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WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1935
EIGHTEEN PAGES
PRICE THREE CENTS
Kidnap Story Of
Brewer Labatt
Revealed To-day
Louis McCaughey, Manager of Brewery in London,
Ontario, Was Discharged Today By the Brewery;
He Was Accused as One of Kidnap Ringleaders
London, Ontario, August 27 — (UP) — Louis
McCaughey was suspended as general sales manager of the
Labatt Brewery today after he was accused by Michael
(Three Fingfered Abe) McCardell, convicted kidnaping gang
leader, or suggesting the abduction of his boss, John's.
Labatt, last summer.
In a “full confession1' yesterday McCardell said “it was
my understanding” McCaughey originally suggested the
kidnaping In 1931 and was to net
as contact man between his frleAd,
Labatt, and the gang. He was to
take one-flfth of the ransom, then
estimated at $200,000, McCardell
said.
Labatt’s illness and the gang’s
plans to kidnap Samuel Bronfman,
Montreal distiller, delayed the ab
duction until Aug. 14, 1934.
Those In Kidnap Plan
McCnrdell said he, Basil Bannon,
Russell Knowles and Albert Peg
ram, the last two still sought by
police, planned the kidnaping, with
himself and the latter two actually
carrying It out. He suggested to
David Melsner, Covington, Ky.,
(now serving 15 years In peniten
tiary following his conviction as
one of the kidnapers last Febru
ary) that he "come in on it," Mc
Cnrdell said. "Melsner refused to
have anything to do with It be
cause he said he did not like the
look of the thing."
He returned to Cincinnati from
Detroit some time before the
’snatch’ and had absolutely noth
ing to do with It. As for Klngdon
“Piccolo Pete" Murray, (also of
Covington, and now awaiting trial
on kidnap, charges), I never even
(Continued on Page I)
OLD REPUBLICAN
PARTY IS VERY
i BADLYSPLIT UP
Protests Are Being Heard
on Hand Picked Ticket
of Pape Forces
That the so-called regular re
publican party will be torn apart
next month In one of the blttereet
prlmarlea In the history of Water
bury was certain today aa criticism
of the tactlca being used to fill
the slate of offlcers for the coming
olty election flew thick and fast.1
"Sown with the steering committee
of the Pape-republlcan forces."
was the cry today as the g. o. p.
rank and file loudly protested a
galnst "hand-picking" tactics being
used.
Publisher William J. Pape, Town
Chairman Frederick W. Palomba,
Attorney William J. Larkin and
others who make up the new
"steering committee" which Is un
officially In existence fell under
the bitter verbal attacks of many
regular republicans today.
Who Gave Authority
"Why," It was asked, "should
the Pape-republlcan forces assume
the right to pick a steering com
mittee and then select candidates
for the party ticket without any
authority from the town commit
tee or from the city, town and
school conventions?” The party
conventions have not been held,
neither has a date been set for the
g. o. p. prlmarlea The reason for
not setting a date for the prlmar
lea la that the Pape foroes are
afraid to call them, it was declared
today, and are killing time In an
effort to stave off the bitter battle
that Is In the offing.
As for Town Chairman Palomba,
It was said today, he Is merely act
ing for the Pape-Larkln combine.
He Is occupying the post of chair
man of the town committee mere
ly as a figurehead, It was added.
Queries to Palomba
"Why weren’t you at last night's
conference of the so-called party
leaders. Chairman Palomba?" was
(Continued on Page 4.)
REDUCTION OF
STAFF ORDERED
BY PRESIDENT
Moscow Embassy Will Be
Slashed — Russia Has
Made Reply to Protest
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD
Moscow, Aug. 27—(UP) —Th©
United States embassy received
notice from the state department
today of a drastlo reduction In the
Moscow staff. The changes Include
the transfer of John C. Wiley,
counsellor, who has been ordered
to Antwerp as consul general.
