davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1931-11-05
Washington Fourth in
Cities Rank at
Divorce mill"

Harvey j. Southwick vs. Nora
c. Southwick, separation since
Margaret Bolin VS.. William j.
Bolin, jr., cruelty. 1926.
Miriam M. Nevitt VS.. John C..
Nevitt, desertion, 1921.
Elsie M. Long VS.. James E.
Long, jr., cruelty, 1926.
Harrison M. Manning VS.. Fran
ces A. Manning, cruelty. 1914.
Annie S. Harding Hudson VS..
Frank L. Hudson. cruelty, 1916.
Goldie West VS.. Claude West,
nonsupport, 1918.
Bowman VS.. Bowman
Nell C. Bowman VS.. Ripley
Bowman, desertion, 1914.
Thomas Walter Sprinkle vs..
Abbie Virginia Sprinkle, cruelty,
1921.
Milton C. Latta VS.. Loretta
L. Latta, cruelty. 1925.
Carolyn r. Kenner VS.. Edwin
A. Kenner, nonsupport. 1921.
Streets VS.. Streets
Agnes Streets VS.. Franklin
Streets, nonsupport. 1925.
Bert A. McCoury vs.. Tillie M
McCoury, cruelty. 1920.
Norma McClelland VS.. Victor
E. McClelland, cruelty. 1923.
Florence H. Stoke VS.. Morris
j. Stoke. nonsupport. 1921.
Olive E Hudson VS.. Claude
S. Hudson. cruelty. 1927.
The Washington times., 1931-11-05
IA MIsMATED WASHINGTON COUPLES LISTED FOR RENOVANG

Ruth Chilcotte Robinson VS..
Alexander Robinson, cruelty. 1922.
Richard H. Watts VS.. Ethel
Watts of Washington, desertton.
1910.
Eugene F. Land VS.. Venetta
Land, desertion. 1929.
Mary HouSer Lamar VS.. VIM.
Russell Lamar, cruelty. 1915. y
Chester Ellis VS.. Elizabeth Bar
bara Ellis, cruelty. 1928.
Harry e. McCabe VS.. Dorothy
H. McCabe, cruelty. 1927.
Married in 1897
VIM. j. Lavarre VS.. Leila G.
Lavarre, cruelty. 1897.
Zoe Spedden VS.. Allen H. Sped
den, nonsupport. 1928.
Vesta Lockwood Watson VS..
Chas. Arnold Watson, nonsupport.
1908.
Jean Horsley Patteson VS..
David william Patteson, cruelty.
1926.
Jacob Waskow VS.. Sarah Was
koW, cruelty, deSertlon ana Sepa-
ration for more than five years.
1918.
Mary Hambataro VS.. Anthony
Hambataro, cruelty. 1927.
Robert Garner VS.. Alice II.
Garner, cruelty. 1915.
John T. Warner VS.. Margaret
Warner, deSertion. 1910.
Sapho c. BougaS VS.. John Z.
Bougas, cruelty, 1919.
Grace Waggaman Pulver VS..
George M. Pulver, cruelty, 1925
Virgie B. ,GerWood VS.. CheSsle
L. Gerwood, desertion, 1913.
Blanche S. Harlow VS.. William
McGrath Harlow, desertion, 1871
GeOrger VS.. GeOrger
Marcen G. Georger VS.. Francis
A. Georger, cruelty, 1881.
The Washington times., 1931-11-05
Charges Of Cruelty
Made in Most
Complaints

Most of the IA washingtonians
who went to Reno during the
first six months of the operation
of the New Nevada divorce law
charged their mates with cruelty.
other grounds we're nonsup-
port, desertion, and separation for
five years. In some instances
several grounds were set forth.
The new law was in effect
six months on october 81 and
during that time 5000 divorce
actions were started. Washing
tons IA divorce-seekers gave the
Capital the distinction of being
fourth in the list, according to
cities.
Below is given the names of
Washingtonians involved in di-
vorce proceedings, the charges
and the time they were married:
Ilze Coolican VS.. oscar Cooli-
can, of Washington, cruelty. 1925.
Edith M. Welcher VS.. Lester
Welcher, cruelty.
The Washington times., 1931-11-05
d. C.. Banker Wins
ADpeuI in LdLUSILit

