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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
DAISY DE VOE CAN CUT TERM

LOS Angees, Feb II-(UP)-Tlme off for good be- havior cut in half the 18 months jail of Daisy Devoe, convicted of theft from Clara Bow her employer officials said to-day The sentence be reduced Miss Devoe obeys all prison rules, they said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11

Greenwich, Conn, Feb Il - (UP) - Miss Tesse ORourke hotel maid, handed check for $1 900 to- day for her honesty in returning $12O00 string pearls to Mrs Pepta Gaddes, society She found the pearls in the street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
PASS POST OFFICE EMPLOYES' BULL

Washington, Feb 11-(UP)-Attack on the com promise drought relief program briefly interrupted in the senate to-day for passage of the bill to establish five and one-half day week for post office employees
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
Late Bulletins
FRICIDAIRE TO DO ADVERTISING

Dayton o, Feb 11-(UP)-The Frigidaire corporation to-day announced that it will spend $7000000 adver Using and promotion during 1931 The Frigdare plants here operating at slightly above normal with 6,50o on the payroll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11

Do not let the advice of your neighb0r direct the feeding or your baby. Consult your doctor and he will most likely recommend Wor- den's Safe Pasteurizcd Milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11

London Feb 11-(UP)-Seven deaths from cerebro- spinal meningitis at Aldershot British military camp were reported in statement from Adershot headquarters to-day The victims civilian nurse B. Dennett and six prvates They died at the military isolation hospta
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
THEY STUCK BY WORLD COURT

Washington, Feb 11-(UP)-A motion to reconsider the for adherence to the world was defeated to-day in executive session the senate foreign rea tions committee The motion made by Senator Walsh dem, Mont '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
RED CROSS WEARS THE $1o,ooo, ,ooo

Washington Feb 11-(UP)-The American Red Cross has raised $5000o0 of the $1OOO0OO0 sought the relief drive for drought ad Chairman John Barton Payne announced after call at the White House today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Feb 11.-(UP)-The treasury net balance February g was $166. .638, 8,402.S0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11

Paris Feb 11-(UP)-The senate to-day voted life pension of 100000 francs (about 9OO annually to the widow of Marshal Joseph loire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
DANISH SHIP ASHORE

London Feb II - (UP)-The Danish steamer Dronning Alexan- driane, of 1854 tons, went ashore off Hoganas. South Sweden, early fn-daN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-11
Former Mayor Thoms and Compensation Commits si0ner Williams of Wa= terbury Are on Hand to Help Governor Cross Judge Larkin There With His Bill
CLAIMS OF TWO
 LOCAL RESIDENTS
(By Democrat Staff Manl


 Hartford, Feb 1.-The hearing of establishing a new Connecticut court at o'clock with an imposing array of big legal guns" set for action. Governor Wilbur Cross personally favors the bill and has enlisted the support so it is believed of leading legislators. Former Mayor William F. Thoms and Compensation Commis- sioner Frederic Williams of Water bury are here prepared to speak as representatives of the jurisprudence committee of the Connecticut State Bar association.
 The measure if adopted would el- intimate present city, town and bor- ough courts of the state and in their places district courts would be es- tablished in various sections. The Waterbury district would also include the towns of Wolcott and Prospect. Many of the smaller towns of the state rather proud of their own ju- dietary talents are arrayed in oppo- sition to the measure.
 The Larkin Bill
 Hartford, February II - What former Mayor William B. Thoms of Waterbury is pleased to describe as a fine piece of republican legisla- tion was presented to the Judiciary committee this afternoon. It is former Judge William J. Larkin's proposal to take the power of nom- mating district court judges from
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
TOWN LAW FATE
RESTS WITH COURT

Enforcement of the downtown
early morning parking ban, resumed
Wednesday after correction OF a
flaw in the ordinance, was con-
tinued by police today, despite filing
Of an injunction suit by downtown
business men protesting the ban.
City attorneys today were prepar-
ing to resist the injunction move at
hearing to be held Saturday be-
fore Superior Judge Joseph r. VIII
liamS.
The suit, filed by Frank S. Fish
hack, county council president. res
taurant proprietor and chairman Of
committee of business men fight
ing the ban, was prepared by Attor-
ney William A. Boyce Jr.
Legality of the parking ban, with
its impounding clause, and Of the
section regulating two-lane traffic,
is attacked in the suit.
It is alleged the parking ban will
result in irreparable injury and
damage to business in that Gus
toners of downtown business estab-
iishmentS will be discouraged from
patronizing the business places be-
tween Z and 9:15 a. m, hours the
ban is effective.
While attorneys were preparing
the suit and seeking a court, police
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
Relations Are Strained
BIZ United Press


