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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-25

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CARD OF THANKS

We. wish to thank our many
friends, relatives and neighbors
ard especially the boys from Croce
& Colucci's for their sympathy and
kindness extended to us during our
recent bereavement, the death of
our beloved wife and mother, Mrs
Josephine Faressa.
Signed:
DONATE FARESSA AND FAMILY.
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MEANS LITTLE

Toxic. Feb 25--UP)-Unless
Secretary Stimson means armed
Intervention in the far east when
he asserts the present fabric Of
reace is threatened. his statement
means little, spokesman for the
government said to-day.
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RUMOR UNTRUE

Washington, Feb 25--UP)-Se-
cretary Of the Treasury Ogden
Mills, asked to-day as to rumors
that he was about to issue state
ment on reparations and war debts,
said that he had absolutely no
intention" of issuing such state
ment.
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DIED IN BONFIRE,

Stamford. Conn, Feb 25-tUP)
Frank Faryniaso, 6S, father of
six children. suffered a heart at
tack while tending a bonfire last
night and fell into the flames. He
died of shock and burns.
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IN MEM ORIAM

In loving memory of Henry r.
Snow who departed this life Feb
25th, 1881.
It's not the tears at the moment
shed,
That tell how loved was the soul
that fed.
It's the silent tears, frequent
Wept,
And the sweet remembrances for
ever kept.
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Examination of the 500 motor
vehicles which in Connecticut
transport 1900 pupils to ESQ
schools each school day, covering
routes totaling more than $500
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends,
relatives and neighbors for the
sympathy and kindness extended us
during our recent bereavement, the
death of Mrs Irene Baribeault.
Signed:
DAUGHTER CLAIRE; THE
DEMERS FAMILY,
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London, Feb 25-UP) -Andrew
w. Mellon, new United States am
ha ssador to Great Britain. will ar
rive here in id-March. it was an
nOunced to-day.
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MASS NOTICE

kENNEY-Months mind mass Of
requiem will be celebrated Satur-
day morning at 1880 o'clock at
st Msrgarets church. for the re-
pose of the soul Of the late Mrs
Mary G. Kenney.
2-25-2t
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DIED

FLAHERTY-In this city, Feb. %.
1882, Mrs Nellie Degnan Flaherty
of So Ridge street. Funeral Sat-
urday, time and arrangements to
be announced later.
PERUGINI-In this city, Feb. "a.
1882, Peter Perugini Of 420 Wal
nut street extension. Funeral Sat-
urday morning at 8:15 o'clock to
st Lucys church. Burial in CAL
vary cemetery.
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Then relaxed comfort and restful
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
TO
DECIDE CHARTER
STYLE THURSDAY

Imperial Valley board of free
holders will meet Thursday eve
ming, October 20, at o'clock in the
court house with a view to adopt
ing the proposed county charter
measures as tentatively set up.
j. C. Cameron of the board an
nounces that the tentative set up
S complete and that the board will
meet in almost continuous session
this week to adopt or reject the
individual questions.
One of the controversial points
in the set up is that of supervis-
orial districts, the, present, plan
calling for three in the north end
of the valley and four in the south.
Another moot question is whe-
ther or not provision should be
made for county counsel. Mem
bers of the bar are particularly in
terested in this point. The present
charter does not, however, con-
tain provision for such an Of
flee. Cameron stated this morn
ing that before November 2 the
board of freeholders will be glad
to submit the charter to the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
insult Reports
kidnapping Plot

