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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28

the presidential candidate at the
| top of the list of electors pledged
to his support, democrats charged
to-day.
The law was enacted in 1929.
"The law will be changed no
doubt" said Rep Tracy w. South
worth, one of the'three democratic
members of the house, land then
republicans have presidential
candidate named Jefferson or Lin
it will be changed back-when the
coin" &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28
Both Made Claims

e Harrisburg, Pa, April 2S-(UP)
John r. Collins, democratic
state chairman, to-day claimed the
hPepnsylvania delegation with 76
Votes should be almost evenly di-
svid6d" between supporters of Gov
.ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Horner Governor Alfred E. Smith
at the democratic national conven-
zion.
4 Meantime, Warren Van Dyke,
chairman of the Roosevelt for
prseident league, declared Roose-
Eef1 would have at least 60 of the
ef6 democratic national delegates
4rom Pennsylvania.
He conceded eight delegates to
Hormer Governor Alfred E. Smith
ANA said the other eight were in
doubt.
= He claimed Roosevelt carried SIS
fof the 81 counties in the presiden-
fttai popularity contest, winning
many Of them by majorities as
high as ten to one.
e koosevelt's majority in the pop
sulAr contest will not exceed $4,000
Wan Dyke said because of the
Small democratic vote polled in the
sprimary."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28
Name bothered Them

Is Lansing, Mich, April 2S-(UP)
sA-Republicans,a possibly fearing
The drawing power of the name of
Roosevelt, have introduced a bill
IN the special session Of the Mich
Mgah legislature to change the cleo
stion law which places the name of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28

Washington, April 2S-(U. P.) -
President Hoover plans to leave
Saturday morning for his camp on
the Rapidan in Virginia for his first
holiday in seven months, it was an
nounced to-day at the White House
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28
$4,000 Asked
in Seven Cases
CONTINUED from Page y

suffered in a fall on West Main
street and Grandview avenue on
last Oct 20. 1t is charged that the
Barlow Bros Co, agents were en-
kgaged in installing plumbing
equipment in a building at that To-
cation and after damaging the
sidewalk failed to leave it in a
safe condition for travel. The city
is charged with negligence in that
it failed to have the walk properly
repaired.
Alexander Ferrari, local mason
contractor. brings $4,000 suit
against Rowley w. Phillips for in
juries suffered when the large dog
owned by Mr. Phillips is alleged to
have attacked and bitten the plain
tiff. Mr. Ferrari charges he was
walking along Prospect street on
last Feb 81 when the dog rushed
from the Phillips estate and at
tackled him. Attorney William B..
Fitzgerald appears for all the
above plaintiffs according to papers
filed in the courts.
Joseph st Pierre brings a $4,000
suit against Angelo Lucia to re-
cover for injuries he suffered when
he was hit by the defendants car
on Watertown avenue on last Jan
25th.
Joseph was riding his bicycle on
his way home from employment at
the Imperial Laundry when the
accident occurred.
Harris Neal riding a motorcycle
on West Side Hill was struck by
the car of c. G. Anderson of Wash
ington Depot. Neal brings a suit
for $1,000 damages as q result of
the injuries he suffered. p Ballan-
tine & Sons Co ask $1,000 damages
from jeremiah Shea in an action
brought on common count writ.
Anna Napiello asks $1,000 and Leo
seeks $500 damages from Anna
Skibinski for injuries they received
when struck by Annals car on
North Main street on last Feb 10th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28

miral to influence you. And as
General Butler said, TO hell with
admirals'."
Admiral Yates Sterling, Jr, who
gave out statement advising navy
men to keep their wives away from
Hawaii after the Massie case, was
a spectator as Kelley made his
summation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28

Some department stores In Paris,
gre contracting for the making in,
private homes of a great part of
the wearing apparel which theyy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28
ARE YOU LISTENING?.
AND .CORSAIRn ON DOUBLE
FEATURE BILL At STRAND

The INSIDE" Of q great brOau-
casting station in operation, details
OF the atrarea aenunationa Of sr-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28
Roosevelt Now
q Leads BY 10000
CONTINUED from Page y

tdfSfrietS still unreporteQ, RooSeVelt
sshad a lead of 10000 over Smith
SIN the popular vote. The count
Mstood:
Roosevelt ........93,515
81 Smith .......... .73,49O
a There are 16 democratic dele
Egates at large-each with one-half
"a vote. Roosevelt has won Is of
Them, giving him TN votes. The
xother half vote is uninstructed.
ia OF the 81 district delegate cleo
rtions in which the vote has been
scompleted, Roosevelt has won rs
and Smith IL.
In, the districts in which dele
gate elections still are in doubt
even Smiths most enthusiastic
tsupporters say he cannot get more
tthan eight delegates. bringing his
total to 20. That would leave APP
sproximately So delegates for
Roosevelt. Managers of the New
~ ork governors primary campaign
khere believe he will enter the con-
tvention with so Pennsylvania dele
gates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28
In The Local
TheaterS

