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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
POVERTY STRICKEN MINERS OF OKLAHOMA STAGE FOOD RIOT
 AND NOW AWAIT GOVERNOR

closed. The unemployed took up gardening. Then came the drought. The gardens dried up. As fami- lies used up their reserves, threats of riots became frequent.
 The climax was reached Satur- day when 200 miners marched through the business district. de- manding money. food and other supplies from merchants only a little better off than themselves. The demonstration was orderly under the leadership of the Rev Charles Holmes, miner and pente- costal minister. There was no pill laging.
 The rioters stood in front of the business houses while Holmes told of starving women and children and pleaded for whatever aid could be given tkt,m. Their march coin- pleted. the men went back to the City Hall. where all the supplies and money collected was divided among them by committees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Maurice Lefty" Flynn
 AU American Football
 Star Weeds Fourth Time

garbed in a plain black skirt, pale grey georgette jumper, and black hat. She carried a. spray of orchids. A score of persons watched outside the registry office. but the wedding failed to attract wide attention there.
 The engagement of the couple had been rumored for weeks, but never was admitted by them. Mrs Phipps only recently was divorced from her husband, the wealthy architect. Flynn's third wife was Viola Dana. motion picture star, from whom he was divorced in 1929.
 The marriage was enlivened when the groom vigorously as- saulted a photographer who tried to take pictures.
 The incident occurred when the party arrived from the Princes Row registry office. where the cer-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
BRIDGEPORT HAS
 THE EPIDEMIC
 UNDER CONTROL
Only One New Case in AS Hours and But Two Deaths = New Haven Had One Case

Bridgeport. July 20-(UP)-Au- thorities hoped today to bring Bridgeport's infantile paralysis out break under control, with only one additional case reported within more than 48 hours. Two children have died and third, Arthur Ahern, 8. is bgine kept alive under a mechanical lung" cabinet. The new case. that of John Bondaruk. 13 months old, does not involve respiratory paralysis and so the mechanical breathing device has not been used.
 New Haven, July 20-(UP)-A mechanical lung" arrived here just a few hours too late to save the life of Domenic Pendicini, 4. who died of infantile paralysis at New Haven hospital late yesterday. 1t was dis. closed tody. The lung was ordered from Boston several days ago, be- fore 1t was known that the boy who had been i'll since Thursday. had paralysis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

Eondon. July 20 (UP)-Mau- rice (Lefty) Flynn, erstwhile All American football player and more recently a movie actor, was wed for the fourth time when he mar ried Mrs Paul Phipps--one of the Langhornes of Virginia-here to- day. The ceremony took place quistly at Princes Row registry office. near Buckingham Palace. A reception followed immediately af- terward at the London residence of Baroness Ravensdale, a daugh- ter of the late Lord CurZon.
 The witnesses included the bride grooms father. Joseph Flynn, and brides son. in Jaw, Reginald Grenfell, and few guests, among them were Lady Cynthia Mosley, a sister of Baroness Ravendale's, and Billie, son of Lady Astor. a sister of the brides. The handsome athlete and screen idol wore a dark lounge suit. The bride was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
SIXTEEN KILLED
 IN ACCIDENTS

Boston, July -UP) Six teen persons were killed in motor vehicle accidents in Massachusetts last week, according to the report of Registrar Morgan T. Ryan.
 This was six more than for the previous week.
 Last weeks victims included nine and seven pedestrians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
PRESIDENT CAM PAIG N
 ADVANCES
Europe Affairs Have Not Entirely Obscured the Race for White House Philadelphia Bids for Honor of Republican Convention
By RAYMOND CHAPTER 'Unitcd press Staff COrrcspOndent

Washington. July 20.-(UP)- Only the spectacular importance of the European situation is ob- scuring the fact that the presiden- tial campaign is developing con- siderably ahead of normal sched- ule.
 Philadelphia is making bid here to-day for the republican na- tional convention which will not be held for almost year Though President Hoover is espe- cially ahdous at this time to dis associate himself from party poli- titcs, republican organization &C., tivities are moving actively.
 In California, the state organiza-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
BY SERGEANT DAVID SPICER Mechanic, 5th U. s. Observation Squadron)
 (As told in the United PreSS)

of the collision grinding of wood We hit Lieutenant Lowerys plane underneath Both planes then went apart on the head and cutting my eg the tail of the ship
 After got clear of the plane in midair couldn't seem to find the rip cord of my parachute fell quit piece be- fore I located the rip cord and pulled it.
 landed in tree to side of telephone wire the parachute on one side of the wire and me the other
 In the crash lost wrist watch my wife gave yes terday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
LIGHTNING KILLED PLANT

