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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Precedent Created By Judge Ernest h1glis
State Is Termed Public Corporation as He Finds For nler Naugatuck Town Clerk Louis Schiller
 Guilty on Two Counts

Precedent was established in the local superior court yesterday after noon by Judge Ernest A. Inglis when he termed the State a public corpo- ration in holding former Republican Town Clerk Louis Schiller, Jr., of Naugatuck guilty on two counts of embezzlement. Judge Inglis also stated that the town clerk is an agent of the state.
 Schiller was sentenced to six months in jail on one count of en- bezzlement, and sentence was sus- pended on. another. The alleged mis- appropriations took place between January 1, 1886 and October l, 1886 and amounted to $2,626. In passing sentence Judge Inglis commented that he is convinced that the ac- cused is still of good reputation in Naugatuck, and that his case was not one of deliberate offense. "Of course he must be punished. how ever," the judge said.
 Communications from Probate Judge D. Enmet Shea of Naugatuck and from Warden John J. Sheridan sought mercy for the accused man. Assistant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald prosecuted and Public Defender William w. Gager was for the defense.
 "Clearly the State falls within that definition of a corporation" said Judge Inglis. Ut is an artificial per-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
JURY REPORT IS
 BEING CHECKED
Federal Treasury Depart ment Has Taken Hand
 in City Embroglio

The 74-page report of the Water bury extraordinary grand jury was being checked thoroughly today by agents of the federal treasury de- partment, who are expected to take action shortly against those individuals named in the report who supposedly falsified income tax re- turns.
 The work of the treasury agents has been progressing since the out set of the grand jury probe, but such a secrecy has been maintained that no definite information as to their plans can be obtained. They will undoubtedly take action without warning, and several legislators, at torneys and officials will find federal charges lodged aga,nst them.
 Prepare Jury's Return
 Meanwhile, the aides of Alcorn, Detectives Edward J. Hickey and George L. Greer are in Waterbury preparing for the jury's return to work on Tuesday. Detective Hickey maintains that he has heard no word with reference to the return of Phil CoppetO, missing contractor under indictment, although sources close to the Coppeto family have stated that he will return in 10 days.
 No word has come from Enoch BorgnaeS, New York auditor. also under indictment Police of 48 states and the F. B. I. have been enlisted to aid in the search for them.
 More Records Coming
 With the return of the watchman to the top floor of the court house, there is indication that more records for use by the grand jury will be brought in during the weekend. No watchman had been on duty until yesterday, since the records used in the first phase of the probe were removed to Hartford earlier in the week.
 The jury, returning Tuesday from its longest vacation in 12 weeks, is expected to delve into the peculiar ities of the 1887 municipal election and also the organized gambling which allegedly flourished here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

said that beginning next Tuesday the individuals and companies would begin posting bonds with Judge Thomas w. Slick in U. s. District Court here. Fleming and his staff will confer today on the amount of bonds required of each.
 T expect the executives to appear voluntarily" Fleming said If they do not we will institute removal proceedings against those who do not appear"
 He said Ford counsel telephoned him this morning and announced they would furnish ponds as soon as required.
 Fleming said the executives and companies probably would be tried late this summer or early fall.
 Promote Monopoly
 The indictments charged that they had conspired to promote a monopoly and thereby caused ire parable damage to independent automobile finance companies. In addition to the individuals, the in- 1ldlllC0 VAlC EO10 1SAOCOA company, the Chrysler corporation. the General Motors corporations, and 32 subsidiaries and affiliated finance companies.
 Ford, ChrySler and Knudsen were in Detroit Sloan was in New York. The individuals and corpora tions refused to comment.
 The indictments were returned late yesterday afternoon by the fed eral grand jury. They charged that the companies had violated section one of the Sherman antitrust act by coercing dealers to finance auto mobile sales-a business which rep resents an annual monetary ex- change of $1,7OO,O00,00O - through the companies own finance com- panies.
 Five Days Hearing Case
 The grand jury had taken only five days to consider evidence and to hear nearly 150 witnesses.
 Conviction carried fine of not more than $5,000 and a sentence of not more than one year imprison-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
COP. LEADERS TO
 CLEAN UP RANKS
Demand designations of Republicans Implicated
 By Grand Jury

