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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

Fort Smelling, Minn. The man who couldn't even load gun" when he enlisted in the U. s. Army II years ago has earned the reputa- tion to-day of being the "most dec- orated marksman in the service"
 He is Sergeant Major Frank B. Moran, holder of 26 medals and in- numerable records. Sergeant Moran is 32 and hopes to win 100 medals before retiring from the army. He enlisted in 1916 at the age of IS but did not start on his medal-win- ming spree until 1924.
 When I took up shooting as a hobby, 1t turned out that I had a natural knack for hitting the bulls eye," Sergeant Moran declares Two medals are claiming my at- tention now. They art the distin- guished marksman's medal for ex- pert rifle shooting and the distin- guished pistol shot medal, two of the highest army awards, given only to soldiers representing an army post team at national match and qualifying in both individual and team championship finals"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

The Boys club track team will hold it's annual meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock for the election of officers. The coming road races in East Portchester and Norwich will be voted upon, and the club expects to send a strong team to both places.
 Baseball
 The Boys Club Aces will cross bats tonight at 6:15 with the Town Plot Eagles at Hamilton Park, No 2 diamond. Manager Winnie Zenick requests all players to be at the Boys Club at 5:30 o'clock. AL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
LAST NIGHTS FIGHTS

VBy VTItVU T HCs5T -.
 At New York-Leo Dazzo, 132, New York, deefated Mike Sarko' 133, Williamsburg, N. Y., (6); ROD, ert Sirvain, 132. France, defeaded Nick Desalvo, 131, New York, (6) :; Reeze Thomas, 1O8, Italy. defeated Benny Saladino, 112, Williamsburg, N. r., (4); Tony Fernandez, 128, San Domingo, and Danny London, 12O1-2, New York, fought a draw (D; Herman Stern, 142. Browns vile, N. Y, knocked out Tommy Pasquale, 131 1-2, Williamsburg, N Y. CD,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
ITALIANS PRACTICE

All candidates for places on the Young Italian A. c. baseball team this season are asked to be at Ham, ilton park diamond tomorrow night at 6:30 o'clock when a practice will start under personal direction of Manager Pete DeLeo. Pitchers, in particular are needed. and any junior league player in the city who wants to try for the team is invited to be on hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
[1()Q@kGN 561dS{ll)E) 561d
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RANDOM NOTES OF A
 BASEBALL TRAVELLER

Gabby Street thinks the Braves are the most improved outfit in the league. .and that Bill McKechnie is the smartest manager he ever saw The experiment of Joe Mccarthy bossing those Yankees around like kids is one of the most interesting in the big leagues this year.. Babe Ruth says the new ball won't make any difference to him he thinks. but admits pitcher will be able to sling sharper curves.
 Jimmy De Shong, rookie pitcher of the As has been waiting to pitch to Mickey Cochrane for years. Jimmy is from Harrisburg and he pitched four shutouts last year in the New York-Penn circuit. thinks he could pitch a few shutouts in the American league this year, but says, T ain't sure yet whether I will or not" :. Asked me If l had seen the Phils yet and warned me not to overlook Pitcher Dutch schesler. "a big. fast guy with a knuckler."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

