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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-03

Fair tonight and Wednesday but
cloudy at times west portion; nor
nal temperatures; moderate west
winds offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-03
The Weather

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy tonight and We'd
nesday with moderate temperature;
gentle variable winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-03
Sewing Machines

sewing Machines
Clearing our stock for year we have some wor
derfui buys in used Treadles and Electric machines
All styles, and prices at great savings-while thew
last we repair all makes Of machines, work guaran-
teed: 145 So 7th st. Ph. 1890, FL Centre White
Sewing Machine CO. "''''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
FIGHT OVER The
BRENNAN WILL
Judge Slavin to Hear Ar.
guments at the Con.
venience of Council
BIG LEGAL BATTLE

Judge Dennis J.. Slavin of the
probate court stated to-day that he
will hear arguments In the now
famous Dennis Brennan will case
ut the convenience OF counsel for
the beneficiary, Mrs Catherine
LOTUS Moriarty Sharkey, and the
lawyers for the contestants, Martin
and Thomas Brennan and Mrs
Mary Shea. Evidence In the case
was completed last night at $40
o'clock and Judge Slavin adjourned
the hearing pending arguments by
counsel
Mrs Sharkey. sister Of the de-
ceased, IL lighting through her
counsel. ex-Mayor Francis p. Gull
foilc. to have the will accepted. She
receives the bulk Of the estate with
the exception OF SIS each, to the
three contestants. The latter three,
two brothers and ono sister OF the
deceased, are represented by Attor-
neys Patrick and Frank Healey.
The hearing, which started at IL
o'clock yesterday morning. did not
end until after $3.50 o'clock last
night and upon adjourninE Judge
Slavin declared that It was one OF
the longest trials In tho history OF
his court.
Counsel for the contestants and
tho beneficiary had not agreed to-
day on Il date for final arguments,
The contestants claim that the Will
Ii a forgery and that the deceased
left no will.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
by ELMER g. WALLER
UNITED Press Financial Editor)

New York, March i - (UP)--
Chemical shares moved ahead In
fair demand on the Stock Ex-
change today, but the general ilst
held firm In exceptionally dull
turnover.
Sales to 1880 totaled only 5oo.-
600 shares, against 100000 shares
In the corresponding period yeS-
terday.
At 1880 the Dow-Jones averages
were practically unchanged. the
Industrial being at 8i.43 off DOL;
railroad 1910 off Ole and utility
33.25 unchanged. The price level
generally was slightly above tho
1870 mark as the list turned into
the final hour Of trading.
Alcohol stocks were active feat
ures and the chemical shares gen.
orally received better attention
than other groups. National dis
tillers rose to "a Ia up SIS; u.
4. Industrial alcohol 2S IA up
/ as: American commercial alco-
hol 0 la up ga; air reduction
SO Id UP 1 3-4; Union Carbide SO
up / and Allied Chemical n UP
"a.
Weak spots include Johns Man
Vile 10 off ga; Bendix Aviation
IS SIS off 1-2; McKesson a. Rob-
bins common 4 off SIS; and the
preferred 10 off 3.
Steel common held around 40 b-S
up SIS and other leaders were
fractionally higher. Railroad
shares ruled firm with Atchison up
more than a point. Utilities We're
steady as were coppers. Auburn
rose more than 4 points to 80 Ia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Firemen Out
on Three Calls
One False Alarm Sent in
From Box 223