ATHENS, Oct. 18. W.P)-Samuel
insults story of plot to kidnap
him and take him to a territory
from where he might be extradited
TO Chicago brought special atten-
ton from Athens police today for
the 72-year- former millionaire.
An automobile from the Athens
flying squad" manned by a police
lieutenant and three policemen
was assigned to follow insult in
any excursions he may make out
side the city. He already is being
watched by plain clothesmen.
1t was believed that If an at
tempt was made to kidnap insult
considered very unlikely in view
of the popularity he enjoys here
with officials and the public, the
kidnapers would come from the
Dedocanese Islands, which are un-
der Italian sovereignty.
insult said he was advised by
cable that four Greco-Americans
had been hired in Chicago to come
here and kidnap him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
Fire Chiefs Meet
In San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Oct. 18.-UP)
Nearly TOO members of the In
ternationa Association of Fire
Chiefs met here in convention to-
day.
Members of the Pacific Coast
association met yesterday to elect
officers, and to adopt resolution
urging passage of state laws to
provide compensation for volunteer
firemen injured in line of duty.
Officers were reelected, with
one exception. Chief Edward Spein-
ahuer of Redding was elected
treasurer to replace Chief Joe Wood
of Renton, Wash, deceased
w. j. Mohr, Santa Monica, is
president; Ed Grenfell, Portland,
Ore, first vice president; w. B.
Cooper, Richmond, second vice
president; ]. w. Stephens, San
Francisco, secretary, and j. F. Nc
Dill, San Francisco, assistant Sec
retary.
Portland, Ore, was chosen as the
1888 convention city for the coast
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
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FOLSOM CONVICT
KILLED DURING
PRISON BATTLE

FOLSOM PRISON, Calf, Oct.
18. UP)-One man was dead today
and another wounded because two
Folsom convicts fought over a
newspaper.
Arthur Arnold, Alameda burglar
under Is years sentence, died in
the prison hospital after an emer-
gency operation failed to relieve
deep knife wounds. Frank Miller,
Los Angeles, convicted of a murder
charge, was wounded.
A Filipino, Dixon Alperto, and
James Syverson, Riverside robber,
were placed in solitary confine-
ment.
The fight started between Al
perto and Arnold. Guards placed
the Filipino in solitary confine-
ment, and released Arnold. AS
he was leaving the dining room
Miller and Syverson are claimed
to have attacked him with crude
knives. Murder charges probably
will be filed against them, Warden
Court Smith said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
ParOled Convict
Faces New Charge

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. W.P)
-Tona La Argo, paroled convict
from Colorado state prison, was to
be returned to Los Angeles today
to face a charge of grand theft.
La Argo was arrested by San
Francisco police last night after
he told a story of having been kid
naped by Los Angeles gangsters
last Thursday, shot through the
leg, and held prisoner three days
at Hayward. He said he escaped
from his captors after a gun bat
tie.
The self-asserted gangster said
his abductors warned him to "lay
off the Los Angeles slot machine
racket"
Although there was hole in his
trousers, police said they failed to
find a bullet wound in La Argos
leg.
Los Angeles police said he was
wanted there on grand theft
charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
FELLOW STUDENT
SAYS TEMPLETON
MENTAL HERMIT

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 18. -U.P)
George D. Templeton, Jr., youth
full convicted slayer of his wealthy
aunt, was described as a mental
hermit" by former school chums at
his insanity hearing here today.
The handsome &c year old youth,
under life sentence for stabbing to
death Mrs. William Rider Babcock,
Manila society woman, frequently
became moody and morose while
attending the University of Cali
fornia, testified Miss Jean Simp-
son, a coed acquaintance.
"He developed into what would
call a mental hermit" she told
the jury of seven women and five
men who must decide if he was in
sane, as the defense claims, when
he killed his aunt and wounded
her husband in the home they
we're visiting near here last July
26.
A. R. Fitzpatrick, who caused
Templeton's arrest, testified be-
fore court adjourned last night. He
said the youth appeared dazed
when he came to the Fitzpatrick
home Immediately after the mur-
der was committed.
1--WE knitted my uncle Fitz-
patrick quoted Templeton as hav-
ing told him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
ELECTION VIEWED
WITH OPTIMISM
BY REPUBLICANS

More than 100 persons from all
walks of life attended a Republic
can central committee meeting at
the court house last night to lis
ten to optimistic expressions of the
Republican chances at the coming
general election.
Dewey Carey, chairman of the
central committee in Imperial
Valley presided at the meeting,
expressing in his opening address
the belief that if the present trend
to Hoover continued the state will
vote solidly for him.
Carey told of a discussion with
j. L. Matthews at Los Angeles in
which Matthews declared that
Hoover is now in the lead in South
ern California because many Re-
publicans who were on the fence
have become active in his support,
under the influence of talks by ma
tional party leaders.
Matthews is Republican chair
man in Southern California, and
directs the campaign for this sec
tion. With Carey on his visit to
Los Angeles were A. L. Richmond
and Alton w. Jeffus.
Paul Cook of Los Angeles ad-
dressed the meeting here last night
on the young mems view of the
presidential candidates. Mrs War;
rem Currier and Mrs. A. B. Han
son told of the WOmen'S viewpoint,
A general discussion in which all
present took part closed the meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
Curtis Finishes
Utah Campaign

