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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-25
Inspection Of Continental
Lodge, Masons, Monday

Continental lodge of Masons will
be officially inspected Monday
evening by Ralph T. Benedict, dis
trict deputy for the third Masonic
district of Connecticut. on the
same evening the entered appren-
tice degree will be conferred. Sher-
wood II. Raymond, Connecticut
grand master, will be present with
his staff of assisting officers.
Following the third suicide In a
shooting gallery, Sydney, Austria.
liz, has a movement to close all
such places.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

down TO the new players limit of
%. which does not go into effect
until June IS.
The only American league club
with more than 40 players left on
its roster at the present time is
the New York Yankees. The
Yanks have al players, but prob
ably will send several to Newark
before starting spring training at
st. Petersburg, Fla.
Washington reduced its roster to
% players by sending eight play
ers to its Chattanooga Southern
league farm.
The White Sox disposed of two
players. reducing their roster to
81. including Manager Lew Fon-
SEGA.
The number of players on each
American league club at the pres
ent follows:
Yankees, Al: Cleveland, So; De-
troit. SO; White Sox. 81; Athletics,
30: Red Sox. 30; Washington, 26,
ana Browns. IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
CHICAGO BOXERS
WIN HONORS IN
|. A. TOURNEY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6. iUF--
Amateur boxers from Chicago cap
tured five out of eight bouts with
Southern California amateurs last
night. The card was arranged TO
promote interest in amateur box
ing and determine entrants for
bouts to fix the makeup Of the
United States Olympic games
team.
The results:
George Habersh, Chicago. ban
tamweight. decisioned Ray Campo.
Oscar Chanian, Chicago, feather
weight, decisioned Frank Co.
mancho
scotty sylvano, 147. Chicago
team captain, decisioned Hughie
Owens.
Max Marek, Chicago, middle
weight, decisioned Mike O'Gara.
Sailor Joe Bennett, U.SS. Penn
sylyania, decisioned Joe Persche
Chicago.
Jim Ferran, Los Angeles, de-
cisioned Stephen Sakal, Chicago
heavyweight.
Johnny Fuentes, Los Angeles
fea4therweight. defeated Anthony
Marcy, Chicago.
Eugene Higgins, Chicago light
weight, decisioned Hoyt Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
RESIGNATION OF
EDGREN LIKELY
TO BE QUEzzED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. U.P}-
Prospects Of a renewed legislative
inquiry into California boxing ap-
peared imminent today as e result
of Robert Bob Ederen's resigna-
ton from the state athletic COM
mission
Edgren, well known as a sports
writer and cartoonist, refused to
give specific reasons for his resig-
nation, which he sent 10 Governor
Rolph in Sacramento.
But I would be pleased TO ap-
pear before the recently named
legislative committee on boxing or
Governor Rolph and answer all
questions" Edgren said. Il re-
signed because I am not going to
be a party to the actions of the
commission"
The next meeting of the COM
mission, scheduled next Saturday
at Oakland, was postponed until
January l6 by DR.. Harry w.
Martin of Los Angeles, chairman,
In the hopes that Governor Rolph
would name Edgren's successor by
that time.
The governor expressed regret
at receiving the resignation. He
was taken by surprise, he said, and
had no one in mind for the post.
Reports that Edgren resigned
because of friction within the COM
mission were denied by Chaplain
Leslie C. Kelley of San Francisco,
the third member.
"Edgren had his way in prac-
tically everything during the year
he served" the chaplain said. But
of course no one can expect to be
the whole commission"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

the turkeys from a ranch four
miles south Of El Centro.
County officers expressed the
opinion today the negroes may be
connected with numerous turkey
thefts about Imperial Valley dur
ing the past several weeks, and
were investigating this possibility
Dupont halted the negroes last
night when he became suspicious
of their car, which had been under
observation for some time. II was
the same car. officers said, which
was used in n burglary of house
in 5eeley, when the owner of the
house returned earlier than ex-
pected and found three negroes
burglarizlng his place.
The negroes fled, With the house
owner in pursuit. They threw
away the loot they had taken from
the house, and escaped, but the
householder obtained the number
OF their car.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