Warner Baxter and Marian Nixon
in "Amateur Daddy" and Laura
LaPlantc in 1.-THE Sea Ghost" Big
Double Feature Program at the
Fox Poll Palace theater
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28


giving them which have be
naturalization cards which be
sente examination The the Of
students commented that the deigned
Miss hndbd for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-28
- HOLLYWOOD
GOSSIP
w INTIMATE GLIMPSES AND
INSIDE STUFF ON THE
Thoms. MOVIE COLONY
by DAN oMAs-
How About Sylvia?

Sylvia? =
Holywood-Just didn't mention Sylvia
mention the
Of
ing orbs of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
Says Sex Can
Be Determined

NEW YORK, Aug. "a. U.H-Acid
content of the expectant mothers
blood is the determining factor in
the sex of the unborn child, ac-
cording to a theory advanced by
DR.. Jacob Sanders of Rotterdam,
Holland, before the third interna-
tional congress of eugenics.
DR.. Sanders said a high acid con-
tent results in the birth of a girl
and low acid content approaching
alkalinity indicates the child will
be boy. The Dutch scientist said
his theory was based on observa-
tions among human beings and by
actual experience on animals.
Artificial regulation of the acid
content and therefore of the sex
of the child, is possible, DR.. San
ders said.
Partial confederation of DR.. San
ders' theory, received with some
skepticism by the eugenistS, was
offered in a paper by DR.. Agnes
Bluhm, dealing with experiments
with mice.
DR.. Bluhm said she had succeed
ed in increasing the number of fe-
male mice by feeding them sodium
in the form of ordinary salt.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
IMPERIAL BOYS
ARRESTED FOR
MANY GRIMES

Arrest of six Imperial boys this
week is believed to have broken up
a gang of youthful thieves respor- I
sible for several robberies in that
community during recent months.
All of the boys have been certi-
fled TO the juvenile court and Will
be brought before Judge A. G. Fin
ney on Friday of this week. Two
members of the gang are in the
county Jail and four are at the
Juvenile detention home. The boys
are IS and II years of age. accord
ing to Police Chief George Wright
of Imperial.
Some time ago the Lincoln Gro
Gerry store in Imperial was robbed
of candy and cigarettes and at a
later date was entered again and
the same type of merchandise sto-
len. Confectioner's syrup, near
beer. cigarettes and candy later
disappeared from the old bottling
works warehouse in Imperial and
the gang is believed to have been
responsible in each instance.
A gun was taken when an Imper-
ial home was robbed and later the
gun was sold, said Chief Wright.
Come of the youths are said TO
have been concerned in all the
listed robberies while others were
believed to have taken part in but
one or two.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
Heroic Convict
Will Go Back

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.-W.P)-
George E. Frank, whose heroism
during the Thanksgiving Day food
riot at Folsom prison in 1929,
earned him a parole, faced pos
sible return to the institution to-
day.
Frank was credited with saving
the lives of two guards during the
riot and was released.
Today, Mrs. Mabel Kent had
identified him as the man who
robbed her and her daughter of
$4,000 in jewelry two months ago,
and James V. Taylor, jewelry
dealer, identified him as the man
who had sold him Mrs. Kent's
gems.
He faces still another witness,
Jack Currie, who will be asked to
identify Frank as the man who
broke into house recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
MRS. CARAWAY NOT BOUND BY
DEMOCRATIC WET PLATFORM

