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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-09
GRID GOSSIP
FROM PACIFIC
COAST CAMPS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9. = Two
important shifts in the backfield
were announced today by Coach
Howard Jones of University of
Southern California as he sent his
grid squad through their PAGES in
preparation for the Oregon game
Saturday. Gordon Clark, blocking
half back, was moved to fullbaek,
replacing the injured Bob Getz,
and a third string lineman, Ken
meth Bright, was switched to the
backfield in Clark's place. Bright'S
ability as blocker influenced the
move.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9. = Art
Piver. 1870 pound end, was Coach
Bill Spauldings selection today to
start at fullback when his U. c..
L. A. Bruins tangle Friday with
st. Marys Galloping Gaels. Spauld-
ing had been confronted with a
veXatious problem in filling the
berth by virtue of jolting Joe
Keeble's injured elbow which will
keep him from the game at least
a week. Piver is one of the best
blockers ever turned out at the
Westwood school and draws a
high rating as line plunger. Lee
Coats also was slated to replace
Captain Homer Oliver at center.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-09
- PRESS CLASSIFIED NIARKET -
OPPoRTyNITy USES TIE T AFFORD 70 Mss ITEM
Miscellaneous For Sale

FOR SALE-Small piano. AL con-
dition. Also Victor radio. TAI
Brighton. 9t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-09

zaharias meets Nick Lutte, who
boasts few rough tricks of his
own. Savoldi won on foul frol =
zaharias when the two met here
two weeks ago. Savoldi also lost
his first match several months ago
to Londos who was generally fav-
cred to defeat his title holder.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-09
Exchange
Situations Wanted

RELIABLE COLORED GIRL de-
sires half day work. 236 E. Ham
ilton. West of track Dts
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-09

FOR RENT Furnished house. In
quire 839 Olive street. If
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-09
Rooms and Apartment

FOR RENT Two-room furnished
apartment, clean, $3.50 weekly.
1888 Park. 8t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-09

FOR SALE-Electr:c water heater.
cost SIPS, almost new, $6s. Will
sons Machine Shop. Phone 40. 5tf
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
CURTIS PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO
CHARGES MADE
His Attorney Tried to Get
the $4,000 Bail Re-
duced, But the Judge
Refused

Pennington. n. j., June 4--(UP)
John Hughes Curtis. Norfolk. Va,
boatbuilder and creator of a 81
gantic hoax in the Ltndbergh kid
mapping case, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned to-day on charge
of obstructing Justice. His att0r-
ney G. Lloyd Fisher a local law
yer, asked for reduction OF his
$4,000 hail. but Judge, Adam ..
Robbins refused. and sent Curtis
back to- jail.
Curtis, leader in Norfolk social
activities, had confessed to- police
that his CONTACTS" with kidnapers
of the Lindbergh boy were the
creation OF his own imagination
He concocted a series OF fantastic
stories, which finally induced Coli
onel Charles A. Lindbergh to ac-
company him on a sea search, for
the supposed kidnapers. When
the baby's body finally was found.
Lindbcrgh was on a boat seeking
a Contact" Subsequently under
police. animation. Curtis. dis
traught. admitted that he had In
vented the stories, hoping TO gather
from his activities rich rewards
from press articles thereon. Since
his imprisonment, there. have been
reports that he wished to retract
his confession or plead non1vuit--
throwing himself on the courts
mercy, d. o..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
ROOSEVELT HAS
STIRRED UP THE
SEABURY CLANS
So Counsel Will Present
Charges Against Mayor
Walker as Early as Pos
Sible Next Week

New York. June 4.-(UP)-Evi-
dence against Mayor James j..
Walker, will be placed before Gov
ernor Franklin ID. Roosevelt "as
early next week as possible" In re-
Spouse to the governors angry
comment that at Is not the time
for political shipping or buck pass
Ing"
Samuel Seabury, counsel for the
Hofstadter committee which issued
a statement. late Friday which
avoided mention Of Charges" 1t
said;
II will see TO It that a transcript
of the record and ans analysis Of
the testimony concerning Mayor
Walker reaches the governor as
early next week as possible"
The governor indicated he would
act on presentation Of such EVIL
dcnce.
Earlier in the day he had called
for action by the committee and
Seabury, referring to IAN obvious
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
MEXICO SHAKEN
BY EARTHQUAKES
In MANY PLACES
Heavy Loss Of Life and
Property Damage Fear.
ed-N0 Direct Com
nlunicatiOn Can Be OBJ
tanned

