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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
DANCE TONIGHT AT
DOOLITTLE ALLEY HALL

An entertainment and dance will
be given by the Scovill Rod and
Gun club in Doolittle Alley hall on
Hamilton avenue tonight. Sleeves
Happy Boys orchestra will furnish
the music for dancing. Cy Mellette,
well known monologist will recite
a poem entitled "Joe Moefraw".
Russell Hickman is chairman Of
the committee on arrangements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

Concord, N. H., April 7.-(UP)
1t seems that father time, at last,
is overtaking the Old Man of the
Mountains.
The great stone face, which
down through the ages has guard
ed Franconia Notch, the White
Mountain portal, evidently is devel-
oping a double chin
This is revealed by new photo
graphs taken by Homer c. Forbes
of LittIeton, who risked his life
to climb within IS feet of the ia
nous profile for his snapshots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Med onough To Seat
Bridgeport Elks


Judge John F. McDonough of
Naugatuck, well-known attorney
With offices in the city win install
officers of the Bridgeport Lodge
of Enks at ceremonies to be held
in Bridgeport tonight. His nephew,
Stephen G.. McDonough, of Bridge
port, will be installed as exalted
ruler. Judge McDonough is past
district deputy of the lodge of
Elks. Hon. Martin j. Cunningham.
state president of the Elks' asso-
citation will be present.
Judge McDonough was majority
leader in the senate during the re-
gime of Governor Baldwin. He
will bring his suite of officers to
Bridgeport for the installation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Society

A tea and private view will be
conducted at the third annual ex-
hibition of Waterbury Artists at
the Mattatuck Historical society
arranged by the Junior league on
Monday, April 18th from to s
o'clock. The exhibit this year is
sponsored by the Arts and Inter-
ests committee of the Junior
league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Cassell Talks
Before Lions
Attorney Discusses Legal
Practice and Growth

Attorney Sidney S. Cassell ad-
dressed the Lions club at their
weekly luncheon and meeting to-
day at the Hotel Elton on "Can
Law Remain Stationary" The
talk was a most interesting one
and was followed by an open for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
WOULD CLOSE THEM

Washington, April 7.-(UP)-
Secretary of State Stimson has in
formed Chairman Jones of the SEN
ate finance committee that he had
rather close embassies and lega-
lions in IL countries than reduce
either the salaries or the per-
sonnet of the U. S. foreign service.
He did not specify which mis-
sions might be closed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
INITIAL CLASS IN SWIMMING

Fifteen of the 10 boys registered
in the Boy Scout course in SWIM
ming and life saving attended the
initial class sponsored last evening
in the Crosby High school natator-
ium under the direction OF Instruc-
tors Louis A. Laun, athletic coach
at Leavenworth and Robert L.
Walker. captain of the Crosby High
swimming team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

freshments will be served and
prizes awarded.
On Friday evening the American
Legion, Sons of Union Veterans
and Veterans of Foreign Wars will
hold a dance in the Chapel street
hall. The Drommond Entertain
ers. local orchestra. will furn-
ish the dance music. There will
be modern and square dances on
the programs. Tickets can be Sc
cured from the members and the
proceeds will be used for current
expenses.
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE. and
6 light cyl. cars, $4,000 property
damage 5000 and $4,000. Public
liability premium $1,000 full year.
For 9 cyl. cars cost for full year
$47.20. Insure in q big stock COM
pany, over. 100 years old. with as
Ssets of $25,000,O00. 7. NJ. Lyons
and Son, Real Estate and, Insur-
ance. Thomaston. Tel. 1918.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07
Old Man Of The
Mountains Changing

They indicate a "fatty degenera-
ton" of the heretofore sharp lines
of the Old Mans jutting jaw.
State officials and nature socie-
ties are investigating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

Washington, April 7-UP)-
President William H. Gardiner of
the navy league to-day renewed his
feud with President Hoover, charg-
ing that Mr. Hoover has permitted
the United States fleet to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

In the Hrst six weeks of this year
Costa Rica shipped nearly 305, 900
punches of bananas to the United
States. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

Air passenger and mail services
will be established between the DIRK
ney Islands and Inverness. Scotland
in May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-07