Members of the local fire de-
partment answered three alarms
today up to 2 o'clock this after
noon.
The first call was received at
11:07 o'clock for transformer In
the cellar OF Macs Radio shop In
the Buckingham building, goa
Bank street. Box 81 called out
several companies OF apparatus for
this blaze, which proved to be one
OF little consequence.
A false alarm was sent In from
Box 223 mt 1855 o'clock. The
box Is located opposite o. Maple
street. Scores OF factory employees
were In that vicinity at the time.
but no one was found who could
furnish any information as to the
Identity of the person responsible.
At 1914 o'clock this afternoon q
verbal call sent into fire head
quatrers caused some OF the boys
to make, their shortest run Of the
year. They hurried across the
street to extinguish q veranda fire
In the Lunny block at 20 Field
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Held For Deaths
Of Griffin And
Ryan In November
NolIe Comes on Recommendation of States Attorney
Lewis-Accused Had Been in Jail in Default of
Bond Since Time OF Accident

that he was in poor health and
spent some Of the time In q hos.
pital and that there were no eye
witnesses to the accident which
would make It difficult of prose-
cution.
Hovda was arrested by police
following the deaths on November
26, 1891, of Timothy Ryan, so OF
1857 East Main street and Thomas
V. Griffin, ~, of 312 Wolcott street
who were struck by Hovda's ma
chine as they were crossing East
Main street, near No. 1890. An 'un-
usual feature of thes accident was
that the scene of the accident was
near the place where the late Pa.
trolman Matthew McNally met his
death some time prior to the one
In question. Patrolman Joseph
Petit who was with Patrolman Me-
Nally at the time OF his fatal In
}urles, was the first officer on the
scene In tho Hovda case also.
Hovda was found criminally re-
sponsible for the deaths OF the
two east end residents and he was
held for superior court. He was
confined to the county jail at New
Haven In default of bonds and dur
ing his confinement he became Ill
so that he required hospital treat
ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Harry Sinclair May
Head Greatest Oil
Company In World
Man, Who Figured in the Teapot Dome" Scandals,
May Realize the Ambition OF His Life

Teapot Dome scandals began to UNI
fold.
Sinclair came into contempt Of
the senate and served seven
months In q Washington jail.
Oil men gave Sinclair great
credit for development OF the rich
mid-continent field in the early
days OF the industry. In 1910 he
took over q defunct Tulsa bank and
named 1t the Exchange National
Bank, O bank for oil men. The
bank prospered.
Twelve years later, In 1922, SIM
clair grouped his various holdings
into one unit, the Sinclair Console
dated OIL Corporation.
Businesses of the companies are
mostly complementary so that large
economies and more unified opera
ton are anticipated. Sinclair Is a
marketer, Prairie OIL Is a producer
OF crude oil, and Prairie Pipe Line
q carrier. Sinclair Consolidated
currently is selling billion gal
Ions of gasoline annually, and op-
crates in rs states and 40 foreign
countries,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

New York, March 1.-(UP)-
Harry Ford Sinclair hopes to real
lie his life's ambition today-to
head one of the largest Oil COM
panies In the world.
Sinclair Is attempting to merge
his Sinclair Consolidated OIL Cor
poration with Prairie OIL & Gas
company and Prairie Pipe Line
company, former Standard OIL
units into the Consolidated Oil Cor
poration with assets Of $542,000,.
900.
Shareholders of all three COM
panies are meeting today to decide
upon the proposed merger. Ofii-
Gals look for immediate approval,
Notwithstanding opposition from O
group of Prairie holders.
Consolidation would be effected
by an exchange of stock equivalent
to IA shares each of Prairie Oil q
Gas and Sinclair for each share of
Prairie Pipe Line. The Sinclair
meeting Is In New York and the
others at independence, Kans.
Harry Sinclair present chairman
Of Sinclair, and one OF the most
spectacular operators In the early
days of the oil industry, is expected
to become chairman Of the execu-
tive committee Of the Consolidated
OIL Corporation. New blood will
be brought into the concern
through II. r. Gallagher, vice
president Of the Shell Oil company
of California, who will become
president. Personnel of the three
companies will be retained.
The merger has been discussed
several years. A group OF ac1
countants has been going over the
books for months. Through their
large holdings Of Prairie stock. the
Rockefeller interests are expected
to become largest stockholders In
the new organization, owning near
~ 10 per cent Of the stock.
Sinclair's rise to fame was In the
typical Alger fashion. Inheriting
his fathers drug store at Independ-
ence, Kans, he invested the profits
In an oil lease with partner. A
disagreement led TO toss Of coin
to decide which half the other
would take. Sinclair's was n bon
anza the other half produced only
busters"
Thus began sinclair's rise In the
bushes world, a rise characterized
by Willingness to stake all on an
attractive proposition. He rose to
country wide prominence in 1928
when the first Of the sensational
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
FREE ROVDA TIM AUTOMOBILE HOMICIDE Case
Claims Piping
Poisoned Wife
Anthony Lepeika Brings $500 Suit Against Brooklyn
Plumbing Company

