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w F The Weather Probably Rain Tonight; Unchanged Friday riH Weather Report rage *• WWW*? Final Edition Closing Stocks Late News Flashes .. . v a ESTABLISHED 1881 VOL LIU. NO. 208 WATERBURY. CONNECTICUT. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1935 EIGHTEEN pages PRICE THREE CENTS rr.j .j.'jjr f Italian Envoys Walked Out Of League Council Representative of Ethiopia Was Calling on League to Unmask Italy’s Sinister Designs—This May Be Final Blow to Compromise Geneva, September 5 — (UP) — The Italian delegation walked out of the League Council room tonight, and pre sumably out of the league’s jurisdiction in the Ethiopian dispute, after Gaston Jeze, representing Ethiopia, had asked the council to unmask Italy’s "sinister designs”. It was emphasized that Italy was not withdrawing from the council. An Italian spokesman said the delegation would nafiifn orlHinar • "The delegation withdrew be cause for the first time In the his tory of the league, Insulting lan guage has been used at the coun cil table. Italy could not permit such Intuits to pass unchallenged." Italy Refused To Act The latest news Indicated Italy had refused to participate in league action to settle the dispute under a.tlcle 15 of'the covenant, and t' it Baron Pompeo Alolsl had said he was merely willing to resume a three-power conference with Brit ain and France outside Geneva. The failure of the league to con trol the dispute, which had been (Continued on Page 8) PALOMBA WILL PROBABLY TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF Another Job in View i! Major Burrali Happens to Be Elected Republican Town Chairman Frederick W. Palomba is on the jc.b-secktng trail once more. It was learned ;on good authority this morning. In the event of a victory by Major John M.' Burrall in the coming election, Attorney Palomba has been promised the post of executive secretary to the mayor and will be the director-in chlef In the City Hall, proper. He will, of course, have his orders re layed, it was stated today, from the portals of the Pape headquar ters. Sought Many Plums Chairman Palomba is after an other political plum, about the eighth since he became head of the local g.o.p. organization less than a year ago, despite harsh criticism of his Job-seeking weakness some time ago by members of his own town committee. Among the Jobs sought to date by Chairman Pa lomba have been those of Judge of the local city court and state audi tor. He has already held the of fice of assistant clerk of the state senate. When the possibility of being named judge of the local city court faded he was in recep tive mood for one of the prosecu torships, but failed there also. Another Prospective Furthermore, it was learned to day, in the' event of a republican victory, Attorney J. Warren Upsoti (Continued on Page 4.) THREAT TO LYNCH CHIEF BURGESS Girardvllle, Pa., Sept. 6—(UP)— A mob of BOO men and women to day forced Chief Burgess D. A. Jones to order the release of two meat strike pickets who had been jailed for disorderly conduct. "They threatened to lynch me unless the men were released,” JoneB told state police. A burgess is the chief official In a borough in this state. The crowd gathered in front of Jones' home and threatened to “string him up” unless Walter Ma konis and Frank Makuczeskl, who were sent to the county Jail for five days, were released. The chief burgess called the sen tencing justice of the peaae at Shenandoah to have the sentences shortened. Then a call to Warden Watson at the Pottsvllle Jail brought word that the prisoners would be released today. The mob dispersed after it was learned the men would be released before nightfall. Meantime, the town of Glrard ville was practically without meat. Stores displayed signs "meat strike” to avoid Interference with Sales of other merchandise. FORMER RULERS HAVE MEETING Doom, Holland, Sept. 6—(UP)— Two former monarch* who have loat their thrones exchanged con fidences here today when former King Alfonso XIII, the only man In Europe who was born a king (his father having died before hls birth) called on the one-time Ger man Kaiser. The last of the Bourbons and the exiled head of the House of Hohenzollern are remotely related to one another. The former Span ish monarch is spending several days In Holland Incognito. No communique relating what the former Kaiser and the former king of Spain had to say to each other was issued from the DuUftt ' retreat where Wilhelm Is spending hls declining year*. ANOTHER LOCAL MAN NOMINATED IN LABOR FIGHT John Fitzgerald Will Run Against John J. Egan For Secretary Danbury, Conn., Sept. B.