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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
ROYAL LINER IS
 FIGHTING FOCS
Struck One This Morning That Slowed Them Down
 Almost to Stop

Aboard s. s. Empress of Austra- lia, Enroute to Quebec, May H. (UP)-King George and Queen Eliz- abeth wore heavier clothing today as the Empress and her cruiser con- voy ran into the Atlantic ice zone.
 In mid-ocean on their voyage to Canada and the United States, the royal party went digging for over- coats and sweaters because of the sudden cold. The crew called it "the smell of icebergs."
 The queen wrapped herself in a gray fur coat.
 The ships captain intends to re- duce speed and take no chances when the center of the ice field is reached.
 At the queens suggestion mem- bers of the crew. including stew ards, firemen and pageboys, clad in their working clothes, eagerly crowded into the main dining saloon with the royal party and watched a motion picture show, including Walt Disney's Polar Trappers."
 The Empress ran into a dense fog this morning and slowed down, as did the two accompanying warships For time the ships stopped alto gether.
 The liner still has time to reach Quebec on Monday as scheduled being only $50 miles from Cape Race. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see the escorting warships, but their sirens could be heard in an exchange of warning signals with the liner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
CHINESE DRAGON
 THRONE IS FOUND
Found Boxed, Unclaimed on Pier, Where It Lay
 For Three Days

New York, May 11.-(UP)-Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., had her $2,000, ,000 Chinese dragon throne to- day, and G-men, customs authori- ties, and steamship line officials rested after "A hours of frantic searching. The centuries-old chair was found on pier where 1t had lain for three days as ordinary freight.
 The throne, of gold inlaid with mother-of-pearl. supported by four dragon StatuetteS was used by Chinese emperors in the Imperial palace at Picking for centuries. Only members of the royal family and the court were allowed to see it. In 1887 it was smuggled out of the forbidden city and across Russia, finally landing in the Amsterdam municipal museum.
 Mrs. Roosevelt is friend of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. wife of the Chinese generalissimo. She conceived the idea of displaying the heirloom in New York for the bene- fit of Chinese war orphans.
 Two weeks ago she received word from the director of the Netherlands museum that the throne had been shipped, along with other relics. Monday they were to have arrived: yesterday she went to claim the shipment but the throne was miss ing.
 There followed the search and a cablegram of query to the Amster- dam museum director. His an- swer clarified matters. He had car- ried one step further the elaborate secrecy which had been taken to safeguard the throne in transit. He addressed 1t to his friend. Professor Otto Munchen, 469 Jean street. Oak land, Cal. as ordinary freight. He thought Oakland was suburb Of New York and that no one wolAi think . sa.00o.000 gift would be so- ing to c professor.
 The throne will 60 on disr(ay soon, Mrs. Roosevelt said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11

It was within the province of the jurors to convict him of manslaugh- ter, the punishment for which is up to 20 years Imprisonment. Both state and defense had rested and the case was going to the jury after closing arguments and the courts instructions.
 Greenfield said he killed the boy January 12 after many weeks of de- liberation and only after "an un- seen voice came to me at night in bed telling me to stop his suffering, stop his suffering"
 Might after night l would go up to see If Jerry was still breathing couldn't sleep. killed him. l didn't want to do 1t. but God urged me to stop his suffering. killed him because 1 loved him."
 Leading up to that point in hts story. which left him sobbing, he spent an hour describing the condi- ton of the boy, the anguish 1t caused him and Mrs. 0Feenfiald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Louis Greenfield May Learn Today If
 He Was Justified In Killing Imbecile Son

their never ceasing search for medi- cal experts who might relieve the boys constant pain, their withdrawal in shame from society to spend all their time at home wasting affec- ton on a child that never could even know them.
 Their hopes for the son were dashed when he was three months old, the father said, and they no- ticed that he was not like other babies. He couldn't hold a rattle. He would slip down in his carriage and make no attempt to hold his head up. Held in his mothers arms, he would roll his head helplessly.
 The baby grew too large for car riages but still he couldn't walk. He grew large enough for school and eventually learned to walk but his mind remained a blank.
 We couldn't go out Of the house. We felt prisoners of fate. outeasts from society,"" he aaid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
GRAIN ELEVATOR
 HAD EXPLOSION
Employees Trapped-Eight Persons Are UnaccOunt=
 ed For Early Today

