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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
CruiserHas Arriued M England
Nashville .Steams Into Portland Harbor as War Ten- sion Grows-Was Scheduled Arrival-Am.
 bassador Kennedy Keeps Very Busy
BY WEBB MILLER

Copyright 103S By United PresS)
 London. Sept. l2,- CUP)-The United States cruiser Nashville steamed into Portland harbor today as Europe faced e climactic day in the Czechoslovak problem. The Nashville fired a 2i-gun salute and the British battleship Royal Oak responded. It was scheduled ar- rival for the Nashville, and the cruis- CT Honolulu is due at Gravesend, down the Thames from London, Sept. %, also on a scheduled visit. But the movements of the crack American cruisers at this time lent emphasis to the persistent belief, despite deprecatory statements In the United States, that America Is taking a strong and friendly role in support of Great Britain and France in their efforts to save Europe from war.
 Kennedy in Downing Street
 Joseph P. Kennedy, American ann bassador to Great Britain, made three visits to Downing Street in the 90 hours ending yesterday evening. He was understood to have received the fullest reports of British gov- ernment activities and to have sent a long report to Washington.
 William c. Bullitt, American ann bassador at Paris, had kept in clos est touch with the French govern ment, and was one of the first visit ors to Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet this morning.
 Kennedy visited Viscount Hail. fax, foreign secretary, at the foreign office Saturday. He was just keeping in touch, it was said, before week end golfing holiday. It proved a short week end. He was back in Downing Street yesterday afternoon to spend 40 minutes talking to Lord Halifax, after Halifax had been ir conference with Prime Minister Nev- file Chamberlain and other high leaders.
 It was happy coincidence that the band of the Coldstream Guards leading parade of war time guards men down Whitehall from Downing street, played "Tipperary" as Ken nedy emerged.
 Kennedy Sees Ministers,
 By 7:30 p. m., Kennedy was back Chamberlain, Viscount Halifax and
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HINES TRIAL IS
 LONG DELAYED
Justice Pecora Is Studying Mis.Trial Motion; Made
 By Defense Counsel
BY JoSEJH l.. MYLER nlteA Press Stan Correspondent

(United Press Stan C0rresp0ndcntl
 New York, Sept. i2.-(UP). .-- Opening of the fifth week of the trial of Tammany leader James J. Hines on lottery conspiracy charges was delayed several hours today while Supreme Court Justice Fer dinand Pecora weighed Q defense motion for Q mis-trial.
 The clerk of the court announced that today'S session was postponed until D, m., EDT.
 Judge Pecora was closeted in his chambers most of the morning and was understood to be in conference with District Attorney Thomas E, Dewey and Lloyd P. Stryker, chief of defense counsel who made the motion for mis-trial in the closing minutes of Saturdays session. Pecora spent the weekend studying memoranda submitted by both sides on the motion.
 Dewey Is Wondering
 Since recess Saturday, District At- toMey Thomas E. Dewey has been wondering whether the question he asked 6 defense witness on croSs-eX- animation, had nullifled all his evi- dence duplicating Hines in the Dutch Schultz racket, which he had taken three weeks to present. The question was: Had Hines been in- vcstieated In connection with a poultry racket9
 Sunday Justice recora received from the district attorney memo- randum in which he justified the question. He also conferred with two assistants Of the district attor- ney's office.
 Pecora said, however, that he had not yet arrived at decision and would not until he had had an op- portunity to examine in chambers this morning a memorandum the defense was preparing.
 Second Crisis For State
 It was the second crisis for the states case in five days. Justice Pecora overruled & defense motion for e dismissal of the indictment again Hines last Thursday after pom dering it overnight, and he detracted from Dewey's victor on that score by saying there were several inconsis- tencies in the evidence which he would point out to the jury later.
 Twice Saturday the judge re- buked Dewey; once for not rising while making an objection, and again for arguing with the 
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SLAYER OF GIRL
 ENTERS HIS PLEA
Herbert Sprague, Ports. mouth Confessed Last
 Night He Killed Her