system is being used in all the
high school English classes this
year. In card catalogue, the
teacher records the names of the
books reported upon by each stu
dent. The next year, the teachers
pass their catalogues on to the
students next English instructors.
Interesting travel books about
Mexico, Central America and South
America are being reported upon
in the Spanish III classes.
Something must be up-the
huskiest boys in school are trip
ping around the halls humming
and surreptitiously practiciny
graceful kicks on the stairways.
Compulsory unemployment insur-
ance will be the subject for the de-
bates planned by the J. c. Debate
club. During the institute, COM
mittee of coaches from all over the
valley met and selected the topic
on which the members of the club
will begin work after the J. C.
play is produced.
With the realization that the
j. C. play date is not far off. the
cast has begun intensive work on
the action of "Strongheart.'
Art classes are very interested III
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
DEMPSEY PLANS
STIFF CAMPAIGN
AGAINST LEADERS

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 6. U.P-
Jack Dempsey will undertake nine
fights against selected opponents
throughout the United States be-
ginning in February. he announced
'ast night upon his departure for
Reno, whore he will resume
training.
The bouts will be four rounds,
with eight-ounce gloves. Leonard
Sacks, his manager, left for Chi
cago in connection with the pro-
posed tour.
The men Dempsey said he woUld
meet include.
King Levinsky early in Febru-
airy IN Chicago.
Johnny Risko, Cleveland.
Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia
K. o. ChriStntr, Detroit.
An Atlantic City bout against
an as yet unnamed opponent.
Pauline Uzcudun, New York.
Max Baer. San Francisco.
Dynamite" Jackson, Los m
geles.
Sacks announced that Dempsey 3
recent engagements had netted
$247,O00.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

SPOR t s
Here And There
In Sport World
United Press

UNITED Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6.-Bob
Kruse, 1872, Portland, Ore, grappler
whom fans delight in booing for
/ his unusual antics. made short
work OF Axel Anderson, 215-pound
New Yorker, IN q finish match here
lost night. KruSe clamped on
series of armlocks 10 win the first
fall in Is minutes but lost the Sec
ond In II minutes when Anderson
applied several Furnishing head
locks. Apparently groggy from the
same treatment in the third set-to,
Kruse fooled his opponent ono
pinned him with a body slam IL
four minutes to take the match.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. G.
Marty Brill, Notre Danes great
blocking back of 1929 and 1890
will join Frank Carideo, famous
Rockne quarterback, in the knights
of Columbus charity game here
January "a, sponsors Of the con-
test were informed today. Brill
will leave his home in Norwood
Pa. in a few days, arriving in San
Francisco for a weeks practice be-
fore the game. Other stars Of
Notre Dame as we'll as those from
California and St. Mary's will
compose the two squads.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. s. = The
football team of the University Of
Southern California was to meet
tonight to elect captain for 1882
Tay Brown, left tackle; Orville
Mohler, quarterback; Ernie Smith,
tackle, and Ray Sparling, end are
candidates. Brown was credited
with the best chance IN campus
gossip.
OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 6.-The
Oakland team of the California Ice
Hockey league defeated Los An
geles. to ?, last night, taking the
lead at the start and holding It
throughout.
GLENDALE, Jan. s. (U,D = The
University of Arizona basketball
team trounced Occidental College
So to 81 last night at the Glendale
high school gymnasium. They will
meet at the same place again to-
night.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6. U.D -
Paul Jones, rangy Texan, will en-
ter the ring at Olympic stadium to-
night a slight favorite to win over
Bonnie Muir, young Australian
champion, in a wrestling bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
TRIO HELD AT
COUNTY JAIL AS
TURKEY THIEVES

-Four desolate turkeys are in the
FL Centre police station today
with officers puzzling out diet
for them. while three disconsolate
negro youths are in the county jail
pondering over the penalty fol
stealing four turkeys.
Roy Dupont, Ell Centre patrol
man. arrested the negroes at 2.30
this morning as they entered FL
Centre along the Dogwood road,
the four turkeys cooped in the rear
of their car. They are Leo Will
liams, 10, Ben Raymond, SO, and
Leonard Hicks, 23.
A signed confession was obtained
from the alleged turkey thieves
last night, but this morning. upon
being turned over to county au-
thorities for prosecution, the
negroes repudiated their confes-
sion and asserted they bought the
turkeys from an acquaintance and
were taking them to Holtville.
They at first admitted they stole
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
Knows Hymn Book By Heart