against Peter Kukanski Of this city,
doing business as the Brooklyn
Plumbing Co. The case was orig
inally returned in the city court of
waterbury but 1t was transferred
today to the common pleas court.
The Litchfield residents claims
he entered into an agreement with
the defendant wherein the latter
was to pipe into the house from
the we'll In the yard. The agree
ment price was $40 which the
plaintiff claims he paid. Shortly
after the plumbing work was COM
pleted, the plaintiff claims his wife
and family were poisoned from the
water which passed through the
piping used in the job,
The defendant Ia charged with
negligence In using piping of In
ferior and poisonous quality. The
plaintiff charges he was required
to expend considerable sums to
bring his wife back to her former
state of health which she enjoyed
prior to Nov 10, 1880, the date Of
the plumbing lob,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
JUANITA BURNS
in SOLO FLIGHT
AROUND WORLD

Los Angeles, March 1.-(UP)-
Auburn haired Juanita Burns, 2b.
hopes to be the first person to
make q solo flight around the
world.
Plotting her miss Olympiad.
1882" she plans to take off from
Seattle about April ! on the first
leg OF the $1,000 mile flight. she
told the United Press to-day.
Miss Burns said she would hop
from Seattle to New York, then to
London, Berlin. Moscow, Irkuskt,
Toxic and from TOXIC to Seattle.
q final jump of 4,296 miles across
the Pacific ocean.
II don't expect any trouble"
Miss Burns said to-day In discuss
Ing the flight. I'm terribly anxious
to get started. I have spent sew
erai months In preparation and the
delay has been irksome."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
WOrden Co Must
Pay Compensation
M. ]. DAILY to Be REIN.
bursed for Money Given
in Parsons Death Claim

An award handed down In ac-
cordance with the advice OF the
supreme court Of errors was rem
dercd In the compensation court
to-day by Commissioner Frederic
M. williams In the famous loaned
employe" case. Under the terms OF
this award, the insurer Of the r.
F. Worden Company, the Hartford
Accident & Indemnity company is
to pay the claimant. Mrs Hattie
M. Parsons Of West Main street,
for the loss Of her
husband, Harry Parsons who was
electrocuted while engaged In IN
refrigerating apparatus In
the Worden company plant on
Cherry street several years ago.
In his original award, Commits
sioner williams termed Parsons q
"loaned employee" In that he was
loaned to the Worden company by
the M. J. DAILY company for whom
Parsons worked. It was Commits
sloner williams contention that
the insurers of the DAILY company,
the American Mutual Liability
company, should pay the oompen-
sation for his death because he was
still In the Daily company's employ
at the time Of his death.
The supreme court, to which an
appeal from the finding was taken,
found that the local commissioner
was In error and that the Worden
company insurer should pay the
compensation because It was for the
Worden company that the work
was being done at the time.
The finding issued today states
that the M. j. Daily company had
paid s2,325 to Mrs Parsons since
her husbands death. The sum Is
to be repaid the DAILY company.
Mrs Parsons IL to be paid SIS
weekly for 252 weeks, representing
the number of weeks that COM
pensation coming to Mrs Parsons
since her husbands death. Out Of
that amount, which totals $3.50, is
to be paid the $2,325 to the DAILY
company and a reasonable amount
for services to Mrs Parsons coun-
sci. John T. Monzani. In addition
she Is to receive SIS weekly for
so more weeks, representing the
total, payment of SIS weekly for
312 weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
House Wet Bloc Won
Spectacular Battle
For 145 Signatures
Rep Freeman Who Was iii, Escorted to Table to Sign
By Reps GOss and 1ilson- Cripple Was Last Man