Portsmouth. N. H., Sept. l2 -(U. P) - Herbert Sprague, 53. grizzled iGlnerant barber and panhandler, pleaded not guilty in & crowded municipal courtroom today and was held without ball for the murder of an eight-ycar-old parochial school pupil,
 Judge Jeremy R. Waldron con- unued the case a week at request of County Attorney Stephen M. Wheeler, who said the state wished to have stains on spragues clothing analysed. Supposed bloodstains were found on his sheepskin coat when he was seized in a deserted riverside shack early yesterday.
 Pleads Not Guilty
 Sprague. unshaven and garbed in
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ANTHONY EDEN
 IS URGING CARE
Former British Foreign Secretary Wants No Mis-.
 take to Be Made

London, Sept. l2-(uP) - An- thony Eden, former British foreign secretary, in a letter to the London Times urged the government today to take immediate steps to prevent q misunderstanding of the British viewpoint in Germany.
 Eden visited the foreign office yesterday and conferred with Lord Halifax. Ills letter to the Times said 1t would be the gravest of all tragedies if from a misunderstand- ing of the mind of the British peo- pie the world was again plunged Into conflict"
 The salient points" in the cen- tral European situation he wrote, were:
 q. Settlement of the Sudeten German problem by conciliation with the utmost urgency in view of the growing realization Of the far reaching consequences of any resort to a decision by armed force in central Europe.
 "2. The Czech government, in their most recent proposals, have shown a sincere desire to go very far to meet the grievances of the Sudeten party. It should not be impossible to evolve from these pro- posals a settlement acceptable to all.
 8. It is a dangerous illusion to assume that once a conflict has broken out in central Europe it could be localized. Experience in recent history goes to prove the contrary.
 A. Friendship and understand ing between this country and France can be neither weakened nor broken In any International emergency that threatened the security of France, this country would be found on the side of the French Republic what ever the consequences.
 Such a decision would not be taken on the grounds of sentiment or past history. but because upon the security of France, the security of this country ultimately depends. ["
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
ACTORS ESTATE
 UP FOR AUCTION

Lyme, Conn, Sept. l2-(UP)-The $85, ,000 estate of the late William Gillette, famous actor writer, will be sold at auction October 1, it be- came known today.
 The li5-ncres estate includes a stone castle, q private three-mile railroad, library and art gallery. The railroad consists of tracks, two To- omotives-steam and electric en- gines-three cars and a station.
 Gillette died in April. 1887. and left will urging the estate should never be turned over to some "blith- ering saphead".
 T should consider it more than unfortunate for me-" Gilletet said, should I find myself doomed, af- ter death, to a continued conscious ness of the behavior of mankind in this planet-to discover "the estate had come into the posses sion of some blithering saphead who had no conception of where he is or with what surrounded"
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him "in the presence of Comnis. sioner Tone" that Inc wanted Col. onel Thomas Hewes, of Pennington on the ticket with him."
 Today Commissioner Tone tolu The Democrat that his aspect of the conversation between Chairman Smith, the governor and himself not only is contrary 10 his Knowledge oi the matter but that he has asked the governor since that time:
 Put Up to Governor
 Do you want me to withdrawn
 And Governor Cross, the labor commissioner affirmed, has refused to request such action.
 While Chairman Smith was pressing for favorable siatement' from the Waterbury delegation Sat- urdey afternoon In behalf of the Hewes' candidacy. considerable op- position developed among the dele gates and one delegate asked:
 How docs the governor stand on the matter?"
 To this, Chairman Smith answer- ed that he had been with the gov- ernor when the latter said that he wanted Hewes."
 Tones Version
 Commissioner Tones version of the same meeting at the governors office was related to The Democrat today as follows:
 The governor called me into his office." the labor commissioner re- lated. Smith was there and he
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
States Attorney Wm. B. Fitzgerald Had Warrants
 for Six Others
NO SENSATION IN
 ARRESTS OF TODAY
Waterbury, Naugatuck Po- lice Assumed Charge of
 Picking Up Accused

States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald today continued his offensive against the lot tery racket in this district and obtained bench warrants from the Superior Court for the arrest of six additional alleged violators of the lot tery laws.
 All will be arrested today by Naugatuck and Water bury police and held in bonds ranging from $i000 to $5.000 for arraignment in Superior Court Sep- tember 20 with 54 other men who were arrested September 2 when States Attorney Fitzgerald smash- cd the lottery and policy trade with a surprise cleanup campaign.
 State Police Were Out
 State police took no part in to- days arrests. And the excitement and sensations which accompanied the original smashing cleanup were also missing. States Attorney Fitz- gerald obtained the bench warrants for the arrests of the men from Superior Court Judge Frank P. Me- Evoy at 10 o'clock this morning. t Names, Addresses .1-
 Bench warrants were issued for the following men:
 Andrew Putetti, 70, of R. F. D. Mcrlden road. He posted bonds of $6,000 for release.
 Warren Cook, 56, of IF East Main street. He posted . Sl,00O bond for release.
 Arthur "Frenchle" J. Gamlin. 132 East Main street. Not arrested at press time. Will be held In bond of S5,0OO.
 DomepIc TellericO Of Naugatuck. Not arrested at press time. Bond of S5,O0O.
 Harold "Red" Stapleton. Nau- gatuck. Not arrested at press time. Bond of $5,000.
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SPANISH WAR IS
 COSTING LIVES