— (UP) —Demands of textile unions for a stronger voice In the administra tions of the Connecticut Federa tion of Labor, forecast a bitter fight to-day as the golden jubilee convention prepared to elect of ficers. The principal contest loomed over the secretaryship, held by John J. Egan for 11 years, as result of the nomination of John Fitzgerald, Waterbury, to contest his reelection. Fitzgerald was proposed by John Williams, Nor wich, who declared the federation's legislative program “not progres sive enough.” Williams, in turn, was nominated for vice president by Fitzgerald. Battle for President Withdrawal of President J. Nicholas Danz left the choice for that post between Thomas J. Shea. Middletown, and ' George R. Moffatt, Stamford. There were 1* candidates to fill seven vice presi dential posts. They were: Daniel (Continued on Page 4.) LAWYER KILLED WITH DYNAMITE County Attorney of Har lan, Kentucky Was Blown Up With His Car Harlan, Ky., Sept. B —' (U.P.)— The death by dynamite of County Attorney Elmon C. Middleton, 30, stirred residents of strife-torn Har lan County to-day as authorities sought his assassins. The prosecu tor’s cousin, Sheriff Theodore R. Middleton, a political foe, promised to run down every clue to the per sons who wired a dynamite charge to the engine of the attorney’s automobile. Harlan County’s bloody coal mine war or an enemy created in the prosecution of 18 murder cases since the first of the year was believed responsible for the slaying.. The attorney met a violent death when he stepped on the starter of his car in front of his homo. The contact set oft an explosion that demolished the car. The latest out break of violence in this turbulent county came Just four days before a run-off election that has aroused intense feeling. Martial law was declared by Governor Ruby Laf foon at the time of the bitter dem ocratic primary August 3. Middle ton acted as legal advisor for Ad jutant General Henry M. Denhardt, who was in charge of the national guard troops. His cousin, the sher iff, led the legal fight against use of the troops at the election. GOVT. IS ACTING WITHIN BUDGET Washington, Sept. 5,-aP). The federal government Is operat ing within its peace-time budget despite a large increase in ex penditures over a year ago, Sec retary of Treasury Henry Morgen thau, Jr., said today. He refused to Indicate, however, the possible outcome of the full flscal year which ends June 30, 1936. The budget for this period calls for expenditures of 38,620,613,609 and Income of 33,991,904,689 which would leave a prospective deficit of 34,628,608,970. Analysing figures for the first two months of this fiscal year, which Showed a deficit of 3672,000,000 c .pared with 3475,000,000 a year ago, Morgenthau said this gain was due to Increased, spending activi ties of federal agencies. Compared with an. increase of 3197.000. 000 in the deficit, he said, the treasury Increased its recov erable loans In this period by 3246.000. 000 over » year ago. PIANE CARRIES RIFLES Addis Ababa, Sept. 6—(UP) — An airplane flew northward from the Ethiopian capital today carry ing 600 pounds of automatic rifles and ammunition, understood to be destined for delivery to Ras Kassa. ruler of Gondar Province, Folks Meet At Hyde Park For a Friendly Chat Pinch hitting for his wife as the speaker. President Franklin D. Roosevelt informally addressed friends and neighbors at Hyde Park, N. Y„ and drew a New Deal parable from the repairs on the White House, comparing them to social and governmental changes. Beside him stands his son, John: and Ills mother sits on the porch behind them. Mrs. Roosevelt was unable to be present as she was attending the funeral of Mrs. Harold Ickes. Frank Mario Will Put Up Fight For Liberty His