MEXICO CITY, July "a grave
strain on relations between Mexico
and the United States was feared
today as a result of the arrest of
Adolfo Dominguez, acting Mexican
consul in Chicago.
Flaming headlines in the press
and indignant editorials recounted
this and other recent incidents in
the United States involving Mexi-
cans which have tended to arouse
popular sentiment into hatred.
Genaro Estrada, foreign secretary,
said today that he feared the Incl
dents would damage the relations
between the United States and
Mexico"
The press was particularly bitter
over the Dominguez case, coming on
the heels of the fatal shooting Of
two Mexican youths recently at
Ardmore, Okla, one a relative of
President PaScual Ortiz Rubio.
The newspaper La Prensa, in a
typical editorial headed United
StateS-L.and Yankee Savages, .
said: TN its long history of inn
perialisn, of covetous aggreSsionS, of
pretended racial superiority, the
United States not only has tried to
strangle China, but also took poses
sion on the basis Of its savage right
Of strength of whatever weak coun-
tries melted its appetite for gold.
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South Pershing avenue, had been
shot during the holdup of the gro
Gerry of Carey Harlan, S764 West
Washington street.
Judge Baker hung an unofficial
medal on Harlan for shooting Sink
with, ut wouldn't have been any
loss to the community if he had
killed Sink"
And with the declaration the
judge sentenced Sink, Dale Kinder,
Il, of 202 South Harding street, and
Harry ShouSe, 80, of 141 East Ray
mond street, to twelve years in the
reformatory.
He granted leniency in dealing
with Ollie ShouSe, 10, brother Of
Harry Shouse, however. by Sentenc-
ing him to one to ten years in the
reformatory. The age of the boy
and the fact he was implicated in
but one robbery aided in Tightening
the sentence.
A fifth youth, Garvis Miles, 90,
of 1882 South Pershing avenue, was
remanded to the Indiana state prison
by Special Judge Clyde Karrer on a
revoked parole. The robbery charge
against Miles was dismissed by
Karrer. Judge Karrer recommended
that Miles serve five years more on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
ABOUT MOSQUITOES FROM THEM-HEY HOIST ANCHOR!

camp StuffS. In us there was a
dread. 1t would have been a long
swim to either the Kentucky or
Indiana shore, and if drown we
must, it never could have been
done gracefully on that afternoon.
Madison, Squatting indifferently
on the north bank, was fading
behind. Ahead was probably the
darkest storm cloud that ever
came out of the west.
Over the brow of a distant hill
the torrent Of rain came, jabbins
the river into angry swells before
it. In the center of the river, we,
two very meek "salts," put to
shore. The boat tossed dizzily on
each swell under the wind. Two
sailors gripped grimly-it really
was like that.
Kentucky calls the south bank
of the Ohio a shore. We gave it
a different name. It was a poor
quality of mire.
VXTHAT a sad story could
w be told about two
thoroughly soaked landlubberS
holding for dear life to a dead
stump at the rivers edge waiting
for the nor'easter' to cease. But
that part of the story's all wet
Hull, cargo, motor and pas
sengers hung together and that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

being primed for summer among
the cooling ices reach the end Of
their voyages.
DR.. Jean Charcot, veteran
French polar explorer, announced
that his voyage to Greenland,
particularly to ScoreSby sound,
would start soon. The French
"Pourquoi Pas" is due to cross the
path of the American schooner
Fife Morrissey, with Captain Rob-
ert Bartlett at the wheel, on his
way north to pick Arctic wild
flowers.
Two British, one German, two
Danish and feet Of Swedish
and Norwegian polar ships also
are scheduled to infeSt the polar
waters this summer. The Nau-
titus is due to poke her way I'M
der nearby polar ice if her en-
gines can be put and kept in
form.
But this years traffic in the
far north will be nothing COM
pared to the invasion of the
northern seas next summer, for
1882 is to be known in scientific
circles as the polar year.
August, 1892, will see water and
climatic conditions the best they
have been for fourteen years and
the best they viii be again until
1914.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