Denver, July 20-(UP)-Lghtning which struck five persons during storm recently narrowly missed taking sixth victim. Mrs s. P. Thomson was stand ing by her house during the thunder showers, when bolt of lightning struck climbing wild cucumber vine on the porch. The vine was withered instantly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
INDIAN MOUND TO BE SAVED

JonesVille La July 20-(UP)-An Indian mound found near here during the construction of state high way bridge will be preserved, and no buildings road work will the spot. It thought the relics were placed in the mound many years before the dawn of modern American history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
In Preliminary Skirmishes United Sta tes and France Disagree France Wants to Give Big Loan to Germany United States Opposes It Until Confidence Is Restored
END MAY COME
 BY WEDNESDAY
BY WEBB MILLER fGTnifod PraSs Star cOrrcSv,OI

London, July 20-(UP)-Lead- ing statesmen of the great powers converged on London to-day for an emergency meeting to rescue Germany from her financial plight and lay the groundwork for new "Locarno" to promote peace and mutual understanding in Europe.
 The American and British lost no time and held preliminary con ferences prior to the opening of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
ATTACKED BY A TIGRESS

Bolzano, Italy, July 20-(UP)-Carlo Bottlnel1l 27 circus worker, is in the hospital in critical cond- ton from an attack by tigress. The animal leaped on him and mauled him badly before help came He was cleaning the cage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
ONE TINY TAP DID IT

Union City, N. J.. July 20-(UP)-Laura Del Vec- cha 4, tapped on neighbours window, and that in volved the two families in argument that ended with several members injured and plate glass window shat tered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
KING OF SIAM IS BUYER

Purchase, N. Y, July 20-(UP)-King Prajadhl- polk of Siam visiting at the Whteaw Reid estate here, has purchased sound equipment to be installed in his private motion picture theater in Bagkok.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
PETRIFIED TREES PLANTED

Proenix Ariz, July 2O-(UP)-Two petrified trees from Arizonas famous petrfed forest, Holbrook were "planted at the capitol grounds this The beautiful trees of solid rock, placed in bed of concrete and appear to be growing They are approx matey 42 inches in diameter and are four feet high
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
IS FLYING BACK.

Miami. Fla, July 2O.-(UP)- James o. Goodwin Hall. who holds the airplane flight record between Roosevelt Field, l.. l., and Havana, took off for New York at 9:25 e. m. l.. $. T.. to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
SWALLOWED NAIL 28 YEARS AGO

Elmer, N. J., July 20-(UP)-A nail Elmer Snyder swallowed 28 years ago was removed from his chest by a surgeon. Snyder said he remembered swallowing it while mailing crate. Physicians said it slowly worked it's way through intestine and lodged between the lungs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Late Bulletins
ROOSTER WITH TWO HORNS

Porto, July 20-1UP)--A specimen Of a foosteI with two horns, who charges just like bull Tn bull. fighting arena recently added to the collection of the local geological garden, and is now it's feature a- traction. ~ i.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
GORILLA WANDERS IN WOODS

Huntington, L. l., July 20-(UP)-Residents of the Fort Hill section report having gorilla about eight feet tall and terribly hairy roaming nearby fields Its bald headed" they reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
WASN'T SAVED THIS TIME

Worcester Mass July 20-lUP)-A lew hours after two had been awarded hero medals for res cuing him from drowning last May, Xavier Colon 23, of Waltham, was drowned in Lake Quinsigamond yes terday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
DISTRICT ATTORNEY THREATENED

New Orleans, July 20-(UP)-A letter threatening death to all his children unless he dropped prosecution of a certain criminal case received recently by Dis trct Attorney Eugene Stanley. Stanley is bachelor of irreproachable habits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
SEAT PRICE LESS.