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 18. W.P)
Satisfied he had accomplished
much to avert defeat which threat
ems Senator Reed Smoot, Republic
an and dean of the upper house,
Vice-Pres. Charles E. Curtis set
forth for Cheyenne, Wyo., after four
days of capaigning in Utah.
Curtis efforts in Utah were de-
voted as much to rallying support
for Smoot, as to the Republican
national administration.
1t was unusual-in fact, without
precedent In this state-for a vice
president to devote days to the
campaign of a senator.
AT Provo. Shoots home, today,
Curtis pleaded publicly and private
ly for the reelection of the veteran
senator. He argued that Utahns
cannot afford to lose man who
wields such power in the United
States senate"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
CAMPBELL
CASE RECALLED
BY INDIO CRIME

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Oct. 18.-tU.P
Two youths who allegedly mur-
dered the man who gave them a
ride across the desert, and then
dumped his body in an abandoned
we'll, were held in the county jail
today. =,
The boys, Alberto Garcia, IS, and
Alfred Ruiz, 81, will be arraigned
before Justice Leroy Pauley at In
dio tomorrow, accused of Staying
John F. Martin, rancher, near In
dio on August %.
Officers claim the youths con-
fessed they shot Martin, beat him
over the head with a gun, and
threw his body into a we'll His au-
tomobile was found abandoned
nearby.
Garcia and Ruiz were arrested
near Mesa, Ariz., on Sunday.
The above dispatch will recall to
older valley residents the murder
of Leslie Nichols by Charles Davis
and Lawrence Campbell on the Nj
land-Blythe road nearly 10 years
ago. Nichols met death under cir
cumstances paralleling those in the
Martin case.
He was giving Davis and Camp
bell ride across the desert when
they attacked him, killing him in a
brutal manner and stealing his au-
tomobile in which they were later
arrested. The crime took place on
January 20, 1923 and was confess
ed by Davis and Campbell a week
later, following their arrest in Riv-
erside county for suspicion of auto
theft.
Ernest R. Utley, district attorney
at the time, prosecuted the case,
Campbell, who had just turned 18
being executed at San Quentin,
where Davis, who could not be
hanged because of his youth, is
now serving life sentence. 1t was
this case that made "hitch-hik-
ing" extremely unpopular in I'm
perial county. for a number of
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
AGREE ON
HI('HW AY
OFF |C|AL
Rolph Names Hopkins To
Restore Harmony In
His Cabinet.
PROBE PROCEEDING
Investigation OF Garri-
sons Regime To Be
Continued.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. 18-
UP)-Attempting to restore order
to the disrupted state department
of public works, Governor Rolph
and Direcor Earl Lee Kelly today
had agreed on the appointment of
Harry Hopkins of Taft as chair
man of the state highway commits
sion. This appointment, it is claim
ed, will remove friction from the
department inasmuch as Hopkins
is said to be friendly to Kelly.
In the meantime the investiga-
ton of the department, as it was
operated under Col. Walter E. Gar
rison and James I. Herr, was being
pushed forward.
"A new factor was elected into
the probe when charges were made
that cement interests were at
tempting to form combine" to
sell material for the San Francis
co-Oakland Bay bridge under a
blanket contract rather than to in
dividual contractors.
Governor Rolph, however, flatly
denied these reports, and Kelly
backed him up with the statement
that discussion of bay bridge prob
lens had never reached the ma
terials stage.
In discussing the departmental
probe, Kelly said today he had
asked for reports concerning the
purchase of automobile plates, pur-
chase of motorcycles; awarding a
$4,000 contract to the Bear truck
ing and construction company of
Los Angeles, with which Herz's
name has been linked and rights
of way in Malibu Beach, Alpine
county and Placer county.
Charges made by l.. r. Alzina,
Oakland motorcycle dealer, that
he had not been given contracts
on low bids were explained" by
state officials today.
Both Fred Mispley, state pur-
chasing agent, and ROLAND A. Van
degrift, state director of finance,
said that priced machines
out-lasted Alzna's product and
were cheaper in the long rum SO
the contracts we're awarded to
higher bidders.
Alzina insists his machines COM
ply with every state specification.
Commenting on reported charges
of a cement combine" in connec-
ton with construction of the San
Fracisco bay bridge, Director Kelly
said that these reports had reacned
him only through the press and
that until such rumors were sub
stantiated he did not propose to
investigate them.
"There is going to be a tremend-
GUS amount of money spent on ce-
ment, steel and other materials for
constructing the bridge" he said.
st am not going to be placed IN the
position of recognizing unfounded
rumors at the beginning of this
tremendous enterprise. Every step
to be taken is going to be abso-
lutely in compliance with the law
Kelly said that any further in
yestigation of the Garrison-Herz
regime will be undertaken only
when charges are made upon sub
stantiated evidence.
wild rumors and controversial
statements will receive small con-
sideration in the future" he said.
II am going to be too busy attend
ing to the details of my office and
the tremendous job that lies ahead
of me to waste time with petty
ouarrels and unverified rumors."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
TRIPLE TRAGEDY BLAMED UPON
PHASE OF ETERNAL TRIANGLE