Attorney Will Ask His Discharge Saturday Unless Extradition Papers Are Presented — Is Held as Fugitive From Justice Release ot Frank Mario, 28, slated for arraignment in city court Saturday as a fugitive from justice, ■will be demanded by counsel if ex tradition papers for the . suspect’s release are not presented by that time. Arrested here last month, Mario has been held for New York city authorities, unable to raise bonds of 15,000 and refusing to Waive extradition. Injustice Victim It will be claimed Saturday that Mario is the victim of an injustice and that New York police, if they want him, should have secured ex tradition papers by this time. It will be pointed- out that several weeks have elapsed since the time of Mario’s arrest here and subse quent identification of his finger prints by metropolitan police. Arrested Lpst March Mario was taken into custody here last month on a warrant charging assault. His fingerprints were rushed to New York, police apparently having been suspicious of him for some time. New York police reported back that he was wanted for skipping bond of $15, 000 while awaiting trial there in 1932 on charges of armed robbery and assault. They said he was also wanted on a burglary charge, and stated they would begin extradi tion proceedings at once. Case Here Nolled The assault charge against Mario here was dropped, the count be ing nolled, and he was held as a fugitive from Justice. The case was continued until Saturday, with Mario still being detained await ing the arrival of extradition papers. The New York state indictment charging Mario, also known as Lonardelli, with Jumping bail has been received here, but extradi tion papers have not been forth coming. SLAYMOIR • SINGER IS SANE Worcester, Mass., Sept. 5.— (UP).—Newell P. Sherman, 26, Sutton choir singer and scout master awaiting trial in Lake Sin gletary’s so-called “American tragedy" slaying, Is sane, state alienists reported today. Thus, Sherman must go on trial for his life.here Sept. 23 charged with the murder of his wife, Alice, 22, who drowned In the lake the night of July 20 when a canoe capsized. Sherman Is alleged to have drown ed his wife so he could marry 17 year-old Esther Magill of Whltlns vllle. In their report, filed in superior court here with Judge Winfred H. Whiting, Dr. William A. Bryan, su perintendent of Worcester State hospital, and Dr. Michael M. Jor dan, local neurologist, stated that Sherman had the Intelligence of a normal 16-year-old boy. STUDENTS GET SCHOLARSHIPS New Haven, Conn., Sept. 5— (UP) — Restricted scholarships amounting to $13,057 have been awarded by Yale university to 31 Connecticut high school students who will enter college this fall. Recipients included Ernest D. Bauer, Bridgeport; Allan V. N. Ooodyer, Stamford; Ernest R. Heyde, Danbury; Ernest W. Jennes Waterbury; Joseph Katz, Hart ford; Zeon S. Malinowski, Nor walk; Jerome S. Kornreich, Wat erbury; Andrew C. Peksco, South ington; David Novarr, Hartford; John O. Stephenson, Stamford; James J. Conran, Norfolk, 'and Wendell B. Stone, New Canaan. ETHIOPIAN ARMY HAS ENTRAINED FOR VAR ZONES Poorly Equipped Men Are Facing Ordeal; Envoys at Work in Geneva By EDWARD BEATTIE (Copyright, 1935, by United Press) Addis Ababa, Sept. 5—(UP)—A nondescript Ethiopian "army” of 600 men, Including greybeards and boys, armed with twenty different types of weapons, entrained this morning for Ogaden—and possible death from Italian machine guns and poison gas. Grinning and salaaming, the warriors piled themselves and their arms into watting box cars. Fathers and sons, husbands and wives exchanged final embraces much as better trained troops were doing in Italy as they left for the Ethiopian front. , Veteran in Command Before the troop trains moved out of the station here the war riors’ chief, the Dajamatch. Habte Mikael, a veteran of Adowa, where Ethiopians slaughtered an Italian army 40 years ago, held im promptu court to settle differences among his men. Sitting on the station steps, he listened to voluble testimony from townsmen and soldiers involved in a hundred petty disputes. "May Haile Selassie die if I lie,” was the oft-repeated oath taken by disputants. As harassed railway