New York. July 20.-(UPo--Ar- engagements were made to-day for the sale of New York stock exchange membership at $?35. ooo' a decrease of s1b.000 from the previous sale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Sergeant Spicer
 Tells About His
 Drop From Plane
Head Badly Bumped, Leg Cut, and He Had Difficulty Opening Parachute Fell Into Tree

Telegraph Editors Note: The following story of the collision of two army airpanes over Newngton was given to the United Press by Sergeant David Spcer mechanic in of the planes, who leaped to safety in q parachute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, July 20.--CUP)- The treasury net balance for July F was $33S,724. .669.01.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
} Weather

Thunder Showers Tonight
 and Also On Tuesday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

Complete Weather Report Page 4.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
DEFERS
z ELECTIONS

Possibility that election of a
president and vice-president Of
the Board of Education will be de-
ferred until the appointment by
the justices of the District Su-
preme Court of a new member
was intimated by school officials
today.
The vacancy on the school
board was created with the resig-
nation of DR.. H. Barrett Learned,
president, last week.
Robert L. Haycock, assistant
superintendent of schools, says
the body. has often in the past
postponed reorganization until
the appointment of a new
member.
The terms of office of the vice
president. Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith, expired June 80, and no
one has been elected to fill the
vacancy.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle we're nominated at
the organization meeting in July
for the vice presidency, but elec,
ton was deferred until the first
fall meeting of the board.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
GRAND JURY DUE
To PROBE JOB
RACKET"
Aide Studies Complaints as
Rover Says He Will Act If
Evidence Is Forthcoming

Grand Jury action to stem al
legged "racketeering" methods OF
unethical employment agencies in
Washington loomed today as AS
sistant United States Attorney
William A. Gallagher studied sev.
eral complaints of persons who
charge they have been victimized
in quests for jobs.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover said the matter was in Mr.
GalIagher's hands and whatever
action the assistant recommended
would be taken.
Mr. Gallagher declined to com
init himself to a definite plan OF
action pending a full inquiry.
The announcement from Mr.
Rover was the first indication
his office had taken cognizance
of a situation which is reputed to
be growing worse daily.
Fees Held, No Jobs
Mr.. Gallagher is said to be
looking into a number Of cases
in some of which complainants
say they paid their 81 fees more
than two months ago, and still
are jobless.
Mr.. Rover's Police Court office
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The Washington times., 1931-09-30
N ALL AWAITS
CLAIMANTS
FORACT|ON
U. S. Waging Wholesale War
on Flood of SWeepstake
Literature From Abroad

Hundreds of thousands of pack
age letters containing sweep
stakes" lottery tickets mailed
from IS foreign countries to men
anad women in all walks of life
in this country are clogging post
offices throughout the United
States.
But there is slight chance that
aany of these particular packages
will be delivered, according to
Horace j. Donnelly. solicitor for
the Postoffice Department.
Subject to Arrest
MIR. ,DOnneIIy says if the per-
sons to whom they are addressed
accept them they are subject tot
arrest and prosecution under the
postal antiIOttery statutes Of this
country.
Mr.. Donnelly added those who
accept the lottery mail addressed
to them will be prosecuted, be-
cause the Postoffice Department,
he said, is determined to put an
end to the sales.
Thousands of letters containing
lottery tickets are being held in
the local postoffice for Washing,
tonians, some of whom are busi,
ness and professional men. But,
Mr.. Donnelly said, it is advisable
to let them stay in the care OF
the Postoffice until the time
comes for them to be destroyed.
The foreign "sweepstake" lot
teries have flourished greater in
the last year or so Mr.. Donnelly
said. The first one. the English
Derby, got such newspaper publ
city that "a other countries now
are sending lottery tickets on
approval for sale to hundreds of
thousands of persons in the
United States. England, Ger.
many, Ireland, China, Mexico
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The Washington times., 1931-09-30
100000 R A CE
TICKETS SEIZED

CHICAGO Sept. 80 GN.sJ.
Almost 100000 lottery tickets
from foreign countries were seized
today by Collector of Customs
Anthony Czarnecki and Postoffice
Department officials. They in
cluded 10000 on the Irish Free
State Hospital Sweepstakes to be
run at Manchester, England. on
November % for prizes as high
as 100000.
The Danish Colonial Lottery,
the Costa Rican International
Sweepstakes and German and
Chinese pool tickets were also
seized. Czarnecki said mailing of
the tickets and importation of
them violates Federal laws and
prosecutions will follow.
The State Department, he
added, is negotiating with foreign
governments to stop the flow of
lottery tickets into this country.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 80 UNSO.
Fair and cool weather for the
opening game of the world series
between the st. Louis Cardinals
and the Philadelphia Athletics
was predicted here today by the
weather bureau.
With the city'S hotels gaily dec
grated in the flaming Cardinal
color and with q swarm Of bril-
liant cOlOred paStebOard Cardinals
invading the city like IOcustS, st.
Louis took on q gay carnival air.
The hotels are already putting
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
BREAKS down
AFTER TALE,
CRIES FOR
JENNY"
Victims Father Gives Drown.
ing Version, as Told by Prof.;
Court Keyed in High Pitch