j. H. McDuffee, yice-preSident and
general manager of the Presto
Lite Company, who offered the
plane, joined the wives of the f1iers
here for the ride to Chickasha. Dick
Knox was at the controls of the
plane, and Dan McDuffee, son of the
Prest-O-Lite official, was a pas
senger. Dan McDutfee left the plane
here.
Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Post took
off from Port Columbus this morn
ing at. 800 indianapolis time) and
arrived here an hour later.
On the field they were greeted by
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, a few
city officials and handful of spec
tators and airport attaches. They
posed for photographs and talked
with newspapermen.
Il was a little scared when we had
the accident yesterday" Mrs. Gatty
confessed. She is a novice in the
air, having made her first trip into
the sky to rush eastward to greet
her famous husband when the Win
ME May completed its dash around
the world last week.
The fright the ground loop gave
her, though, hasn't dampened her
enthusiasm for flying. she said.
Heavily fueled, the Winnie Mae was
to make the flight from Port Co
lumbus to Chickasha without stop.
The around world ship appeared
over Municipal airport at 9:35 a. m.
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white monoplane first made
its appearance over Nome at
z a. m. Indianapolis time)
and headed northwest toward
the Boring Straits. Later,
however, the Fl. Worth reap
peared and circled slowly over
the city.
Built for endurance rather
than speed, the Fl. Worth on
its way here plodded steadily
through the air, hitting a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
FALL FIGHTS TO
EvADE PRISON
Would Shorten Life,' Say
Doctors at Hearing.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, July Slight Of
Albert Fall, former secretary Of the
interior, to evade prison sentence
for his part in the leasing of the
Elk Hills naval oil reserves to E.
l.. Doheny, oil operator, was COM
pleted partially today in the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court.
The hearing was on motion OF
Frank j. Hogan, Falls attorney, to
suspend a one-year sentence i'm
posed on the former United. States
official for conviction of accepting
q 100000 bribe. Decision in the
case was delayed pending Submis-
sion Of briefs.
Physicians testified that irnpriS-
onment of Fall, In view Of Falls
age and physical condition, would
he inhuman."
Affidavits showing Fall is too Ill to
serve the sentence were given the
&C rt, including statements Of sew
eral doctors that confinement ma
terially would shorten Falls life.
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MEXICO OFFICIALLY
REQUESTS u. S. TO
RELEASE CONSUL
TaY:zan Loose

Detectives who investigated
a robbery attempt on the south
side today wondered whether
the burglar they sought was
a victim of super-energy or
merely needed practice.
He had ripped weatherboard-
ing from the clothing store OF
Harry Denker, at 1112 Prospect
street, punched a hole through
plaster, and then pierced two
other walls similarly to enter
the store, where he took moth
ing.
From that store he ripped
out another wall to climb into
a jewelry store operated by
Walter Stahlhut at lila Pros
pect street, next door.
Nothing was missing there.
Stahlhut told police.
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Prosecutor Is Beaten Up
by Ex-COnzict and Pals

they began beating him with their
fists.
For nearly five minutes the three
stood on the running board and
beat me-" Fitzmartin said. II tried
to defend myself, but it was useless.
When I sank down in the seat one
man kicked me several times"
When the prosecutor lost con-
seriousness his assailants took SIT
from his pockets and fled, he told
police. Bleeding from cuts on the
face and body, Fitzmartin related
the story of the attack to police.
He said he recognized one of his
assailants as the auto thief he sent
to the reformatory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