officials finally got the train away, the bray of mules mingled with the parting shouts of the crowd. One hundred and fifty warriors were forced to remain standing In the cars, so (Continued on Page 4.) BLUE EAGLE IS DEAD OFFICIALLY Washington, Sept. 5—(UP)—The Blue Eagle, • matched as a symbol of national recovery in the Roose velt administration, was officially killed today by NRA. The axe was wielded by Law rence J. Martin, acting administra tor ,the fifth man to head the re covery administration set up slight up over two years ago under Gen Hugh Johnson. An administrative order set forth that NRA has determined "that further reproduction of any Blue Eagle insignia or emblem would be contrary to policy of NRA.” The order cancelled all previous authority for reproduction and pro hibited future reproduction for any purpose of Blue Eagle insignia em blems, or labels. All such Insignia or emblems, the order stated, are government prop erty and protected by United States patenfe. MANY VIOLATIONS Washington, Sept. 5— (UP) — The federal communications com mission reporting on the airplane crash which cost the lives fo Sen. Bronson Cutting, R., N. M., and five other passengers, today charg- j ed 45 violations of commission - rules and regulations for radio ap paratus. None of the violations, however, the commission said, bad any b'earln gon the handling of the plane.' , MORE PROJECTS WERE APPROVED AT WASHINGTON Among Them Are Several in Waterbury==$ 100,000 More For This State New Haven, Conn., September 5 — (UP) —- State works progress director, Matthew A. Daly, today was notified the President has ap proved an allotment of 1100,000 ror 18 Connecticut projects, to which will be added *27,812 pledged by sponsors. The projects Included: Hartford: Central library cata logue revision, federal funds *1,410, sponsor's $38; Wilson street school playground construction, federal funds *1,950, sponsor’s *90; acous tical tile treatment of high school auditorium and stage linoleum, federal funds $4,425, sponsor’s *4,203; landscaping of city parks, federal funds *45,008, sponsor’s *4,869; Hopking street school roof repairs, federal funds *2,410, spon sor’s *1,167. Easjt Hartford: Storm sewer costructlon, federal funds *4,502, sponsor’s *3,076. Middletown: Laying eight-inch vitrified tilee piped storm sewer, federal funds *13,186, sponsor’s *2,449. Waterbury: Repair and paint Slocum school building and fence, federal funds *2,828; sponsor’s *1,791; repair and paint Washing (Continued on Page 4.) ALMOSTH ADWIFE IN EVERY PORT Malden, Mass., Sept. 5.— (UP) — A former U. S. sailor whose six reported wives lived In three ports faced desertion and polygamy charges in Waltham and Malden courts to-day. William A. Reid, 37, a native of Kansas City, appeared first in Mal den court on desertion charges. There he was placed on probation ind ordered to pay his fifth wife, i Malden woman *10 a week. In Waltham, the polygamy case was continued until September 12. Reid told the court two of his mar riages were annulled and two of the wives were divorced. A written statement read at a bench conference in Malden court recounted Reid's marriages to the following women: Bessie Smith, 1921, at Los An geles; Phyllis Granger, 1 923, at San Francisco; Sarah Barnhart, 1927, at San Diego; Louise Colqu houn, 1928, at New York; Flor ence Mongeau, 1930, at Malden, md Emily Mocltner, 1931, at New York. 184 PROJECTS WERE APPROVED Washington, Sept. 5—(UP) — Presidential approvul of 3 84 pub lic works conduction projects In SI states totalling *88,833,098 was announced today under the *4, 000,000,000 works-relief program. The grants nmountcd to *49, 977,798 covering 45 per cent of the project’s cost. Fifty-three of the 184 projects were loaned *38,853,300 from the PWA revolving fund at 4 per cent Interest to finance the work. The other applicants provided the 55 per cent balance from private cap ital. President Roosevelt’s action In releasing the largest PWA allot ment made so far uhder the new program brought to *125,000,000 the total given PWA applicants so far. Work relief officials, to date, have turned down almost 2,000 projects amounting to *350,000, 900. i ’i’-.i V 'il - '■ ' Many Veterans Killed Who Might Have Been Rescued Before Storm ALL PASSENGERS ON BOARD DIXIE WERE REMOVED Were Taken Off To*day With Some of the Crew of Vessel BY FRANK MATTHEWS (Copyright 1935 by United Press) Miami, Sept. 5.