HAM TON, Va, Sept. 30
G.N.S) .-Sobbing quietly, a gray.
haired woman in deep mourning,
Mrs. w. C. Graham, mother Of
Mrs. Jenny Graham Kane, today
took the witness stand at the
hearing of Prof. Elisha Kent
Kane, to tell why she believed
her daughter was deliberately
drowned by her husband.
From her bed where she had
been confined from a nervous
breakdown, Mrs. Graham came to
court and, between sobs, testified
to her daughter and the professor
quarrelling the very same morn.
ing of the day Jenny was
drowned.
Tells of Quarrel
She told how she found Jenny
and the professor sitting on op-
posite sides of the bed on the
morning before they went to
the beach.
'They didn't SPEAK at break.
fast and then I told her she
didn't have to 60 to the beach
even if Sashy, the professor.
insisted.
"And the poor little thing
looked at me as If to say
Mother, mother, please don't
let me gO-but she went"
At this point Mrs. Graham be-
came hysterical. and pressing her
handkerchief to her tear-streaked
face, cried cut:
"My precious, precious Jenny
went away and she never came
back. How can I ever live
without my child, my little
Jenny"
The court stopped the hearing
and attendants carried Mrs. Gra-
ham from the court room.
W. C. Graham, father of Jenny
Kane, was then called to the
stand.
He spoke quietly but with
tremble in his voice. Graham is
a justice of the peace in Hilton
Village where the professor and
his wife stayed at their home.
"On the day she was drowned
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The Washington times., 1931-09-30
HAROLD LLOYD
SAVES3 |NF|RE

SANTA MONICA, Cal. Sept. 80
O.N.SO The three children of
Harold Lloyd, film comedian were
rescued by their father today
when a fire broke out in the
bathroof of the Lloyd ranch home
here.
The father, asleep in a nearby
bedroom was aroused by his
daughters screams and rushing
to them found that a lace cur
tain hanging over a heater, had
caught fire.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
KNUTSONURGES
LAYING OFF,
WIVES
Representative Insists Those
Without Any Dependents
Should Lose U. S. Places

Expressing belief that in this
period of depression there shoulC
be a distribution of employment
in the Government service, Repre-
sentative Harold Knutson (R0
Minnesota, former Republican
whip" of the House for six years
today came out for the Laying
off" of married women in the
executive departments who are
without dependents and who have
close relatives in Government EN-
ploy.
representative Knutson, rank
ing member of the House Pensions
Committee, said:
"In times like these it would
seem desirable to distribute em-
pleyment as much as possible
roughOut the Government ser.
vice.
SHOULD Be Laid Off"
women with dependents
should not be disturbed, but in
instances where both husband
and wife are employed one or
the other should be laid off un-
til times become normal.
81 realize that there are ex-
,eptiOnal cases which should be
considered separately and on
their individual merits y the
Civil Service mmissiOn and
Administrative officials. But
this is also the time to abolish
nepOtiSm in Congress and else
Where."
Representative KnutSon said he
had no idea how many married
women, who are dependent upon
their own efforts for a living, are
scattered throughout the country
wide services of the Federal Gov
ernment, but he added:
"There must be many thou
sands of them, however. know
of cases where both husband
and wife have been on the Gov
ernment payrOllS for years, and
with millions now out of work
the places of married women,
who are not dependent, might
be filled by unemployed men or
women"
Have Money In Bank,
Representative KnutSon, who
has been in Congress for IA years
and was reelected to the Seventy
second, cited case within his
knowledge where a husband and
wife have been with the Govern
ment so long that each now has a
sizeable bank account.
In instances where a married
woman is supporting an invalid
or unemployed husband, or other
dependents, he agreed, she should
be kept on the rolls.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
POSSIBLY HE'S
4 RADIO BUG

"Your honor, the police broad
cast me out Of Philadelphia,
and now they are trying it
here"
With this plea, Fred ]. Leroy
tried to convince Judge Robert
E. Mattingly in Police Court to
day he is no vagrant.
Pressed for details, he con
tinued:
81 don't know why they do
it, unless / have been chosen
az a jurisdiction radio repre-
sentative. / tried to leave here,
but, when 1 got Is miles away,
they electrified my teeth until
/ had to come back. Vice Presi-
dent Curtis told me to see the
chief of police"
Judge Mattingly sent the man
to Gallinger Hospital for mental
observation.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
LOTTERY PATRONS Face ARREST
2, in Suicide
Pact Left
$8,3S

