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Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

Congress night start probe to find out what con-
nection if any, there IS between the underakers and
the bootleggers
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

We ought to call it the Imperial County Best instead
Of the Imperial County Fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

French cabinets these days last about as long as an
ice cream cone at Sunday school picnic
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

Many vaieyites getting ready to prove tomorrow
that the automobiles popularity has not made Judging
horse flesh lost art.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

Sickago is more appropriate name for the Lake
Michigan metropolis lust now.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

And many will doubtless find out that not every
horse that looks good can stay out in front.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

Those snimrly dances had last night were caused
ely Old Dame Nature hearing the carnival music at th
fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

Ne can fine pile of bricks from the office WIN
dow, and hope they still there on March IT,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

The state recently released 100
phca7ants on tine Burton ranch, near
Eisinire, Riverside County, and
mere will be sent later.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-26

The appointments ot Chas. N.
Kane and ". II. Hansen rs deputy
shrriffs were placed on file in the
county clerks office this morning.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
Screen Actress Sued in
 Alienation Proceedings

Los Angeles, Sept. IT (UP) - Edwina Booth, screen actress, stole the love of Renault Duncan Renaldo, actor, while they were on film location trip to South Africa, Renaldos wife charged in s50,000 damage suit in superior court today.
 Mrs. Renaldo charged that a romance between the two began when they left for Africa to film Trader Horn," in which Miss Booth was leading woman. The suit also accused Miss Booth of persuading Renaldo to secure a divorce last January. Mrs. Renaldo said she was com pelled to submit to the divorce on her husbands threat that he would place her in an insane asylum.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
SKELETONS CLUE ID
 ANCIENT GOLD MINE
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it-$92O0 the last day he worked it, he said years later. Several MeXi- cans and Indians worked for Bragg, as we'll as Irish Charlie Reilly.
 The tradition here is that Bragg quit the mine and was afraid" to return. He died penniless in 1915. after wasting his fortune ''plunging" on race horses.
 The story also is that Reilly brag- ged in drunken moment that he had come upon three Indians and a Mexican working the mine and that he paid 'em all off with bull let's" He said he buried the bodies near the mine and defied anyone to find the spot.
 He never went back, for shortly after his boast three men rode into NeWhall and killed him.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17