WATFORD. Hertfordshire. Eng,
U.P) - Wyndham Edgar, verger OF
St. Johns church, claims that he
can give the first line of any hymn
of which he is given the number,
or the number of any hymn Of
which he is given the first line.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEAMS SLASH
PLAYER LISTS
By GEORGE KIRKSEY
nited Press staff Correspondent

I Inited EreSS stan NViiSSp'AioN'''
CHICAGO. Jan. c. U.R-Major
League baseball clubs will travel
without any excess baggage dur
Ing the 1882 season It was clearly
indicated today with Is PLAYERS
dropped from the roster Of three
American league clubs.
washington, Detroit and the
Chicago White SoX yesterday
started economy measures which
every major league club is eX-
pected to follow before the annual
spring training trips commence
next month.
In an effort to cut down over
head many major league clubs will
go 10 their training camps almost
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
SPORTS PARADE
OFFERS VARIETY
IN T0DAY'S NEWS
BY HENRY McLEMORE

ln1ted PTSSS StaTt correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan. 6. U.P-
Although I never have ridden eny-
thing faster than a ferris wheel
and am as far removed from inter
national polo circles as am from
the Arctic variety. cannot help
hearing the disquietilg rumors
that surprising things are about TO
take place when the United States
Polo association gathers today.
These rumors come direct to me
from a friend of mine who refuses
to speak TO anybody unless they
ride in a Hispano-Race, and sub
scribe to that ultra ultra periodi-
cal. Town, Country, Preside.
Home, Sunken Garden and Riding
to-Hounds."
This friend is Eyman Herman
Vanderbilt-Jones. He happens to
be chief bellows-blower at the ex-
elusive Meadowbrook international
field blacksmith shop. What in
formation he doesn't gather from
the players he picks up from the
polo ponies themselves while their
paws are on the anvil. Hyman Is
riding high right now but he re-
members when we used to fly
kites (box) and fence (raiD to-
gether and always gives me a
CHEEKY hello
lyman tells me the most dis
quieting rumor is that after the
polo association meets today, and
ratings are announced, the United
States will be without a lo-goal
player.
This, as you well know, can mean
but one thing-Tommy Hitchcock,
because Of his rather lackadaisical
play last year, may be dropped
from a lo-goaler 10 nine-goaler
If such a thing happens one OF
sports finest traditions-the Hitch
cock tradition-will die a sudden
death.
You know the Hitchcock tradi-
ton as well as I do. Men and
women, boys and girls. who never
played or watched polo know the
Hitchcock tradition. For the pas
decade Tommy Hitchcock has stooc
for polo at its best. Tommy-tht
hard-riding, hard-swinging, hell
for-leather, smart. resourceful Beat
Sabreur Of big time polo.
II Tommy's handicap Is cut II
will mean that the rulers of tht
game no longer consider him the
greatest of the great, the finest o.
the fine. Personally I think tht
rumors are all wet, SO 10 speak
and that when the new rating
are announced Tommy's name. like
Abou Ben Somebody Other
will lead all the rest.
In 1880 and 1881, Hitchcock va
not the finest player in the world
Against the British in the Anglo
American series in 1890 he was no
the best man on the field. No
was he the standout performer Il
the national open last year. h
play being eclipsed b. that 0
Manuel Andratta and Andre
Gazotti Of the Argentine.
II must be remembered, however
that Hitchcock was sorely handl
capped both years. In 1880 he va
bothered with a thousand details
for Tommy was not only a player
but captain and chairman OF tn
team election committee. Las
year business kept him out Of th
saddle quite a bit Of the time, an
polo. like all other games, require
steady practicing.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

Two railroad men own n profit
able silver fox farm near LoYelock
Nevada, feeding them on Chinchilla
rabbits whose pelts are sold to
bring alfalfa for the remaining rab-
bits.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

The new road from Blythe to
Rice taps the Metropolitan Water
District highway and connects di-
rectlv with San Bernardino County
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

Modoc County turkey raisers
pooled their crop this year and re-
cei7ed % cents a pound, net.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

the leather work they arc doing
now. Second year students are
making posters on lip reading for
the health department.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06
BY ROBERTA FERGUSON
Press staff Correspondent

The mob scene in the hall Mon-
day after school was Just the STU
dents getting their grade cards.
This is the time for a New Years
resolution to study more.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