B. Agee Bowles, Georgetown
banker, has been granted an ap-
peal by the Virginia supreme
court from a judgment granted
against him in the first verbal
assault" case recorded in Virginia
Last spring a jury in the Fair
fax circuit court allowed Mrs. Mae
E. May, of Falls Church, Va,
$2,500 damages for a verbal as
sault upon her in her home by
BoWleS.
The Washington times., 1931-11-05
) BURGLAR|ES
YIELD S12.5O

Three business establishments
in the same block on Tenth
Street were entered last night by
burglars, whose loot totaled
$12.50.
John Riley. proprietor of a res
taurant at 800 Tenth st. N. w.,
told police $40 in cash and some
cigarettes were stolen from his
place. The thieves entered a
rear window.
The feed store of j. P. V. Ric-
tor & Sons, 302 Tenth st. N. W.,
yielded $3.50, stolen from the
cash register
An attempt to rob the cash
register at 306 Tenth st. N. w.
failed.
The Washington times., 1931-11-05
4-H Club Leaders
MeetinQ at Fairfax

The first two-day meeting of
leaders of All Clubs in Virginia
was held this week at Fairfax.
The speakers were Miss Halle
Hughes, State agent of girls
work; Miss Gertrude Warren, of
the Department of Agriculture
and Miss Cymbel Taylor, State
clothing specialist. On Monday,
the opening day, the feature
was a birthday party for the
leaders, each Of whom was pre-
Sented with a birthday cake with
candles denoting the number of
years they were members of the
organization.
The Washington times., 1931-11-05
Constipsted Get REAL HELP
from DOCTORS. Prescription

Train your bowels to be regular;
to move at the same time every
day; to be so thorough that they
get rid of all the waste. Syrup
Pepsin-a doctors prescription
will help you do this. When you
take this compound of laxative
herbs, pure pepSin and other valu-
able ingredients. you are helping
the bowels to help themselves.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
the sensible thing to take when
ever you are headachy, bilious,
half-sick from constipation. r
When you have no appetite,
and a bad taste or bad breath
shows you're full of poison.
DR.. Caldwell studied bowel
troubles for AZ years. His pre-
scription always works, quick l
The Washington times., 1931-11-05

ly, thoroughly; can never do you
any harm. 1t just cleans you out
and sweetens the whole digestive
tract. 1t gives those overworked
bowels the help. they need.
Take some DR.. Caldwelps Syrup
Pepsin today, and see how fine you
feel tomorrow-and for days to
come. Give it to the kiddies when
they're sickly or feverish; they'll
like the taste! Your druggist has big
bottles of it, all ready for use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
MRS COOLIDGE
 IS NOT GUILTY OF B0BBlNC HAIR
Rumor Spread to That Ef- feet Because of Small French Beret She Was Wearing

Plymouth. Vt. Aug 6-(UP)-- Rumors of Mrs Calvin Coolidge's < summer hair bob were dispelled to- day and in the general consensus of opinion a small French beret the former first lady" has been wear ing a great deal was back of 1t all Mrs Coolidge visited the general store and postofice here yesterday and in the course of conversation with Miss Florence Cilley. post mistress, mentioned the rumor about her hair. She assured the storekeeper they were untrue and displayed her long tresses to con- vince her.
 According to Miss Cilley. Mrs Coolidge planes her little white beret for the rumor. The veteran postmistress said many people saw Mrs Coolidge from q distance and missing her usual fluffy hairdress assumed she had bobbed her hair. But 1t isn't so, no indeed" she told the United Press. "I didn't believe 1t when I heard It and was glad when Mrs Coolidge came in and we talked about It." Neither Mrs Coolidge nor her husband. va cationing at the latter's childhood home. would talk about the matter to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