Mexico City, June 4--(U. P.) -
Heavy loss Of life and property
damage was feared to-day from
earthquakes that shook the Pacific
coast of Mexico, volcanoes were re-
ported active. First reports de-
iayed by damage to communication
lines. estimated the dead and In
jured In the state Of Colima at 80.
Additional casualties we're report
ed from other western states. I'M
CONFIRMED reports said volcanoes In
the Colima district were active. The
National Railways reported exten.
sfve damage to bridges, tracks. and
tunnels In Jalisco and adjacent
states. Reports from Mazatlan said
tn equakes were general along the
Pacific, but that Mazatlan escaped
serious damage.
Z Dispatches to the newspaper La
Pr0sna from Zamora, state of MI
ch0acah,. said wall surrounding
headquarters OF the 3Sth infantry
cola psed, killing one soldier and
injuring several. Zamora and neigh
boring communities reported con-
siderable damage to buildings but
few casualties. Mexico City was
rocked by Is shocks, but the chief
damage was to pavefnents and
small houses. Manzanillo. In Colima
state, was believed to have suffered
the worst damage. Communication
was still cut off early to-day. Re-
ports from SGuadalajara said nu-
merous buildings were damaged but
gave no casualty figures. Many
houses were reported wrecked and
several persons killed in Mascota.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
WAR VETERAN IS
SHOT DEAD AFTER
RUNNING WILD
New Jersey Man Killed His
Wife and for Two Hours
Fought Off the Police

Vineland. N. j., June 4--(UP)-
A Vineland World war veteran
shot and killed his wife early to-
day, then .barricaded himself In
his home. and held off police for
two hours before they killed him.
The police and the beseiged, John
b. Taminini, $751; exchanged 100
shots before the latter was killed.
He had to be driven from his home
with tear gas. He was shot down.
still firing shots wildly at police.
Taminini, a grocery store owner,
awakened suddenly. police were
told, got the revolver from q bureau
drawer, and shot his wife as she
attempted to escape from the bed
room. Then he ran to a bedroom
window and began to shout. Riot
calls took a dozen policemen to the
scene. Shots from police guns
splintered the window case and tho
door behind which the crazed
veteran took refuge.
As police started to rush the
house the head Of Taminini's 10
year-old son. Maurice, appeared
at an upper window. He called for
help and lowered himself into the
arms Of waiting policemen. Then
the battle was resumed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04

Damages of $4,000 are asked
in two civil actions started today
In the superior court. One Of the
plaintiffs, Helen c. Butler, local
school teacher, asks $4,000 from
the United Cigar Stores Company
for injuries she received when an
awning dropped on her head as
she was passing underneath 1t. In
the second action, Vincenza Ven
tura asks $4,000 of Harry T..
Hogan of Great harrington, Mass,
for injuries arising out Of an auto
collision.
In the latter suit, the local man
driving his car along the Thomas
ton-Torrington road was struck by
the defendants car and turned Off
the roadway, 80 that his car went
down an embankment and turned
over twice. The plaintiff had eight
ribs fractured, crushed chest and
had his heart pushed over to the
right side of his body, the COM
plant alleges. He was almost
pulseless when removed from the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
Over Billion
Dollars Must
Be Procured
Huge Tax Measure Will Be
Passed in the House By
Noon-The Senate Acts
Monday and Then White
House Will Have the
Final Act to Perform
WILL FUNCTION
Is DAYS LATER

Washington, June 4--CUP)--
The house was ready to rush fnul
action to-day on the $1,119.000.000
tax bill dipping into the pocket
book of every American and get
II out of the way by noon"
Overwhelming approval was ex.
pected when the lower chamber
convened at 10 n. m. to- act on
report reconciling house.
and senate differences IN the
budget balancing revenue measure
Memb ers were eager to attend
baseball game this afternoon be-
tween republicans and democrats.
Senate action Is expected Mon
day. Then the measure will be-
dispatched at last to the White
House for Mr. Hoover's signature.
The senate could take up the tax
bill conference report immediately
after house action to-day. But Re.
publican Leader Watson Indicated
il would be deferred until Mon
day. There is stern opposition in
the senate to the conference com.
mittcc's decision to make the thre"
per cent levy on electricity payable
by the consumers rather than b.
the power companies. sgt
Senate leaders hopcd-none too
confidcntly-to secure passage to-
day of the S238.000.000 economy
bill, a vital adjunct to the tax bill,
TO complete the budget balancing.
The bill has been begged down In
three days of desultory debate over
the economy committee plan 70
take away 10 per cent Of small ~
we'll as large government salarics.
A dozen or more varying Props
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04