Hendaye, French-Spanish From tier, Sept. l2.-(UP)-The battle along the Ebro river front entered its seventh week today with little change in position since the Loyalist big scale offensive in July.
 Loyalist estimates placed Nation alist losses at 35.000 since July 30, while the Nationalists claimed that the Loyalists had lost 60,0O0.
 The Nationalists reported today that they were pushing slowly for- ward in the Sierra De Los Caballos region but the Loyalists said that the attack had been broken.
 Newspapers in Nationalist Spain printed reports attributed to pris- onefv. that Loyalist commanders were telling their men that 10000 North Americans had been recently recruited for Loyalist Spain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Lieut.. John L Leary
 OF Fire Dept. Is Dead
Lost Both His Legs By Accident in loz7-Made Amazing Fight for Life Since Then-Heart
 Failed Him in Last Few Weeks

Lieut.. John J. Leary, who had been on the inactive list of the fire department since he was seriously injured Il years ago, died last night at St. Mary's hospital. He was the second officer of the fire department to die within little more than day. Captain Thomas McMahon having died Saturday morning.
 Lieut.. Leary had recently been suffering from @ heart ailment, be" iieyed to have been induced by his injuries. Both his feet were ampu- tated after he had been injured in 1927.
 Fireman Since 1919
 A member of the ire department since 1919, Lieut.. Leary was a mem- Der of the East Main street engine company in 1927. The company was answering an alarm on April of that year when the heavy piece of apparatus went out of control while ascending Pleasant street. It rolled backwards down the hill, striking 8 pole at Pleasant and Baldwin streets. Six firemen were injured. but Leary was the most badly hurt.
 His right leg was amputated im- mediately after he had been admit. ted to St. Mary'S hospital. A few days later it was necessary to am putate the left leg.
 Promoted to Lieutenant
 Early in 1928. the board of safety promoted Leary to the rank of lieu. tenant.
 Despite his physical incapacity, Lieut.. Leary maintained a pleasant and cheerful disposition. He con. tinued to follow the work of the
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TOWN HALLS ARE
 SOLD AT AUCTION

Enfield. Mass. Sept. l2-(UP) - Propery ranging from Town Halls to school books was sold at auction yesterday as the state continued its preparations for the flooding of Swift river valley as new water supply for metropolitan Boston. Wreckers bought the Enfield Town Hall for $550. the Dana Town Hall for 800. an Enfield schoolhouse for si65 and Grange headquarters for s35.
 Enfield's black and nickel steam- CT. pride Of the fire department. was knocked down to a Princeton museum for e67.50. A farmer who wanted it for an irrigation pump was outbid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12

The Sub-comn1itte of the delega- ton comprising eleven members will report suggestions for memberships on four convention committees, rules, regulations, credentials. and perman- ent organization. Waterbury, with two senatorial districts, is entitled to two members on each of these committees. as well as honorary chairman and secretary for each senatorial district.
 State Central Vacancies
 Also due for presentation at the meeting, to be held at the Democra- tic Voters Committee headquarters, l2i Bank street, at 7.30 o'clock, will be names for vacancies in the Water bury membership on the Democratic State Central Mommiteeetaoin state central committee. There will be no recommendation regarding theae candidates should any contest develop for places on the committee. But in event there is no contest, 6 slato will be presented, 1t was pre- dicted.
 Members of the nominating com
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(By United Press)