states before the house on March
IA.
Anti prohibitionists cheered
when Representative Mansfield,
democrat, Texas, a cripple, pro-
PEELED himself in his wheel chair
up to the speakers desk and sign
ed the petition.
This touch of drama was the Sec
ond of the day. Representative
Freeman. republican, Connecticut,
who has been Ill, was escorted to
the desk by two of his colleagues,
representatives Tilson and Goss to
sign the petition.
Under the rules, such measures
brought before the house by petit
ton can be considered only on the
second and fourth Mondays In
month and March IA Is the first
day possible.
The petition merely brings the
modified amendment before the
house, technically discharging the
judiciary COMMITTEES which recent-
ly rejected 1t. 1t then takes q ma
jority vote, 21S when every men,
Der Is present, for the house actual
this marjority is obtained, the
measure must then remain before
the house until 1t Is disposed Of
with only motion to adjourn hav-
ing privilege.
AS the final signature was made,
Representative Laguardia, republic
can. New York, was attacking in o
speech Representative Blanton,
democrat, Texas, an ardent dry.
Blanton had just completed
speech criticizing the "wet bloc"
move.
As Mansfield signed, Representa-
tive O'Connor, democrat, New York
one Of the house anti-prohibition
leaders, jumped UP in his place and
announced that las names were on
the petition.
The strength manifested by the
petition signatories represented the
greatest marshalled by anti-prohi-
bitionists since prohibition became
effective II years ago.
They do not expect actual APP
prevail of the Beck-Linthicum pro-
posal by the house, since this re-
quires a two-thirds vote, but they
were hopeful they might get ma
jority necessary to consider the
proposition In the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

Washington. March 1.-(UP)--
Full cash payment of obligations
due the ex-service men of the
country was urged upon the sen.
ate to-day by Senator Thomas.
dom, Okla.
Thomas announced tho introduce
ton of q bill which would make
adjusted service certificates Inn
mediately payable at federal re-
serve banks, at their face valuo.
Loans made on those certificates
and not yet repaid would be de-
Quoted from the amount due.
The adjusted service certificate
fund would be supplemented by
q bond Issue maturing In 80 years
and paying 2 per cent interest.
Passage OF the proposed legisln.
ton, Thomas claimed, would help
Immediately and directly the great
masses OF our people In that II will
raise prices, stimulate business. add
value to property, and value to the
collateral now pledged for loans
and thereby enable borrowers to
repay the loans, and will bring n
definite and speedy end to the
worst depression In history"
Thomas estimated the number Of
ex-service men directly interested
Mt over 3660,000, OF whom some
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
"Y" NOTES

