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Evening star., 1939-10-26
For Your Dollars!

. Any Amount, from
Sl.00 up, opens an ac-
count - usual with
draWal privileges -
tax exemption fea-
lures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
WOMAN JUDGE IS
 BADLY INJURED

Aver, Mass, Feb. 2l.-(UP)--As- sociate Justice Golda Richmond Walters, 3i, of Aver district court one of Massachusetts, three women judges, was injured severely today when the automobile in which he was riding struck tree at a curve.
 She suffered possible skull fracture and was reported resting comfortably at a hospital.
 Her husband, Charles H. Walters, 3l, Boston attorney, and a daugh- ter -Marilyn, 6, suffered face lacer- ations. sti'
 The front of their car was wrecked by the Impact.
 Mrs. Walters, a Boston university law school graduate, was appointed to the bench by Governor Charles F. Hurley last November. She was delegate-at-large to Democratic national convention in 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
HUGE DAWES LOAN
 LOOMS UP AGAIN
Stockholders of Defunct Chicago Bank Must Pay
 Back Sl4,OO0,0OO

Chicago, Feb. 2l.-(UP)-Stock- holders of the defunct Central Re- public Bank and Trust company must pay sl4yooo,o0o of double lia- bility assessments to the Recon struction Finance Corporation as partial repayment of the famous Ss0- 100000 Dawes loan."
 The United States circuit court ot appeals ordered the payment yes- terday in a ruling upholding a dis trict federal court decision made Ill 1886. A 32-page decision criticized the REC for lending such a huge amount without adequate security and full investigation"
 There was mo excuse or justifica- ton" for the loan, the ruling said.
 The bank obtained the loan short ly before the bank moratorium ir 1883 while Charles Dawes, forme, vice president of the United States and former head of the REC, wa; chairman of the bank board. During the federal district court decision oa the case 1t was brought out that th' loan had been made in an effort t< prevent the banks collapse during the bank crisis.
 Repayments including interest thus far made to the REC tota s62. .SsS POT. It has been estimated that unliquidated collateral and ths stockholders assessments will amks up all but four or five million dol lars of the amount.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
CHURCH ORCANIST
 RETURNED HOME
Little Eight-Year-0ld Girl Also Brought Back By
 Authorities

Pasadena, Cal, Feb. 2l-(UP)- Townsend Davis middle-aged church organist and Anne Louise Sweitzer, 8, blonde, blue-eyed daughter of a World War veteran, returned home today In the custody of Pasadena authorities.
 It was the end of a flight which every law enforcement agency in the state had been called upon to halt and 1t came as bitter disap- pointment to both Davis and the child, who left their respective homes together Sunday in Davis old automobile without the knowl- edge of the child's parents.
 Seized last night as they attempt. ed to cross the state line into Ariz- ona at Yuma, Anne Louise staunch- ly defended her abductor, who said T wanted to get her away from Q bad environment at home. Yol know I think I did something rash but she said she wanted to leave home"
 That's right" the child said. q don't want to go back"
 It was not known immediatel, what charges. if any, would b' placed against Davis. He has worked as part time gardener for a neigh bor of the Swetizers here, and or Sundays he had played the organ.
 Police learned that he has ire quented playgrounds and for the las week or two had showered favors of the Sweitzer child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
LAPS DROP BOMBS
 ON BRITISH LAND

Hong Kong, Feb. 2i.-(UP)-Jap- anese airplanes dropped bombs in British territory today and killed q British Indian policeman during a raid on the Canton-H Hong railroad It was reported that 98 persons were killed and more than 100 wounded fin Chinese territory in- mediately adjoining the British area, The Chinese village of Schumchun was reported iii flames. There were unconfirmed reports that about 20 persons, including policemen were wounded inside British territory and that a British train was hit,
 Borders of Chinese and British territory were closed as a result of the raid. Nine Japanese bombing planes conducted the raid. They dropped bombs first on Shumc!lun on the other side of the Hong Kong Grown colony, which includes the island of Hong Kong and the ceded territory of Kowloon, on the main- land,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
FOUR PEOPLE DIE
 VIOLENT DEATHS
l5.Year.OId Boy Is One of Victims in Connecticut
 Yesterday
(By United Press)