Violent deaths claimed the lives of four persons, including a four year old child, in Connecticut over the weekend.
 Mrs. Brigida Colturi, 75, Hartford, was killed when the car in which she was riding left the road and crashed into several fence posts at Glastonbury.
 Raymond Gudaitis, 9, Terryville, died of injuries suffered when his car collided with truck on the Thomaston- -Torrington road.
 Four year old Veronica Tanski. Stratford, died of burns suffered when her dress caught fire while she was watching a bonfire.
 Andrew Pintac. 26. Stamford, was drowned in Long Island Sound when he lost his balance and fell from Q rowboat.
 An accidental wound suffered last Wednesday while he and . com panion were examining . revolver. caused the death of John D. George. IS. at Stamford. Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
State Chairman Smith Swings Delegation at
 Meeting in City SOME TONE SENTIMENT
 IN LOCAL GROUP Gov. Cross Involved in Fight for Second Place on Democratic Ticket

State Labor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone, candidate for the Democratic nomina- ton for lieutenant governor, and Democratic State Gen. tral Committee Chairman J. Francis Smith came to wide open parting of the ways to- day. And the Democratic state convention opens to- morrow at Eastern Point, New London.
 Chairman Smith, at a meeting of the Waterbury delegates to the state convention Saturday afternoon here, had told the delegates that Governor Wilbur L. Cross had told
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12


 The British cabinet, having told Hitler that if he invades Czechoslo- vakia, Britain will fight with France discussed final arrangements for naval military and aerial warfare.
 Czechosloyakia, determined to fight rather than submit to German encroachment, informed Britain in decisive terms that she will not stand for a plebiscite.
 France made every last-minute preparation for possible war, More troops poured back Of the Maginot line facing Germany. Citizens sent their families to the interior and began withdrawing funds from banks in the frontier districts.
 Plans were discussed to move the capital into the interior If Paris is menaced, and to evacuate the popu- lation for safety from air raids.
 Belgium made plans to blow ur roads and railways in the path of 6 possible invader. Frontier guards were heavily reinforced.
 Switzerland loaded mine enplace- ments along the border with ex. plosives, to blow up roads and rail- ways If necessary.
 At Nuremberg, Hitler made Q strong speech ct an army review on Zeppelin meadow. He told the troops that Germany Is determined to de- fend It's racial community" against external forces. Hitler and other previous speakers have emphasized the place of the sudeten Germans of Czechsolvakia in the racial com- munity" Of the reich.
 Bucharest. Rumania. Sept. i2-- (UP)-A statement made by former Premier Nicola Jorga, adviser to King Carol. was interpreted by re- sponsible quarters today as an inti- nation that Rumania would join the Democratic powers in the event of war.
 Without mentioning Germany, Jorga in an address at Abrud re- ferred to "hatred and brutality" by which unjust demands are made and the banners of death and destruc- ton waved in the hands Of ianat- ics."
 What has been built by so much honest labor since the butchery of the World war Is now threatened by destruction" he said. No words of malediction in any language arc strong enough 10 brand those who would reopen new carnage.
 Whatever may happen we arc ready to resist any attacks our friends, as well as our enemies, will find us unanimous and unshake- able"
 Cologne. Germany, Sept. 12-(UP) Increased military activity was sp- parent today along Germany's vest ern frontier. Movement of troops by rail-which the war ministry has de- scribed repeatedly as due to usual autumn maneuvers-has caused de- lay of trains in the last few days. Increased troop movements appar- ently extended the length of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Local Delegates
 toApproDe Names For Committees
Judge Francis T. Reeves Heads Local Group Going to State Convention Former Mayor Out of Politics
 for Many Years

Former Mayor Francis T. Reeves will preside tonight at meeting of the Democratic delegates to the state con be heard Judge Reeves long inactive in Democratic po- tics until the recent harmony move, named chair on which opens tomorrow at Hotel Grswold roon and Attorney Harold c. Green was elected secretary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Tone Disputes Claim Hewes Was FauoredFor Nomination By Cross
Europe, Arm ed For War, Watches Hitler
Question of War or Peace May Be Decided Late TO- day; Britain, France Germany Are Enmeshed
 Into Serious Controversy
tBy United Press)

Europe armed for war, waited today for fateul word from Adolf Hitler Britain and France like Germany were enmeshed in dispute which has grown like rolling snow ball and peace hung which either side could af ford to draw back, having gone so far.
 War was in the air Millions talked of nothing else,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept. 12 UP)-Goy- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Sept. Sth, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Lnst Year Sl,671 ,597,3s5.S9 $1,453,63s,ss72S'
 Receipts s9OO.65O.24ss6 s1 1,Oo5. .O2s. .st4.gs
 Gross Deficit $77o.s47,lss.9l sl4s.sI5.i72.cs
 Net Deficit s77O.sO9. .7ss.a4 s44s.5sl.s22.ss
 Cash Balance s2.1ss.s7O.2lI.SS s2.sss.757.4is.7e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Twelre In NeR Enrlan