Charles E. Bohlen, third secretary,
who Is on.vacation In the United
States and Intended to return here
next month, has been assigned
to the state department. The Mos
cow embassey, which when flrst es
tablished was among the largest
United States missions anywhere
in the world Is reduced to one of
the smalest. The staff has been
cut virtually 50 per cent.
To Answer U. S.
It was learned simultaneously
that the British, Italians and Lat
vians have protested to the forlgn
office against the nature of the
speeches at the recent communist
International congress. Officiate
said the protests were rejected.
The strong United States protest
lodged by Ambassador William C.
Bullitt will be answered, however,
(Continued on Page 4.)
NO CELEBRATION
OF MONKEY TRIAL
Daytan, Tenn., Aug. *7—(UP)
—Daytonlans, proud of their fun
damentalizm, today cancelled
plana to obaerve the 10th annlver
*ary of the world famous "monkey
trial" becauae the celebration
would conflict with a Bible con
ference.
Ten yeara ago thla aummer fa
mour lawyers debated the merlta
of the Oencaii theory of creation
and the theory of evolution, which
a taught by John T. Scopes,
young achool teacher. Hla teach
ings brought him to trial on a
charge of violating Tennessee's
law which prohibited the teaching
of any theory that denies the
"story of the Divine creation of
man as taught in the Bible."
Ben McKensle, a member of the
prosecution in that famous "mon
key trial," and a leader in the
movement to obaerve the 10th
anniversary, announced cancella
tion of the celebration "because
the people didn't want It."
HAPGOOD WILL
REMAIN IN JAIL
Terr* Haute, Ind., Aug ST. (UP)
—Power* Hapgood, socialist party
leader, today chose to remain in
jail rather than cease his party
activities. The S7-year-old risoner
was arrested Sunday whn* he al
legedly ade “derogatory remarks"
about a state of martial law in
Vigo county, Imposed during a
general strike last onth. His ar
rest came when he went to the Jail
to visit Leo Vernon, 27, a solclalst
organiser, arrested during a mass
eeting. Vernon was edleased on
orders of Major E. E. Weimar,
commando of the National Guard.
“A Heart Bowed
Down By
Weight Of Woe”
WATERBURY i_
TODAY
REDICAM IS
IN CUSTODY
AFTER YEAR
Former Resident Is Much
Wanted for Burglary
in This City
JEWELRY VALUED AT
$1,500 WAS STOLEN
Max Radican Disappeared
After Robbery—Caught
in Staten Island
year,
flight for almost a
arrested yesterday at the
home of relatives in Staten
island, Max Redican, 19, a
former resident of the Fair
ish section, was today
{barged with a burglary in
wnich jewels valued at more
«an $1,500 were stolen, ar
igned before Judge Edward
Mascola in city court today,
tile youth was given two days’
continuance, and ordered held un
der bonds of $2,000,
Police claimed today that on
Sept. 26th of last year Bedlcan
broke Into the home of Mrs. Lucy
JTrench, 29 RadclllTo avenue, and
looted the home of jewelry valued
at $1,600. They allege that Redi
can fled when he learned that he
was being hunted, and went from
this city to New York, and thence
to California.
Caught In Staten Island
Redlcan was arrested yesterday
at Staten Island on a warrant Is
sued by local authorities. Detec
tives John Leary and Edward Me
Elllgott returned the lad to this
(Continued on Page 2.)
TWO YOUTHS
BOUND OVER TO
HIGHER COURT
One Was Boy Shot By Po
liceman When, lie Was
Trying to Escape
Two of the four you the arrested
Saturday morning aa membera of
an alleged gang of gasoline thieves
were bound over to the September
term of superior court after a leng
thy hearing before Judge Edward
Maaeolo In city court this morn
ing. Their two companions were
discharged, the judge declaring
from the bench he regretted that
he must let them go free. The two
bound over will face chargee of
assault, taking an automobile with
out permission and theft, when
they arraigned next month.