Al VanCamp of the Boston Red Sox, a first baseman purchased from Des Moines. is setting the hitting pace for the first year men with a mark of .474. He has appeared in games, first as a pinch hitter and recently as a regular, hitting safely In every contest with g hits, includ- Ing 4 doubles, in 19 times at bat.
 Four of Them.
 Only three other rockies have duplicated VanCamp's feat of hit- ting safely .in every game played. Mel Simons of the White Sox has not been stopped in 10 games, while Worthington of the Braves and Heath of the Reds have collected blows in and 5 games respectively.
 Joe Vosmik, Cleveland's sandlot outfielder, started like the proverbial house afire and led both leagues in hitting for the first week, but has secured only one hit in IA times at bat during his last three games. He now is tied for second place among the rockies with Fred Eichrodt of the Chicago White Sox at .4O9. Eich- rodt, New Orleans graduate, has been alternating in right field for the Sox and has made g hits, including two doubles and triple in five games.
 Other outfielders who have clinch- ed regular berths are Arlett of the Phillies, Simons of the White Sox and Worthington of the Braves. H. Walker of the Tigers and Nick Gull lop of the Reds still are playing as regulars but must improve their bat ting marks of .250 and .241 respec- lively to hold their positions. Crab tree, subbing for Eddie Roush as Cincinnati center fielder, has hit only .147 in 8 games and appears destin- ed for a return to the minors.
 Nervous Fielders.
 Johnny Vergez, the New York Giants $40,000 third baseman, and Jim Levey, St Louis Browns short stop, have surprised with their fine hitting but are not living up to ex- pectations in the field. Both were sensational felders and compara- lively weak hitters in the minors and are counted upon to overcome their Mickey Heath, Cincinnati first baseman, has done the best all- around work of the new infielders, hitting $50 and fielding 1000 ip 5 gaEaes. Pickering. Red Sox third baseman, is the only other infielder hitting above the .250 mark and he, VanCamp and Heath are the only rookie infielders with satisfactory fielding averages.
 Look 'Em Over.
 1:he records of the IT rookie reg ulars" to date are: VanCamp, 1b, Red Sox ............... Vosmik, If, Indians .................. Eichrodt, If, White Sox .............. VergeZ, 3b, Giants Heath. 1b. Reds ................... Arlett. If. Phillies ................... Simons, of, White Sox ................ Worthington, If. Braves ............. LeVey, SS, brOWnS Pickering, 3b, Red Sox ............... A Annlinr SS White SOx .A.aaaaaa.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
WILTsE LOOKS GOOD


 Hal Wiltse, a Philly rock, pitched one of the best games of his life in Philadelphia, says he.. It was back in 1926 and he was with the Red Sox then, working against the Athletics. was taken out for a pinch hitter with the score at one-ail in the 18th inning. Ehmke op- posed him. .. and the As won from the pitcher who relieved him. Wiltse is one of the best-looking prospects in the south. He won 19 games in the Texas league last year. and if you think those Tex as league rockies don't stay up there. look at your record book.
 Chuch Klein may be a center field CT for the Phils this year.. Buzz Arlett, big feet and all, probably will be in right.
 If baseball teams were picked on spring form, the Phils are fairly cer- tain to be crowded out of last place this year by the Cincinnati Reds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
TWILIGHT LEAGUE
 READY TO START

Teams desirous of entering the Twilight Baseball League of which Julius Biener is president, are in- vited to have a representative pres ent tomorrow night at 8 o'clock when a meeting of the loop will be held in the Biener-Conroy sport shop on East Main street, for the purpose of organizing for the 1881 season. Postoffice, winner of the pennant last year will be on hand this season to defend their laurels, while Waterbury Gas, Packers, Wordens, Telephone and Farrell are expected to put teams on the field. The league games will be played at Hamilton park Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
Washing Play Of First Year Men Becomes Dned Ln Big Sou
Only v Rookie Regulars" Left h Big Leagues As
 Hitting; Fielding Slunaps
BY. DIXON STEWARTR (Unitctf Press Stan Correspondent)

, New York, April 29-(UP) Rockies flowers that fade. "
 With the first two weeks of the completed only H newcomers continuing to appear regularly in major league box number these rookie regulars are danger of losing their berths.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
H =
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standings {
Games Yesterday.

Games Yesterday. New York 2, Washington z (called in 14th, darkness). Chicago 6, Detroit 5. Cleveland 10, St Louis Q0 in nings). Phi1ad 1phia at Boston (cold weather).
 Games Today. New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston. St Louis at Cleveland. Detroit at Chicago.
 Games Tomorrow. St Louis at Chicago. Cleveland at Detroit. Washington at Boston. New York at Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday. New York 3, Brooklyn 2. Philadelphia 9, Boston 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
Games Tomorrow.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

Games Tomorrow. New Haven 6, Hartford 3. Albany 4, Springfield O: Norfolk z, Bridgeport 5. Richmond F, Allentown 10.
 Games Today. Hartford at New Haven. Allentown at Richmond. Bridgeport at Norfolk. Springfield at Albany.
 Games Tomorrow. Albany at Springfield. Allentown at Norfolk. Bridgeport at Richmond. New Haven at Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
MAJOR LEAGUE
 LEADERS
(BY United Pressl

The following averages compiled by the United Press include games played Tuesday, April 28.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

though defeated by the St Mary's last Saturday by the score of to s, the Aces are out to win tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