Four persons, including a l5-year old boy, died violently in Connecti- cut Monday. Four others were killed over the weekend.
 The latest dead:
 Francis Grager. l5, Windsor, pas senger in a two-seater monoplane which crashed at Brainard Field Hartford, Sunday, died of his in- juries.
 Federal state and city officials in- vestigated the crash while the city board of finance approved an ex- penditure of $30,000 to remove high tension wires around the field
 A transient identified as Fred L Keith, n, Norway. Me, was injured fatally last night at Bridgeport when he walked into the side of passing automobile.
 Giovanni Tomasso, 45, West Ha- ven, was killed when fell from roo! on which he was repairing a chim- ney.
 Edward Whalen, 36, New Haven electrician at the New Haven Pulp and Board Company, was electro cuted when he picked up live wire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
German Bund Holds Exciting Mass Meeting
No Serious oting-Dorothy Thompson Elected for Heckling-One Jew Rioter Roughly Handled
 By Storm Troopers
BY EARL B. STEELE United Press Stan Correspondent)

New York, Feb. q U.P.) - An Americaniyation meeting Of the Pro- Nazi German American Bund. at- tended by 18,oo0 persons and feat ured by tributes to George Wash- ington and denunciations of Jews ended shortly before midnight last night with salutes to Swastikas and the singing of the Nazi anthem, Horst Vessel" Outside Madison Square Garden policemen had six hour struggle with throngs of anti Nazi who repeatedly charged their lines trying to fight their way inside.
 Although there were numerous in- dividual fights, none was seriously injured. Thirteen were arrested, in- cluding Isidore Greenbaum. g, san- itary engineer, who rushed the speaking platform in an attempt to attack Fritz Kuhn, national bund leader, and was severely beaten by bund storm troopers. Greenbaums trousers were torn of.
 100000 On Oustide
 Traffic was halted completely in a siX-block area most of the night and 1t was estimated at one time that a crowd of 100000 was in the neighborhood.
 Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine commanded l,700 police men at the scene, the largest force ever detailed to one task In the city's history. The climax of the demon- stration arrived when bund mem- bers. leaving the hall, were attacked on the sidewalk in a score of indi- vidual encounters.
 No Serious Rioting
 The meeting. widely advertised as a George Washington birthday rally for bundsmen and sympathizers, failed to produce the serious rioting and bombing predicted for 1t. Sev- eral hundred uniformed storm troopers, in brown or gray shirts,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
House Holding Roll Call Vote On Dual Jobs
Section of Measure May Be Stricken Out-Ths Would Save Jobs Now Held or Expected
 By Legislators

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 2l.-tUP)-- The House began a roll-call vote this afternoon on motion to strike out section 9 of the dual-job holding bill, which would exempt members of the General Assembly holding state or judicial office on Jan. 4, from provisions of the measure,
 It appeared the motion to strike out. in the form of an amendment introduced by Rep. Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., R., Suffield, House chairman Of the judiciary committee, would pass overwhelmingly.
 The judiciary committee reported the bill favorably with section 2 included, "accurtely reflecting the sentiment Of the committee and the House." Alcorn told the chamber packed for the first major de- bate of the session.
 Since that time,' Alcorn con- tinued, i've have canvassed mem- bers of the House, caucuses have been held in all the counties cx- cept one, and we have canvassed members of that county, and we have come to the conclusion that the House overwhelmingly opposes section g."
 At a, meeting preceding the House session. the judiciary committee re- versed itself, Alcorn said, and now opposes Section 2 and favors pas sage of the bill as originally pre- sented-barring members of the legislature from appointing them selves to public office.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 2l-(UP)- Last-minute major party caucuses today preceded house action on the controversial dual-job holding bill, first unit of Governor Raymond E. Baldwin's reform legislation to come to the general assembly floor.
 Party leaders sought to line up strength in secret conclaveS on the job measure, which prohibits a mem per of the legislature from being ap- pointed to state or judicial job, when the power of appointment is in the hands of the assembly itself.
 An amendment to the b-ll, att tached by the judiciary committee in an effort to appease opposition, exempted members of the assembly who held jobs as of January 4. A determined movement was underway it was reported. to chop off this amendment and pass the bill in its original form.
 Several other amendments, in the meantime, were being prepared and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
TEACHERS OATH
 STAYS ON BOOKS