Three pertinent, needy cases
were also inspected to-day by Mr.
Harris and members of the press.
One showed young man and wife
with four boys, ranging in age
from years to years. The faith
err, 28, was dry cleaner by trade
and was In business for himself.
Tie is now out Of work and needs
help.
The second case was that of a
man and wife, both 81, with six
children, a. girl, IA, a boy ~, o girl
8, . boy, 3, a girl, 2 and q boy !.
The mother and children are badly
In need of clothing and the father
has poor eyesight. He was for
merly carpenter and cabinet
maker. Efforts are being made to
place him somewhere. His home
was found to be very neat and re-
lief officials praised his wifes
housekeeping highly.
The third ca!ts was that OF man
and wife with four boys, 0, 8, and
2 years Of age, respectively. and
two girls, one aged 4, and the other
aged i. They are all In good
health but much clothing Ii neces-
sary. Furthermore, grocery bills
are owed and the rent has been
unpaid for several months.
Relief officials figured to-day
that these three cases would be
taken care Of during the coming
week through the medium Of the
unemployment bureau, Of which
william Hayes In the superinten-
dent
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
Civil Suits Asking
$25, 900 Are Brought
In Superior Court
Actions-Helen c. Butler Claims $4,000 for
Injuries

wreckage of his machine the suit
says. The accident happened on
February 81, last, in Harwinton.
Four of the plaintiffs ribs were
fractured twice, II Is charged. The
accident happened when the de-
efndant allegedly caused his car
to take a sharp cut In front of the
plaintiffs car. catching the plain
tiff's left front with his rear right
Miss Butler In her suit alleges
she was walking along Grand
street. near the Bank street In
tersection on last April 20 when
an agent of the defendant cigar
store was attempting to either
raise or lower an awning covering
the store front. Through faulty
mechanism the awning suddenly
dropped onto the teachers head,
neck and shoulders and knocked
her to the pavement senseless. She.
suffered a brain conclusion and
will be unable to follow her teach
ing profession for q long time as
a result of her injuries she
charges
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
Local Doctors Are Made
Defendants In Damage
Suit For Sum OF $4,000

Y DR. Russell e. Weber and DR.
James II. Hindman, both OF this
city, are named defendants In
suit for $4,000 damages begun IN
superior court to-day by Virginia
D'Allesandro OF Waterbury de.
scribed In the complaint a. "a
child Of tender years" who seeks
recovery for scars on her face al.
legedly caused by the doctors In
performing an operation for tonsils
tits. The suit alleges the girl was
q good looking child who has lost
her beauty and will be deprived Of
opportunities OF marriage" as q re-
slit OF the scar. vi
The complaint sets up that the
girl was removed to the Waterbury
hospital for q tonsilitis operation
on April "a. 1881. she was placed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
POLICEMAN DID
NOT KNOW ANY
HORNET RULES
Signal Box Was Filled
With Them - Electri.
clan Arrived But Said
He Was No Hornet
Herder

Cambridge, Mass, June 4.-(UP)
The police manual does not men,
ton hornets, no when Patrolman
William p. Scanned found his signal
box occupied by nest OF them.
he teiephoned his station for In
structions. Lieutenant Joseph J.
Kelly notified the city electrical de-
partment. But that did not clear
up the situation. When Jesse Il.
Grant. emergency electric. arrived
he looked at the stream of hornets
buzzing in and out Of the keyhole
and repacked his tools.
(, SORRY. lieutenant. but I'm an
electrician, not q hornet-herder,"
he said. Although the electrical
department Is supposed to keep the
signal boxes IN working order.
Kelly agreed that hornets were out
OF It's line. The health department
viii be asked TO fumigate the hor.
nets cut
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
FLYER HAS
VERY POOR
WEATHER
Young Stanley Hausner
Has Not Been Seen
Since He Left New York
Yesterday to Fly Over
to Warsaw

London. June 4.-UP)-Poor
flying weather was reported to-day
by the air ministry, as Stanley
Hausner, an unknown Polish
American flyer was believed pilot
Ing his big fame colored plane, the
st Rosa Maria, over the Atlantic
on projected flight from New
York to Warsaw.
Heavy clouds with visibility be-
tween two and three miles In the
middle and eastern Atlantic and
wind between northeast and east
with a velocity of Is to 20 miles
an hour were reported.
Then at a. m. British summer
time q n. m. New York time) the
air ministry reported overcast
weather and drizzle in the ATTAIN
tic from 600 to 700 miles off cen.
trail ireland. Visibility was about
10 miles from moderate northeast
erly winds.
From southern Ireland to 800
miles at sea, rain, low clouds. and
some fog prevailed.
There was poor visibility, with
rain and low clouds in southwest
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
BONUS SEEKING
VETERANS HAVE
THEM WORRIED
Washington Doesn't Know
What to Do With Them
Cleveland Is Another
Place That Is Bothered