—(UP)—The last remaining passengers aboard the grounded liner Dixie were re moved to-day, according to radio advices Rescue ships last night removed 110 of the 286 passengers, and 54 members of the crew, leaving 122 ' passengers and 97 crew aboard the vessel overnight. A motor launch of the salvage tug Warbler came alongside the Dixie shortly after dawn to-day and removed 20 passengers. Then two coast guard launches carried off 34 more passengers. At 8:30 a. m., the Morgan liner El Occidcntc, joined In the task of transferring the remaining pas sengers. The last passenger was taken from the Dixie at 9:50 a. m. EDT., Capt. Elnar Sundstrom reported. Message of Master The master’s message said: “All passengers and crew that were to leave off 8:50 (EST).“ This was Interpreted to mean that all of the 286 passengers had been taken off but a part of the crew was kept aboard the Dixie to help in salvage of the ship. Visit to the hull, resting high on French Reef about 15 miles off the Flor ida coast, was expected to be made shortly to determine the best method of salvaging the vessel. (Continued on Page 4.) CANADA SENDS WORD TO JAPAN Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 5.— (UP)— . Canada to-day threatened to dis regard the Anglo-Japanese com mercial treaty of 1913 unless the “discriminatory” surtax of 50 per cent ad valorem on certain Can adian goods Is discontinued. In a note to Hon. Soto Matso Kato, Japanese minister to Can- | ada, Prime Minister R. B. Bennett said the government would be ] obliged to consider the commercial treaty no longer applicable to Can ada. He added that Canada would be i forced "to take such steps as the national interest may require.” The decision, he said, was reached “with the utmost regret.” Final News Flashes YOUNG HUNTER STOPS BANDITS Blythedale, Mo., Sept. 5.—(UP)—A youth ful squirrel hunter'today wounded two of four bank bandits whose plot to rob. the Citizens’ bank here was foiled by the cashier. Robert Jones, 24, having only two cartridges in a rifle borrowed from a neighbor, met the robbers in a street as they were running away from the bank. When they refused to comply with his order to halt and drop their weapons, Jones fired. One of the bandits was wounded critically and the other wounded man escaped with an accomplice. Another suspect, not wounded was captured in a cornfield. gen. McArthur is honored Washington, Sept. 5.—(UP)—In recogni tion of more than four years work as chief of staff of the U. S. army, Secretary of War George H. Dern today conferred the distinguished serv ice medal upon Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Since MacArthur had been awarded a previous DSM during the World War, the decoration today took the form of a bronze oak-leaf cluster to be attached to his distinguished service medal. The presentation was in the presence of the war de partment general council of ranking officers. BURLESQUE HOUSES CLOSED New York, Sept. 5.—(UP)—Burlesque houses closed today when dancers and chorus girls went on strike, charging their art had been reduced to the level of coolie labor—$21 for an 84-hour week. The strikers are members of the Burlesque Artists association. Angrily protest ing a 12-hour day, 7-day week, the comely strik ers gathered ir\ front of the Republic theater on 42nd street, just west of Broadway, where the Minsky Brothers, burlesque impressarios, were in conference. f Orders All Injured Promptly Cared For—Caskets Will Be Provided For Dead—All Will Get Full Military Funerals at Home or Arlington # Hyde Park, N. Y., September 5 — (UP) — President Roosevelt today ordered a searching study to determine why veterans on the Florida Keys were not rescued before the hurricane hit and why safety precautions were not taken at their camps in advance. Concerned over the deaths of the men in their flimsy shelters directly in the path of the West Indies storm, Mr. Roosevelt, it was announced by the Summer W'hite House Scovill Company Declares