Boston, Feb. 2l--(UP)--Massachu- setts' controversial teachers oath law will remain on the statute books for at least two more years.
 The House, by roll call vote of Ill to i0s, yesterday refused to recon- sider the vote by which 1t rejected the repealer Thursday.
 The meaure was rejected despite Governor Salstonstall's reiteration that he favored repeal.
 It was the fourth failure in as many years to erase the oath law from the statutes. The measure re- quires public and private schoo teachers to swear allegiance to the federal asid state constitutions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21

one section of the city manager referendum bill reads to the eff feet that the proposed new charter shall go into effect next January unless rejected" by a majority of the voters of the city. The ques- ton is being asked - what will happen If no referendum is held? Will there still be the probability that under the bills wording, the new charter would become effective and the city manager form of gov- ernment be set up even though its adoption had not been voted in Waterbury.
 In this latter connection, 1t was remarked that special election would cost the city a large sum of money, estimates ranging from $l0,- 900 to $30,000. No provision for any such election was made In the 1889 budget and lack of money might be sufficient reason for not holding "a public referendum, even if the Legislature did authorize one.
 The administrative code, which supplements the charter and which could not be changed for five years, except by permission of the Gen. eral Assembly, also stipulates 1t shall go into effect If the charter "is not rejected" by majority vote,
 Speculation centers around that section of the proposed new char ter bill, labeled, Force and Effect. The wording is negative and not pos- tive, so the Cities and Boroughs Committee may today be asked to change this wording SO that It mere ly states the city manager charter will be adopted only when accepted or approved by majority vote of the Waterbury electorate.
 Waterbury Day
 Waterbury's second day before the Cities and Boroughs Committee loomed as a highly important one, as many interested persons gath cred at the capitol at noon. Another crowded session of the committee was anticipated early this afternoon, Seventeen bills are listed for hear ing.
 Although the administrative code, which Is linked to the city manager referendum was not listed for hear Ing today Senator Audubon Secor, Socialist, chairman of the Cities and Boroughs Committee, stated that 1t would in all probability be taken up before the hearing ended. The code is the first supplement 90 the new charter and specifies duties of department heads and departments mentioned In 1t. It also sets up po-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
STRIKERS BACK
 IN NAUCATUCK
Two Different Stories Are Told About Settlement
 of Trouble
(By Staff RepOrter)

Naugatuck, Feb. 2l - Striking members of the United Rubber Workers of America, C1O affiliate, returned today to work at the United States Rubber Go. jobs they quit yesterday in a "sit-down" pro- test over actions of non-union em- ployes which they alleged were insulting"
 The plant was in full operation today but the reason for the return to work was related in conflicting stories of union officials and the company officials.
 According to members of the union, they returned to work in the footwear plant today at the request of their uniont president, Joseph Kenishea, who told them that he had received assurance from Roland Friedman, of Indianapolis, Ind, a U. s. Rubber Go. official, that their demands would be settled to their complete satisfaction"
 This was reported by Mir. Ken- ishea to have happened last night in telephone conversation between MT. Friedman and H. c. Anthony. local representative of the Inter- national Rubber Workers union, CIO.
 On the other hand, company of-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
ALL CARDINALS
 TO BE PRESENT
62 Prelates to Be Immured on March 1; TwO-thirds
 Vote to Elect

Vatican City, Feb. q. tUP)-It was announced officially today that the conclave of cardinals to elect a 262d pope in succession to Plus xl would open March ].
 It was expected that all 62 mem bers of the College of Cardinals would attend the conclave, and re- main isloated from the world until, by Q two-thirds vote, they had named the new pope. Cardinal Baudrillart of France, who had been seriously i'll, arrived last night. Car iinal Boggiani, though he suffers from diabetes and is nearly blind, was expected to attend also.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
TWOP|LOTSOE FLEET KILLED
 IN LANDINGS Twelve Planes Caught in Sky By Fog-Couldn't
 Get Through FOUR PILOTS GOT
 DOWN WITH PLANES Six Flyers Bailed Out in Safety-All Had Run
 Out of Gas