Shot Youth Was One
The lads bound over are James
Plungls, 21, of 144 Oeddea Terrace,
who was shot In the neck by Pa
trolman Ernest Pakul, and Tony
Urban, 20, of ISO Washington ave
nue, his companion In a wild auto
ride that Included alleged attempts
to run down Patrolman Pakul.
Francis Fruln, a civilian, and la
ter Patrolman Michael Knrpelman,
and then the smashlng-up of the
car against a pole on Highland
avenue extension. •
The two granted discharges were
John Shreder, 22, of 14 Railroad
Hill street, and Anthony Plungls,
(Continued on Page 4.)
CAMPBELL BACK
TO SPEED AGAIN
New York, Aur. 27 — (UP) —
Sir Malcolm Campbell, holder of
the world's land apeed record, ar
rived today aboard the liner Ma
jestic and announced he would, go
Immediately to the aalt bede near
8alt Lake City to attempt to bet
ter hie own mark of 276.Bit miles
per hour.
The Brltleh apeed demon haa
made five other trlpa to America
In queet of new automobile rec
ords He waa successful each
tlr }
Campbell said that while he Is
“always anxious to set a new mark
-when I get In Bluebird, this trip
la really more In the nature of
an experiment than an attempt on
the record.
“As to reaching the *200’ that 1
have been trying for, for so long,
I am open minded/’ he said.
"I am not too sanguine. But 1f
we learn what we think we will
the trip will be well worth .While.
“You must remengpr one
thing," 81r Malcolm K’ “We
rWll have a percentage against us
fn the salt bed*. You sambecause
of the 4,000-foot altltH0 we will
lose II per cent of ou^TOorsepow
er, but because of the ldssended
wind resistance, we will gain 14
per cent."
DAMAGE! IK ST. JOHNS
St. Johns, N. F-, Aug. 27—(UP)
—Recapitulation of the damage
caused by Sunday's sveere gale
showed today that 16 schooners
were wrecked, 10 others carrying
crews of from five to seven each
were missing, and at least 200
smaller craft were destroyed. No
estimate of the number of dead
was available hut It waa believed
the figure would exceed II. Prop
“Flying Fleet”
Parades
Formation above formation, parading the tremendous power of
Uncle Sam in the air, scores of naval planes are shown in this re
markable picture, passing in review over the fleet flagship, the U. S.
8. Pennsylvania. In the great massed pageant off Point Jjoma, Snn
Diego, Calif., OS combatant ships and 410 lighting planes took part,
with thousands of spectators, including 30,000 school children,
lining the shores.
University Sleuths
rr» | n !• /nr v
rind-Radium Capsule
They Located It in Stomach of Pig—One of the Most
Amazing Stunts Ever Performed—Had Detector
to Pick Out Right Pig
SEN. HUEY LONG
TAKES REVENGE
ON ROOSEVELT
Talks Appropriation Bill
to Death — Ignored
Pleas of Friends
By H. O. THOMPSON
(Copyright, 1985, by United Press)
Washington, Aug. 27 (UP)—Th«
administration today appraised the
damage of Senator Huey P. Long's
dramatic, last minute filibuster to
its dove-tailed social and economic
program. Congress adjourned sine
die at 12:09 a. m. today, unable to
complete Its work because of Long’s
tireless oratory.
Because of Long, the third de
ficiency bill died with congress. It
carried appropriations for the so
cial security board, the railroad
workers pensions, and the Ouffey
coal control board. Unless the ad
ministration can find funds from
other sources, all these newly cre
ated agencies, representing a large
part of the work of an eight
months session of congress, will
remain dormant until congress
meets again in January.
Can’t Use Other Funds
Comptroller General J. R. Mo
Carl ruled Informally that the ad
ministration could not use funds
from the $4,810,000,000 relief ap
propriation to set the new agen
(Continued on Page 4.)