Dividend A 25 per cent quarterly div idend was voted this after noon by directors of the Sco vill Manufacturing company, payable October 1 on stock of record September 16th. The amount is the same as has been paid quarterly for sev eral years. PASSENGERS ON STRANDED SHIP DESCRIBE SCENE Many Were Scared Almost to Death—Officers Kept Up Their Courage BY CEIiIA ItATTEX (Copyright, 1935, by United Press) Miami, September 5 — (UP) — Monday night soon after tho Dixie crashed into the reef and held fast, while the hurricane whined about us and we seemed in Imminent danger of death, the radio antenna was blown down. There we were, on an apparently sinking boat, with no radio to send an SOS. Even to me, a land lubber, it was a peril ous situation. An Unknown Hero But the radio was not out long. Some unknown hero, I undestood it was a passenger, but I've since beard it was a member of the :rew, climbed the mast in that errible wind which was blowing at 120 miles an hour, and fixed it. Ho risked death every inch he :limbed up that mast. But ho did restore the radio and our SOS summoned the rescue ships. Mon lay morning when we entered the •ulf, the weather was very rough >ut most of the passengers were en oying themselves. The wind in sreased steadily in velocity until by ate afternoon it was at full hurri ;ane velocity. But I didn’t realize :here was any danger and I am sure no other passengers did. When we piled up on the reef, I still didn't think it meant much. (Continued on Page 4.) i uci c, 4ia.D taiicu vu viciii r laun a* Hines, veterans’ administrator, and Harry Hopkins, FKRA head, to designate persons to conduct the study. Three Point Program The president hastily mapped out a three-point program in con nection with rehabilitation of those men who survived the storm. He ordered: 1. Prompt hospitalization for Injured and ill, 2. Complete rehabilitation with all speed. 3. Caskets for the dead, the bodies to be sent home and given full military burial. In cases where next of kin wishes government to retain body, burial to be with full (Continued on Page S) 749 MISSING IS REPORT ISSUED BY MIAMI PAPER Very Many Stories Come Out of the Zone Hit By Hurricane BY ED DICKSON' (Copyright, 1935, by United Press) Miami, September 5—(UP)— Rescue parties today penetrated Into sections of the hurricane de vastated Florida Keys completely isolated since the raging winds killed between 300 and 750 men, women, and children Monday night. They found scenes of undescrlb able horror — Bodies buried in sand and mud, bodies smashed into the roots of up-rooted trees, all habitations smashed into the ground—that tended to confirm the highest estimates of the dead. While the last of the approxi mately 500 Injured, the survivors and the recovered bodies were be ing brought to Miami and Home stead, 26 miles south of here, the hurricane that cut a path of death across the Keys and one of destruc tion up western Florida crossed in to Georgia, diminishing in velocity. The weather bureau at Jackson ville located Its center early today (Continued on Page 4.) \ NO CHANGES FOR QUEBEC LIQUOR Quebec, Que., Sept. 5—(UP)— Denial that there would be any change in the Province’s method of vending liquor, as was stated recently in a Boston newspaper, was made today by Premier L. A. Taschereau. "That story,” Taschereau said, ‘‘was born in the imagination of some reporter.” The newspaper was said to have stated that Quebec intended abandoning its liquor commission because It was losing money and that before the end of the year the province would revert to the old, pro-prohibition regime of ‘‘pubs". Tashcreau said the liquor com mission was still a paying propo sition and that while profits have not been as large in recent years "they are still very substantial.” — - TREASURY BALANCE Washington, Sept. 5—(UP)—Gov ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to Sept. 3rd compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses I,list Yen* 31,268,264,963.40 3338,631,316.86 Receipts 3593,307.421.76 3514,593,092.82 Deficit 3674,957,641.71 3474,038,223.98 Cash Balance $1,553,627,325.13 $2,151,458,076.38 dmk1H3o gmus \ZJ*t6l3TtaCD lAS.lizJ fHTtHT OfFKt I m/AMT n «om£ OU\/&o . STUffBV: