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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
Late Bulletins
NEW AIR RECORD SET

Calshot Eng, Sept 29-fUP) )--Flight Lieutenant George H. Stainforth unccialy set world speed record to-day in the arpane which the Schneider cup for Great Britain this year. In six dashes over 3ilometer course, Stainforth averaged approximately 39O miles per hour The world record he set during the recent Schneider cup flight was 3861 miles per hour
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
CITIZENS SEEK TO. AVERT STRIKE

Lawrence, Mass Sept 29-lUP)-The Lawrence citizens committee. headed by Mayor Michael A. Lan ders moved to-day to avert threatened dissenson be- tween mill owners and workers over the matter of wages Rumors not yet verified by the arrangements have that general 10 per cent wage cut will be put into effect in the ctys woolen industry October 1S af fectng 10000 to 5000 operatives These reports have created some strike talk" <... #s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
Pull Ms Top Lsver''

Democrats and republicans as well desirous of reelecting Mayor Frank Hayes and the democratic ticket next Tuesday should remember that this year the democratic party will -oc- cupy the Top position, due to the reverse in parties at the last election. .Pufi the Top Lever" is the slogan this year. Tell your friends. relatives, in fact-Tell It to the World.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
STRIKERS RETURN
 TO WORK TO-DAY

Lawrence. Mass. Sept e.. (UP) Several of 20 employees of the Eagle Ear and Knife company. makers of paper mill machinery. who walked out when 10 per cent wage cut was put into effect yesterday. returned to work to-day. A. r. Bolten. general manager of the plant, announced.
 Holten snid new workers were hired to replace those who failed to return. and that the plant was operating with a full complement of co enployes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
STEAMROLLER BRUSHES FLACMAN

Providence, R. T., Sept 29-( UP}--Wiliam Upton,s 66 crushed to death to-day by the city steamroler for which he fagman. As Upton was cleaning the roller which parked Congdon street, 1t burst its brakes and ploughed down hill It struck curbng and he thrown into the path of the right wheel The roller crashed into the front of q house. y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
KEEPS GoTID, STANDARD

Washington. Sept 2e--(UP)-- The Belgian embassy announced to-day that It's government had dee cided to maintain the gold stand ard. despite the movement in noighhoring countries to temporary abandonment Of goid payments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
TAX JUMP DECISION PENDING

Washington, Sept 29-(UP)- President Hoover's decision whether congress shall be asked to increase Der. MT Hoover feels that accurate estimates on ceipts and expenditures for next year will not be avail There was intimation to-day what MT Hoover's de- cision would be. .y sl. ..t.L .eN ". !. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
GENERAL STRIKE IN SALAMANCA

Salamanca, Spain Sept 29-(UP)-A general strike began at dawn to-day. Salamanca resembled captured city in war time with forces of the army, police and civil guards patroing the streets against disorder small group stoned the building of the paper La Gaceta Regional, breaking some windows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
COMMITS SUICIDE

willimantic. Conn. Sept ss-- tuP) - Laurence Jarosz. textile worker. ended . week of drinking by, suicide in . Eas-elled bedroom to-day, police reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

London, Sept 29-(UP)--The national economy bill, granting quasi-dctatorial powers to the cabinet passed it's third and final reading in the House of Commons to-day, 297 to PAP. i x ,'qss t, ea- ..s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
TRUANT KILLED

Torrington. Conn. Sept 2o--(Up) .-rIayinF truant from school, An- Litchfieid lresEle yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

When Connie Maeks world champion Pfadepnia Athletics go after the record baseball Thursday that of win hing three consecutive world S depend upon complete and coverag every game the DEMOCRAT WORLD SERIES EXTRA Ten minutes after every game the full of the will appear the street including play by play and interesting batting fielding pitching Kkey and Henry Memore will present the championship baseball play to you in most interesting manner may be First Thursday afternoon in S Louis with Gsbby Streets Card baseball machine of decade. ,~,~.s 4 k..g s <, M
 Watch the Dmosr World Series Extra ten mnusss after
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
Hayes Points To Improvement In
 Our City Streets

4 Administration Is Proud of Its Record With Regard to Their Care and Main- tenance-campaign to Be Devoted to Review of Accomplishments of Past Two YearsPer- sonalities Barred By Mayor
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
MOyLe, Allen to Win
$4,000 in Prizes,
If Seattle Is Reached

SEATTLE, Sept. 8 G.N.s0.-If
Don Moyle and C. A. Allen sue
ceed in putting their plane down
within 10 miles of Seattle, they
will be in line for a money prize
in addition to the one offered by
Asahi, Tokyo newspaper.
Seattle has raised $4,000 by
public subscription for the first
nonstop flight over the North
Pacific. The f1iers eligible for
the prize could either take off or
land within 10 miles of the city.
The aviators now winging their
way toward Alaskan waters after
taking off from Samushiro un.
doubtedly will try to win the
additional prize, which has &C.
cumulated about $4,000 in inter
est, so in the event of success
full flight the airmen would be
enriched by about $4,000.
TOKYO, Sept. 8 Q.N.SO The
japanese passenger steamer Hiye
Maru, reporting by wireless from
a position just south Of Anchitka
Island, of the Aleutian group, said
fair weather prevailed over that
portion of the Pacific route of Don
Moyle and C. A. Allen, American
tranSpacific flierS.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
QUIT POLITICS,
WOMEN URGED
Photo by International

An invitation for the Maryland
Federation of Women's Clubs to
join the Susan B. Anthony
Foundation was extended today
to the federation's director, Mrs. j.
Enos Ray, by Mrs. Virginia
Peters-Parkhurst, president Of the
foundation.
Mrs. Peters-Parkhurst said in
her letter:
'Tt has for some time been
apparent that the General Fed
Grafton WOmen'S Clubs has
taken on activities. not wholly
in the cause of women, but for
the advancement of a political
party.
81 am extending through you
a most serious and cordial in
vitatOn to the Maryland Fed
Grafton WOmen'S Clubs to dis
engage themselves from insid-
iOuS propaganda, and to come
over in a body into the Susan
B. Anthony Foundation of
Maryland, a nOn-partiSan and
educational organization, where
their membership will not be
exploited or sacrificed or sold
out for political preference but
where honesty Of purpose will
prevail; both political parties
being allowed equal OppOrtun-
ity at any and all meetings to
send speakers"
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
REFUSES
To RETIRE

NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-Instead
of retiring from the New Jersey
legislature, as prophesied earlier,
Senator Roy T. Yates, recuperat-
ing from a bullet wound received
August IA in the apartment of
Ruth Cranmer, will fight to re-
While Yates expects to- leave
the hospital in two weeks, his
friends have formed themselves
into a board of strategy.
Two weeks ago Yates received
notice to quit from State Comp
troller John j. McCutcheon.
, This week has come the COM
mand from Passaic Republican
Chairman Salmon that Yates be
Custed Immediately if the Repub-
lican party candidate for gov
ernor, David Baird, jr., is to be
elected in November"
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
''NATTY'' WHITE
JOINS j. n. s,

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 uN.SO.
Joseph v. Connolly, general man.
ager Of International News Ser
vice and Universal Service, an
nounced today the appointment
OF Martin A. White as assistant
general manager.
"Matty' White now is general
editor Of Associated Press. His
resignation from Associated Press
becomes effective on September
81, when he will join the editorial
board Of International News Ser
vice and Universal Service.
For IA years White held the
post Of news editor Of Associated
Press and in 1926 was promoted
to the position of chief of the
morning and evening wire and
feature report Of Associated Press.
Mr.. Connolly said:
''Mr White win have complete
charge Of the program Of ex.
pansiOn Of international News
Service and Universal Service.
His associates will be Barry
FariS, editor Of international
News Service, and III. n. STAINS
bury, editor and manager Of
Universal Service. For 20 years
he has enjoyed the confidence
and admiration of the entire
newspaper industry throughout
the world"
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
GARAGE STRUCK
BYMETEORfTE

HAGERsTOWN, Md, Sept. 8.
An object believed to be a frag,
ment of a meteor observed pass
ing over Hagerstown last night
was picked up by some small
boys after it had fallen on
garage near this city.
The meteOrite, a piece of nickel
and iron weighing about five
pounds, the size of a mans fist,
fell on the garage of ]. o. Funk
hOuSer, denting the roof and
causing plaster to fall from the
ceiling.
According to Leslie C. Beard,
local astronomer, the object is
an authentic meteroite, the only
one to fall in this section in
many years.
The meteor from which it fell
was observed by a number of
people before it disappeared from
view behind South Mountain.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
Hoover and AL Smith
To Meet in Court If
He Has His Saw

BRADENTON, Fla, Sept. 8
G.N.S) .-There'll be quite a
crowd in Bradenton on Octo-
ber 5 if v. D. Aston has his
way in court.
When he filed suit to fore
close a $4,000 mortgage he
named President and Mrs. Her
bert Hoover, AL and Mrs.
Smith, Estelle Taylor, Clara
Bow, Aimee Semple Mcpherson,
Jack Dempsey, the Bey of
Algiers, the Bashaw of Turkey,
o. o. Mcintyre and George o.
Lea, Florida newspaper man,
as co-defendants, to appear in
circuit court.
Lea had previously decided a
one-hundredth interest in a
farm to each of the persons
named,
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
WOMAN 5 NAME
Wells DEALS
BY WOLF
Authorities Are Investigating
Mysterious e. Gregory Ac-
count; Statement Awaited

CHICAGO, Sept. 8 G.N.S).-As
Continental-Illinoi Bank officials
prepared a statement today Civ
ing the story of Walter E.
VOLTS enormous embezzlement, a
woman's name entered the in
vestigation.
A mysterious "E. Gregory" ac-
count with brokerage house was
disclosed to have been opened at
the request of Wolf and to be
under the name Of woman
friend of Maurice Davis, Gus
toner's man.
Davis issued a statement
through his lawyer explaining the
situation, as follows:
"About six years ago Walter
Wolf told me he wanted to
open another account for his
brother Henry, as q cOnven-
fence so as to be able to trade
in two accounts. suggested
the name of Edith Gregory, a
friend o. mine. 1 secured her
consent to the use Of her name.
She never had any interest
whatever in the account"
The Gregory account contained
less than $4,000, it was said by
the brokerage firm.
Meanwhile, it was found that
VOLTS tangled financial affairs
as well as those Of David A.
Weiss, tailor-broker who handled
over $1,000,000 Of VOLTS stolen
securities, had attracted the at.
tention of Internal Revenue
agents.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
France CGricatured
As AL Capone
OF Europe

LONDON, Sept. 8 QN.S)-
A blistering political cartoon,
depicting France as the Boss
Racketeer" of postwar Europe,
was published by The London
Evening Standard today.
Headed "The AL CaponeS of
Europe" the cartoon showed
Premier Pierre Laval and For
etgn Minister AriStide BRAND
of France sitting in the office
of the French racket" with their
feet upon a huge table.
On the walls were maps of
Germany, Austria. Hungary,
and Jugosiavia, surrounded by
funera. .wreaths. At the back
of the room was a bench on
which sat French bankers carl
catured as gunner.
BRAND was shown in the act
of telephoning a "henchman."
"Wassat?" he was asking.
"Some guys muscling in on
our territory? Bump 'em off,
kid, bump 'em off,"
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
BRITISH POLICE
CLUB RIOTERS

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 8
G.N.S0 Twenty persons were
in hospitals here today with in
juries suffered when police were
forced to charge a group of $50
unemployed attempting to enter
the hall where the Trades Union
Congress was in session.
Scores were hurt when police
struck out at the crowd with
truncheOnS when they refused to
disperse on warning. Seven were
arrested.
Bandaged malcontents jeered
members Of the congress as they
gathered for the second day of
the meeting. A strong police
guard was on hand to prevent
further outbreaks.
At the beginning of today's ses-
sion the T. U. c. passed a resolu-
ton demanding a legal 40-hour
week to alleviate unemployment.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08

derstood to be just as "ironclad"
as the five which last week re-
suited in indictment of five po-
licemen on assault charges.
The Federal agents today were
continuing their investigation Of
reports that police had been
guilty of "barbaric torture" Of
child prisoners. One of these re-
ports accused police Of terrorizing
a child by threatening to set fire
to his oil saturated clothing.
Silent On BIantOn Letter
No comment was Forthcoming
from the White House today on
the suggestion Of Representative
Thomas Blanton CD of Texas,
that the present trial board
system of the Police Department
be abolished. The Representative
in q letter to President Hoover
charged that the trial board
system was responsible for main
tenance Of a clique in power in
the department and urged that
power Of dismissal over police
men be given the commissioners.
Blanton renewed the bitter
attack on the Staples trial which
he as counsel, made in filing an
appeal for Staples from the
verdict dismissing him from the
force.
In that brief Representative
Blanton declared:
The trial board erred In re-
fusing to permit appellant to
prove this prosecution was Oc-
caSiOned by the animus Of DO.
lice who wanted to get him off
the force and not by his own
wrong doing"
This in substance is what the
Grand Jury found after a lengthy
investigation Of the case.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
Berenguer Taken
To Madrid for Trial

MADRID, Sept. 8 (U.S0.-Gen.
Damasco Berenguer, former pre-
mier of Spain, was brought to
the military prison in Madrid
today from Segovia, where he
has been in Jail since his ar
rest last July. He was brought
here to await trial, on the charges
growing out of the execution of
leaders of the Jaca revolt against
his government before its down
fall.
General Berenguer's brother,
former high commissioner to Mo-
rocco and six others were arrested
last week.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
BAYLES To SEEK
TRANS-U. s. AIR
RECORD
236-MiIe Speed Encourages
Him in Idea; Due for Trial
Today in Land Plane Test

CLEVELAND, Sept. 8. uN.Sl.
Plotting the same Gee Bee Wasp
junior plane which carried him
to victory in the Thompson 100.
mile trophy race here yesterday,
Lowell Bayles, 81. Springfield,
Mass, flier, may attempt to crack
the new transcontinental record
made five days ago Ky Major
James H. Doolittle.
Bayles, who streaked around
the 10-mile course here yesterday
with an average speed Ct 236.239
miles per hour, was to ettempt
to break the American land plane
speed record at Municipal Air
port late today.
BayIes Wins Title
Bayles is Americas 1881 speed
champion of the air today, with
his victory in the 100-mile Charles
E. Thompson Trophy race, closing
event of the national air races
here.
BayIes gunned his stubby, vel
low Gee Bee, Super-SpOrtSter
around the 10 laps of the 1O-mile
course at 236.239 miles an hour
to flash past the home pylon
winner over ]. r. Wedell, Of
Patterson, La, by nearly 10 miles
an hour.
Wedell, flying a plane of his
own build, powered with the
same type motor Bayles used,
was clocked at 227.992 miles an
hour.
"Red" Jackson Third
Third place in the race went
to Dale (Red) Jackson, st. Louis
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
Pacific FZiers BraUe Fog
In Hop to Seattle

Ash, of the United States Navy,
attempted the flight but was
unable to get his plane into the
air because of its heavy load.
Moyle and Allen hoped to aver
age 100 miles an hour.
Moyle and Allen were banking
heavily on the Improvements they
had effected in the planes equip
mnt since their arrival in Japan.
They estimated the renovations
and alterations cost $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
Continued From Page y

NSVHtGHuS0 EEO" EuBC -
Of Moyle and Allen Immediately
after passing Cape Erimo.
Lindy Watches Weather
On the North American side
Of the Pacific, similar conditions
prevailed. according to special re-
ports received by Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, who was watching the
progress Of the flight with keen
interest.
Two attempts were made dur
ing the last IL months in the plane
Moyle and Allen are using. Lieut..
Harold Gatty, who. with Wiley
Post, recently established a new
round-the-world record. tried re-
peatedly to make the flight with
Harold Bromley last year.
More recently, Lieut.. Thomas
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
Student LOUe Thief,
Husband ALLeUeS

Charging his wife, Mrs. Hazel
M. Safley, whom he married
June 28, 1880, became enamoured
Of a student at a local university
shortly following their marriage
and has finally deserted him,
Robert L. Safely, 1883 E;Iclid st.
N. W., today filed suit for abso-
lutte divorce.
Attorney Vivian o. Hill, tor the
husband, says their married life
was happy until his wife met the
student last March. The SAT-
leys have no children.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
Arctic Indians See
j First White Visitor

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept.
0.N.SO-Cornelius Osgood, %, as
sistant curator of anthropology at
Peabody Museum. Yale University,
was the first white man from
America to visit the Hareskin In
dians in the Arctic Circle and re-
turn.
This is revealed in an announce
ment by the secretary Of Yale of
the publication of Osgood's adven-
lures in a book called Steps in
the Dark" written by Chicago
newspaper men.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
Third of Chicago
At Auction If
Court AUOwed

