury high schools for four years but for the past two years has taught in the Berlin, Conn, high school where he was professor of chemistry, physics, general science and English
 England has approximately l0.- 100000 employed persons today. the highest figure ever recorded for the country
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
HAMILTON

Mrs. Anna Beebc yesterday after noon directed a program of novelty races at the Hamilton Park pool, with the assistance of Jane Cow perthwait. Edward Conlon, Frank Olson, Joseph Bergin, Mrs. Mary Clark and Mrs Mary Mcdonald. Two hundred children attended.
 The winners of the various events were as follows: Midget balloon race, Theresa Bouffard, Violet Vol oskinsky and Evelyn Gaughan; jun for umbrella race, Margaret Nor larty, Dorothy Frances and Kay Dunne; midget umbrella race Dor othy Woloskinsky and Theresa Bouffard; junior balloon race, Kay Dunne and Ruth Conway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
POLISH AMERICANS
 CONVENE TONIGHT

A general meeting of the Polish- American Political club will be held tonight at Pulaski hall. President John T. Storing will act as chair man.
 Plans for fall and winter activities by the club will be discussed The coming election campaign will also be a subject for discussion at to- nights session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
Witness Yesterday at Sen- satiOnaI Trial Claims
 Confession Forced

entered the law school of the uni- versity.
 At the outset of his law career, he was affiliated with the firm of Glea- son, McLanahan, Merritt and Ingra- ham. After few seasons, however, he formed his own company. which is presently located on Fifth ave- nue, and known as Hogan and Lie Der. His brother, Joseph Hogan, is associated with prominent Wall street firm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
DiOGOSTINE HURT

Frank DiOgostinc, %. of Meriline avenue, suffered scalp decoration early today when, according to police, he fell while alighting from an automobile. Patrolman Clarence Marsella reported the accident.
 DiOgostine was given treatment at St. Mary's hospital The injury was not serious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

Sunday night at 8 o'clock there will be band concert and fire works at Lake Plymouth which Is located just mile north of Mt. Tobe Airport and 6 miles from Waterbury.
 Music for the band concert will he furnished by Gentile's 2O- -piece band of Waterbury. Miss Paulette Wolozin of Waterbury will render several solos during the course of the evening.
 Bring the family up to Lake Plymouth and spend the day as there are picnic grounds and plenty of freplaces. Parking is free and you can enjoy the lake breeze while the music plays.
Evening star., 1938-05-03
FREER IS ELECTED
FEDERAL BAR HEAD
Trade Board Member to
Succeed Russell, Who
Quits Race.

Commissioner Robert E. Freer of the
Federal Trade Commission was elected
president Of the Federal Bar Associa-
ton last night after withdrawal of the
Evening star., 1938-05-03
WEATHER HALTS
PRESIDENTS TRIP
Ship in Santo Domingo Bay
Awaiting Clear Skies to
Go to Virgin Islands.
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLESTON, S, c.. May 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt waited for clear
weather today before resuming his
vacation voyage to the Virgin Islands
after an overnight anchorage inside
Samana Bay near the eastern end of
Santo Domingo.
A threatening storm sent the cruiser
Philadelphia with the President and
his party aboard into the shelter of
the Dominican bay early last night.
A choppy sea during the day broke
the Chief Executives good weather
luck and prevented fishing
The Philadelphia and DESTROYER
Tanning, the escort ship, dropped
anchor at 7 am. yesterday near Silver
Bank; but a southeasterly breeze
stirred the sea to such an extent that
plans were abandoned for exploring
the west side of the reef in small boats
or fishing for the first time since the
trip began at Charleston Saturday
morning.
Meanwhile, the Tanning skirted the
bank for several hours, continuing the
of1-course depth soundings that have
marked the trip since it started.
Then. at II am. the two vessels re-
sumed the trip leisurely, taking eight
hours to reach the shelter of Samana
Bay
The President spent a quiet day
dividing his time between his quarters
and the forecastle deck" said last
nights radio message to the navy
yard here.
"On the run down today monday
the sonic depth finder rechecked ex-
isting charts" it added.
Evening star., 1938-05-03
Vote in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 3 [P.-Elev-
en- OF Indiana's twelve Representatives
IN Congress-all Democrats save one
asked denomination today as the State
oalloted in a primary election to
choose party nominees for congress
sional, county and city Offices.
Seven Democrats and the States
lone Republican in the House-Repre-
sentative Charles A. Halleck of Rens-
selaer-were unopposed, but Repre-
sentatives William T. Schultz of HAM
mond, Glenn Griswold of Peru and
Virginia Jenckes of Terre Haute faced
contests in the first, fifth and sixth
districts, respectively.
Assured of Democratic renonina-
tlon were Representatives James I.
Farley. Auburn; Arthur H. Green
wood, Washington; John w. Boehne,
lr, Eevansville: Eugene B. Grove,
bedford; Finly H. Gray, Connersville:
William H. Larrabee, New Palestine,
and Louis Ludlow, Indianapolis.
In the second district the retirement
OF Representative Samuel B. Petten-
gill OF South Bend has brought ont
nve candidates for the Democratic
nomination, with George N. Beamer.
33-year-old county prosecutor favored
oy most observers to win.
Evening star., 1938-05-03