withdraw in time to have his name removed from the ballot. The pres ent mayor of Boston. James M. Cur ley, precipitated an acrimonious dis pute with other democratic leaders when he urged that Fitzgerald be named, despite his withdrawal, and assailed Ely as an enemy of the Irish race. Ely succeeded, neverthe- less. in carrying Boston and ran up a heavy lead in the remainder of the state.
 Reports from 1869 precincts in this contest gave Ely 113,397 votes, Fitzgerald S1,162 and John J. Cum mings of Boston 12,124.
 By the Associated Press.
 Out of the welter of yesterdays primary voting in three states Philip F. La Toilette appeared today the republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin and William M. Butler of Massachusetts was the likely choice of the republicans of his state for the senate. Governor ldllh VI. tilbl was IellOllllIdttu DS the Massachusetts republicans. La Toilette, brother of Senator Robert M. La Toilette, had a steadily widening lead for the nomination over Governor Walter J. Kohler and appeared to have wrested control of the party in the state from the conservative element which the lat ter represented. Strong supporters of Kohler conceded defeat. Butler, former chairman of the republican national committee, had much smaller but steadily grow ing margin over Eben s. Draper, his wet opponent in the contest for the seat now held by the republican senator, Frederick H. Gillett. Coolidge in Lead
 Marcus A. Coolidge of Fitchburg led Joseph r. Mcconnell of Boston for the democratic nomination to the same office. Three other candi- dates in the race had dropped far behind. Both leading contestants are vets.
 The democratic opponent 10 Gov ernor Allen will be Joseph T. Ely of Westfieid, whose nomination for the governorship was conceded by former Mayor John J. Fitzgerald of Boston, his nearest opponent
 New York states primaries. in which national interest was limited 10 nominations for the house, showed the defeat of Representative s. Wallace Dempsey, republican. Of Lockport, veteran chairman of the house rivers and harbors commit tee. His successful opponent, Gresham Andrews. favored dry law 'repeal.
 Representative Ruth Baker Pratt was given the republican renomina- ton in the "silk stocking" 18th district. Upsets did not appear like ly in the other races.
 A convention of Delaware demo- crats yesterday chose former sena- tor Thomas r. Bayard, a wet. as their candidate for the seat held by | the republican senator, Daniel A. i Hastings The latter, a dry, has his partys nomination to succeed him. self. A plank advocating repeal of i the 18th amendment went into the democratic state platform. l Lieutenant Governor Ernest F.
 Rogers was the dry choice of Con- necticut's republican convention, The denocratic candidate ic nr
 Wilbur L. Cross, dean emeritus ot
 Yale university graduate school
 who Is a wet. The republican plat
 form called for restoration of liquor
 control 10 the states while the
 democrats advocated repeal of the
 18th amendment and the Volstead
 act.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
ICE BOX BANDITS
 GET PRISON TERMS,
 FOR H0LDUP HERE
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of New Britain, pleaded guilty to the charge of theft, and Walter Toczko, 19, of New Britain pleaded guilty to attempted breaking and entering.
 Robert H. BpAde, charged with trespass in Pennington, forfeited his bond.
 George German, alias Peter Saul, pleaded not guilty to the charge of obtaining money under false pre- tences, and chose trial by jury. He was arrested on complaint of Miss Mae Booth of Cedar street this city,
 John Gazda of New Britain, charged with breaking and entering, pleaded guilty.
 Joseph A. Kunz, charged with reckless driving in Berlin, pleaded not guilty and elected trial by the court.
 Charles T. Quinn of Berlin plead- ed guilty to the charge of violation of the rules of the road.
 John Vincent, communist, pleaded not guilty to the charge of breach of the peace and elected trial by the court.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
TWO YANKEES VIE
 FOR GOVERNORSHIP
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and the political talk around the "old cracker barrel"
 In school Rogers was known as a "plodder" and his progress was achieved slowly and only at the cost of strong effort; Cross was the leading scholar of Mansfelds Tit tie red schoolhouse" and went on to Yale university and a career of international prominence in scholas- tic circles.
 Rogers Chary
 Accuracy and care have been watchwards of Rogers during his entire life; his friends say. He all ways played safe; each step forward found him thoroughly familiar with the ground he had been over.
 In politics Rogers was willing to proceed slowly and always at the will of the party leaders. One goal, however, has been in his mind since he was a poor farm boy; he was determined, according to close aequaintances, that one day he should be governor
 Fellow citizens of New London, knowing him as a prominent grain merchant and banker, made him mayor. Later he served in the state house of representatives and can organization decided to reward Rogers with the state treasurership. This post had long been known as a political dead end" however, and Rogers hesitated
 According to the story his friends tell, J. Henry Roraback promised Rogers he would be advanced from state treasurer successively to lieu tenant governor and governor. There were rumors for weeks be- fore the republican state convention that the state chairman might de- eide to draft Governor John II. Trumbull against the latter's wishes for another term but Rogers re- called the assurance he had received and steadily went about prepara- tions for accepting the nomination.
 In his home city, Rogers is known as a ''joiner.' He served in the National Guard and the volun- teer fire company is q deacon of the Baptist church, and belongs to the Knights Templars, Shriners and 32d degree Masons. He is active in historical societies and is a past president-genera of the Sons of the American Revolution.
 The republican nominee is strong ly opposed to liquor and himself abstains from the use not only of intoxicants but also of tobacco.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
Personalities Used