Pensacola, Fla, February 21. - (UP) - Twelve Navy planes from Pensacola train ing station flew blindly through a dense fog for five hours last night and then, with their gasoline exhaust ed, hurtled toward earth. Two flyers were killed in trying to land their planes safely. Eight naval training ships were destroyed, but six pil ots bailed out and landed safely. Fcix service pilots rode through ths storm and landed their craft undamaged.
 The flight of l2 took off from the training station field shortly after dusk for training maneuvers. While thsy were in the, air, dense fog rolled in from the sea, obscuring ths field and other landmarks over a vide area. The planes roared over and away from Pensacola in a vain effort to find a. "hole" through which to land. Then, as naval officials stood by helplessly, the craft floundered to earth, one by one.
 Brazil Flyer Killed
 Lieutenant G. P. PreSser of the Brazilian navy. courtesy student at the naval station. attempted to ride his plane" to earth through thu fog. and was killed when the machine crashed and burned.
 Lieutenant Norman M. Oster- gren, of Fort Peck, Mont, also died. His body was found near the wreck age Of his plane near McDavid
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
REARM ASSERTS CHAMBERLAIN
House of Commons Is Told Where Great Britain
 Stands in Crisis
\ BY WALLACE CARROLL limited Press Staff CorrespOndentl

London, February 2l. - tUP) - Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain told the House of Commons to- day fthat the vast burden of re- armament must go on because lack of international confidence" bars an early disarmament conference.
 Our armaments are for defense alone" the prime minister declared in opening the second day of debate on Britain's defense loan at almost the same hour King George VI was launching the first of five new Brit ish battleships at Newcastle.
 Tt is the duty of the government to watch for every opportunity to try to persuade other governments of the folly of the course We are all pursuing"
 Chamberlain said he would not hesitate to call disarmament con- ference If he could believe it would be effective.
 But" he added, "a conference that failed would be worse than none"
 He said that international confi- dence was not yet sufficiently es- tablished to make conference practicable at present.
 All Britain United
 But. he emphasized, all Britain is united in supporting the re-arma- ment campaign of the government as an unfortunate necessity in view of the international situation.
 T think that all parties are being forced by the facts to something like agreement on the necessity for re-arment," the prime minister said. Neither the opposition nor MT. Churchill (Winston Churchill, conservative insurgenD who is bogey number l - even would think of starting a preventive far if they had charge of the administration of the country.
 Tt would not be a bad thing If we showed more confidence and re- fused to believe every tale of ag- gressive intentions that comes to uS."
 MT. Chamberlain did not make any specific reference to alarmist reports and threw no light on the reason for President Roosevelts remark in Florida last Saturday that he might have to curtail his southern cruise because of ominous reports from abroad.
 It was announced in commons that Sir Reginald Ford had re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
MCCALL APPEAL
 GOES TO COURT

Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. 2i-(UP)--- Attorney c. A. Avriett expected to leave today for Washington to ask the United Staets supreme court to set aside the death sentence of Franklin Pierce Mccall, kidnaper of five-year-old Jimmy Cash of Princeton, Fla.
 Mccall. sentenced to die in the electric chair yesterday, was saved by a last-minute postponement of execution until Friday so that Av- riett could make the appeal.
 Avriett said the appeal will be on the ground Of errors in McCall's trial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
$25, ,OOO To Johnston Of New York---Au Paid Before Entry On Record
Purcell Private List Again Came in for Objections But Was Allowed in By
 Judge Inglis
HAYES, LEARY, KELLY ARE
 INCLUDED ON HIS LIST
By JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Writer)

Payment of $255OO to John S. Johnston of New York in 1883 under an item charged to the Interest on temporary debt" and records of checks totaling more than $50000 paid out to various individuals in 1881, (which had cleared the bank before entry on the warrants payable sheet" hghlights of test mony given by James P Purcell at the opening ses- sion of the 18th week of the Waterbury conspiracy trial today.
 Mayor Hayes Name on List
 Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcom read per sona records of Purcell to the jury, containing lists of payments to Johnston, Mayor Frank Hayes, former Controller Daniel J. Leary, Thomas F. Kelly former Judge John F. McGrath, Carmody & Thoms, Carl D. Olsen and a number of others.
 Fire works entered the previously slowmoving session today when Acorn asked Purcell to identify bundle of papers, which latter said trial balances and work ing papers for 1881
 Pointing to specific paper among the bundle, Acorn aked Purcell to tell him what 1t was ~
 "What is t?" he asked amid howl of objections from defense counsel
 List of Checks
 Over the objections, Purcell allowed to state, "A list of checks which had cleared the bank before entry the warrants payable sheet The list contained hisehand writing and also that of former Controller Daniel Leay
 On questioning by Attorney Thomas F. McDonough, Purcell admitted that the records had been used by anyone but himself except for the purpose of the trial Special Prosecutor Acorn succeeded in having the 1881 and 1883 records admitted evidence and read to the jury over the objections of counsel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
GERMAN PRESSIN
 VERY ANGRY MOOD
Attacks Senator Pullman for His Speech-Some
 Hysterical Over Meet