Fairfield, Conn, May 28 - (U.PD -High-ranking Republican leaders today demanded the resignations from the gop, state central commit tee of three prominent leaders criti- cized in two recent grand jury re- ports.
 The storm of opposition arose fol- lowing failure of the central com mittee itself to oust the three men in statewide meeting this week.
 G. O. P. National Committeeman Samuel F. Pryor, Jr.. State Senator J. Kenneth Bradley, Westport. and Judge Raymond E. Baldwin, Strat- ford, mentioned as possible candi- date for governor, were among those who demanded a party purge"
 Their action was directed against Clarance Willard, New Haven, sec retary of the central committee, Charles Williamson, Darien, and Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
DOLAN IS STILL
 VERY HOPEFUL

Boston, May 28 - (UP)-Former City Treasurer Edmund L. Dolan and two fellow-prisoners today pinned hope of freedom on g State Supreme Court hearing June 10.
 Dolan, former State Representa- tive Robert Dinsmore and J. Wal ter Quinn were locked in county jail cells yesterday immediately after being given 2h year sentences bribing prospective jurors.
 The June hearing will be on peti- tions for writs of error charging that Superior Judge Frederick w.. Fosdick, who held the men in con- tempt of court, erred in his rulings of law during their trial.
 Justice Charles H. Donahue of the Supreme Court yesterday denied de- fense pleas that the defendants be admitted to bail.
 Judge Fosdick held that Dolan, Dinsinore and Quinn bribed venire- men summoned to hear evidence against Dolan and two others charged with swinalSlg the city of Boston of $l78000 while Dolan was city treasurer under former Mayor James M. Curley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
COMMITTEE OF
 COP CURTA|LS
Upson, Taller Plans Liable to Drop Eleven Members
 From Roster

At least II members of the present Republican Town Committee stand to be unceremoniously busted from their posts if the Upson-Fallel platform calling for a town com- mittee of nine men and nine women is allowed to go into effect. With this in mind those members of the town committee who have been most outspoken, and large num- Der of others in addition, are lay ing plans to make the Upson-Faller plan a boomerang by staging pri- mary fights for the selection ot town committeeman if necessary. As the Republican situation locally stands now, the new town commit tee will be composed of 18 members instead of the present 20-and the biggest hitch is that the chairman vice. chairman, treasurer and Secre- tary of the town committee will be allowed to vote.
 Nine Men, Nine Women
 The new town committee will be composed of nine men and nine women - to supervise the 32 voting districts, which will be split into appropriate sections. A large num- Der of republicans are in favor of installing the 32 town committee men system, such has been installed by the Democratic party.
 Unless some sort of reconsideration of the new town committee system is forthcoming, the prrmary fights in July or August, whichever date is set, are not a possibility, but a cer- tainty.
 May Get New Beating
 In line with this, the topic of the greatest interest to the Republicans throughout the city is whether the Republican town committee (the present one) is going to take the beating it received at the last town convention pertaining to the change in rules of the party.
 At that convention, their recom- mendations that town committee man for each district, now that there are 32 districts in Waterbury, be appointed, was ignored by con-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
GRAVES OF DEAD
 ARE NEGLECTED
Controller Rowland NOti= fies Soldiers There Is
 Only $2O0 Available