Hitchcock is not the only 10
goaler in danger Of dropping from
his lofty perch. The only other
10-goalers in this or any other
uniVerse-Lewis Lacey OF the
Argentine and Capt. Pat Roark o!
Great Britain--both were off form
last year and may find themselves
out Of the charmed circle in 1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

The number of students enrolled
at Central has reached the high
est point in the history Of the
school. Six hundred and four STU
dents are enrolled at present. Be-
fore the holidays the total was 500
OF the present number, 299 are
girls. and 305 are boys. New stu
dents who have Iust registered are
Forest Barbe. Marcelo Bernales,
speade Cartwright, Geneva Emery,
Arval Harris, Phyllis Malone, NAL
colin Powers and Waldo Stevens.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

After this year, English students
can never report on the same book
twice because a new book report
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

Everyone at Central Is proudly
admiring the silver and black
plaque presented TO Centrals foot
ball team. which won the minor
league championship, Class A, oil
Southern California. The trophy
which is of a coed looking mod
ernistic design, was bestowed by
the California Interscholastic fed
Grafton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-06

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6. UD-
Paul Jones, rangy Texan, will en-
ter the ring at Olympic stadium to-
night a slight favorite to win over
Bonnie Muir, young Australian
champion, in a wrestling bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
FLYERS SEEKING
TO SET RECORD
FOR ENDURANCE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7. U.P)-
Despite a handicap of heavy fog
which blanketed the southland,
Fred Murillo and j. E. Sheasby, en-
durance flyers, were still aloft at
a. m. today after sc hours. They
hope to eclipse the mark of CAT
hours, held by Forest O'Brine and
the late Dale Jackson.
Murillo, former army pilot, and
Shearsby, a 19-year-old youth, are
flying a Fokker J-5 monoplane
called THE Spirit Of '76'. Twice
each day they are refueled, taking
on 125 gallons of gasoline at
time.
During the day, the men fly as
far south as Long Beach and as
far north as Saugus, but pass over
Grand Central airport once each
hour. They spent last night over
the north end of San Fernando
Valley away from the low hilltops.
In a message dropped last night,
the men said they felt "fit enough
to stay up a year." They went aloft
at 2:05 p. m. Sunday, September 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07

are paying 1857 per cent of the
total district assessments, although
they represent only Ill per cent Of
the districts assessable area. The
average valuation of the subdi-
vided area in e. Centro is S2064 AZ
and the average assessment S10322
as against an average valuation of
s1O0 for farm property and S. for
its assessment. It is noticeable that
the cities are paying nearly II
per cent of the principal and in
terest on an indebtedness of S5,000,-
900, the proceeds of which were
given to the farmers in cash and
in addition the cities are paying a
like percentage on drainage bonds
and other similar items from which
they receive no direct benefit to
their property II is also noticeable
that in addition to the assessments,
the cities pay double the rate for
the water that the farmer is paying
1t is conceded that the farm is
vital and fundamental to the pros
perity Of the cities, but it is sub
mitted that the markets furnished
by the cities are likewise essential
to the farmer, and that prosperity
depends upon the mutual co-opera-
ton of both, farms and cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
LESSER LIGHTS OF G. O. P.
CARRY ON HOOVER'S BATTLE

have some weeks on leave during
which he will mingle with voters
of his own race.
Mellon Not Talking
For different reasons the TWO
most impressive figures who have
done diplomatic duty for President
Hoover are not on the firing line.
Andrew w. Mellon, ambassador to
London, spent several weeks here
but went back to his post before
the speaking season began. He dis
likes speech making and his def
cheney as an oratorical pillar of
the administration probably will be
offset by his check to the party
treasurer
Charles G.. Dawes, the previous
ambassador to Great Britain and
one of the most popular figures in
the party, is too deep in work con-
nected with his Chicago bank to
think much about politics
The Administrations original
plan was to bring back Theodore
Roosevelt, governor general of the
Philippines. There was so much
comment following objection from
Manila that the plan was abandon
ed. However it is expected that The
son of the late President Roosevelt
will take other means of spread
ing his name before American vot-
ers to counteract the magic of the
family name carried by the Demo-
cratic nominee.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Demands Hanging
For Acct lily
Killing Sweetheart