to hear the woman senator-She
was appointed last November af-
ter her husband died-and the
"kingfish."
"I didn't come to Arkansas to
attack Joe Robinson" Long told
his Arkansas listeners.
There were no personalities In
Senator Hattie Caraway's cam
paign.
"A woman can't campaign like a
man." she said today. "I just said
no names would be mentioned and
none were. The six men running
against me didn't talk about me.
either, but they talked about each
other.
81 campaigned only three weeks.
Senator Long made SO speeches in
seven days. 1t was the best speech
you ever heard. 1 spoke about Is
or 20 minutes and always without
a note.
"Oh, no, prohibition didn't figure
in the campaign. 1 think Mr.. Hut
ton-he was one of my opponents
came out as a wet. He got TO-
900 votes"
Mrs. Caraway polled $4,000. The
next highest candidate had $4,000
votes. Mrs. Caraway polled more
votes than all her opponents COM
bined Primary success is the same
as election for an Arkansas Demo-
crat, so Mrs. Caraway will become
the first woman ever elected to the
senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-(U.P)-
Senator Hattie w. Caraway, just
back from an Arkansas primary in
which she outran six male cam
paigners, told the United Press to-
day that she would refuse to be
bound by the repeal and beer
plank in the Democratic party
platform.
She said proposals for prohibi-
ton changes reminded her of the
Hoover debt moratorium.
THAT was a step toward debt
cancellation" she held, land sug-
gestions for change in prohibi-
tion are steps toward the saloon.
"Of course, after four years agi-
tation, I believe some kind of
change is inevitable. But do not
consider myself bound by the DEM
ocratic plank. I wish the Demo-
Gratis had taken the Republican
plank, word for word. That would
have taken prohibition out of The
campaign"
Mrs. Caraway revealed that
campaigning with Senator Huey P.
Long, DEM, La, was one of the
most interesting experiences of her
life.
In the automobile of the "king-
fish" and accompanied by two
sound trucks, Mrs. Caraway and
Long covered the state. Arkansas
voters gathered by the thousands
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
MOtOrman Saves
Small Girl From
Terrible Death

LORAIN, O., Aug. "a -W.H =
A motorman cl:mbed out on the
fender of his speeding interurban
car near here today and snatched
a little girl from the tracks just in
time to save her life.
The hero was Bill Lang, third
oldest motorman on the Lake
Shore electric line from Cleveland
to Toledo. The girl was Leila
Smith, 3 years Old.
Leila had taken her doll, Ell
vira," for an airing, and was toss
ing pebbles at the trolley rails
when the Lake Shore Limited
came around a bend at SIS miles an
hour.
Lang saw the child on the track,
but she looked like a package un-
till the train drew closer. Then he
saw it was a girl. He jammed on
the brakes, applied sand to the
rails and clambered through the
door of the cab to the fender
while the car whizzed on pilotless
With perfect timing, he scooped
the child from the tracks.
Then he started up again and
flew into Lorain at 60 miles an
hour to a hospital Leila's head
was cut and bruised and her arm
was injured, but doctors said she
would recover.
When they looked for Lang to
congratulate him, he was back on
the train, enroute to Toledo.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
7 WO Die
IN COAST
ROBBERY
Los Angeles Bank Man.
ager Kills White And
Negro Bandits.
THIRD MAN ESCAPES
Employee Seriously In
jured When Caught In
Line OF Fire.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.-tUn)-
Two alleged bank bandits were
killed and a bank teller was SER
iously wounded when Wetzel Ord,
manager of a Bank of America
branch at $685. South Broadway,
fought a gun battle with the BAN
dts who attempted holdup.
Police said the dead men were
identified as members of a desper-
ate gang which had operated in
Southern California for some time.
H. R. Read, teller, was wound
ed by the first shot fired by the
bandits. He walked in the line of
fire between the robbers and the
bank manager.
Customers and other employees
fled for safety as bullets struck
around the lobby and against the
bank cages.
The leader of the trio escaped
to an automobile during the fight.
The other men, white man and
a Negro, staggered to sidewalk in
front of the bank and fell dead.
Neither was Immediately identi-
fled.
Read was struck below the
shoulder and the bullet lodged in
his spine, causing paralysis. Ply
sicians said he had little chance to
recover.
Police were told that the gang
leader took a position in the center
of the bank while the Negro and
the other white man walked
through a doorway to cage near
Ord's desk.
The Negro produced revolver
and ordered the manager to sit
down. The white bandit, however.
almost Immediately ordered Ord to
stand up. The manager gradually
edged his way to the secret hiding
place of his revolver and the gun
fight started.
The shooting continued as the
bandits moved to the street. Ord
followed and fired a number Of
shots at the automobile in which
the leader fled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