Chicago, May 11-(UP)-A ter rife explosion and fire, ripped through a three-cel grain elevator in Chicago's south side industrial district today, trapping employees beneath burning debris.
 Five men were taken to a hospital in serious condition. Bremen were unable to penetrate the burning mass to seek at least eight others still unaccounted for.
 Attaches of South Chicago hos pital, where the injured were taken, reported without confirmation that 20 employees were believed to have perished.
 An almost city-wide alarm called 100 pieces of fire fighting apparatus and 400 firemen ot the scene but intense heat from the burning grain prevented effective operations.
 Only fire boats plying the Calu- met river beside the elevator could get close enough to play water on the flames.
 One fireman injured in fighting the blaze also was taken to South Chicago hospital.
 Damage $800,000
 Damage estimates ranged from $500, ,000 placed by J. H. Van Dyke, office manager for the elevator, to more than $1,O00,000 placed by First Deputy Fire Marshal Anthony Null laney. Van Dkye said more than 100000 bushels of grain was stored in the three elevators.
 He added the company had AZ employees on its regular payroll but
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Soviet Russia Offers Four Power Combine
Great Britain, France, Poland, Russia Would Form Strong Aggressive Front to Any Other Forces;
 Russia Has Been SidetraCked
BY NORMAN B. DEUEL United Press Staff Corresp0ndent)

Moscow, May 11.-(UP)-Russia has proposed a four power pact Of mutual assistance to include Great Britain, France, Poland and Rus sia, as the most effective means of guaranteeing European security, it was disclosed today. Alterna- lively, Russia proposed a three power pact including Britain, France and Russia which would bind them to mutual assistance, on the principle of reciprocity, and would guarantee the security of other staets of eastern and central Europe.
 Russia makes it's proposals on the ground that Adolf Hitler's denuncia- tion of treaties with Britain and Po- land, and the German-Italian mili- tary pact, has altered the entire European situation and makes the prompt creation of united peace front" imperative.
 Of Real Importance
 The proposals were disclosed to- day in an editorial in Izvestia, the official government newspaper. It was the most important pronounce ment of Russian policy in many Its publication in Izvestia demonstrated that it was consid- cred statement of the governments position at a moment when Russia was the key country in security front efforts.
 Izvestia complained that there was no element of reciprocity in pro- posals made by Britain and France; that Russia, because of its geo. graphical position would have to bear the brunt of any fighting in aid of Poland and Rumania, but would get no pledge of aid if she were attacked directly.
 (The possibility of a German at tack on Russia from East Prussia through the Baltic states of Lithu- ania, Latvia and Esthonia has been discussed. -Ed)
 The editorial made it plain that Russia was willing to negotiate a mutual defense treaty but it warned as plainly:
 Tn his statement in the House of Commons yesterday Chamberlain, the British premier, spoke of collab- oration, of an alliance with Russia. But collaboration implies reciprocity
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
PHILLIPS DID NOT APPEAR IN COURT TODAY Federal Court s es sion Opens in New York to
 Assign Trial Date TWO COSTER BROTHERS
 FACE TRIAL ALSO Two Bridgeport Men Are Among Nine Slated to
 GO Before Court
Special to The Democrat)