Regular air service between Man. king and Peiping, China, has been inaugurated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29
BOYS CLUB SPORTS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-29

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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

Adding in one year approximate
" s26 ,00O, 900 to the revenue OF the
dairy farmers of the state, the but
terfat production goal set by the
University of California Agricultur-
al Extension Service has been
reached. In making this announce
ment. Director B. II. Crocherop
points out that the average butter
fat production has been raised in
eight years from 1921 pounds per
COW per year, to 1855 pounds.
In 1922 Professor Crocheron not
iced that the dairy cows Of Califor-
MIA, 502 AIS in number, averaged
but 1872 pounds Of butter fat for
the year 1920 In Humboldt coun-
ty the poorer half Of the COWS II
a testing association averaged 265
pounds He chose that figure as a
goal, and the statistics just released
by Dr.. NJ. z. Mcdonald, chief Of the
bureau of dairy control, state de-
partmSnt of agriculture, show thai
in 1890 the ST. $50 dairy COWS in the
state produced Isl ,539 $50 pounds Of
butterfat. a higher average thar
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
RUTTERFAT PRODUCTION IN
STATE REACHES HIGH MARK

the 265 pound goal that had been
set.
The program for this improve
ment, carried out by G. E. Gordon,
extension dairy specialist, contained
five points: more and better COW
testing associations, wider use OF
good purebred dairy bulls, better
feeding practices. better care OF
dairy cattle. and more control and
eradication of cattle diseases.
Cows under test grew in number
until in 1926 there were $4,000, in
1923. 75, 900 and in 1880 almost 100,-
600. Cows were discarded by the
thousands when testing showed
them unprofitable; 5000 were
culled out last year.
When the campaign was started
in 1922, says Professor Crocheron,
most people thought the goal mere
ly a distant star at which to shoot.
However, as farm advisors and their
assistants went to work, dairy de-
partments were organized in farm
bureaus, COW testing organizations
started, and testers employed, in
/ terest grew by leaps and bounds
and it soon became evident there
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
Fiction

Orange Valley by Howard Ba-
ker; of family's struggle on the
fruit farms of California
"Pigboats," by Edward Ellsberg;
a vivid portrayal of life on a SUBJ
marine, of the sinking of the ship
to the bottom of the sea.
Two Thieves" by Manuel Kom-
rolf; daring exploits and mad ad-
venture of the two thieves who were
crucified at Calvary.
THE Documents in the Case" by
Dorothy Sayers; a detective story
The House of Darkness by
Charles Scoggins; five people
trapped in the jungle on their way
to the stronghold of the Maya Sc
cret.
That Evening in Shanghai" by
Paul Thorne; adventure, mystery
and romance in this story of inter
national intrigue.
Non-fiction
The Barretts of Wimpole Street.
by Rudolf Besier.
Prehistoric Man." by George s
Duncan.
IN by E." by Rockwell Kent
THE Evolution of Culture" bJ
julius Lippert.,
"A Warrior Who Fought Custer,
by Thomas Marquis.
THE Religion OF Man." by Ra-
bindranath Tagore.
Isabella of Spain" by William
Thomas Walsh.
Flying The Arctic" by George
Wilkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Cleanup Waged
At County Jail

There is nothing scandalous about
the big clean up campaign under
way today at the county jail.
That is. unless 1t is scandalous
for the prisoners to be put to work.
Anyway, Jailer Eddie Nett has de-
clared war on dirt, and sent his
charges with brush and scraper to
the battle front, which just at
present is in the basement Of the
county jail.
Some 20 or more prisoners today
were busily engaged in scraping the
sides and ceilings of the kitchen
and three other rooms in the
county Jail basement, preparatory
to painting the entire place with a
coat of white paint.
Taken in connection with the
cleanout yesterday that resulted in
approximately 400 blankets being
sent to the laundry, the cleaning
up of the basement seems TO indi-
cate a general spirit of cleanliness
about the bastille.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