New York, April 7.-(UP)-
Thomas Bernstein, so, no home,
found dead at 191 Hamilton ave-
nue. heart disease and exposure"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
POISON TONGUE
WOMAN CAUGHT
BY AUTHORITIES

PASADENA, June 30. U.P) - A
poison tongue" woman, who for
approximately year terrorized
residents of Pasadena by telephone
calls telling of death Or serious ac-
cident to relatives had been located
and suppressed, police announced
today.
An over-developed girl of Is
years. the daughter of a respected
family, has been delivering the dire
messages, it was announced. Due
to the age of the girl and the
good reputation of the parents, her
name was withheld from the pub
lie by authorities.
Henry Adams, a veteran patrol
man, traced the girl after he was
tipped by Uncle" Bill Haas, house
manager of a downtown theatre,
that she had asked for admittance
to the show to warn member OF
the audience that relative had
been seriously injured in an auto
mobile crash near Pasadena.
Adams said he learned that the
girl frequently had used the thea
tire lobby telephone and a telephone
in nearby store.
The girl has been placed under
watch and any effort on her part
to use a telephone will be cur
tailed, police said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
SIX KILLED AS
ELECTRIC CARS
CRASH in OHIO

MIDDLETOWN. o., June 80. U.D
Two Cincinnati and Lake Erie
traction cars raced down a section
of track and crashed together three
miles south of mere today.
Six persons were known to have
been killed and 8 seventh was re-
ported injured fatally. Several
others were injured.
A passenger car, northbound from
Hamilton, O., was struck by a two
car freight carrier, bound south
from Cleveland. Officials believed
the passengers failed to stop at
switch to allow the freight to pass.
The dead
Ray Bowman, Dayton, freight
motorman. Joe Brose, Hamilton,
passenger motorman. r. c. Wilson,
Hamilton, c. l.. & f. trainman.
Harry B. Augsberger, Trenton. Jack
Augsberger, his son. George Berz.
An unidentified girl was believed
to have been crushed fatally.
Four persons we're taken to Mid
dletown hospital. They were un-
able to give their names.
The freight train plowed halt
way through the passenger coach.
slicing it's steel and timbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
GOVERNOR HAS
BUSY TIME ON
VISIT TO VALLEY

Governor James Rolph left I'M
perial Valley today for Sacramento,
after a brief but crowded stay in
which he attended the Watermelon
Fiesta, dinner at the Barbara
Worth hotel, a dinner-dance at
Calexico and a banquet at MeXi-
cali, to say nothing of an informal
breakfast at Calexico this morning
Governor Rolph arrived late yes
terday by airplane, piloted by Ros-
coe Turner. He was Immediately
escorted to the Barbara Worth
hotel here, where he was guest of
honor at a dinner presided over
by Ben Hulse.
At the Watermelon Fiesta Cover
nor Rolph was presented a basket
of flowers by Franconia LIE Vogue.
w. A. Edgar, retiring president of
the pioneers association, presided.
Music at the park was furnished
by the members of the Brawley and
Ell Centro municipal bands under
the direction of Professor Horace
Williams.
Leaving the Watermelon Fiesta,
Governor Rolph went to the Hotel
De ANA at Calexico, where he
again was guest of honor at din
ner-dance presided over by Tom
Anderson. From Calexico the gov
ernor went to Mexicali, where he
and Governor Olachea were enter
tanned by banquet at the A. B..
w. club.
A discussion of current problems
was held at a breakfast at Calex-
ico this morning. Governor Rolph
expressed the opinion that the
world is bankrupt, and that a per-
iod of 60 years will not see world
debts paid. The conditions OF to-
day are not absolutely hopeless,
however, he said.
Guests at the breakfast included
Ike Slaughter, A. j. Mercier, Mrs.
Sadie Conway, Mrs. Karl Edmunds,
William H. Ellison, Consul General
Bowman. E. B. Gilmore, Roscoe
Turner and Russell Bevins.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
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a 1874. MeNsusht syndiesss' la
AIMEE DEFENDS
HER SPOUSE in
ST. PIERRE CASE