seek a divorce. Mrs. Seltzer. would
do likewise, as she also was mar
ried.
The district attorney said Phil
lips and Mrs. Seltzer were to leave
their homes. Then it was agreed
that Phillips should work out a
plan to take care of his wife and
Two children. An alienation suit
by Seltzer even was discussed.
The entire situation was brought
to a climax, Edwards said, because
Phillips lost his job as a teacher
of dramatic art.
"It seems to me-" Edwards said
last night in summing up the case,
that Mrs. Phillips decided that by
removing herself and her two
children she would put an end to
all her husbands problems. be-
lieve she did it because of her love
for him and so as not to stand in
his way"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
DRY LEADERS
TO CONCENTRATE
ON CONGRESSMAN
Claim Next Congress Will
Not Show Majority For
Wet Supporters.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct 18.-(U.P)
DR.. F. Scott Mcbride, chief stra-
tegist of the anti-saloon league, told
the United Press today he be-
leved that the new congress to be
elected next month would be dry
and that modification of the Vol
stead act at the coming short ses-
sion was not probable.
Speaker John N. Garner, Demo-
cratic presidential candidate,
and more recently Senator Joe T..
Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas, the
senate minority leader, have pre-
dicted Volstead modification this
winter.
1--WE shall see," said Mcbride.
1.-THE only hope of the vets is to
coerce dry congressman to vote
against the will of their constitu-
encies. The next congress will have
dry majority. We intend to hold
congressman responsible to their
constituencies. -
Senator RobinSon's statement
was a political statement. It rep
resents an effort to persuade the
vets that the way to get beer is to
elect Democrats. The Republicans
are trying to persuade the vets
that the path to modification of
the 18th amendment is through the
Republican party.
so far as the national election
is concerned, the drys have no
place to go. We are making our
fight in the congressional dis
tricts."
Anti-saloon league records in
dicate about one-fourth Of the ABS
congressional districts are uncom-
promisingly wet and about one
fourth uncompromisingly dry. Nc
Bride said the league was max
ing its fight in the remaining dis
tricts in which one candidate is
wet and the other dry.
Count on South
He said the league was counting
on southern Democrats to vote dry
in congress. He conceded there
would be a beer vote test in the
short session.
But those drys are going to be
thinking about 1884, Mcbride said,
when they will have to go back
and face theil constituencies IN
their home districts and their home
districts are dry
The league is non-partisan. But
it happens this year to be support
ing a vast majority of Republicans
as compared to Democratic candi-
dates for congress. 1t appears to
be a fair assumption that Nc
Brides prediction of a dry major
ity in the congress to be elected
next month depends on Republi-
can success in northern and wes-
tern congressional districts.
The United Press is informed,
for instance, that the league is
supporting three Republicans to one
Democrat for congress in Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wis
consin, Michigan and New York.
The three to one radio was said to
prevail generally in the 200 dis
tricts in which the league is max
ing a fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
mNHlnLdl7r
V SS0ys:

BAIRES, Oct. II. (SpeciaD
Say, we had a great trip over
those Andes mountains. Our
highest altitude was 21,500
feet. They have oxygen tubes
at each seat, but I guess I am
SO windy anyhow that I didn't
use any. I kept prowling up
forward and talking and look
ing with the pilot, an Ameri-
can boy named Wagner.
They are all American pilots
on this whole trip. We could
see the railroad thousands of
feet below winding its way over
and through, but high tariffs
between each country have
killed off the trade, and its
not running any more, so that's
one way to help the railroads.
It's just the starting of
spring down here now. Flew
over thousands of miles of
checker-boarded green fields
like Kansas or Iowa, and the
fattest and biggest cattle you
ever saw.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
Two Found Dead
I'm Los Angeles

HOLLYWOOD, oct. Is. up
The nude bodies of two men were
discovered today in bed in resi-
dence here. Both had been shot
through the head and apparently
had been dead more than a week.
A pistol lay between them.
Neighbors identified one Of the
victims as Henry B. Westby, aged
20. said TO have been taking care
of the residence in the absence OF
the owner, John NJ. Ormund, film
executive. Ormund is now In the
east.
The other man was known TO
neighbors only as TEX" He was
described as a semi-invalid who
had been seen around the premises
lor several weeks.
Police said the case was murdee
and suicide but cursory examina-
tlons tailed 60 disclose which man
held the pistol.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
FORD COMPANY
URGES SUPPORT
FOR PRESIDENT

DEARBORN, Mich, Oct. 18. U.P)
The reelection of President
Hoover was urged upon employees
of the Ford Motor company today
in a message posted upon the bull
letin boards of the River Rouge
plant.
"The Ford Motor company is not
interested in partisan politics. We
do not seek to control any mans
vote" the statement said.
1--WE feel however, that the COM
ing election is so important to in
dustry and employment that our
employees should know our views.
President Hoover has overcome
the forces that almost destroyed
industry and employment. His ef-
forts to start the country back to
work are beginning to show results.
"We are convinced that any
break in his program would hurt
industry and employment. To pre-
vent times from getting worse and
to help them get better President
Hoover must be elected.
'tThese are our convictions and
we submit it to the consideration
of all Ford employees throughout
the country and their families"
Ford's pronouncement in favor
of the rejection of Hoover was
assailed bitterly by state Democra-
tic leaders as coercion at its
worst
Alfred Debo chairman of the
Democratic state central commit
tee, termed the statement "a dem
ogogic partisan appeal"
"It is worse than the tactics used
in 1896 to put Mckinley over" he
charged, because jobs are even
more precious today than they were
then. 1t is to be regretted that the
Ford Motor company has descend
ed to such a level of partisanship."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
Delay In Calling
New Grand Jury

An uncertain delay in selection
OF a 1928 county grand jury was
forseen today when Judge A. c.
Finney said the members of the
grand jury will be selected "short-
ly''. but not within the next week.
Selection of new grand jury
first was scheduled for October l,
but it was several days after that
before Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son was able to dismiss the retir-
ing jurors. Since then no definite
date has been set for picking
new jury.
Elmer w. Heald, district attor-
ney, said today he has no idea
when the new grand jury will be
selected. He and Judge Finney
have conferred several times on
the matter, but have reached no
decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-18
Childers COnfers
With DIR. Mead

Charles L. Childers, chief coun-
sci for the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict, is enroute to Sacramento to
attend conference called by DR..
Elwood Mead.
Telegraphic information received
at district headquarters here stated
that small group of representa-
tives of the state would discuss
reclamation interests in California
and also bureau policy.
Childers is anxious to consult
with DR.. Mead on account of activ-
tiles of the district in obtaining a
separate contract with the govern
ment for construction of the ALL
American canal since Coachella
Valley is said TO be unprepared for
inclusion at this time.