was a possibility of attaining the
desired objective.
That there might be no argument,
the figures used at the start and
those at the finish were taken from
the census reports. "Of course,
says Professor Crocheron, ''it just
happens that the production is ex-
actly at the figure set, but it didn
just happen that this great increase
in production was made. 1t was
planned and executed. Before this
campaign, production per cow had
increased at the rate of but six
tenths of a pound per year. over
a 20-year period.
Professor Crocheron says the
program will apply to any field OF
agriculture, and gives the recipe for
accomplishing it.
Study the industry; find simple
and feasible program for its i'm
provement.
Set a goal within the bounds OF
reasonable possibility.
Employ a sufficient number OF
competent men so that they can
reach individual farmers on their
farm homes in personal contact
Pay them a living wage and keer
them at work.
Stick to the program and methods
through thick and thin.
Read the Classified Section.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
WAVING GIRL
SEEN NO MORE
AT SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH, Ca, June 20. U.P)-
Sayannahs waving girl. one Of
the most picturesque figures of the
Atlantic coast, has left her seaside
home to take up life in a city house
II miles from the ocean over which
she has kept watch for many years.
No vessel coming into this port
from the open sea or leaving on a
voyage to other parts of the world
has passed Elba Island without a
wave from the girl who is really
elderly Miss Florence Martus.
Her brother, Charles Martus, was
relieved of his duties as keeper of
the lights along the lower Savan-
nah river, And when brother and
sister came to the city, the latter
received subscription gathered for
her by the officers and crew of one
of the passenger vessels to which
she had waved. A little painting
of the ship accompanied it, and
other ship crews and even school
children were invited to contribute.
Standing on the porch of the Ell
ba Island cottage and waving her
handkerchief, the lonely woman had
become almost as commonplace a
sight as Tybee lighthouse itself.
Even at night the sentinel-like fig
ure greeted passing vessels with a
waving lantern, and liner and
tramp alike received the saluta-
tion with faithful regularity
throughout the years. In the minds
of all sailors who have dropped here
the port and Miss Martus are syn
onymous.
There is legend that she was
waving for lover who went to sea
during her youth and for whom
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
LATVIA PREMIER
GRADUATED FROM
YANKEE COLLEGE

LINCOLN, Neb., June 90 (U.P)-
\ scarlet and cream banner bearing
the words University of Nebraska"
hangs in the office of the Premier
of Latvia, at Riga, Latyia.
Karl Ullman, premier of the little
republic that was Topped off OF
Russia at the close of the World
War, took the banner with him
when he went back to his naRve
country to lead a peasants party
and become head of the govern
ment,
It was just % years ago that Ull-
man left the university with a ba-
chelor of science degree earned in
agriculture. Ullman went to Tex
as. He became a cheese maker IN
a dairy. Then. as college graduates
often do, he dropped out of sight.
Not even his closest friends knew
where he had gone.
The next that was heard of the
young college graduate was years
later A message came:
Il am now President OF Latvia
-Karlis Ulmanis."
Friends turned to their revamped
geography books. Where was Lat
via? Karl Ullman, one time hard
working college boy had become a
president.
Ullman returned to his native
country just after the war. SO the
story goes. He became the country's
first president after he had organ
lied a peasants party. He has in
troduced modern dairy and agricul-
tllre methods in his country, and
has sponsored the building of mod
ern roads.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FLYING LEAF

Uncle Wiggily.. and the Lady
Mouse Teacher from the Hollow
Stump School had taken all the ami
nal boy and girl pupils to the woods
to look for a. butterfly with spots
on his wings like the eyes of Mr.. To
Woo, the owl bird. BY means OF
these spots the butterfly could fool
the hungry birds who wanted TO
nibble him.
In the woods Baby Bunty found
what she thought was walking
stick, but it was alive and had legs
and it very much surprised her and
the other children. Uncle Wiggily
had just finished telling the chill
dren that this insect was made 10
look like a stick so it could also fool
the birds, when, as I told you in the
last story, something happened.
What is it, Uncle Wiggily?"
softly squeaked Miss Mouse, for she
did not want any of her pupils to be
harmed on this woodland excur-
sion.
at is some animal, or bird, COM
ing through the woods" whispered
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Published By
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. INC.
IS 1T HOT?
W. c. COSTELLO
Manager