 AN D WIFE
 TAKE REST
Next Stop Is Point Bar- row, $50 Miles Away Unheralded Flyer Does WeIl-Amy Johnson in TOkiO

Ak lavik, Northwest Territory, Aug. 6-(UP)-(Via Royal Cana dian Signals Radio to Edmonton) Heavy clouds over the "top of t,ie world" plotted out the Arctic sun today as Col. and Mrs Charles A. Lindbersh prepared for the next leg of their venturesome 1000 mile vacation fight from Washington to Toliio, Japan.
 Tired after their dangerous. record breaking fight of 1,115 miles direct from Baker Lake, the Lin- berghs slept most of yesterday while picturesque crowds of Es- kimos. Indians. traders and trap pers milled about the village in celebration of the visit.
 The famous flyer and his wife planned to go from here to Point Ba:. ow. $50 miles away and the most northern point to be visited on their blazing tour.
 Lindbergh was uncertain last night when they would take off. They could set their departure for almost any hour of the day or night because there Is only about an hour of actual darkness out of
 (Continued on Page 16.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
So Racketeers Tried To Butt
 Into Business
It Looked Real Juicy Fi-
 nancially and Other- wise and When They
 Were Turned Down, the Dry Agents Shortly Made Their Appearance Courts Must Settle It
WASHINGTON IS
 VERY DOUBTFUL

New York. Aug. 6.-(UP).--Fed- eral courts are to decide If wine bricks bought by thousands of New Workers in the past few days be-
 cause they turn into wine if you
 dissolve in water and don't drink 1t soon enough" are legal. Sale of the pressed grape bricks.
 which have drawn thousa nds to the little shop on Fifth avenue opposite Marble Collegiate church, of which
 Danial A. Polling. dry leader, was
 once pastor, was stopped late yes- terday by federal prohibition agents.
 Business was at It's peak when agents entered. The day before
 there had been a complete sellout, and yesterday there were hudreds of disappointed would-be customers of Tuesday. plus hundreds more drawn by newspaper publicity given
 the bubble bricks, in the parade to
 the shop.
 The three operators of the shop
 were arrested, the 10 young ladies
 who sold the bricks with instruc- tions on how not to turn the bricks
 And 140 cartons of 24 bricks each
 were seized. - | The raid was the first of It's kind
 in this district.
 Warrants for the arrests were based on the charges by two pro- hibition agents that they had re-
 ceived instructions on how to make (Continued on Page 16.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
One Big Circus Has
 Gone To Wall With
 Its Troupe Unpaid 1O1 Ranch Is Stranded and Done For Tom Mix and Will Rogers Prac- cally Started Careers With Show

we don't want to have no accident on the way back to Oklahoma They want to get us to agree to two weeks pay all round, payable when we get to the ranch. What the boys are afraid of Is that after the train pulls out the railroad bulls get or ders to throw them off, except for what's needed to look after the stock" Downtown lawyers con- ferred. Lew WentZ. wealthy Okla homan who holds n mortgage on the show. was represented. He Is understood to have guaranteed transportation back to the ranch.
 But the troupers want their pay. American Legion officials con- ferred with employees, of whom some 200 are war veterans. The legion is sponsoring a benefit per- formance, proceeds to go to the rank-and file, either in cash or as ration fund. One thing appears cer- tain--101 Ranch Wild West Show Is through, it's spectacular career ended. if the troupers have any say. The old-timer who taught Tom
 Mix and Will Rogers a trick or two say they're tired of being let down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
ROOSEVELT AND LOWDEN ARE TO MEET IN CONFERENCE ON
 FARM PROBLEMS OF NATION