Flags will decorate the city There will be flowers on graves of World War Veterans and the martial mu- sic recalling the deeds of our coun- try's heroes will sound through Wa terbury Monday. But several hun dred graves of those true Americans who fought for the life of united country back in the days of '61 will be bare of tribute for the first time in more than 70 years. There will be no flowers to mark the memory of soldier who fell at Gettysburg; no flags to give such long-remem- bered American his military me- morial.
 Some way May Be Found
 Unless some way is found at a meeting of the general committee before noon today to persuade Con- troller Sherwood L. Rowland to pro- vide the $700 which is figured for Memorial Day observance in the 1888 budget. Members of the com mittee were told yesterday that the controller had found in the char ter" that $200 was all he could pay for such tribute by the committee Search of the current charter fails to reveal such stipulation and, since the World War, the sums have been forthcoming from the city former Governor Charles A. Templeton providing money from his own poe ket one year when there was deficit.)
 Sons of Vets Bothered
 The Sons of Union Veterans are in quandary. It was more than a month ago that the secretary and treasurer of the organization called on Controller Rowland to make ar arrangements for the sum to be forth coming in time to provide the an- nual tribute, to care for the hire of bands. (The union allows no mu-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
FIRE MARSHAL LAHEY OFFERS NEW EVIDENCE Firemen Discover Bomb Near Warehouse of T.F
 Moran X Sons PLANTER OF DEADLY
 EXPLOSIVE UNKNOWN Only One Year Before An= other Bomb Was Placed
 in Same Locality

The dynamite bomb found in an incinerator near the of- fees and warehouse of Thomas F. Moran & Sons on Welton street two weeks ago was placed there apparently with criminal intent, de- clares Fire Marshal Den Lahey in an official finding today. Bremen discovered the bomb in a quantity of refuse remaining in the incinerator the day after an ex- plosion in the same container May r. It appeared that only small quantity of dynamite had gone off the day before, for there was enough dynamite in the unexploded bomb to cause terrific blast.
 Guilty Not Arrested
 The person who placed the bomb, obviously in expectation of 8 serious explosion; has not been apprehend- ed. Curiously enough, the explo- sion came within two days of the anniversary of an incinerator ex- plosion on the same property. On May 19. 1887, two persons were in- jured when an incinerator in the same spot blew up. That blast was credited to natural gas caused by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
STRIKE ON MOTOR
 LINES SETTLED
About,3 300 Employees Were Ready to Demonstrate;
 End Came Quickly

Settlement was reached early to- day in dispute between the Con- solidated Motor Lines and its em- ployes which resulted in a demon- stration on the part of about 300 employees in various Consolidated terminals, including one III Water bury. Carl Kask, personnel manager of the company, told The Democrat that the settlement had been ar rived at during conference between company officials and representa- tives of truckers union locals.
 The motor company, said MT. Kask, has agreed to suspend tenn porarily its plan of shipping freight between New York and Boston in trucks and trailers placed on rail- road flat cars. He added, however, that the company feels it has a right to employ the plan and said thot further developments" may be expected.
 Regular Schedule
 According to MT. Kask, the men in all Consolidated terminals were working on regular schedule Today.
 Local union officials could not be reached today for any statement The Waterbury Truckers local, an A. F. of L. affiliate, was represented by Rudolph Tata and Edmund Nay Tor. Under the companys plan some types of freight would be shipped between New York and Boston on railroad fiat cars, with two trailers full of cargo to flat car. This plan is said to be used considerably in the midwest. MT. Kask said that the company has contract with Its union employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
CAPT. STEVENS IS
 TOLD OF SUSPECTS
Hartford, Bridgeport Po= lice Notify Him They
 Are Holding Them

Captain Joseph P. Stevens, chief inspector of the local detective bur- eau, was advised by both the Hart ford and Bridgeport police today to send representative to identify two suspects wanted here in con- nection with recent "stick-up'.
 One of the suspects is held by the Hartford authorities and the other by the Bridgeport police on charges, but from information gleaned from both they were recent visitors here and were implicated in the holdup of a tailoring establishment near the corner of East Main and Mill streets. Twelve suits of clothes were taken. The police of the two cities are checking the various alibis and aliases given by the two under ar rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
The Same To You Pape
Telephoto