the Alabama gubernatorial primary,
contested by five candidates.
Indiana voters will not select their
senatorial nominees until June con-
Ventions, but three Representatives
were opposed for denomination today
They included one of the five women
IN the House, Mrs. Virginia Jenckes.
Evening star., 1938-05-03

Hill that he had franked many letters
in which he praised the abilities Of an
attorney who was leaving Government
service to enter private practice.
Justice Justin Miller of the District
Court Of Appeals. chairman of the
Election Committee, announced that
Mr.. Russell notified the committee on
April 26 that he was withdrawing
from the election.
In the only contested election, Miss
Ellyne E. Strickland. senior attorney of
the offlce Of the chief counsel, Bureau
Of Internal Revenue, was chosen third
vice president over Rene A. Viosca,
United States attorney at New Or
leans.
Other Officers Elected.
Other officers elected were Solicitor
General Robert H. Jackson, William N.
Morell, member of the Board Of Vet
Grams Appeals. and William E. Reese,
editor Of the Federal Bar Association
Journal, first, second and fourth vice
presidents; David S. Davidson of the
Civil Service Commission, secretary;
Harold E. Jacobson Of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp, financial secretary,
and Herbert H. Rice Of the War De-
partment, treasurer.
William Roy Valance Of the State
Department was named a delegate to
the House Of Delegates, American Bar
Association.
Mr.. Russell Praised.
Justice Miller, Mr.. Freer and sew
eral members praised the administra-
ton Of Mr.. Russell, and a resolution,
offered by Representative Reese Of
Tennessee, was adopted in which Mr..
Russell's administration was described
as very successful and distinguished.
The secretary was instructed to con-
vey to the retiring president the men,
bership's appreciation for the pre- ,ess
made last year in the establish -nent
OF new chapters in various parts of
the country
Col. Heber H Rice Of the Men,
bership Committee reported that new
chapters had been established in
Philadelphia, New Orleans, Los An
geles and Portland, Greg.
Mr. Jacobson Of the Committee on
Incorporation reported that the asso-
citation was incorporated Saturday.
Evening star., 1938-05-03
Dry Issue in Alabama

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May 3 (R,.-
Alabama Democrats dropped ballots
into 1900 boxes today to end a four
month campaign for State and ma
tional Offices in which prohibition re-
peal, the 2 per cent sales tax and
administration of the State govern
ment were the main issues.
A vote turnout of 325, 900 generally
was forecast
Two of five gubernatorial candi-
dates based their final appeals on the
prohibition isSue-R. J. Goode. State
commissioner Of agriculture, and d
Hardy Riddle, floor leader for Gov
Bibb Graves in recent legislative ses-
sions. Others seeking the governor
ship were Representative Chauncey
Sparks, Frank Dixon, Birmingham at.
torney. and James H. Arnold, Bir.
mingham merchant.
w. Earl Hotalen. secretary of the
Alabama Temperance Alliance, said
drys would seek to win control of thu
Legislature and re-enact stringent
dry laws.
Evening star., 1938-05-03

supplies consumed by strikers, who
would be in a position then of being
"wined and dined" by the insurer.
Evening star., 1938-05-03
CRACKSMEN GET
$1,000 FROM SAFE
Neighbors of Real Estate
Firm Hear Noise, but Go
Back to Sleep.