DU1tCu GTtSS Sttt1 correspondence
Copyright, 1882, By United Press
WASHINGTON. Aug. PA law
against salary splitting or sublet-
ting of jobs has been called up to
confront congressman who have
been explaining to their constitu-
ents that although they listed wives,
children, in-laws and absentees on
the congressional payroll, the
money actually went to others who
were doing the work.
OF more than 100 congressman
revealed as employing relatives,
many facing hard fights to retain
their seats have protested that the
family names were listed merely as
a convenience and the salaries ac-
tually paid to working clerks.
Representative McSwain (Dem)
South Carolina, is being strongly
criticized in his primary race for
carrying on his payroll a young
man who was attending the Univer-
sity of South Carolina. His answer
was that while the young man was
absent at school, his work here at
Washington was done by others.
Every voucher drawn in his name
and endorsed over by him was ex-
pended in the hiring of other stem
ographers and typists to do the
work that he would have done if
he had been present." McSwain
stated in an advertisement explain
ing his case, He said he was proud
to have helped the young man get
an education.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
BIG DEMOCRATIC
REGISTRATION TO
BOTHER LEADERS
Election Outcome Diff
cult To Predict Because
Of Political Change.
By HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO Aug. "a. = Cal
ifornia's enormous Democratic reg
istration has complicated the state
primary election next Tuesday
August 30.
Normally a Republican state by
margin of more than two to one,
there were only a half more regis
tered Republicans this year than
Democrats.
In round numbers, the counj
shows 100000 Republicans regis
tered as compared with 100000
Democrats.
Under ordinary conditions, NOM
ination on the Republican ticket to
California is tantamount to election
because of the heavy Republican
ma jority.
Registrations for the November 8
general election do not close until
September 20. Many counties have
already reported to Secretary of
State Frank G. Jordan that the
Democratic registration is steadily
gaining.
A great deal of bitterness has
marked the contests for United
States senator as the various party
candidates drew their campaigns to
close this week.
Forces which controlled Democra-
tic policies in California previous
to William Gibbs McAdoo's presi-
Dental primary coup rallied be-
hind JuStus S. Wardell San Fran
cisco wet.
McAdoo's foes raised the question
of his party record, claiming he
failed to support John w. Davis
and Al Smith in 1924 and 1928, and
attacked him for his stand on pro-
hibition.
Point To Votes
His supporters, on the other
hand, recalled that McAdoo, lead
ing the Garner ticket in the pres
idential primary, polled 222,385
votes, while Wardell, No. l man on
the Roosevelt delegation, drew a
vote of 175,008.
They reasoned that he would
hold this Garner support and draw
more from the Roosevelt ranks be-
cause of his outstanding part in the
Chicago convention
Political observers at Sacramento
have been reluctant to comment on
the Republican race for the United
States senatorial nomination.
All they say is that State Sena-
tor Tallant Tubbs of San Fran
cisco, a wet, and Congressman Joe
Grail, of Los Angeles. dry, are
giving Senator Samuel M Short
ridge of Menlo Park, incumbent, as
fast a race as he has ever run
Backers of Senator Shortridge
contend that Grail and Tubbs will
merely offset each others votes,
and that ShortriGge will go back to
Washington, D. c., still wearing his
senatorial toga.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
HEAD OF EDISON
POWER COMPANY
DIES ON COAST

LOS ANGELES, Aug. "a. (U.H-
Russell Henry Ballard, 81, who rose
from bookkeeper to the presidency
of the Southern California Edi-
son company, died suddenly at his
home here today.
A month ago Ballard suffered an
attack of influenza but was believed
to be recovering until relapse
came a few hours before his death.
Mrs. Gladys Morphy Ballard, his
wife, and Harriet Ballard, a
daughter were at the bedside.
Ballard was considered one of the
outstanding power utility men IN
the west. He had been with South
ern California Edison and its prede-
cessors since 1893 when he joined
the old West Side Lighting COM
pany as a bookkeeper.
Ballard was born in Hamilton,
Ont, Canada, July 6, 1875, the son
of Walter j. and Harriet Morphy
Ballard.
Coming to the United States at
the age of eight, he became an Of
flee boy with the Thompson, Hous-
ton Electric company OF Chicago
in 1890. He was with the treasury
department of the General Elec-
trio company at Schenectady In
1893. and was in charge of credits
and collections for the southern
states office of the firm at Atlanta
a few years later. =.
Ballard came to Los Angeles In
1897 to become auditor of the Edi-
son Electric company, predecessor
to the huge Southern California
Edison company.
From 1900 to 1904, Ballard was
office manager of the Butte,
Mont, Electric & Power company,
returning to the Southern Califor-
mia Edison company in 1904.
Ballard was made vice-presidenc
and general manager of the firm
in 1924, and was elected president
in March, 1928.
In addition to heading numerous
business organizations in South
ern California, Ballard was presi-
dent of the National Electric Light
association in 1919-1920, and was
past president of the Pacific Coast
Electric association. He also was
member of the Franklin Insti-
tute Associates, governing body OF
the California Institute of Tech
nology.
Ballard's first wife was May
Spurgeon of Santa Ana, CAL,
whom he married in 1901.
The power executive was
member of the advisory board OF
the Los Angeles community chest,
and a thirty-second degree Mason.
Funeral arrangements were be-
ing completed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
Recall Date Set
For L. A. Judges