Boss" Pape of the Republican American has broken out again Contrary to the intelligent survey of opposi tions position editorialy in a matter which, Pape knows is the case derived from political hatred seen fit to substitute attack The Waterbury Demo- crat for the full page of comics he dropped from his afternoon sheet recently And with such juvenile expres sion as to make wonder why he doesn't acknowledge second childhood and be done with it.
 Because Pape plans retiring shortly has transferred his Waterbury holdings to relatives, preparatory to permanent residence in Woodbury after his campaign the governorshp covers him with that smelly substance he attributes to most politicians he has time his hands
 How does he employ it? Well, yesterday he used his extra time reading editorials in The Waterbury Democrat and found that he had been strangely lacking n his understanding of many matters. Or so he relates He found that he didn't know that The Waterbury Democrat is an independent newspaper which Pape would like to have beyond any other material thing in this life and cannot get-and cannot smother
 The Waterbury Democrat prints the news as humani- taran impulse directs it should be printed - in the manner of other and larger papers-the that fit to print.
 Pape has no such sense of fitness Pape would pull out anything which did not please him and change the editorial and content of his papers to his ambitious ends. Pape knows that the city of Waterbury knows him better than to believe that his atruistc purpose; that William J. Boss" Pape is conoclast of an eSpeclally VlrtuOuS type
 Pape pulled every string possible to place puppet in office at last election and if the information spreading through the city is not wrong Pape will be witness be- fore the grand jury if the Good Government Association gets it's way and the election matters deved into with the thoroughness which the association claims is most important.
 It Pape who spent money many occasions where he thought it would do the most good in city which is normally and perpetualy Democratic.
 It was Pape who in his hatred of all persons who do not subscribe to his personal beefs who mallgned city official years ago and convicted of criminal libel
 It is Pape who stood outside the county courthouse last Tuesday morning to goat and to perform hlS par tcuar pleasure in acting chormaster for group lined nearest the building who issued soprano cacas as those accused by the grand jury out
 That is pretty small fishing for person who plans trying to be governor of Connecticut Pape old thing It isn't what the citizens whom you must depend for the small amount of votes you would get would call sporting
 But old thing, when you spread your whispering campaigns the city, by means of your adVerslng saesen your circulation saleSen your reporters ana your editors don't forget that most in Waterbury know you too well fooled by your stories about either The Democrat or The Democrats policies. The Democrat was here before you arrived the scene old boy and The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Yates Is Winner
 of British Golf

Troon. Scotland, May 28- (UP)-Charley Yates of At lanta, Ga, regained his form after a shaky start and won the British Amateur Golf cham pionship with victory over Cecil Ewing. Irish Walker cup star, in the 36-hole final today.
 Yates was the first American to win the title since Lawson Little turned the trick for the second successive year in 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Ford, Chrysler,
 Sloan, Knudsen Are Included
FOrty-six Others Prominent in Auto World; They Are Charged With Vio-
 latiOn of Antitrust Laws

South Bend Ind, May 28. - (UP) - United States District Attorney James Fleming announced today that Federal authorities would "take into custody" Edsel Ford
 Walter Chrysler, Alfred P. Sloan William Knudsen and 46 other top executives of automobile and automobile charged with violating the antitrust laws The taking into custody expected to be nominal only Fleming
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
Pretty British Girl Is Arrested On Spy Charges
Sylvia May Bradshaw Accused of Sending Army PiC= lures to Germany-LOndon Has Written
 for Information

New Orleans, La. May 28. = (UP) - Immigration authorities will take Sylvia May Bradshaw 23, pretty brunette before the British Consul General today for tioning about photographs she made of U Army and air
 field bases and letters that she wrote to Germany Eugene Kessle district immigration director said aty denies that her activities had any connection with espionage She says she English but doesn't look or talk like an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
TlUo Local People
 In Sweepstakes

A consolation prize of 100 pounds (about S5O0) in the Irish Hospital sweepstakes has been won by two Waterbury people, according to word from New York today.
 The prize winning ticket bore the names, "Lillie and Jack, 58 Bridge street, Waterbury, Conn.," Inquiries at the address resulted in the announcement that Lillian Fitzpatrick and Jack Fitzpatrick are cO-part- ners in the investment and will divide the winnings when the check arrives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
LONDON ASKS NEW ORLEANS

LONDON ASKS NEW ORLEANS
 London, May 28.-(UP)- The for eign office cabled to the British con- sulate general in New Orleans to- day asking for a report on the arr rest of Sylvia May Bradshaw, sus- pected of espionage. The girls father, George Bradshaw, a motor-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28