Serge N. Petrenko, Bureau Of
Standards engineer, and his wife,
Mary M. Petrenko, who died in
a suicide pact at their home,
1924 Forty-first st. N. W., Sep
tember IS, left a joint estate
valued at $8,375, according to
petition for probate of their wills,
filed today by Col. Alexander 1
Krynitsky, their executor.
The bodies of the couple were
found September II with that
of their youngest son, Vadim,
after neighbors who noticed the
odor of gas called police and
forced the door to the death
chamber. The only remaining
heirs to the estate are a daugh-
ter, Ariadna, 19, and another
son, Eugene, 18.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Coolidge Not Reticent
When He's Paid
81 Word

NEW YORK, Sept. 80 G.N.SO.
There was a time when Calvin
Coolidge, the strong silent man
of Northampton, was very
sparing in his use of words.
Now, there is the spectacle of
Mr.. Coolidge using exactly g.
800 words to say, in a maya
zine article, that he will not
consider being drafted as a
presidential candidate in the
next election. 1t is reported
that he received So a word for
his article. which would give
him $5,618.
A few years ago, Laurence
Stallings, author of What
Price Glory" received a $1,000
check for a 4,000-word story.
Rudyard Kipling several years
ago received SO a word, which
is almost a record.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
London Again Hears
Berlin DOOn1s Gold

LONDON, Sept. 80 G.N.SD.
Despite telephone denials from
Berlin and the fact thai. the Ger.
man gold standard is liked by
international agreements, there
was revival today of rurnors
that Germany was about to
abandon the gold basis. There
was a consequent heavy drop in
German bonds on the London ex'
change.
Stocks were firm toward the
close but losses predominated.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Titled Iowa Elevator
Operator Roasts
Americans

WATERLOO. Iowa, Sept. 30
Q.N.SO.-In England titled
nobleman, Sir Reginald WolSe-
ley. In quiet Iowa town, an
elevator operator with meager
1ncome-plain Richard Wolseley.
Wolseley, recently inheriting
the title, renounced all rights
to it, and divorced his wife,
Lady Marian. the former Marian
Elizabeth Maker, of Devonshire,
England.
The titled Britisher lives
alone in a moderate priced
hotel.
Sir Reginald, who believes a
title without riches useless,
said:
Americans lack culture be-
cause they do not know what
to do with leisure time and
they like too well to dig for
money"
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
.CRAMER ALIVE,
KIN BELIEVES
international Photo

LONDON, Sept. 80 GN.S0-
Belief that Parker Cramer, Amer
can airman who disappeared dur
ing a transatlantic flight, is still
alive was expressed here today by
his brother, William H. Cramer.
Cramer conferred with officials
Of the American embassy regard
ing the possibility of organizing
a search for the missing flier in
the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
Cramer said:
81 believe he managed to
swim ashore at some remote
spot after his machine crashed"
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
KAHN'S ACCUSER
SOBS|N COURT

NEW YORK, Sept. 80 GN.s) .
Nine. Lydia Lindgren, Swedish
Nightingale" told with tears in
her eyes today how Otto H. Kahn,
financier and patron of the arts,
according to her charges, broke
his promise to allow her an in
come Of SO year.
The blonde singer, nervous and
SObbing on the witness stand in
supreme court at Long Island
City, before Justice Charles ].
Druhan and a jury, testified as
the first witness in her $500, 900
suit against the millionaire.
The income was to be paid,
Nine. Lindgren said. in return for
her withdrawal of a slander suit
against Nine. Julia ClauSSen,
Operatic singer.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
World Series Tomorrow!

Yes, and The Washington Times is ready for it
with the most brilliant staff of writers, artists and
photographers of any newspaper in Washington. just
glance at The Times world series lineup:
Kirk Millers Daily Sports Column.
Nick Altrocks Humorous Stories.
Frank G. Menkes Expert Review
James Kilgallen's Colorful Yarns.
Babe Ruth's Players Viewpoint.
Les Conklin's Sidelghts.
j. P. Medbury Funny Slants.
Mickey Cochrane's Analysis
Times World Series Edition at end of each game
There's lineup that is sure to win for Washing
ton readers, regardless of what the Cards or Ath-
letics do
And don't forget the International Newsreel pictures
and Coffman cartoons.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Drops $25,OOO Violin
Under Truck Wheels

NEW YORK, Sept. 80 GN.SD
How he could make his concert
debut without his precious violin
was the problem today confront
ing Harry Braun.
He dropped Guarneris in
strument, made in 1891, and pre-
sented to him by August Heck
scher. A truck crushed the
$25, 1000 violin.