"once a diabetic, Always a dia-
bette" said DIR Myron Fox In hts
talk at the Y. M. G. A. Health
forum last night, but he assured
his many listeners that with the
continued use of insulin and proper
diet, one can live long and normal
life.
A few years ago, by experiment
tation on dogs, It's cause was d.
covered to he due to the failure
Of the pancreas In supplying q
sufficient amount OF Its juices, thus
disturbing the metabolism OF sugar
ana starches. In the body. These
not being properly used, are thrown
of In tho urine. causing a melting
away OF the flesh, and loss OF
weight No one but u physician IL
competent to handle diabetes and
the doctor urged patients TO keep
away from quaeks.
John "chick" Kelley, sports edl-
tor OF the waterbury American will
speak tonight at the Dormitory
Mons banquet at the Central Y.
M. C. A. on the subject Thrills In
Sports" Mr. Kelley Ii well.known
throughout this section as an ath-
lete and sports enthusiast and IL
connected IN some way or another
with practically every venture IN
the sports line. supper starts AZ
g:15. Raymond Tanning. city
editor of the Waterbury American
will speak next Tuesday. March .,
Judge Edward ]. Finn will pre-.
side at the debate tomorrow night
at $40 between Chase Kimball
Alfred II. Meyerhans ut the Central
Y, M. G. A. The topic under dis.
ciission will be Resolved, that the
United States should cooperate
with tho League OF Nations In Its
proposed economic boycott OF ia.
pam" Each speaker will be allowed
thirty minutes to develop his argu-
ment. At the end Of the set
speeches, the audience will be al
lowed to ask question OF each
speaker.
At the regular monthly meeting
and supper OF the Booster club last
night. eight new members were re-
ported. A ten point pin was
awarded to William Gaughan, Ave
point pins to Louis Schuster, Harry
Dubuque. Newton Post and one
pointer to Gerald Covello. The pur-
pose of the club Is to secure new
members for the Y. M. C. A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
New Litigation
in Auto Crash
Joseph Calca Sues Bakery
for $4,000

Another civil action arising from
the auto crash on Union and South
Elm street In which several people
were injured was started In super
Tor court today when Joseph Brito
Calca brought a 5000 action
against the Borck & stevens COM
pnny and John Brito Calca, son OF
the plaintiff. Last month the
mother Of John Calca, Mrs Mary
Calca brought suit for $4,000
damages as q result Of injuries she
suffered In the same collision.
Mr. and Mrs Calca were passen.
gers In the car operated by their
son, John, when It figured In q
collision with the Borck q Stevens
truck on Union street near st
Mary's hospital on April 10, 1881.
The bread truck was being operat.
ed at the time by the late Arnold
Spartone, who was killed In q bad
crash with q trolley at Derby last
Decoration day.
Mrs Calca was severely injured,
she charges In her suit. Her hus-
band brings today's action to re-
cover for medical expenses, care
and treatment for his wife. The
action 10 returnable to the superior
court the first Tuesday OF April,
according to the complaint as
darwin by Attorney Clayton l..
Klein and Attorney Ralph G. Cop
peto.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
ANOTHER OF THE
HARVARD BOYS
HAS BEEN LOST

Cambridge, Mass, March -
(Up) The number OF students
missing from Harvard University
stood at three today, An under.
graduate whose name was with
held left his room at Winthrop
House u fortnight ago and hasn't
been heard from since. His rela-
tives repeatedly are alarmed.
Unlike two students who disap.
peared from the Harvard school
Of Business Administration Janu.
AIRY 81, this youth was In poor
academic standing. Those who dis
appeared previously, Floyd J. stew:
art, %, OF Garden City, Kan, ana
Nathaniel II. Jones, 2S, Of Billeriea.
are still missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
DAUGHTER OPENS
CONTEST ON WILL
OF HER FATHER

Dedham, Mass, March 1 - CUP
- Mrs Helen A. Macintosh Of
Providence, r. l.. daughter. of Will
liam G.. Mosely, late president Of
the Needham Cooperative Bank,
filed an action yesterday in pro-
bate court contrasting his will.
Mrs Mcintosh charged that
Mosely, who died January last,
had been unduly influenced in dis
posing of his 100000 estate by
Amos II. Stephenson, treasurer
of the bank, and Mrs Elizabeth
Newton Stevens, Brookline nurse.
Under the will the Mosely home In
Needham and the Mosely insur-
ance business were bequeathed TO
Stephenson, and $4,000 to Mrs
Stevens. Mrs Macintosh received
$4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Issues Found
for Plaintiff
Decision Handed Down By
Judge John R. Booth