EIlg llSnWOIndn.' lie SalQ the Rlfl had admitted making pictures of Barksdale Field, army air base near Shreveport, where she was taken into custody on orders from Wash ington, and of several other military bases in this country.
 "She denied that she had sent any appreciable number of letters to Germany but admitted she had friends in that country and had communicated with them," Kessler said.
 Wrote To Germany
 A landlady in Shreveport was said to have reported that the girl might bt a foreign spy, because she always carried camera and wrote letters three times a week to Ger many" This rumor had reached federal authorities in Washington.
 She was working as governess in Shreveport, in exchange for room. Kessler said that she had en- tered this country II months ago on visitors passport. She was charged here with having violated terms of the passport by taking job A hearing was set for Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-28
NO PAPER MOND

In accordance with it's usual custom The Water bury Democrat will sus- pend publication on Memorial Day.
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The Weather

Fair, Warmer Tonight; Mostly Cloudy Sunday
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The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Nation
 Get Increase On
 Taxes on Income

LONDON, April 26, fF,-- The British government jolted the na- tion today by boosting the income tax from 25 percent to 27 and cne-half percent, to help pay for the cost of the staggering re-a1n- anent program.
 Sir John Simon, chancellor of the eNchequer, in his annual bud get speech before the House of Commons, shocked the members when he announced that the tax would be raised from five shill- ings in a pound to five shillings six pence.
 He further announced that the total amount needed by the gov- ernment was four billion, seven hundred and twenty-one million dollars, an increase of four hun dred and seven milMon over the previous year. He also declared there would be an increase in the duties on tea and oil.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Partial Election Returns By Precincts End Division
Natives Near Pt.
 Barrow Saw Biz
 Object hit Water

WASHINGTON, DC, April 27, (P)--The possibility that Alaskan ice packs may cover the plane in which Soviet Pilot Levanefsky and companions vanished last August, appeared in belated re- port from Olituk, 40 miles south east of Point Barrow,
 The War Department was in formed by Staff Sergeant Stanley Morgan, of Barrow, a week after Levanefsky left Moscow, August 18th for the United States, that natives at Olituk saw a big ob- iect hit the water two or three times then submerge.
 Jack Smith, white trader, told Sergeant Morgan that he saw oil spots at the scene, which was off ThetuS Island. Morgan said that Smith promised to search the area carefully this spring af- ter the winters break up.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Record Peace-
 Time Funds Navy

WASHINGTON, DC, April 27, R-President Roosevelt approv- ed a record peace time appro- priation of five hundred and forty six million dollars to finance the Navy for the next fiscal year.
 The measure is separate from the billion dollar bill which car ried funds to start work on two new battleships, two cruisers, 6 destroyers, six submarines, one mine sweeper submarine tender, and a eet tugoelirqecfpthAPL, SC and a fleet tug oiler, also funds to continue work on ships now under way.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Bankers United Help Roosevelt
 And Recovery

WASHINGTON, April 26, (P)-- Sixteen of the nations leading bankers, industrialists and insur- ance executives, today pledged themselves to cooperate fin every effort of President Roosevelt to restore confidence and normal business conditions
 The movement to cooperate was launched in a large measure by the help of Owen Young Gener- al Electric board chairman, and Winthrop Albric, chairman of the board of the Chase National Bank of New York City.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
New President
 Associated Press
 Elected In N. Y.

NEW YORK. April 26, tP - Robert Mclean, president of the Philadelphia Bulletin was elected President of the Associated Press to succeed Frank Moves, president of the Washington Star, who re- tired yesterday after serving in the office as head of the AP for thirty eight years.
 The board of directors elected W. H. CoWles of Spokane first vice president; Paul Patterson Of the Baltimore Sun second vice president, and other officers in- cluding an executive board.
 Mclean was first vice president during the past year.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-27
Alaskan Skins Be
 Sold St. Louis Monday May ,

ST. LOUIS, April 26, (P)--More than thirty thousand Alaskan sea skins which are to be auctionec here next Monday, for the Fed eral Government, went on dis. play last night.
 The sale will include five hun dred blue fox pelts. Japan receiv- es IS percent of the proceeds un- der the treaty, signed years age for the preservation of the fuI seals of Boring Sea.