Washington, June 4--lU. P.)--
Tire nations capitol was besieged
to-day by O destitute, forlorn army
OF bonus-seeking war veterans re-
inforced hourly by 5000 more serv-
ice men "beating their way" here
where neither law makers nor law
enforcers appear to know what to
do about 1t.
New arrivals brought to around
1900 the number of veterans be-
ing cared for by police. Donations
Of food dropped Off. Only days
supply was on hand. There was
only 1922 In the emergency police
fund to feed those already here.
Reinforcements for the "Bonus
Expeditionary Force" were progress
sing In groups ranging from a doz-
en- to several hundred, some Writ
ually communicating railroad trans
portation, others coming In trucks
and private automobiles.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
AMELIA EARHART
PUTNAM WILL BE
GIVEN TRIBUTE
France Will Decorate the
WOMAN C0nqueror of
Atlantic With the lie.
,gion Of Honor Title

Paris, June 4.-(UP) - The
French government will decorate
Amelia Earhart Putnam with the
Legion Of Honor because she Is
the first woman to fly the Atlantic
alone, II was announced today.
Minister OF Air Paul Painleve.
who colloborated with the Wright
brothers when they made their
first flights In Europe, will confer
the honor on the famous woman
flyer.
Miss Earhart announced she
would fly to Rome Tuesday and
might visit other European capt.
tails. She will be piioted to Rome
by Commander Ferrarin In an
italian plane. Other famous fly
ers were believed likely to accom-
Dany her.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04

In the ward for free service. The
defendants are alleged to have
placed In the child's mouth O gag
that was too large 80 that II caused
the outer left part Of her mouth
to become ripped between the lips.
The defendants are alleged to
have failed to properly stitch the
two inch wound and o., result
Infection set in. Tho defendants
are further charged with having
permitted the wound to heal Inn
properly 50 that an abnormal scar
and deformity resulted. The child
charges In her suit that she will
have permanent facial disfigurc-
snent ana will be compelled to sub.
init TO plastic surgery by special
lists to- eradicate the scar which ID
alleged 10 have destroyed her abil-
ity to smile
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
Trial OF Chief Two
Moon Meridas To Be
OF Great Interest
Date Of That Hearing Will
Be Fixed Soon - State
Will Summon in Many
Important Witnesses
Attorney Cassidy Will
Defend. Accused and
Ridicules State Statutes

Commissl oner Stanley II. Osborn.
M. d., Of the state department OF
health will be summoned next
week to appear here as a witness
for the state in the prosecution OF
Chief Two Moon Meridas on the
charge Of practicing natureopathy
without a license. In addition to
DR. Osborn Prosecuting Attorney
Emil 'Hummel will have as wit
nessea State Troopers Leo Mulcahy
and Joseph Kamensky. The later
two are said to have visited the
chiefs Office and to have been
treated by him for ailments, i'm
aginary or real.
The date Of the trial Is to be
decided by Prosecutor Hummel and
Attorney John H.. Cassidy, who
will defend Chief Two Moon. The
latter's demurrer to the charges
having been overrulcd during the
past week by Judge T.. v. Meyer
the stage has been set for what
promises to be a very interesting
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
RESTRICTION IN
THE NUMBER OF
YALE STUDENTS
Self-Help Pupils May Be
Reduced About 20 Per
Cent in Order to Save
Them From Starvation
Nv BOYD LEWIS

(Cmtcu GFcSS otuu OUETcsIOhucutD
New Haven, Conn, June 4-(UP)
TO preserve democracy at
Yale" the university is expected
TO restrict future admission of self
help students, some Of whom are
now starving In the struggle to OBJ
tain college degree here.
Cases Of students attempting to
this priced college community
eat on as little as So week In
were revealed to the United Press
as a committee appointed to study
the problem of increasing demands
for student assistance and de-
creased pob and scholarship facil.
tiles reported to President James
Rowland Angel that more than
$50 students are working too hard
and running up bills In the strug-
gle for an education.
The committee urged the per-
centage of students not financially
Independent be reduced by about
20 per cent. Lest the rstriction be
regarded by the public as "snob-
bish," the committee stated ut ID
emphatically intended not to de-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
CORPORATIONS
RESCUE PARTY
TO BUSINESS
20 Leading Banking In
stitutions Of New oYrk
Form $lOO,0O0,OOO
Corporation to Bring
Back Business
BY RICHARD Il. GRIDLEY
UNITED Press Financial Writcr)