Louisville's smoke abatement
league wasn't functioning while
the Marganed lay locked for two
days. It rained SCOT and rain for
those two days.
On the third, two thoroughly
initiated river rats put back up
the river, seeking more rural
grounds.
To our regret, the very quaint
old river boat wasn't on hand
with her calliope and her Jazz
orchestra to bid us bon voyage.
Miles passed slowly churning
upstream. the sun drove straight
at our faces, leaving a hard
earned but much wished for tan.
That afternoon we began to
note q number Of tail blue smoke
columns rising from the Kentucky
hills at distant intervals.
That any Kentuckian should
need a fire on this particular day.
with the mercury. lowering near
the 100 degree mark, was prob
lematical; but that every Ken
tuckian at stations" every four or
five miles was suffering from the
cold seemed phenomenal.
At camp the fourth night out
We were to learn q few things
about these hillside smoke
screens"
Tn IA Cnnflnnak1
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pace at slightly under ninety
miles an hour.
With their contemplated
route lying across the Boring
sea and the Pacific ocean and
down the coast of Siberia COW
ering an area of uncertain
weather conditions, the f1iers
faced the possibility of sud-
den and tickle squalls that may
arise at any moment to men
ace them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

into two tiny specks In the center
Of the river-two sailors" bound
somewhere downstream.
q .
ATEAR Louisville, where the
IN south begins, the ocean be-
gins. So 1t seemed to us. One
side Of the river was farther away
than we could walk in day, and
fortune save us if we ran out Of
gas!
There wasn't a paddle within
a mile.
Then. too, thestearnhoats iostled
Us about as II I'D were = cork
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

in their nonstop flight to
Toxic.
After making a 1,900-mile
bop from Seattle, WASH, to
this last outpost of the North
American continent, the Tex
ans had circled several hours
over Nome unable to effect
the refueling contact with
their big plane.
looming out of murky
skies, the trim yellow and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

night, thoroughly tired and very
cautious, the "crew" Of the
Marganed crept toward the In
diana shore a scant ten miles
down the river from their starting
point, glad to be at home in any
port.
Then there's another sad story.
It's about the peculiar drone that
characterizes the Ohio by night.
We learned about it the first
night 'out."
The noise resounds the breadth
Of the iver-hummirg softly like
. southern melody and then
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
.RUDY'S DAD PLEASED
vaIIee, Bride viii Visit His
Home Town.
By United Press

By United Press
WESTBROOK, Me-, July g.
Rudy Vallee's home town planned
today to welcome him and his
bride, the former Fay Webb, when
the newlywedS arrive here this
week END.
Charles A. Vallee, retired drug
gist and father of the radio Groom
er, said today he had received word
that the couple would spend Satur-
day and Sunday in Westbrook.
I'VE are delighted with the mar
riage," said the Elder vallee. "We
first met Fay in Hollywood last
year. We were impressed with her
charm, character and pleasing per-
sonality."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
COUNTY TO FROLIC
Employees to Hold Annual
Picnic AUG. 18.

Courthouse day" will be cele-
brated by all Marion county en-
ployes on Aug. Is when the annual
picnic is held in Riverside park.
Athletic contests with prize awards
will feature the picnic. Approximate
" 5000 persons are expected to at
tend. The coursehouse will be closed
the day of the picnic. A basket din
ner will be served at noon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
MUSSOLINI'S
RULING BLOW
TOCATHOL|CS
DEGREES Membership in
Both Fascist and Azione
Incompatible.
MOST DRASTIC MOVE
Controversy viii Flare to
! New Heights With
Edict.
MOST DRASTIC MOVE
By United Press

BIZ United Press
ROME. July 9.-Premier Benito
Mussolini ruled today that member
ship in both the Fascist party and
An Azione Cattolica, the Catholic
Jay organization, are incompatible.
The ruling was regarded as the
most drastic move yet taken in the
controversy between the Vatican
and Italy, and would compel Cath
plics to desert Azione If they desire
10 remain Fascists.
Mussolinis decision was an
nounced in circular which the
secretary Of the Fascist party sent
to all branches of the party. The
circular, after revealing the order
from the head of the government
and the head of Fascism, said:
Compatibility of membership In
the Fascist party and organizations
under Jurisdiction of Azione Cattol-
Tea is hereby revoked"
Rule out 1890 Law
Membership in the two bodies 81
simultaneously had been proclaimed
compatible by Augusta Turati, then
secretary Of the Fascist party, after
his official visit to the pope in Feb
ruary of 1880.
The newspaper Gional d'Italia in
an obviously inspired article
earlier in the day, asserted that the
pontiff had worked with enemies of
the Fascists both at home and
abroad.
The charge followed earlier press
attacks involving the Catholic lay
mems organization, Azione Cato
hca--which it was asserted also was
involved in anti-Fascist activities
but for the first time aimed direct
~ at the pope.
Challenge Is Issued
A challenge was issued by the
newspaper to the Observatory Ro-
mano, semi-official Vatican organ,
defying 1t to disavow formally any
solidarity between the pope and
anti-Fascists.
The recent encyclical of Pope
Plus, which was sent secretly to
Paris, was declared to be "a vio-
lent act of hostility" because of its
attacks on the Fascists in connection
with the education OF the youth of
the nation.
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~ T1nited PrnRa