SACRAMENTO. Aug. "a. U.P)-
Governor Rolph today set Novem-
ber as the date of special re-
call election in Los Angeles county
against three superior court judges,
John l.. Fleming, DALEY S. Stafford
and Walter Guerin.
The recall election was set on
the same date as the general elec-
ton at the request of Raymond L.
Haight, former state corporation
commissioner, and chairman of the
recall committee of the Los Angeles
Bar association.
The recall petitions were filed to-
day with Secretary of State Frank
c. Jordan. each bearing approx
imately $4,000 signatures. The
charges were that in connection
with receivership matters the ac-
cused judges violated long and
we'll established principles govern
ing judicial conduct, conducted
themselves in a manner prejudicial
to proper administration of justice,
and by their actions impaired pub
lie confidence"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
STRIKING MINERS
START INVASION
OF COAL FIELDS
Trouble Feared In ILL
nois AS Big Parade
Gets Under Way.
BY GEORGE E. SCHUPPE
United Press Staff Correspondent

STAUNTON, ILL.,, Aug. 24.-(U.H
"A motorized army of 10000
miner -pickets started from Staun-
ton today to invade southern ILL
noic coal fields.
Martial tunes of the Staunton
municipal band heralded advance
of the 300 flag-draped automobiles
and trucks, the vanguard of a host
that strike leaders declared
would swell to 1000 vehicles carry
ing $4,000 men.
In Benton, county seat of Frank
lin county, first objective Of the
invading army, Sheriff Browning
Robinson marshaled approximately
1000 special deputies. He detailed
several hundred armed men as an
advance guard to proceed to the
Franklin county line.
mo strikers are coming into
Franklin county," Sheriff Robin
son told his men. "You keep them
out"
The men stood, grim, their rifles,
shotguns and revolverS loaded,
waiting orders.
In mines in the county they
guarded, several thousand miners
hoisted coal under a SIS day wage
protested by the invaders.
Four officers of the Illinois Ma
tional Guard arrived and called
sheriffs and states attorneys from
Franklin and Williamson counties
to a conference at Benton.
1t was reported Gov Louis l..
Emmerson had dispatched the Of
ficers as observers.
Relatives Cheer
Thousands of wives, mothers,
sisters and children of the invad-
ing picket caravan lined the
streets of Staunton cheering as the
men started.
Marching orders were given by
Arthur Hughes, strike leader.
"If you have to fight, men," he
said, "use your fists"
Hughes said none of his force
had weapons and that a peaceful
march" was hoped for.
A large American flag flapped
from the band truck. The caravan
was more than two miles long.
The advance was conducted with
military precision. Captains direc-
ted the companies into which the
10000 troops" has been divided.
Food, bedding, extra clothing
and cooking utensils filled lumber
ing "commissary" trucks. Leaders
said they had supplies for several
days. The first camp site will be
Dowell, on the Franklin county
border.
A force of 1900 men left Belle
vile to join the main body en-
route. A second detachment Of
1900 was recruiting at Belleville.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-24
SPLITTING LAW GIVES
NEW WORRY TO CONGRESSMEN

However, his political opponents
are citing q law passed in 1901. 1t
appears in the United States code
annotated, title 2, as follows:
Sec. IS; Division of salaries of
employees of house of represent
atives: 1t shall not be lawful to
appoint or employ in any position
under the house of representatives
more than one person at any one
time, or to require or permit any
such person to divide with another
any portion of his salary or COM
pensation while so employed.
Section 81; Subletting of duties
of employees of house of represent
atives forbidden: 1t shall not be
lawful to require or permit any per-
son in the employ of the house of
representative to sublet to another
the discharge of any portion of the
duties of the position to which he
is appointed"
Representative Nelson (Dem.)
Missouri, in a political advertise
ment just before his primary de-
feat, declared the name of his
father in law had been carried on
the payroll but that every dollar
so collected was placed in the
clerkship funds to be drawn upon
to pay others"
Representative Hall (Dem) Mis-
sissippi, in an opfn letter on the eve
of his primary race, declared his
son haG received the salary of
1925 per month out of which he
compensated other office help"