Boston. Sept. i2- CUp) - New England's weekend highway death ton today stood at iA. including
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
The Weather

Showers, Warmer for
 Tonight, Tuesday. Fun Weather Report Page 5
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-12
GE1tS and
Gravel ..
BY Il. MOSES JONES

The more | think of that Rose BOW
game. the more think of California:
and the more l think of California,
the more 1 know that ] know leSs
than / thought l knew of that state
But going back to geography. or me
encyclopedia, we find that Calltornia
is bounded" on the north by tHe
State OF Oregon; on the north-eAs'
and central eastern portions by I"e
State of Nevada; on the Soutu-east
portion by the State of Arizona; On
the south by the country of Mexlc"i
and on the entire west portion by the
Pacific Ocean. including all the
whales in that ocean; or do whales
grow there?
Almost the first thing any me
thinks after the name California has
been spoken or written, is tire world
famous magic word of Hollywood
And as many Of you know more about
that and it's contents, l shall not try
to enlarge upon it.
And what old timers would think OF
first, at the mention of that state,
ould be the gCld-rush, or the San
Francisco earthquake and fire. what
/ would think of first is my Uncle
Marvin, who lives at Los Angeles
Some eff you know about and may
have seen the Golden Gate, the giant
sequoia trees, the large orchards with
citrus fruits hanging from the trees
and the many hundreds of other in
teresting things.
/ cannot write much about that
which I have never seen, but 1 woIll
be most-muchly proud of a nice lettac
from some one who has been there.
telling oil about their trip. How about
it, folks. L. would make my pcOr
heart glad, and would give us all
something worthwhile to read ard
think about.
T. MOSES JONES.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-12

come down the hallway, unheard
on the carpet. He was alone. He
wanted a clean handkerchief from
his overcoat pocket. But he saw
the diamond bracelet in Holgate's
hand.
ooh! Bobw Gurley spoke first, in
answer. "Say-gosh!"
"Um. Mr.. Towne. Ah-yes! Yes,
we were discussing justice. That
is, we-well, to be more accurate,
we were discussing this bracelet,
ha hal" Thornton was upset anew.
That's Peaches bracelet. You
keeping it for her?" Bob asked.
He recognized the piece Of jewelry,
Enthusiastically.
ooh! Oh, is it?" Thornton Hol-
gate swallowed. "We-ah-Mr. Cur
ley and 1 were passing, and found
it on the floor here. Then we-well,
we were at a loss" He wasn't
very good at manufacturing stor-
les, but Bob wasn't watching his
face. He was already holding the
bracelet, admiring it.
ION the floor, Ell? Well, I'll be
damned! Peaches ought to lose it
for being that careless. This
things worth a fortune, in case
you didn't know. It's rather IA
nous, locally. Lucky for her you
found it, and not some thief"
"Oh! Yes. Yes, I'm sure she was
careless" The professor and the
freshman exchanged strained
looks.
Bob had fumbled in his own coat
pocket for his handkerchief, with
out bothering to remove the coat
from its hanger. He turned to go
back to the ballroom now.
"I just saw Peaches sitting over
near the orchestra" he said. "Ill
take her bracelet to her, and put
her on the pan for losing it. Great
fun"
Jauntily he walked away with
the piece Of jewelry and neither
Thornton nor Worthington Gurley
raised a hand to protest it. Neither
| h1lGW llOW, DIS q AIdICOA VI AoNSb
they could only stare at him, then
at themselves, open mouthed, as
Bob turned the corner and yodeled,
'Hey, Peaches Pomeroy!"
Of one accord the two followed
Bob, and paused where they could
see him approach Peaches. The big
football man ambled jauntily up
to her, smiling, and said some
thing-they couldn't hear what. He
held his right hand in his pocket.
He and the girl talked back and
forth for a moment as if banter
ing each other, then all at once
Bob produced the bracelet and held
it out to her.
"Gos-s-sh! See what I told you,
Dr. Holgate?" Worthington MUIR
INJURED.
The terrified expression that had
suddenly come over Peaches race
was a sight. to behold.
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