New York, May II. = Gov ernment attorneys were pre- pared to ask in federal court today that an early date be set for the trial of Rowley w. Phillips, of Waterbury, and eight other men indicted by a federal grand jury in March on IA counts in connection with the tangled McKesson & Robbins situation. It was be- lieved possible, however, that the trial would be put over until September.
 MT. Phillips, general manager and chairman of the board of the R. F.. Gri8gs Company, Waterbury in- vestment brokers. and former di- rector of the McKesson firm. was not expected to appear personally at today's hearing.
 Facing trial along with MT. Phil lips are two brothers of F. Donald CoJser-P Philip Musica, who com- mitted suicide last winter after his identity was revealed; two brothers of Mrs. Coster; an alleged New York blackmailer, and Philip McGloon and Horace Merwin of Bridgeport. MT. Phillips and MT. Merwin are nov free on bonds of $7,500, and the others in bail of lesser amounts.
 Ninth Pleads Guilty
 A ninth accused, George Vernard- Arthur Musica, earlier this week pleaded guilty to the Recount in-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
PROVIDENCE MAN
 IN NARCOTIC CASE

New Haven. Conn. May 11-CUP) Five Providence, R. l., men were held under $5000 bond each today after state police stopped their au- tomobile on suspicion and allegedly found small quantity of narcotics.
 They were John Marks, Edward Hagan, Edward Monahan, George Cole and Edward Mccarthy, all of whom were charged with possessing and transporting narcotics.
 said he had noted the car made fre- quent trips between Providence and New Haven and stopped the men early today for questioning. One of them, he said, threw small pack age fro mthe machine, which was found to contain heroin.
 They will be arraigned for trial in police court May Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Twenty=FOur Are Held in Police Stations to
 Await Their Call
FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT
 BOXER IS ACCUSED
Hint That Hartford Man May Have Been Victim
 of Poison Gang
BY ALLEN MARTIN United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Philadelphia, May II. (UP) Six of the 24 suspected members of Phila- delphia's murder merchan- dising syndicate were ar- raigned in three different courts today as new evidence confirmed belief of investiga- tors that the syndicate oper- ated branches along the northeastern Seaboard.
 Detectives revealed that author ities have discovered evidence that a Brooklyn, N. r., resident was among the murder syndicate's more than 100 victims, who also have been traced to New Jersey. There have been indications that the ring also operated branches in western Pennsylvania, Delaware, mad Con- necticut.
 Authorities guarded the new eyi- dence and identity of the Brooklyn victim to prevent forewarning the murderers. They said they were forwarding all data in the case to Brooklyn police since the poisoning occurred outside the Philadelphia jurisdiction.
 Scream Charges at Each Other
 Before the arraignment today the A suspects were herded into two police stations, where they con- fronted each other with screams and shouts of imprecation. Among them were widows accused of kill ing their husbands for insurance profits at the instigation of the ring, which sold mass murder to dissatisfied wives and collected a share of the policy benefits. Others in the shouting throng were al- legged operatives of the killer band, including Herman and Paul Petril- 10, cousins.
 Herman, facing execution of an already imposed death penalty, has confessed participation in q mur- ders. Paul, self-professed Witch Doctor" has been named as direc- tor of the south Philadelphia branch of the syndicate.
 Former Boxer Is Held
 Cesare valenti, 55, former heavy
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11

Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn introduced in evidence, sheafs of ac- countancy work, which he claims will show that all city departments, during the era, spent $4,841 ,074 in excess of appropriations.
 Defense counsel offered no ob- jection to the admission of the papers, which were prepared by Warren M. Brown. Their only claim was that the papers would clutter up the record" and that they were unnecessary"
 Marked as Exhibits
 Figures of expenditures of nine of the city departments during the eight years had been marked as ex- hibits as the noon recess was de- clared. They were the controllers office, tax commissioner, tax col lector, legal department, city court, registrar of voters, street depart ment, welfare department and con- troller's financial department.
 The testimony was the single of the session, which otherwise was confined to a de- scription by Brown of his procedure in determining the alleged "ac- curate" compilation of totals of over-expenditures of appropriations, as compared with the figures sup piled by the George H. Kingsley Accountants. Three members of the latter firm are among the g men on trial for alleged conspiracy to defraud the city of more than 8 million dollars.
 Startles Court Yesterday
 Brown electrified the court yeS- terday, when over the concerted ob- jections of defense counsel he said that he could supply figures show ing that for the years 1931-1936, the city spent $3,914,028.26 more than was appropriated, although the au- ditorS' reports indicated that the overexpenditureS during that period had been only $1,640,415.12.
 He gave no figures today as to the of over-expenditures report ed by Kingsley during the eight year period.
 Diversions" of funds from the sur- plus resource sinking fund and the special school fund to the general fund were the means of the Kings ley accountants reducing their re- ports considerably in the amount of over-expenditures of appropriations, Brown testified.
 Funds to Balance Accounts
 Funds from the school reserve and the surplus resource sinking fund were used to balance accounts which otherwise were far over-ex- pended, his testimony indicated.
 There was no comment or criti- ciSm of this procedure in any of the reports of the George H. Kings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
BY EARL B. STEELE