LOS ANGELES, June 80. W.P)-
Every man has his affairs of the
heart before he finds the woman
of his ultimate choice.
This bit of philosophy was voiced
by Aimee Semple Mcpherson
Hutton as she lay on a sickbed in
a Palms sanitarium. 1t was
prompted by a discussion of the
100000 breach of promise suit
filed against her corpulent hus-
band, David L. Hutton, by Myrtle
st. Pierre.
SISTER" is backing Dave to the
limit. She made that plain during
her brief conversations with re-
porters.
This thing couldn't have hap
pened in New York or London.
Los Angeles is the only city that
would stand for it," said Mrs.
Mcpherson Hutton. "It really is
so preposterous that I dislike to
dignity it with any comment
whatever
Dave, lowering near, smiled down
benignly, and Aimee laughed
aloud. 1t was the first time she
had laughed in several days, her
nurse said.
Imagine that woman calling
Dave big, fat slob!' Why, when
William Howard Taft was sued for
breach Of promise, he wasn't called
that, and he weighed $50 pounds.
How much do you weigh now,
David?"
"Only 233 pounds proclaimed
the prince-regent of Angelus
temple
why, even Abe Lincoln had an
affair of the heart before he set
tied down. There's one thing cer-
tain, David and I are happy and
his other heart affairs are be-
hind him."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Believe Missing
Man Still Lost

BAKERSFIELD, June 80. W.P)--
Authorities were not so sure today
that Albert R. Erler, Los Angeles
golf course employee, is alive after
a reported three-day Robinson
Crusoe" sojourn on an island in the
Kern river.
Erler. so they we're informed sew
eral days ago. was found on the
island BY friends, after he had
been reported drowned while SWIM
ming I'M the Kern river rapids.
Sheriffs officers believed the man
repOrtedly rescued may have been
Art Oberbeek. circulation manager
for a Fresno newspaper, who was
found after he had been missing
several hours.
Erier. they said has not been
seen since his reported rescue and
Los Angeles friends believed Sher-
nf's ollicc mformants may have
been confused in the Two cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
FREEHOLDERS TO
BE SELECTED BY
VOTERS FRIDAY
Group Of Is To Be Named
For Drawing Up Pro-
posed County Charter.

Imperial Valleys first definite
step toward procurement of a
county charter aimed at great
saving to taxpayers in the cost OF
county government will be taken
between o'clock in the morning
and 7 o'clock at night tomorrow,
when voters go to the polls to name
board of Is freeholders to draw
up a proposed charter.
A Ell Centro, electors will cast
their ballots at three polling places.
They are the city hall, the county
court house and Lincoln school.
Throughout the county regular
precincts have been consolidated
as an economy measure, until only
90 remain for the freeholders' elec-
ton.
Election supplies already have
been mailed to these precincts from
the county clerks office. Election
boards have been chosen, and ev-
erything is in readiness for the ac-
ton of the voters.
Because a ticket named by vari-
Gus civic and semi-public organ
izations of the county is practically
assured of election, light vote is
expected. Supplies have been pro-
cured, however, to care for all votes
cast.
The charter, to be drawn by these
Is men, will be submitted to the
voters at the next general election,
after taxpayers have had an op-
portunity to study the various
angles of the document upon which
the government of the county may
be based. Exponents of the charter
have asked time and again that
voters keep an open mind until
they have a chance to read and
study the proposed charter.
The movement for adoption of a
charter form of government re-
ceived its inception at the hands
of the Newspaper Publishers asso-
citation of the valley when John
Cameron, one of the selected free
holders, was detailed to study and
report on charters in use by other
counties, and on the benefits and
drawbacks encountered under these
charters.
To Study Charters
The men selected to outline a
charter for this county will make
study of these same charters be-
fore drawing up the proposed char
ter for Imperial county.
Under such charter, according
to its exponents, various county
offices which now, in some meas
ure, bring about a duplication in
governmental functions, may be
consolidated to effect a saving to
taxpayers and greater efficiency in
government.
Members of the proposed free
holders board, whose names appear
on the ballot, are Paul P. Ander-
son, George Buffers. John S. Cam
eron, Frank T. Cook, Dale G.
Cooper, Porter N. Ferguson, John
Fiala, Harvey A. Hastain, Ben
Hulse, Leslie Mcconnell, Sophus G.
Sorenson, Roy R. Stilgenbaur, Lu-
clan j. Thomas, Frederick j. T'rude
and Dorsey G. Whitelaw.
These men have been chosen
from every part of the county, and
in all probability will be selected
to draw up the charter.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Plank Approved
By Roosevelt