MYSTERY TANKS
FOR USE IN WAR
Pine Camp, N. Y., Aug. *7.—
(UP)—Secretary of War George
H. Dern, attending army maneuv
ers here, revealed to-day that the
federal government had obtained
40 new "mystery” tanks.
As the major "battle" of the
"war games" ended, Dern also
predicted the United States would
"soon” have the best aircraft In
the world.
Dern termed the war games "a
great success.” He said the war
department plans to ask congress
for appropriations to hold war
games annually, in each of four
army corps areas, one in eaoh sec
tion every fourth year.
He said the army would seek
to have its strength brought up to
14,000 officers and 115,000 men
with National Guard of 110,000
Minneapolis, Au(r. 27—(UP) —
An amazing atory of how two uni
versity sleuths went searching for
a tiny radium capsule and recover
ed it from the stomach of a pig,
was revealed today,
The detectives were Dr. J, M.
Butch of the physics department
and Dr. H. H. Barber, of the
chemistry department, both of the
University of Minnesota. The scene
<if their discovery was Sioux Falls,
S. D.
The radium, valued at $3,000,
was in a tiny capsule three quar
ters of an inch long and barely one
sixteenth of an inch in diameter.
(Continued on Page t)
Over Fifteen Thousand
Flee To Ethiopia~ Were j
Under Regime Of Italy
.. . —........ , i -
-
ROOSEVELT MAY
YET HAVE LAUGH
ON ‘KINGFISH’
Leaders Called Together
to Work Out Means to
Secure Funds
Washington, Aug. 27 — (UP) —
President Roosevelt called a con
ference of congressional leaders
and Comptroller Oeneral John R.
McCarl at the White House at 3:30
p. m. today to consider means of
meetlngthe crises resulting from
blocking of the third deficiency bll
due to the Huey Long congressional
filibuster.
It was Indicated at the White
House that the entinre situation,
Including ways and means for pro
viding funds for the social security
program, the Guffey coal board and
other Items caught by the last
minute adjournment Jam, would be
discussed.
Study of Relief Funds.
Principal efforts, It was under
stood, would be devoted to a study
of the $4,000,000,000 work relief
appropriation in the houe that
funds might be obtained from that
source. Several congressional lead
ers reiterated today that they had
(Continued on Page 2.)
MANY BILLS ARE
LEFT UNPASSED
BYJONGRESS
Many Important Matters
to Come Up Later; Some
Bills Are Handicapped
Although the acMlon of congress
that ended early to-day lasted
longer than any since 1922, many
Important matters were put off
until next session, which will con
vene January 8,
Some of the left-overs certain
to come up then:
The soldiers’ bonus—defeated
this session by a veto. Bonus
forces have won administration
agreement to take up the question
at the next session.
General NBA revival—President
Roosevelt directed house and sen
ate committees to make detailed
study during, adjournment as basis
for a new law early next session.
Food and drug law revision—
passed by the senate this session
but left hanging in the house.
Shipping subsidy—passed by the
house, but left over in the senate.
War profits—senate munitions
program expects to bring forward
detailed program In 1936.
(Continued on Page 4.)
Final News Flashes
LIE DETECTOR SAVED HIM
Cincinnati, 0., Aug. 27.—(UP)—Circum
stantial evidence, which might have sent Rose
more H. Pratte, 38, St. Mary’s, Mo., to the gal
lows for the murder of 17-year-old Valda Heber
lie of Coffman, Mo., was broken down today by
the “lie detector” of the Cincinnati police de
partment. Missouri officers who accompanied
Pratte to Cincinnati said they were convinced of
his innocence. As they left here with their pris
oner immediately after the test, they indicated
they would arrange for Pratte’s release and re
new their search for the girl’s slayer.