Issues for the plaintiff were
found In the injunction suit of the
Investment Security Co., Inc, a
gainst the Kaxemekas g. Co., Inc,
in decision handed down In SUI
perior court today by Judge John
Richards Booth. The plaintiff
brought the suit asking that the
defendant be enjeined from en-
croaching on its property, a four
story block on South Leonard
street, which adjoined the building
owned by the defendant on South
Leonard street. Damages Of 500
and an injunction restraining the
defendants from further use for
profits of benefits of the plaintiffs
building is awarded the plaintiff
under Judge Booths decision.
Healey & Healey represented the
PLAINTIFF in the hearing and Attor-
ney Francis p. Guilfoile appeared
for the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Local M. l. Student
Completes Schedule

Alfred II. DeBarba Of Water
bury, Conn, a freshman In the me-
chanical course ut Mechanics Instl-
tute, completed his classroom
schedule for the year, February ~.
according TO announcement from
+. II. Evans, supervisor of me-
chanical courses. He Is one OF n
group who have attended school
full time since September instead
OF following the cooperative plan
Of work every alternate month.
Students In this group are free
to 20 home as soon as they finish
their full program Of school work.
Some who have completed the nor
NAL assignments remained to do
extra work In experimental labora-
tories, shops and drafting rooms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
General List Held
Firm In Market But
Sales Were Light
Chemical Shares Moved Ahead - Alcohol Stocks
Actve-Sinclair Interests Advanced Because OF
Merger

and held firm In the automobile
section.
Issues involved In the Sinclair
Consolidated OIL corporation mer.
ger were fractionally higher. fol-
lowing action OF Sinclair stock
holders In voting to take over the
two Prairie companies through an
exchange of stock. Sinclair was
bid up to 8 Ia up as; Prairie OIL
& Gas 6 rs up is and Prairie
Pipe Line "a up Ia.
Zonite Products rose 1-2 point
to s 7.8 on announcement the
company had acquired Annettc's
Perfect Cleaner company OF Bos-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

washington, March 1-(U. P.)
The house wet bloc won to-day
In its spectacular campaign for
vote on resubmission of the 18th
amendment.
The. last of the necessary 14b
signatures was added to their petit
ton which automatically brings the
Beck Linthicum bill for modifca-
ton of the 18th amendment and to
give the liquor problem back to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Tears Down His
Costly Barn to
Aid the JObless

Lenox, Mass, March 1--tUP)-
A new way TO save money and, ct
the same time, aid the Jobless. has
been discovered by Cortlandt Field
Bishop, New York millionaire. He
IL having workmen rae a huge
barn on Amanda Manor, his 1000.
acre estate here. The barn cost
$4,000 when built In 1894.
II am forced to demolish the
structure on account of high taxes,
Insurance and cost OF upkeep," he
said. The barn could house 90
horses and 20 carriages. Bishop
has not kept horses for nine years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01
Bill Introduced In
Senate To-day For
Cash To Soldiers

2,464,00o have already negotiated
loans to the sum Of $l,23S,S69,00 900.
He put the sum which his bill
would require to be raised at S2,-
400, 100000, but added that many
veterans would DO In no hurry to
receive payment.
The bond issue proposed by
Thomas would DO of the type used
to finance the Panama canal, ana
hence would retain the circulation
privilege. They would not BIO
issued to the general public, but
would be allotted to federal re-
serve banks In proportion to the
amounts due cx-service men re-
siding In their districts. The banks
would Issue notes against the
bonds,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

Thomas Hovda, 81, Of Brooklyn
N. Y. charged with automobile
homicide arising from the death
OF two elderly residents of the
eastern section of the coty last
November, was granted a nolle
when arraigned before Judge Fred
erick NJ. Peasley In superior court
yesterday afternoon. The nolle
was entered upon recommendation
OF States Attorney Lawrence L.
Lewis who explained that the ac-
cused had been in Jail for the last
three months In default Of bonds,