CHICAGO, Sept. 8 U.N.SO
One third Of the real estate in
Cook county, more than three
billions of dollars worth, today
will be placed on the books for
sale by County Treasurer Nc
Donough.
Court injunctions protect
most of it, however, so that only
SIS, 100000 will be placed on the
auctioneers' blocks.
The total delinque 1T 1929
taxes. past due since May is.
amount to $69, ,229, ,943 Of a tax
bill Of $215,057, ,76O.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
MEMORIAL TO BELASCO

LONDON, Sept. ga plaque in
memory of the late American the
atrical producer, David Belasco, is
to be placed in a panel by the
table in the Savoy grill, which Mr..
Belasco, surrounded by theatrical
folk, invariably occupied on his
frequent visits to London. It is
the gift of Morris Gest.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08
MGnGguG DecOrGtes
Mrs. GUStQU1 Hanna

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept. g.
Managua has bestowed upon
Mrs. GuStava Hanna, wife Of the
American Minister to Nicaragua,
a decoration for her work during
the days after the earthquake
which destroyed the capital
March 81.
The Washington times., 1931-09-08

endurance pilot, with an average
of 211.183 miles an hour.
BayleS won $500 as we'll as
the huge silver Thompson Trophy
for a year. Wedell got $4,000 as
second money, and Jackson,
third, was paid $4,000.
The Army speed ace, Capt. Ira
c. Eaker, placed fifth, with a
speed of 180.074 miles an hour
in his Lockileed Affair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-18
RABIES SPREADS
IN CITY; ISSUE
CAUTION PLEA
Epidemic Branded Worst in
History of State by
Dr.. King.

Indianapolis and Marion county
arc in the midst Of a rabies cpl
demic which is the worst in the
history of the state health depart
ment, DR.. William F. King, state
health director, declared today.
OF sixty-seyen person being given
rabies anti-toxin treatments, fifty
cases are from Marion county.
Or. King urged more rigid en-
forcement Of the quarantine by all
local peace officers. Under the
quarantine rule, dogs may be shot
when permitted to roam at large.
A single dog belonging to Frank
Grafton, r. r. 4, Box PIG, caused
twenty-five persons to come to the
state health board laboratory for
treatment. The dog had bitten
seven other dogs in the neighbor-
hood. Examination Of the dead
head disclosed many rabid bodies,
according to DR.. King. The dog
had run at large throughout the
neighborhood near Troy avenue.
Patrolmen Walter Ferguson and
Roy Reeves of the indianapolis po-
lice department we're among those
taking treatments today They had
been called to shoot a rabid dog at
the home Of Thomas CARR, 100
Gladstone avenue. The dog had
bitten Mr.. and Mrs. Carr and a boy
named Eugene Steirs, all of whom
reported for treatment.
Of today's cases five we're from
Martinsville and four frol ..uncie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-18
Arrivals and Departures

Mars Hill Airport D..
d. Watson, army instructor, Indi-
ana national guard observation
squadron, to Fairfield, o., and re-
turn, Douglas OH, Sergeant G. Lee,
passenger; Lieutenant Matt G.. Car
penter and Lieutenant Robert Wir-
Sching, to Lafayette and return,
Consolidated OFT; Curtiss-W Wright
attaches sighted Captain Frank
Hawks, holder of transcontinental
speed records, as he passed over In
dianapolis Tuesday.
Municipal Airport. and w. A.
passengers included E. c. Brisbane
Of Chicago, to Columbus, o.; EN-
bry-Riddle passengers to Chicago
included H. T. Roberts and A. l.
MacDougal Jr., both of Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-18
Safe Plane Predicted

CHICAGO. March 18.-An air
plant that is "fool-proof' eventu-
ally will be built, believes Casey
Jones, who has been flying planes
since 1911 and has won many air
races.
But" Jones added in an address
TO 500 members Of the Illinois
Manufacturers Association, there
never will be an engineer smart
enough to build a plane that is
damn-fool-proof."
Jones, who is vice-president of
the CurtiSs-Wright Corporation of
New York, said flying is matter
Of reasonable safety rather than
comparative safety"