SUSPECT WAS NOT MAHAN
Helena, Mont., Aug. 27.—(UP)—Butte
police officers including Chief Jere Murphy and
Detective James Mooney, today failed to iden
tify a man held here as William Mahan, fugitive
Weyerhaeuser kidnap suspect. The man, who
gave the name of Les McGowan, former inmate
of the Montana State Penitentiary at Deer
Lodge, was arrested last night. The arrest was
made because of his resemblance to the fugitive
kidnaper, officers said. “It’s pretty definite that
he is not Mahan,” the officers said.
WANTED SON GIVEN LIFE
New York, Aug. 27.—(UP)—An aged wo
man walked into Magistrate Raphael Murphy’s
court in the Bronx today and pleaded that her
son be sentenced to life imprisonment Mrs.
Rose Krause, 72, told the magistrate that her son,
Joseph Krause, 35, had been severely shell
shocked in the World War. The son and a girl,
Sophia Babul, were arrested last Sunday at 64th
street, and Broadway on complaint of Mrs.
Krause, who charged her son had stolen a bond
yalued i* 11*825 feoffl llSE.
Diplomats Had Been Watching to See Which Way ,
They Would Jump—Crossed Borders Openly;
Proclaim Allegiance to Ethiopian Emperor
Addis Ababa, August 27 — (UP)—Reports reaching ,
here today said more than 12,000 Somalis, chiefly troops ;
and equipped with machine guns, have deserted the Italian
army and have offered their services to Emperor Haile
Selassie I. Ethiopian officials refused to confirm or deny
the report but it is known that in recent months upwards
of 15,000 natives of Eritrea and Somaliland, including
native troops, have fled from Eritrea which is under Italian
AMERICAN MADE
TRUCKS IN USE
BY ETHIOPIANS
140 of Them Were Bought
Last Spring — Experi
enced Drivers Sent
BY EDWARD BEATTIE
(Copyright 1885 By United Press)
Addis Ababa, Aug. 27—(UP)—
A hundred skilled motor driven
were dispatched by special train
to Ogaden Province today to man
American motor trucks to be used
in army service If Italy attacks.
Tomorrow another contingent
of drivers will be sent
The American true)*, 140 in all,
acquired last spring when the Ital
lan crisis first began to become
acute, are to be concentrated in
the south of the province, where
the terrain permits use of trucks
despite absence of roads.
Dispatch of the drivers and the
presence of the American trucks
In a land where nomad ‘ tribes,
seeking pasture and water for
their herds and flocks have been
masters for thousands of years,
was but one Indication of the
country’s effort to gird Itself for
war.
Not Prepared, But Ready
It Is not ptWpared for war In
the wostern sense but It la ready
for It. Emperor Halle Selassie's
histtance to Issue a general mo
bilization order to the hundreds
of thousands of warriors all over
the country Is due partly to his
desperate hope that war may still
be averted; partly to his know
ledge that the roused warriors,
once they hear the drums of the
chiefs summoning them to war,
(Continued on Page 4.)
LONG WAS VERY
BULL-HEADED
Labor Forces, Miners, and
Other Agencies Besought
Him to Stop Talking
By JOE AIjEX MORRIS
(.United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Aug. 27—(UP)—
The clerk called the senate roll In
a booming voice. As he read, the
senate enacted the tenseet drama
of the second New Deal congress.
"Adams . . . Ashurst . . . Aus
tin . .
With his every pause, silence lay
heavy as fog over the crowded
chamber.
On the front row, Sen. Huey P.
Long leaned heavily on his desk, a
frowsy ourl fallen across his
flushed forhead. He was taking
time out from his filibuster to per
mit a quorum call at t p, m. on
adjournment night. Like a boser
rallying strength between rounds,
he relaxed limply.
It was an unpredented scene the
crowded galleries watched as the
clerk droned: "... Bone . . .
Borah . . . Brown ..." Long
was past the first hour of his fili
buster to defeat the deficiency bill
by talking five hours until the
stroke of midnight automatically
adjourned congress.