commissioner. Graves and Roose- welt were in conferences until late in the day discussing the subject which Roosevelt also will discuss September 10 at the American Country Life conference. in Ithaca. and over n national radio hookup next day.
 Five governors. names unan- nounced so far, have accepted Roosevelt's invitation 10 attend that conference. Governors of the 4S states were invited. Roosevelts \ interest in agricultural problems is believed to be responsible for evidence of his growing strength among middle western farmers Of republican or progressive political beliefs The governor expects to reach Alexandria Bay at o'clock tonight and after dining on board his official yacht. Inspector II, will visit the Lowden home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
NEW BEDFORD IS
 PUZZLED ABOUT
 WOMAN'S DEATH
Body Found in Pond and It Looks Like Murder Victim Is Not Identified

New Bedford, Mass. Aug G. (UP)-Police were working on a murder theory to-day in connec- ton with the death of an uniden- tified woman whose body was found in Turner's pond here. Sev- eral deep gashes were found in the woman's head and her face bore numerous cuts. Her age was ten- tatively set at about 28. She had been in the water about AS hours. according to police.
 Searching along the shore of the deep pond, Detective John K. Doyle. heading the Investigating force, found q girls wrist watch with the clasp broken and marked signs of struggle. The turf was torn up in several places and q path had been brushed through heavy foliage at the waters edge. Police records here and in neigh boring cities listed no one missing and nearby residents were unable to identify the woman's body. Farmers near the pond reported hearing dogs barking early yes- terday and police were led to be- lieve the young woman was beaten unconscious and thrown into the water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
ICEBREAKER DID NOT FIND TRACES
 OF AMUNDSEN
Searchers Located Cache of Supplies Left By Fila Party Years Ago, But Nothing Else

Aboard Soviet Icebreaker Maly- gin, by Radio at Sea, Aug 5-(UP) We have failed to find Captain Raold Amundsen on Rudolph Island. With group of Rus sians from the Malygin. I visited Rudolph Island to-day In search of the Brave explorer whose air. plane hunt for Gen Umberto Mo- bile. of our present party. and his companions of the dirigible Italia resulted in his disappearance in 1928. We easily located the cache of supplied left by the Fila party a generation ago, but there was no sign of Amundsen or the six Italians lost from the Italia crew.
 The house on the island is still standing and in good condition. Many supplies are in fair shape. Canned corned beef in the cache was still edible. There was no sign that the island had been wis., ited within recent years. The Malygin will be unable to pene- trate farther to the northward on account of heavy ice which even this craft constructed especially for ice-breaking is unable to com bat. We are therefore proceeding to the southwestward in search of traces of the six Italians from the Italia, for whose safety General Mobile still entertains hopes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

Oswego, N r., Aug G. UP)-- Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, n leading democratic presidential nominee possibility, and former Governor Frank o. Lowden. who once turned down republican vice presidential nomination to devote his life to the interests of the farmers" are to discuss farm problems tonight. Roosevelt ac- cepted an invitation to conter w''h Lowden at tho latter's summer home at Pullman Island near Alex andria Ray. Lowdcn. in extending the invitation, asked permission to have group of his friends also interested in agricultural problems present during the visit.
 IL was believed Lowden and Roosevelt. among other things. would discuss rural tax relief, which the governor discussed Wed nesday with Carl Graves. state tax
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
PRETTY QUEBEC
 HEIRESS DIED IN
 BOSTON TO-DAY

Boston, Aug 6.-(UP)-Anne Black, pretty 21-year old Quebec heiress who entered Boston City hospital IS months ago as stu dent nurse, died there early to- day for cellulitis of the face, caused by an infected pimple.
 Miss Black, daughter of the late Henderson Black, president of the Canadian Pottery works on Mon treal, has been seriously i'll since June 28. Yesterday six hospital surgeons and specialists cooperat- ed in a vain emergency operation to stop spread of the inflammation which had distorted the nurse's features and was poisoning her to death.
 Her mother. a brother Herbert. of Sherbrooke, Que. and two mar ried sisters, Mrs Herbert Turney and Mrs Frank Y. Hamby, both of Montreal. arrived here yester- day and were at the bedside when the nurse died.
 The two sisters served us World war nurses and this was said to have inspired Miss Black to forsake q life of ease to minister to the sick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Democrats Are Preparing For
 The Primaries
Robert McC COrmack Denies He Is Candidate for Any Office on Kennedy Ticket and Praises Re- gin1e of Mayor Hayes Battle Lines Are Being Laid
SHOULD BE ONE
 HOUSING ELECTION