Burglars broke through a rear WIN
dow of the General Realities, Inc. Of
fice, at 833 L street NE. burned"
open the safe and escaped with ap-
proximately $1,000 in cash last night
or early today.
The robbery was discovered by JOS
eph McAllister, jr., Office manager,
when he opened the Office at $50 am.
today. The door of the safe had been
opened by cutting out the combination
with an acetylene torch. The burglars
then had taken out small strongbox,
pried it open and taken out the money.
Leon S. Oppenheimer, manager of
the firm, said the money missing
amounted to about $1,000. It repre-
sented usual. first-of-the- month COL
lections.
Police we're told by a family living
next door to the realty Office that they
had been disturbed some time last
night by the noise of some one appar-
emily working in the Office. Their
police dog had barked, they told the
of1cers, and they had noticed strange
automobile on the street, but they had
not realized what was happening next
door and went to sleep without calling
police.
1t. John Fowler of the Robbery
Squad led the police detail investi-
gatlng the burglary this morning. He
SAID II obviously was professional
job" He pointed out that the burglars
apparently had worked calmly and
efficiently, without disturbing anything
IN the Office except the safe and the
strongbox containing the large
amount Of money.
Undisturbed with other papers in
the burglarized safe was a $4,000 safe
burglary insurance policy.
The burglars entered by pulling out
enough nails to loosen an iron grill
work on the outside of a washroom
window, and then breaking the window
glass to unlock and open it sufficiently
Tor them to crawl through.
Experts from police headquarters
could find no trace of fingerprints
around the window, the safe or strong
box, they said. What appeared to be
marks of gloves used by the burglars
were noticed on the safe.
The neighbors who heard the bur.
glars at work without realizing what
was going on were Mrs. Nora Logan
and her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Lo-
gan, who live at 83l L street NE.
Mrs. Logan said they heard inter-
mlttent sounds of hammering be-
tween $3.50 and 10 o'clock last night
when they went to bed She said they
believed at the time the noise was
coming from the realty office, but
thought it was nothing more than
workmen making some repairs while
the office was closed If we had
known some one was breaking in
there, we would have been scared to
death" Mrs. Logan said.
The window chosen by the burglars
FOR their entrance is screened from
view from the street by a small out
house in which garden hose and other
implements are kept locked.
A check of the Office this morning
disclosed that the burglars had over
looked the stamp box, containing
about $40.
Mr.. Oppenheimer said the $1,000
loss was covered by insurance.
Evening star., 1938-05-03
SLIGHT DAMAGE DONE
BY MEXICO CITY QUAKE
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. May 3.-A short,
sharp quake shocked Mexico City at
BIS o'clock &C. S. to last night, but
did the city no damage of any con-
sequence
The National Seismic Observatory
located the epicenter of the temblor,
which registered as of grade on
the Mercalli scale Q2O miles) south
west of Mexico City. near Huiziltepec,
in the state of Guerrero
First movement of the earthquake
was felt at 8:15:O9 pm, the heaviest
shock coming at 8:16:07 and dimin-
ishing aftershock continuing for an
other minute or so.
Blue light fared over uptown build
lngs as power cables swung together
and parts Of the city were plunged
into temporary darkness.
Evening star., 1938-05-03
Insurance Firms
Write Sit-DOlU7l
Strike Policies

Insurance companies are writing
sit-down strike policies now.
This development in the insurance
field was described to delegates to the
annual meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States here
today by Herbert o. Wolfe, a Mil
Waukee attorney. who explained that
1t offered protection against loss or
damage to buildings and their con-
tents during enforced occupation.
In the case Of hotel or restau-
rant strike. he amplif1ed. it probably
would entail compensation for food or
Evening star., 1938-05-03
Primaries

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1938-05-03
BEAUTIES IN CONTEST
FACE PRELlMINARlES

Columbia Heights Business Men
Call Tivoli Theater Session
Tomorrow Night.
The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association will conduct pre-
liminaries for the selection of Miss
Columbia Heights" at 7:3o pm. to-
morrow at the Tivoli Theater Four
teenth street and Park road NV.
The final elimination will be held
at dance in the Wardman Park Ho-
tel May 20. The winner then will COM
pete in city-wide contest for the title
Of Miss District Of Columbia" in
the annual beauty pageant in At
lantic City.
Contestants must be single and be-
tween II and 20. They must register
before May Is with the contestants
Evening star., 1938-05-03

chairman, Miss Nettie Koontz, 3042
Fourteenth street NV.
The contest for Miss District OF
Columbia" is being sponsored by the
Federation Of Business Mems Asso-
Citations, Of which the Columbia
Heights Association Is the first to hold
selections for its candidate for the
finals.