It was a filibuster none had be
lieved he would dare undertake.
Alone, standing against the will of
congress, he shouted he would
fight to halt the measure earrylng
appropriations for old age pen
sions, railroad pensions, aid to
crippled children and others unless
the house got a chance to vote on
the cotton-wheat loans.
", . . Capper . . . caraway
. . . Carey . .
From the republican aide came
youthful Sen. Robert M. La Fol
lette, his face dark and frown rid
den, his flats were jammed deeply
Into the pockets of his blue flannel
coat. He leaned over Long’s desk,
talked rapidly, gestured with
clenched hand.
Long rubbed his hand across his
face and shook his head. La Fol
lette turned away abruptly. If he
was warning him that he faced the
political consequences of defeating
a bill providing funds for laws mil
lions of voters wanted, the warn
ing went unheeded.
Down the center aisle strolled
Majority Leader Joseph T. Robin
son. Impassive, deep In thought, he
did not look at Long, but It was
Robinson who had asked the quo
rum call to give a breathing spaoe
for the Kingflah to abandon his
filibuster. In cold fury, ho had
warned Long:
"Tou alone, are attempting to
domination, and crossed the Bor
ders into Ethiopia.
The latest exodus, it was report
ed, occurred several days ago and
the soldiers and natives have been
arriving in groups of hundreds at
Walwal, safely within Ethiopia.
Diplomats Were Waiting
The reports aroused high inter
est in diplomatic circles which
have been waiting to see which
way the native tide would turn in
view of the impending Italian in
vasion.
The soldiers were said to have
crossed the borders openly pro
claiming their allegiance to the
emperor and announcing thoir
readiness to die for him.
Many diplomats hero have pre
dicted such difficulties for Italy,
pointing out that although the
border lands of Ethiopia are con
trolled by the Italians, French
(Continued on Page t)
GERMAN WOMAN
IS EXECUTED IN
BERLIN PRISON
She Allowed Children to
Starve to Death—Had
No Sympathy
BY HAROLD PETERS
(Copyright 10M hr United
Berlin, Aug. 27—(UP)
lotte Juenemann, 24, believed
be an expectant mother, wee be
headed by battle axe today at Plo
etaena prison. She permitted her
three children to atarve to death.
Adolph Hitler, her only hope re
fused to Intervene. He left yester
day for a cruise with the Bailie
fleet, on maneuvers. Willy Oehrke,
condemned In another case, perish
ed with her by the axe of the silk
hatted headsman.
Crime Itiat Killer Her
Frau Juenemann’s crime was
that she spent the money given to
her by relief organisations In low
cafes—treating men friends— and
even gave away the milk carde
that would have kept life in her
children. When her head, with its
sharp featured face and brown bob
bed hair, rolled from an emaciated
(Continued i in Pare 2.)
RUSSIA REPLIES
TO U. S. PROTEST
Moscow, Aug. 27—(UP)—The
Soviet government replied today to
the United States protest against
Communist propaganda actlvltlef
with a firmly-worded note denying
that the Roosevelt-Litvinov agree
ment had been violated.
The strong United States protest
complained of speeches made at
the recent congress of the Com
munist International (comlntern.)
The Russian reply said:
MTour Note . . , Contains no
faots which could be regarded as
a violation on the part of the
Soviet government of Its obliga
tions ... On the other hand, It
Is undoubtedly nothing new to the
United States government that the
Soviet government cannot assume
and never has assumed any obliga
tions as regards the Comintern.”
TREASURY BALANCE |
Washington, Aug. 17—(UP)—Gov
ernment expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year to Aug. 24th.
compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses Last Year
$1,1*2,611,211.01 $14*.912,600.62
Receipts
$611,716,121.02 2466,207,200.22
Deficit
$462,7*1,020.99 $2*4,616.712.21
Cash Balance
$1,621,124,122.(4 $2,220,(00.422.(7