Albany, N. Y, Sept. IT LP-Per- sonalities and party organization backing counted more, apparently, in yesterdays primary election than the attitude of the various candidates toward the wet and dry controversy.
 Democratic aspirants for congress sional and legislative nominations were not embarrassed by the prohi- bition question, as all of them were wet.
 On the republican side, however, prohibition was an issue in the ante primary campaigns; but the results of the balloting indicated that the electorate generally supported can- didates backed by the party organi- zation of those who were seeking re- nomination. regardless of their atti- tude toward prohibition.
 An exception was noted in the 10th congressional district, where Repre- sentative s. Wallace Dempsey, chair man of the ribers and harbors com mittee of the house, was defeated for republican renomination by Wal ter Gresham Andrews. Dempsey was charged by his opponent with not having declared himself on the prohibition question. Andrews was an avowed enemy of the 18th amend ment.
 Tolley Unsuccessful
 In the 34th district, along the dry southern tier of counties, Harold S. Tolley, a dry who was supported by a number of reform organizations, was unsuccessful in his fight to pre- vent the renomination of Represen- tative John D. Clarke, republican. Tolley in his campaign referred re-
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
La Toilette Takes Lead

Milwaukee, Sept. 17.-(UP)- Phillip F. La Toilette, son of the late Fighting Bob" virtually was con- ceded the republican nomination for Walter J. Kohler, millionaire manus facturer and defender of the Hoover administration.
 The United Press tabulation of returns from 941 of 2,S26 precincts gave La Toilette 126,071 votes and Kohler 93,290.
 From the figures now available it appears that we have lost the campaign" George L. Gilkey, chair man of the state republican commit
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17

115 to 95. Bayards republican op- ponent is Senator Daniel o. Hast ings, who is running on a dry plat form. John J. Raskob, chairman of the democratic national commit tee, was among the spectators at the conve1tion.
 The democratic platform advo- cates the repeal of the 18th amend ment and the Volstead law and asks the return to the states of control of liquor. This plan. proposed by MT. Bayard, was adopted with but few dissenting votes. It also urges the repeal of the Klair law, the state prohibition enforcement act, and seeks the passage of law that would permit physicians to prescribe liquor for medical purpose. It op- poses the return of the saloon in any form.
 Appeals for Loyalty
 After Bayard's nomination, Marvel made an appeal to the convention for party loyalty. This is the first time my name has been before you for public office" he said. 'Inas- much as time takes it's toll of men, it Is quite likely that my name never will be presented to you again. I have no grudge whatever. To my friends who have stood for me I now ask that you support your party candidate with the same earnestness that you supported me"
 Irreconcilable drys, who stormed out of the convention after Marvel had been defeated threatened to support Hastings and the whole re- publican state ticket in November Bayard smiled when these reports came to him and remarked that Liberal republicans who will vote democratic this year will more than atone for whatever dry defections there may be from the democratic ranks"
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17

peatedly to reputed declaration or Representative Clarke that his per- sonal views regarding prohibition did not matter so, long as he voted dry in accordance with the wishes of the electors in his district. Tolley also maintained that Clarke had failed to live up to a promise to retire from congress at the expiration of his term in consideration of Tolley with drawing from primary fight against him two years ago.
 Charles D. Willard, political ward of the veteran Westchester county leader, William L. Ward, won a tri- angular contest for republican nom- ination in the 18th district. Willard was in the unusual position of being considered too wet by one opponent and too dry by the other.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
Ely Wins Contest