(United Press Staff CorreSpondenD
 New York, May 11.-(UP)-Seven men and five women, all but one parents of healthy children, pass Judgment today on Louis Green field, who chloroformed his imbecilic son. Jerome, after watching him suffer for 16 years.
 It had been brought home to each that this broken and prematurely old man of AS had suffered a tragedy of nature that might have happened to any of them. From the witness stand yesterday. Greenfield told them that he, like they, had been full of high hopes for this first and only child of his, that my first thought after the boy was born was to give him the education had missed" but that he had been forced to watch the boy grow into a senseless "fump of flesh" who at the age of ie could not walk. talk. dress or feed himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
M. I. T. INSTRUCTOR
 COMMITS SUICIDE

Boston. May 11-(UP)- Horace Elmer Hall, AZ. an instructor in mechanical engineering at Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology since 1884. committed suicide at his Fenway apartment in the Back Bay today. according to police.
 A janitor discovered Halls body lying on a bed. with q rifle close by.
 Police learned that Halls wife Is confined to some western safli- tarium. Hall graduated from Washington Satte in 1888. took his masters degree at the University of Pittsburgh tn 1880 and his doctor ate at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology e year later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
MINE OPERATORS
 ASKED TO AGREE
Govt. Wants Them to Sign Individual Contracts to
 Stop Shortage
BY JOSEPH L. MYLER (NJnited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)

\lOMUcu 1TcSS StoAA NoAAeSPVuSAp
 New York, May 11.-(UP)-The government attempted to relieve the soft coal crisis today by proposing that operators abandon their asso- ciation's negotiators and sign indi- vidual contracts with the United Mine Workers Union, so that some mines can be reopened immediately.
 John L. Lewis, president of the union, immediately offered to CO., operate with the plan. Spokesman for the operators made no comment.
 The proposal was made by Dr. John R. Steelman, negotiator for the Federal Department of Labor, as the conference of miners and op- orators adjourned without agree ment at 2:30 a. m., not to meet again until 4 this afternoon.
 Steelman said the work stoppage of $40, 900 miners and the threatened coal famine constituted a grave crisis facing the nation.
 His statement read: Speaking as government representatives, we are asking that such companies and aS- Sociations as are in agreement with the United Mine Workers of Amer ica sign contracts and begin opera tionS immediately"
 Asked how many operators he believed would sign individual con- tracts, he said, Evidence leads us to believe that enough are in agree ment to relieve the situation"
 Outside Appalachian Area
 Lewis said any contracts signed now would be confined to mines out side the Appalachian area.
 All but scattered soft coal mines employing 125,000 men are located in the Appalachian area. Appala- chian producers are doing the ne- gotiating with the union. The out
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BOY 90, DRowNs