New York, June 4.-OUP)-Op-
Grafton on the principle Of pur-
chasing bonds for profit without
being a "rescuc party" to business
was the announced policy today Of
the newly formed $100, 200. 900 cor
poratioh of 20 leading banking In
stitutions of New York.
This frank policy in disciaiming
any intention OF acting as a price
stabilizer," but standing ready to
supply bids for high grade bonds
was considered ~ Wall street OBJ
servers as setting up a buIwark
which would prevent wide breaks
In the market. ordinarily caused by
the Offering Of a few issues.
Bidding by these bankers, OBJ
servers calculated, would bring a
large nambes. OF outsiders into the
market. and consequently bonds
would win over a great many new
friends. The bond market has been
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
PERTY
OWNERS IN
TAX LINES
1000 of the Citi-
zens OF Waterbury Had
Appeared Before the
Board of Assessors Up
to Noon To-day

Close to 1000 Waterbury prop
erty owners had visited the tax
assessors Office UP until shortly
before noon hour, to-day. to sign
their lists in accordance with the
state law and the provisions OF the
local charter. All members of the
board of assessors were on duty
to-day and at press Hour were be.
ing kept busy meeting the rush on
the part of personal and real prop
erty owners.
The state law and the local char.
ter require that all Waterbury
property owners must sign their
lists this month. Failure to do SO
means that O mandatory 10 per
cent penalty on valuations must
he placed by the assessors on de-
linquents.
(Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
LOCAL WOMAN
WAS ELECTED

New Haven. Conn. June 4--tUP)
Mrs Edwin L. Jones. Waterbury.
hos been chosen president OF the
Connecticut Federation of Music
Clubs. In convention here,
other officers; LIST vice president,
Ruth NJ. Ferry. New Haven: Sec
ond vice president. Emily r. Cook.
stamford, recording secretary.
Florence y. Hill, Bridgeport: cor.
responding secretary. Marjorie N.
MUM, waterbury: treasurer. Mrs.
J. j. Collins. Branford: historian.
Mrs T.. l.. Knapp. Danbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
Cabinet Of Won
Papen. in Full
German Control

Berlin, June 4.-(UP)-Franz
Won Papen's "all monocle" cabi-
net, saved from q parliamentary
defeat by President Won Hinden.
burg's unprecedented dissolution Of
the Reichstag before It convened.
ruled by decree to-day. It was
expected that date for the special
election IN which Adolf Hitler's
Nazis were expected to rise to pow,
or In Germany would be set to-
day. They are required by law
within 90 days Of dissolution, ana
the dissolution decree was to be
published to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
MANY HOMES
IN THIS CITY
ARE in NEED
535 Families. With Five or More Per-
sons in Each Household, Are
Against the Wall and in Destitute
Condition

Five hundred and thrtyfve families in the city Of Wa
terbury to-day each Of them numbering five
in need of added and special attention far relieving
them from unemployment conditions 1t learned to-day
in interview with William NJ Harris chairman of the aid
committee Members of these families receiving
two days. work, weekly but it is felt that much
pOymen these groups be kept together
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
DIVORCED WIFE
OF AMERICAN in
LONDON MURDER
Mrs Elvira Dolores Bar.
ney, Daughter of a
Knight, Accused Of Kill
ing One OF Cocktail
Party"
BY w. G. QUIsENBERRY
United Press StafY Correspondent

united Prcss Stun COrrcsI,OndcnD
London, June 4--(U. P.) - Mrs
Elvira Dolores Barney. daughter of
n knight and divorced wife of John
8. Barney, an American singer. was
confined to Holloway Women's pri-
son to-day after collapsing when
arraigned on charges OF numbering
Michael Scott Stephen, victim OF
London's Cocktail party murder
mystery"
Mrs Barney entered court dazed
and had to be led to the dock. She
obviously had suffered terribly
since the murder, early Monday.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-06-04
DEATH CREATES TANCLE

Portland Ore, June 4-(UP)-AccOrdlng to law
the vacancy created by the death of Ed Sweeney Multi
nomah county auditor must be filled at the next election
Yet according to law, the vacancy can't be filled because
Sweenes death occurred after the primary election had
been formally called and the ballots certified.