Hayes and Kennedy forces to- day continued their preparations for the primary battle scheduled for the 27th. To-day Democratic Town Chairman John H. Crary an- nounced that the administration forces backing Mayor Frank Hayes for renomination will meet Monday night for a monster organization session. At the Kennedy head quarters 1t was announced tfat the 4th ward packers of the former su- perintendent of streets will hold a session for the purpose of laying battle lines in that section of Wa terbury.
 Yesterday news was received to the effect that Robert Mccormack would be on the Kennedy ticket, for either the post of controller or tax collector. To-day, though. MT Mccormack denied that he Is a candidate for any office. In a com munication made public he stated :
 ''1 wish to inform my friends and the general public of the city of
 (Continued on Page 16.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
NEW YORK FEARS EPIDEMIC OFINFANTILE PARALYSIS IS
 SPREADING MORE RAPIDLY

and the other at the Bellevue Yorkville health center, 325 East 38th street.
 Dr Shirley Wynne. health com missioner. has asked Chief Magis- trate Mcdonald to instruct city ma magistrates 10 cooperate in q drive against violators of the sanitary code at soda fountains and res- taurants.
 Nurses of the department of health are systematically canvass ing homes throughout the city to make sure no suspicious cases are neglected. In 11.883 visits they found only A suspicious cases.
 Reports from nearby districts indicates the malady is spreading in other places Westchester coun- ty has 24 patients. there are 6s under treatment in New Haven and vicinity. and proportionate number have been reported from New Jersey cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
CONSCIENCE OF 0PTICLAN MADE
 HIM CONFESS
Penn Doctor Admits He Had Passed Bad Checks in Boston and PrOvi- denCe

Upper Darby. Pa, Aug 6-OUP) The conscience of Dr Charles Ruse, 43. an optician. won a two- year battle to-day when he walked into the Upper Darby police sta ti6n and announced that he was wanted in Providence. R. l.. and Boston for passing worthless checks in 1929. While living in Providence. he said, he passed q worthless check on Mrs Wilma Girard, secretary of the Provi- dence Y. M. c. A. Several times he was on the verge of giving himself up to police. he said. but when he approached n police sta ton he lost his nerve and turned away.
 Now I will be able to rest" Dr Ruse told Upper Darby police. "l am willing to pay for my errors and wipe the slate clean.
 Police communicated with Bos- ton and Providence authorities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
MILAN ESTATE
 WAS ATTACHED
 IN FORECLOSURE
Newspaper Publisher Had Bought Second of the Worlds Famous Jewels Was Unpaid For

Washington, Aug 6.--(UP)--The Washington Daily News said to- day that purchase of second of the worlds famous jewels by Ed ward B. Mclean, publisher and sportsman has led to foreclosure action against his estate at Sara toga Springs. N. Y. The jewel is a 300-carat star sapphire once possessed by the Romanoff dy- nasty of Russia. Mclean bought | 1t in June 1880. the News said, paying for 1t partly with First Trust mortgage on his Saratoga property. Four unpaid notes to- talling S11,E00 were said to be held by Martin Rosenthal of Phila : deiphia. Mclean already owned the famed Hope diamond, q blue Indian gem of 70 carats. Tradi- ton has 1t that the Hope diamond brings III fortune to its possessor.
 The great sapphire Is encircled by several hundred small stones. An Indian majarapah is reputed 10 have bought 1t for his favorite wife in the 12th century. Later 1t paseed into the hands of the Rom snoff dynasty. After the death pf the imperial Russian family t vas sAnuggled into the United utates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
DEATH OF MAJOR
 ADAMS MAY HAVE
 BEEN SUICIDE