Unionyille, Conn. May ii-(UR) State police today dragged Lake 0arda for the body of Joseph Du- browslsy. who was drowned last night when the boat in which ne and three others were fishing cap sized.
 Dubrowsky's companions swan safely to shore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
MASS MURDER SUSPECTS RIOT IN CELLS
Warren M. Brown
 Is Still Testifying
Claims F City Depts. Overexpended Four Million Dol= lars 193O to I937-But This Testimony Stricken
 Out When Defense Objected
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Twelve city departments overexpended appropriations by $4457861 27 during the eight years 193O1937 when Controller Daniel Leary in office Warren M Brown chief for the state testified in the Waterbury conspiracy trial today. Although the testimony stricken the upon objections of defense
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, May 11-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through May 9th, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Lnat Year $7,S39, ,530,77S.21 $6,41O, ,905, ,174.0e
 Receipts $4,S74.451 ,156.49 S5,305, ,674, ,5O9.S0
 Gross Deficit $2,965,079,621.72 $1,105, ,230, ,664.22
 Net Deficit s2,92S.427.o61.72 sI,046, ,ss5, ,2l4.22 ss.Oss.17s,ss7.45 s2.sO1 .1ss. .ols.s4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
S.McLeanB Buckingham OfWatertown Ratified
Senate Votes Favoraby For Him as Milk Administra- tor - Motor Vehicle Inspection Problem
 BObs Up Once More

Hartford, Conn.,, May 11.-(UP)- The senate today confirmed the governors nomination of s. Mclean Buckingham, Watertown, as state milk administrator for two years, commencing July l.
 The vote was B to 1, and the dissenting ballot was cast by Social iSt Sen. Audubon Secor, Bridgeport.
 The salary is $5,00E a year. The nomination was favorably reported by the committee on agriculture.
 Gov. Baldwin said he had sent to the senate the resignation of John F. McDonough as judge of the borough court of Naugatuck. The jurist yesterday was confirmed as a judge of kle common pleas court at Waterbury, effective May 13.
 Motor Vehicle Inspection
 Hartford, Conn, May 11.-(UP)- The question of continuing motor vehicle inspections, abandoned on March 1 because of lack of funds, was revived today in the legislature as the motor vehicles committee for an executive hearing.
 Among the plans being considered. it was understood, was to increase :he state police force by 50 officers, who would be assigned to check up on cars travelling the highways and order inspections of those deemed unsafe.
 The extra officers would be paid for by an additional fifty cents charged against each car owner every year and there would be no assessment for the inspections.
 Inspections would be non-com- pulsory except when ordered by po- lice.
 Gov. Baldwin said he considered the problem one of highway safety" and conferred with chairman of the House and Senate committees con- cerning provisions of the bill soon to be reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11
Toll Sxstena

Hartford, Conn, May 1l-(UP)- A General Assembly hearing was scheduled today on a bill proposing creation of toll system on the Mer- ritt Parkway to finance extension of the road through New Haven and Hartford.
 The toll price would be 10 cents
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"A T telephone Call Thot Was
 Never Finished

"This Is Mary Franklin" came the agitated voice. "A man has just come into this apartment Send the police" The voice stopped suddenly, terminated by a shriek. It was never heard again. You'll discover why in the thrilling new first- run serial, Date With Danger" the first exciting instaiiment Of which ap- pears on page 70 of today's DEMOCRAT
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The Weather

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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-05-20

rushed to Pine Bluff. the county
seat of Jefferson county.
Soon after the arrest news spread
through the community, more than
100 citizens Of the community went
to Pine Bluff and surrounded the
county Jail.
Sheriff Brewster stood on the
front steps Of the Jail, and addressed
the mob. While he spoke, Williams
was spirited away TO an unknown
jail. Citizens of both races have
given the sheriff's office much credit
for the fine manner in which the
affair was handled.
Saturday, Sheriff Brewster an
nounced that a confession had been
obtained. Soon afterwards he called
in DR.. J. B. Watson, president OF
Arkansas State college. and E. E
Bright, OF the United Links hospi-
tai, two prominent Race men, along
with three physicians, who exam
med Williams, and agreed that he
had not been roughly handled.
Williams is reported to have i'm
plicated Mrs. Lizzie Jones, and her
daughter. Gertrude, 10, as aiding
him in hiding the body, which was
found in old Flat Bayou, a short
distance from Altheimer.
Williams is alleged to have Of
fered sums OF money to his alleged
assistants in helping him dispose Of
the body.