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7. UP) =
Arrested on a charge of suspicion
of numbering his fiancee, Miss Rae
Stevens. 10, John Casey Sherman,
80 year old machinist, today
pleaded with police that he be
hanged.
The girl was accidently shot, wit
nesses said, when she asked Sher-
man to put away a pistol as they
sat on the porch of his boarding
house last night.
Sherman, witnesses said, had re-
ceived the gun and four pints of
whisky earlier in the day in part
payment on an automobile repair
job.
When Miss Stevens remon-
Stsbsd with Sherman, he started
TO unload the weapon, which acci-
dentally discharged, according to
the girls father. c. NJ. Stevens, and
Gregory Lockhart. The bullet
struck Miss Stevens in the heart.
Although police placed no faith
in Sherman's statements that he
shot the girl purposely, and Ought
to be hanged" he was booked at
the county Jail pending an inquest.
Miss Stevens came here three
months ago from Seattle to study
fiction writing, her vocation.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
Police Called In
Miners Strike

WILMINGTON, Ill, Sept. 7. UP)
State highway police were rushed
to the Northern Illinois Coal COM
pany's strip mine near here today
when approximately 400 striking
coal miners converged on the prop
.erty with the announced determin-
alton of forcing it TO cease oper-
alton.
Sergeant James ONeill Of the
state highway police, in command
of the detachment ordered to the
mine, said he had been notified
that the miners planned to hold
mass meeting at Coal City, five
miles south OF here, after march,
ing on the strip mine.
The men at work, whose number
could not be ascertained immedi-
ately, have been working under the
new SIS a day wage scale.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. U.P)-Thir-
ty members of the United Mine
Workers of America, meeting in
secret session today, decided a wage
cut for the 100000 miners in the
anthracite fields of northwest
Pennsylvania was inevitable.
The officials planned to meet
with a committee of mine opera
tors at the anthracite institute lat
er today.
There they will attempt to trade
a wage cut agreement for pledges
of campaign to eliminate unem-
ployment in the coal fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
. ~
County Employees
Defer Meeting

A scheduled meeting of county
officers to discuss the recently
voted proposition TO give back to
the salary fund of the county 20
per cent Of salaries paid to various
departments was postponed today
because Of the absence OF several
county officials.
The officials will meet Septem-
ber 20 to finally decide on the
plan. Several offices already have
signed up their entire personnel TO
take the voluntary salary cuts, but
others have not yet done so.
In order to make the reductions
feasible the entire group Of coun-
ty employees must agree to the
voluntary cuts.
1t was definitely decided by a
majority of the officers, however,
that the plan will be carried
through, at least for a trial per-
iod. the meeting September 20
should see most county officers
and their deputies signed up for
the reduction.
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald,
whose office already has agreed to
the cut, expressed belief today that
the proposition will be worked out
satisfactorily.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-07
NO HOPE GIRLS!
RUDY WILL NOT
LOSE HIS BRIDE

RENO, New, Sept. Z. U,R)-Fay
Webb Vallee and her radio Groom
ing husband, Rudy Vallee, effected
3 reconciliation by long distance
telephone last night ana the petite
Fay will not go ahead with her
plans for divorce, Hymon Bushel,
Vallees attorney. told newspaper
men here today.
Mrs. Vallee arrived here yester-
DAY. preceded by Bushel who sup
posedly had come to protect Val
lees interests when his bride OF
year carried out her announced in
tention of divorcing her much pub
hcized husband.
Bushel said he induced the dane
er-actreSS TO reconsider"
II convinced her a divorce was
a mistake" he said. "Then I called
Rudy by long distance. She talked
to him and they effected a COM
plete understanding
Bushel said Mrs. Vallee would
board a 12:45 p. m. train for her
home in Santa Monica, Calf,
where her father is chief of police.
Her father accompanied her here
from New York and joined Bushel,
according to the latter. in per
suading her that a divorce would
be a great mistake
Bushel said Mrs. Vallee would
spend only a short time in Santa
Monica. whereupon she will return
to Rudy in New York"
Estrangement of the couple was
revealed several weeks ago when
Webb joined his daughter in the
east.
Attempts at a reconciliation failed
and Mrs. Vallee boarded a train
for Reno after Bushel negotiated
a private agreement and property
settlement between her and her
vocalist husband.