Berlin, Feb. 2l-(UP)-The Ger man press bitterly assailed U. S. Senator Key Pittman today and ranked an attempted assault in New York on Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German American Bund. with the assassination of Nazi officials In Switzerland and France.
 Afternoon newspapers character ized Pittman's speech attacking dic- tatorsiips last night as disturb ance of the peace" The newspaper Nachtausgabe printed a description of the speech under front page double banner line which said American Agitation Against Cham berlain-Interference in England's Policy" Pittman is chairman of the senate foreign relations com- mittee.
 Linked With Assassinations
 The Nazi labor front organ, Der Angriff. linked the attempted as- sault on Kuhn In Madison Square Garden last night with the assassi- nations of Wilhelm Cutoff, Swiss German Nazi leader and Ernst von Rath. secretary of the German em- bassy in Paris.
 Nachtausgabc printed two col- umn lead story under a New York dateline which declared that Pitt man mot only attacked Germany and Italy, but also interfered in English policy and cynically criti- sized Chamberlain's peace policy"
 The impression of this unparal- leled impudence should be the same throughout the world. MT. Pittman chooses to call immoral that policy which led to Munich, whihc saved peace for millions and which made good a 20-year long injustice"
 The paper reproduced parts of Pittsman's speech interspersed with sharp comments.
 . Get More Excited
 Under a front page banner line Jewish Onslaught on Leader of German Americans in New York" Der Angriff said the German na- tion and all civilized nations learn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21

With the admission of the list. Alcorn read as follows to the jury:
 April 2, 1881, Daniel J. Leary, int, S775.00; April 10, 1881. Frank Hayes, int s49o.0o, charter: April 10, Daniel J. Leary, int sS2o.00. chart: April l4, Frank Hayes, Si,- $40, charter; April 30, Daniel J. Leary, $260, int. charter;
 May 6, Daniel J. Leary. int, $i60; June l, J. s. Johnston, interest 5000, charter; June l. Carmody Ss Thoms, bonds, $ls.lss.70; June l. Carl olsen, s76S.l0. charter; June l, F. Meyer, 5000, charter: June l. June 1, J. s. Johnston, interest. $l.- 500, charter; June IT. secretary of state, $io5.25, charter; July 5, Judge McCrath, $6.6l2.00; October g, J. s. Johnston, Ss,000, charter" The total was given as $S0,5os.05.
 Miscellaneous
 Under miscellaneous in the same item were payments listed: June l. c. L. Wall, $770: August l, T. F. Kelly, $2ss; and Fred Hickey, $l55.S5.
 "Who was ]. S. Johnstone" asked Alcorn after reading the lists.
 T didn't know at that time," re- piled Purcell, from the witness stand.
 Point out the notations made by Leary," said Alcorn to Purcell, re- ferring to the sheet he had just
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
THEY FOUND "DoPEY"

Boston, Feb. 2l - (UP) - Four years ago "Dopey," German Shep- herd dog pet of Dorothy and Wil- liam Wightman. disappeared.
 Yesterday while walking to a store with her mother, nine-year- old Dorothy saw a dog ambling along the street. She gave a glee- ful yell, "Dopey." and the dog obediently ran to her side.
 Today the Wightmans were hop ing "Dopey's" new owners, if any would not claim him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
FATHER sIEDENBERG DIES

Detroit. Feb. 2l-(UP)-The Rev Father Siedenberg, S. J.. executive dean of the University of Detroit, died last night from c heart attack half hour after admission to Providence Hospial. He was 67.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-21
Purcell Lists Large Payments
Sleeper" Found In City Manager Bill
Suggested Charter Reform May Be Made Law Even Without Vote By People Waterbury Day
 Looked to Be Important
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative Reporter)

State Capitol, Hartford, February 21. = sleeper" provision in the proposed city managercounc referendum bill that possibly might make the suggested charter reform applicable in Waterbury even 1t was not voted upon at
 special election being freely discussed in legislative circles at Hartford today The Democrat learned that