CHICAGO, June 30. U.P)-Gov.
Franklin d. Roosevelt formally an
nounced today through his cam
paign manager here his approval
of the Democratic "wringing wet"
prohibition plank.
Roosevelt expressed qualification
at the overwhelming majority
which put the Democratic party
on record in opposition to the 18th
amendment, said Manager James
A. Farley.
THE country and the party are
to be greatly congratulated on the
shortest and clearest and most
readable platform in our whole his
tory" Roosevelt's statement said.
II am glad that the will of the
party was shown on the majority
prohibition plank by such a defin-
ite majority. / am for It. II is
substantially the same plank as
ran on IN this state two years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
MEXICAN ENTERS
GUILTY PLEA TO
MANSLAUCHTER

Jose Espinosa this afternoon
withdrew a plea of not guilty to
the murder of Jose Sabedra June 5
on the Pepper Fruit company ranch
west of Brawley, and entered a
plea of guilty to manslsughter, af-
ter the district attorneys office had
agreed to this procedure.
Following entry of the plea the
court imposed the sentence pre-
scribed by law, ordering 1t to be
served at San Quentin prison.
BY this action Espinosa, who is
represented by Attorney Ere d
Thompson, will join Ysidro Carde-
mas at San Quentin penitentiary,
almost a year after the latter was
sentenced to the prison.
Espinosa and Cardenas were tried
last year on a charge of murder
ing Pearl Hynes, Brawley rancher.
Cardenas was found guilty of sec
ond degree murder, and Espinosa
was freed. The Mexican remained
at peace with the law until June s.,
when he shot Sabedra through the
heart with .25 automatic.
According to officers, Espinosa
and Cardenas had argued over the
guitar playing of the latter, and
almost came to blows. Espinosa
went to his automobile, in
which he had arrived but few
minutes before, secured his auto
matte and fired.
Thompson was present this after
noon when his client pleaded guilty
to manslaughter. The district at
torney's office was represented by
d. H. Wolford, chief deputy GRIM
inal prosecutor. ...-i.--.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
SON OF WEALTHY
MINNESOTA MAN
KIDNAP VICTIM

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 30. U.p)
"A note threatening another
Lindbergh case" unless $35, 900 ran
som is paid in small bills was left
today by two gunner who kid
naped Haskell Bohn, 20, from the
garage of his millionaire father, a
refrigerator manufacturer.
The "snatchers" were waiting in
the garage behind the Bohn home
when young Bohn and his chauf-
feur, D. B. Myers entered
Both held pistols. Myers was
forced into q corner and young
Bohn hustled out an alley door into
a small sedan parked out of sight
from the house.
After both kidnapers were in the
automobile with Bohn they threw
the chauffeur a note.
Myers took the note to the boys
father, who Immediately notified
police. The note warned against
revealing the kidnapping.
Bohn is president of the Bohn
Refrigerator Co., manufacturers of
ice and electrical refrigerators.
The note informed the Bohn fam
lily that the kidnapers will "get in
touch with you tonight" 1t refer
red to the Lindbergh kidnapping sew
eral times with a warning "you
know what happened there"
At the home at the time of the
kidnapping were Mr.. and Mrs. Bohn,
w. B. Bohn of California, brother
to the elder Bohn and three SER
wants.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
WALTERS ORDERS
VETERANS ARMY
TO DRILLCR0UND