By United Press
CLEVELAND, July 9.-Three men,
one of them an ex-conyict sent to
Mansfield reformatory by Assistant
County Prosecutor John A. Fitz-
martin, attacked the county official
here today, beating him into uncon-
seriousness as he sought to fend
them off.
The attack occurred as Fitz-
martin was driving home from the
residence of friend. The prosecu-
tors automobile was forced to the
street curb, and his three assail-
ants leaped on the running board,
pulling open the door of the car,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
Note Is Transmitted by
Ambassador; Press in
Bitter Protest.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Ambas-
sador Teller Of Mexico today trans
mitted to the state department
note protesting the imprisonment
in Chicago of Adolfo Dominguez
acting Mexican consul, for contempt
Of court.
Mexican embassy officials said the
note requested unconditional re-
lease of Dominguez. The note was
submitted on instructions from the
Mexican foreign office.
Dominguez was sentenced to six
months in prison by Municipal
Judge Thomas Green, but was re-
leased on q writ of habeas CORPUS.
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bins, "old man endurance
from Texas" and Harold S.
Jones, flying oil man, were
lowering uncertainty over
Nome today fruitlessly at
tempting a refueling contact
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

pounces upon you with all the
viciouSneSS of a flock of vultureS.
Each tiny soldier measures fully
an inch from tail to sword-and
all the kings horses couldn't keep
him of. Indianapolis boasts of
mosquitoes, but they "ain't seen
nothing" here.
Everybody knows what a cam
per's life is-and SO do we!
Next day. under a Sweltering sun
that beat into every nook Of the
rivera sun that kept on shining
between broad hills that Ireland
would be proud of-kept drilling
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09

impounded eleven cars, but early to-
day no TOWNS were reported by the
traffic department.
Police officials said they will con-
tinue enforcement of the ordinance
for at least two weeks, unless the
court rules against the city Sat-
urday and issues the temporary re-
straining order sought by Fishback.
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SAVES HIS OWN LIFE
Turns on Gas; Then Lights
Himself Ciqaret.
BIZ United Press

By Ufltted PTeSs
NEWTON, Mass, July 9-Hallett
E. Mcguire, IS, house painter, turned
on all jets of a gas stove after stuff
fling window and door cracks with
paper.
He sat in a chair waiting for the
deadly fumes to I'LL the room. Then,
deciding to enjoy a last smoke, he
put cigaret in his mouth and lit
a match.
At Newton hospital today it was
said he would recover. He escaped
with minor burns when the explo-
sion blew him across the room.
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By United Press

NOME, Alaska, July g.
The airplane Fort Worth, in
two Texas fiers pro-
posed a trans-Pacific flight,
was forced to land here today
when the fiers were unable to
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Now this isn't a
story about daring
adventures n d
strange ports. It's
more like true
confessions. JOS
eph Conrad doesn't
have a thing on us
when it comes to
being realistic.
1t was a wild, a
thunderouS river,
that greeted our
arrival.
All the Sonnets
of poets about the
nobility of rivers
-f. HI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-09
BAKER APPLAUDS SHOOTING
OF BANDIT; SENTENCES FOUR

A dead bandit is better than a
live one.
This theory was expressed today
by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker
when he sentenced four youths to
terms in the Indiana state reforma-
tory on robbery and auto banditry
charges.
The judges comment anent dead
bandits came when a deputy prose-
cutor mentioned the fact that one
of the youths, John Sink, 81, OF 1912
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rot to us in the face of the spray
that whipped over Marganed's
deck into our faces, singing like
hot Goals. Itawas. as was said, a
rough river.
There were two Of US and a
boat. In the boat was a cargo Of