Boston, Sept. IT P-Governor Frank G. Allen, republican dry, and Joseph B. Ely of Westfield, demo- cratic modificationist, were nomi- mated by their respective parties to oppose each other in the Massachu- setts gubernatorial election in No vember, according to primary re- turns tabulated here today. William M. Butler, dry, and Marcus A. Coo- lidge, wet, were leading in close races for the republican and demo- cratic nominations, respectively for United States senator.
 Allen, who did not campaign but stood on his record as governor, was renominated by an overwhelm- ing majority over former Mayor John D. Devir of Maiden. who like wise did not campaign actively Devir did not make an issue of pro- hibition but announced himself as a candidate representing the common people.
 Elys nomination was conceded by his opponents, John J. Cummings of Boston, and John r. Fitzgerald. a former Boston mayor, long before the tabulation of the vote had near ed completion. Fitzgerald actually had withdrawn from the contest be- cause of i'll health but there re- mained insufficient time to remove his name from the ballot. Mayor James M. Curley of Boston had urged Fitzgerald's nomination and suggested that if he were nominated and could not run the democratic state committee could substitute an- other candidate. He attacked Ely as a foe of the Irish race, which drew a prompt rejoinder from other democratic leaders, endorsing Ely. Coolidges nomination seemed probable with returns in from 11S5 Or the states 1649 precincts. Butler ran ahead of his nearest wet op- ponent, Eben s. Draper, 104,742 votes to 93331 at this point.
 Gillis Far Behind
 Andrew J. "Bossy' Gills Bad Boy" mayor of Newburyport, who ran as a moist in the republican senatorial fight, trailed far behind the other two candidates. The 11S5 precincts reported gave him 13,7S2 votes.
 The vote for Coolidge in 11S5 precincts. with Boston complete, was 52,231. Joseph F. O'Connell of | Boston, former representative in congress was next in the five cor nered fight with 39,711 votes and 1 Thomas C. O'Brien, former Suffolk county district attorney. was third with 30,157 votes. All three are wet Former Governor Eugene N. Toss and Peter J. Joyce, Boston drys, were in the ruck. They had S.623 and 4,166 votes. respectively at this point.
 The same precincts gave Ely 76,- 233 votes, Fitzgerald 59,716 and Cummings S,O79.
 Allen, rolled up 193,411 votes to 12,7O7 for Devir in these 11S5 pre- ! cincts.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17

tee, and Thomas E. Coleman, cam paign director for Gov. Kohler said.
 They said that if later returns do not change the results, Wisconsin is suffering a greater loss than the voters now realize
 At Kohler headquarters here, party leaders attributed the probable defeat of Kohler to burden of carrying Hoover"
 La Toilette, whose father founded the progressive wing of the republic an party. stressed the full dinner pail' issue throughout his intense campaign and accused the national administration of responsibility for depression.
 Prohibition Not Issue
 Prohibition was not an issue as both candidates had announced in favor of changing the dry laws.
 The probable defeat of Gov. kohler was a surprise and shock to his followers The governor left his manufacturing business at Koh- Ter two years ago to enter politics when he was drafted for the regu- lar republican ticket. He was, elected by a large majority the first time he ever ran for office. His followers be- lieved his popularity had grown during his two years in office.
 Sheboygan county, where Kohler was acquitted last spring of violating the states corrupt practices act by excessive expenditures during his 1928 campaign, proved loyal to it's home candidate by giving him an early lead of 1,500 votes over La Toilette.
 The younger son of the famous "Fighting Bob" and brother of the present Sen. Robert M. La Toilette, Jr.. played a prominent part in the Kohler trial although it was not a courtroom part.
 Early returns showed other progressive candidates holding slight margins over the regular re- publican ticket which was headed by kohler.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
M'CONAUGHY ADMITS
 VETS MAY BE RIGHT
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to curb your own wishes somewhat for the social good"
 In speaking of the necessity for enlarging their definitions of the world and mankind, President Mo Conaughy asserted that "the col lege students of today will probably find Russia the greatest challenge to their business ability and theo- ries of government tomorrow"
 NO thinking man. he said, "can so shrink his horizon as to condemn blindly the principles upon which one-twelfth of the population Of the world, inhabitating one-slXth Of the surface of the globe are now living A real conception of soviet govern ment is essential Of any one who would understand world rela- tions today. Furthermore if wa would know mankind, we must re- define our own responsibilities 10 democracy. Our greatest city has had its name mired by scandals in it's judgeship, and our oldest com monwealth has for the first time in 300 years debarred certain public officials, who, alas were themselves college graduates"
 The matriculation service today officially began the tooth college year. recalling the fact that the college first opened it's doors on September 21, 1881. The celebration of It's centennial has been set for October 10 to 12, 1881.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
Allen Street Crossing
 / Hearing on Sept. 24

Hartford, Sept. 17 R)-The petit tion of the New Haven railroad company for approval of plans for the proposed relocation of Allen street grade crossing in the city ot New Britain will be. heard by the public utilities commission on Wed- nesday, September A, at 10:S0 a. m.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
Wet-Dry Battle