WASHINGTON, June 30. U.P)-
Walter w. Waters of Oregon, ruling
as an absolute dictator over the
bonus expeditionary forces, decreed
that its 10000 to 10000 members
be organized today into real mil
itary unit.
He frankly aimed to impress the
government with his army's poten-
tial power.
"This is war" Waters shouted to
his men, and he ordered them to
drill an hour each morning.
II mean war IN every sense, and
the only difference between us and
an army in the field is that we
have no weapons but our brains" 4"
Water said: Drilling will do you
good because you'll have something
to do besides sitting around feeling
sorry for yourselves, 1 believe it will
make some other people worry, and
you're going to do it If I have to
detail 500 military police to force
you"
Veterans howled approval.
Waters, who twice previously had
resigned as commander of the
bonus army, was formally reelected
by an almost unanimous ballot yes
terday. A few more than 10000
ballots were cast, although Waters
claimed 10000 men in his forces
police reported 400 new arrivals and
said 2700 were enroute from Cali
fornia.
Superintendent of Police Glass
ford inspected the bonus army
camps and billets and found ian
alarming shortage of food" He
said donations of supplies were less
than fourth Of those needed daily.
Twelve cases OF dysentry have
developed in two days. There is
considerable sickness among the &C
children at the dirty Anacostis
camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
BY LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent
CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS,
CHICAGO, June 30.-DemocratS in
national convention today repudi-
ated the eighteenth amendment
and the Volstead act. BY four
to one vote the convention pledged
the party to repeal and to modi-
fication of the Volstead act to-
legalize beer and wine.
Twelve years of inter-party bat
Ting entered a new phase as Pat
Haltigan, house of representatives
reading clerk, drafted for the con-
vention services, beloved through
the roll call.
Three lonely states voted unani-
mously for the so-called moderate"
prohibition plank merely to submit
the repeal issue to state conven-
tions. Twenty-nine states voted
unanimously with the vets. The
three standpat delegations were
Georgia, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
The vote was 934% to 213A.
South Carolina cast "18 votes no"
when Haltigan inquired if that
state would substitute submission
for an unqualified pledge to re-
peal. The mighty wet majority
whooped its pleasure.
The bandwagon stampede was
dry rout-if there were any drys.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
ASSERTED LOVER
FORCETS ABOUT
EARLY ROMANCE

LOS ANGELES, June 80. UP)-
Mrs. Myrtle st. Pierre assertedly be-
slowed upon other men left lasting
impressions, they failed to excite
Lloyd Curry, railway station agent,
to an extent that he remembers
much about them.
Curry was called as a defense
witness today at the trial at which
David Iron Nam Hutton seeks to
avoid payment of 100000 balm
asked by Mrs. st. Pierre on the
ground that he betrayed her under
promise of marriage.
Curry was nervous as. attorneys
attempted to pry into any love life
he may have had with the pretty
dark-eyed nurse. He found it al
most impossible to remember
whether he ever had kissed Mrs
st. Pierre at ALL
Finally, he did remember. He
said he took her home one night
and placed a light kiss on her lips
as he said goodnight at the door
step. The courtroom spectators, &C
customed to day in and day out
recitals of lingering kisses and heat
ed love attributed to Iron Man Dave
and other men, failed to warm up
to Curry after he described the one
little peek" he remembered.
Curry's testimony for while ap-
peared about to lead to spicy terri
tory. He started out by saying
I'VE sometimes had wine" and then
told how he once stayed at Mrs. ST.
Pierre's bungalow one night when
she was i'll and requested his COM
pany.
AS the crowd leaned forward in
anticipation of thrills, Curry colored
and hastily added
"But we stayed in separate
rooms"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
@NlnLdL-oe

CHICAGO. June 20. lSpeciaD
Amos n Andy won the nom
ination at the great Democratic
national convention in Chicago
at 10 minutes to 2 this after
noon. BY nominating them,
that takes care of the President
and the vice-president office
both. Brother Crawford, a fell
low member of that great fra
ternity, the Mystic knights Of
the Sea, nominated them, the
Kingfish and "Lightnin' Sec
onded.
Eddie DoWling, very popular
New Yorker, replaced Senator
Walsh of Montana as chairman
of the convention. 1t was the
first serious meeting that's been
held by the Democrats during
this whole "seance." The reso-
lutions committee was trying TO
draw up the platform. They
didn't start till 10 o'clock. How
they were expected to agree on
prohibition in two hours when
they hadn't been able to in IL
years was a mystery to every
body but the Democrats.
This whole convention has
been "stop Roosevelt, stop
Smith, stop a dry plank,
"stop a too-wet plank"-every-
thing has been stop something.
So today they just stopped
the convention. Nobody was
asked to vote on anything to-
day, so there was no fights.
Half the Iowa delegation was
still in the hospital from trying
to count their own votes yester-
day.
Huey Long, "the Louisiana
Porcupine", is still the hero of
the whole convention.
Went down to his bank today
and had long chat with
Charley Dawes. He had to ne
glect his own business in the
past to help look after ours,
but he is back home now and
that will add needed confidence
to the financial structure of this
great midwest city. He's fine
citizen, is Charley Dawes.
Yours,