Cromwell. Conn. Aug 7-(UP)- The death certificate of Major Ben jamin Haywood Adams, 62, retired New York business man, described his death to-day as probably sui- eide"
 Missing since July 21. his body was found near the Connecticut river late yesterday. A razor upon which were spots believed to be blood was found in pocket of his coat. Adams had disappeared from Cromwell hall. q private gan itarium in which his wife was Il patient.
 Coroner Lowndcs A. smith said he did not believe Adams was murdered but withheld definite statement until after the comple- ton of his inquest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
SLAYER OF DUNCAN IS
 WATCHED
Wright Is Stripped of Everything That Would Give Him Chance to Sui- eide - Body of Victim Sent Home

While his slayer languished in q cell in police headquarters minus tie, belt or shoe strings, the body of George Duncan was placed on a train at the local railroad sta ton this afternoon bound for the shooting victims home town, Washburn, Me. Wright, charged with the murder of Duncan has had all pieces of clothing removed to prevent any suiicde attempt on his part. Police took the precau- tionary methods not because Wright has given indications of taking his own life, but as a matter of form followed in all such cases.
 Duncan's body was taken to the railroad station by Jeremiah Squires. from the funeral home of
 (Continued on Page 16.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
BY DELBERT CLARK

United Press Stan COrrcspOndcnt)
 Washington. Aug. 6.-(UP) - The big-top rodeo and circus out At of the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma where Tom Mix learned to sit a horse and Will Rogers mastered the lariat, Is stranded. The freaks were playing hearts to-day in the side show tent. The armless wonder Tipped cards across the table with his toes. The thin lady opposite him smiled and slapped down the queen of spades. They were killing time, waiting for their pay.
 It's perfectly simple" the man. ager, c. T. Bouleware. told the Uni ted Press. There just ain't any money-the shows broke, and the men won't move till they're paid You can't blame 'em, can your" To the troupe of 425 cowboys and cow girls, Indians and roustabouts 1t was not so simple. For some it was matter of two weeks pay. more than double that for others. And there was only $500 left in the safe.
 Were just sittin' tight" Jack Brown, head cowboy, said. "'Cause
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
NAUTILUS IS NOT GOING UNDER THE
 ICE THIS YEAR
Sir Hubert Wilkins Has Decided to Wait Until Next Year for Attempt

Tidenstegn, Norway. Aug G. (UP)-The submarine Nautilus has abandoned the projected attempt to reach the north pole under the ice this year. Sir Hubert Wilkins, in command. indicated to-day. The submarine instead Is going to Spitz- bergen. whence limited explora- tons of the Arctic regions are now scheduled, using Spitzbergen as base.
 The Nautilus. delayed by a breakdown in mid-Atlantic on It's cruise from the United States to England, was further held up at Bergen for repairs and 1t was be- lieyed these incidents had forced postponemcnt of the daring polar plans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
MURDER SUSPECT | IS CAUGHT AFTER
 LONG SEARCH
Alden Boulier, Criminally
 Insane Inmate, Believed to Have Killed ROckpOrt
 Woman

Rockport, Me. Aug 8--(UP)- Alden Boulier. 29, sought for more than three months in connection with the death of Mrs Mertie We'll man on her farm here, was under arrest to-day.
 Boulier, formerly an Inmate Of the state hospital for the criminally insane, disappeared from his neighboring farm the day Mrs Wellman was last seen alive. It was rumored at the time that they had been having clandestine meet ings in a nearby orchard. Boulier told Sheriff John Welsh, who arr rested him near Bridgewater. he had known nothing about Mrs Wellman's death until recently when he saw q poster offering a reward for her murder She was found in q swamp with her head crushed