Dover. Del, Sept. IT (P-A clear cut wet and dry fight at the gen. eral election in November in Dela- ware loomed today as a result of the nomination by the democratic state convention of former Senator Thomas F. Bayard for the United States senate.
 Bayard. an avowed wet, was nominated yesterday for both the short and the long term. He de- feated Josiah Marvel democratic national committeeman, who was supported by the drys, by a vote of
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
Mans Ears Are Boxed By Members of Family
 For Visiting Neighb0r

Investigating a complaint that there was disturbance at 23 West street, Officers Daniel J. Cosgrove and James Kelly learn ed last evening that Michael Mar topey, who lives with his wife and children at that address, was in another tenement in the , house with aswoman who lives there, when his mother came home.
 She and Martopey's sister repri- manded him and ordered him to stay out of the woman's tenement~ and in the argument which en- sued he became abusive. with the result that he was soundly boxed about the ears. The officers ob- served scratches on his face and ears but made no arrests as none of the principals wanted to go to court.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17
SETTLED OUT OF COURT

Settlement in the suit Of Sam Paul against Joseph Larocco and others was settled before it was heard in the court of common pleas today. The case was appealed from the city court of New Britain.
 Negotiations were made by Attor- neys Bernard L. Albert and Monroe S. Gordon for the plaintiff and At. torney Harry Milkowitz for the de- fendant.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-17

Dry Favored
 Congressman Frederick W. Dal- finger, dry republican, appeared as sured of renomination over Michael A. Fredo, his wet opponent In the eighth distict In the democratic contest in the same district, John P. Brennan appeared to be winning from Michael J. Mahoney. Both are vets. Dallinger had a vote of 12,- scr from 54 of the 11S precincts iii the district, against 1879 for Fredo. Brennan led Mahoney 2,453 to 1,150 in the same returns.
 Dewitt Clinton DeWolf was first ir a field of five vets in the first congressional democratic contest. Ninety-two of the 13S precincts gave DeWolf 2,043 votes against l. 330 for Thomas F. Cassidy, 1,0S3 for William A. O'Hearn, 302 for Hugh Mclean and 1S4 for George F. Haggerty. The winner will op- pose Congressman Allen T. Tread way in November Treadway had no opposition for renomination by the republicans.
 Joseph B. Ely of Westfield, a modificationist, was chosen by the democrats as their gubernatorial candidate to oppose Governor Frank G. Allen, a dry renominated by the republicans by an overwhelming ma jority.
 The contest for the republican nomination for Senator was a closely fought affair. Butler, former sena- tor and former chairman of the re- publican national committee, clung to a magin of varying size over his principal wet oponent, Eben s. Draper. Returns from Massachu- setts' 355 towns and cities were gathered and tabulated. But, until near the end of the count, Draper always apeared to be in a position that might enable him to overtake his opponent. In Boston, less than 200 votes separated the candidates when the count of this city's 339 precincts was completed, Draper carrying the state capital.
 With 1869 of the states 1649 pre- cincts reports, Butler had a vote of 150,223 to 141,763 which, it was ap- parent, formed a handicap which Draper could not surmount in the remaining precincts.
 Vets Defeated
 Coolidge ran up a comfortable lead over his nearest opponests. Thomas C. O'Brien, former district attorney of Suffolk county and for mer Congressman Joseph F. O'Con- nell. to win the democratic sena- torial nomination. Both O'Connell and O'Brien are vets.
 Coolidge's vote in 1869 precincts was 7S,6G7 to 52,695 for O'Conncll and 43,531 for O'Brien. The two dry democratic candidates for senator, former Governor Eugene N. Foss and Peter J. Joyce, were never serious contenders, polling only 12,- 423 and 6,091, respectively in the same precincts.
 Allen swamped his opponent, John l'' I|'FI H. lOl lll'l illti Ol ol NLdlitll winning an average of more than 12 votes to every one for Devir. Devir campaigned little and Allen, not at all, standing on his record as governor All but so precincts in the state gave Allen 282,9SS votes and Devir 23,165.
 Ely, conceded the democratic nomination for governor by his two oponents, at a comparatively early hour, continued to roll Up an in creasing plurality as later returns were reported. John F. Fitzgerald, | former Boston mayor, forced from l the contest by ill health, did not