Imperial Valley is such a terrible
place in the summer and June is part
OF the summer.
One just can't live here during the day
and even the nights are horribly hot.
That is what many people outside the
valley believe, and their belief is generally
founded either on ignorance or on the
wild stories told them by residents of the
valley.
Reports from the midwest as this is
written show II persons died as a result
of heat wave. Eight of these deaths
were directly caused by excessive heat.
The remainder were from accidents to
persons seeking relief from the heat.
One doesn't need red flannel under
wear in Imperial Valley during the day
time at this season of the year. That is
certainly true 1t is equally true that
thus far there have been no excessively
warm days during June. And the nights?
If anyone can manufacture more de-
lightful nights that we have been getting,
we would like to hear about it.
1t is matter of regret that so many of
our people imagine they must get right
out of the valley as soon as school closes.
There is hardly a June in the past de-
cade that has not had a major proportion
of cool weather.
Some persons may think the valley
terrible place. We would rather have
this terrible place at 110 or 115 degrees,
than Chicago, New York, Boston, or even
Los Angeles and San Francisco at 80 to
100 It is less hard on the human sys-
tenn and whole lot less dangerous to life.
And when one recalls that in these
other so-called civilized places, men
must wear their coats, collars and ties
during such weather as they are now
having, the wonder is that there are not
more deaths, and Imperial Valley looms
up as much nicer place in which to
live.
Seventeen deaths? That's sumpin to
think over as Amos says.
Anyhow Mr. Vanderbilt furnished Mr.
Arno with some good subjects for car
featuring.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second Class
Matter.
GALLONS TO REMAIN

Governor Rolph has refused to sign
the bill substituting lethal gas for the
gallows in California executions, and we
don't consider that any great harm has
been done.
If the state insists upon taking hu-
man life one way is about as good as
another as long as it doesn't resort to
the old "hang-draw-and-quarter" style
which was once in vogue in England.
Proponents of gas and of the gallows
have good "sales talks" as it We're, but
the governor evidently decided to let bad
enough alone.
1t seems a pity that the state must
take life at all, but what can be done
with characters like William Edward
Hickman and Gordon Northcott? Those
who can feel any sympathy for such as
these are somewhat overburdened with
the milk OF human kindness. Such a
thing can happen. We shoot mad dog
and think nothing of it, and Hickman
and Northcott were even more danger
Gus than a rabid animal.
There is something repulsive about the
gallows, and while the same feeling does
not exist toward gas chamber, this is
probably due to the fact that we have
not used it. Doubtless it too would be-
come equally repulsive after it had been
used few times.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

General Manager Cronholm re-
ported TO the district board today
that the Volcano Lake levee should
be strengthened in several places
in some of which the water is only
one foot from the top. In the event
of a break in the Ockerson levee
the flood waters would be thrown
against the Volcano Lake levee
which would not be able to stand
the strain in its present condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
SUMMER BOOSTS THEFTs

BUFFALO, N. Y. W.R)-The a.
rival of warm weather has kept the
police department busy. More than
100 bicycles have been stolen. Po-
lice records show the thefts rise
and fall with the thermometer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

Never did industrial activity pre-
vail in the valley during the heat
ed term as 1t has this year Ship
ping activities are at their height.
Hundreds of cars of perishables are
leaving the valley every day
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Iune %. 1911

The contest of the Imperial booze
election is moving through the SUI
periors court with many witnesses
being questioned regarding registra-
tion of some of those alleged to
have voted fraudulently
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

not teach them in school and every
body was happy.
And if the kitchen table will let
the dining room chair take one of
its legs to go to the baseball game
with, I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily's woodland swing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
Pastor Making
Extensive Trip

Rev. Ethel Rose Loomis, founder
of the Foursquare Gospel church
here, who went east for a visit
last June, has prolonged her stay,
doing evangelist work in many east
ern states.
Following a visit to Tennessee,
she expects to head back for Ell
Centro, making a leisurely trip
through the South and Southwest.
During her absence her work here
has been conducted by her mother
and co-pastor, Mabelle Kipp Dent.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

she is still waiting. But Miss Mar
tus has never revealed the reason
for her vigil. Perhaps it was q
token of regard for all mariners.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

The motorist can now pay through the
nose for the fun and cheap gasoline he
has been enjoying for several months.
And right in the summer too.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20
TEN YEARS AGO
June 20. 1921

The supply of alfalfa hay of the
more desirable grades continued to
be light today and prices remained
correspondingly firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-20

Miss Earhart (she declines the Mrs.
Putnam title) may get some consola-
tion from the fact that five mail pilots
got a spanking along with her.