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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
PEN BAD BOY"
 DEAD; SERVED
 SIX SENTENCES
Spent Most of GA Years Behind Prison
 Walls :.

Oakland, Cal, (UP)-Robert
 Emmitt Hickey GA. who was Oak
 lands bad boy" 51 years ago, and
 San Quentin's youngest convict is
 dead.
 He had been in and out of pris-
 ons all his life-mostly in them. The years had taken his relatives
 and friends. When his time came to, die, his only farewell message
 was to "the coppers who will have to look up new fall guy" Theft of $4 worth of candy and | toilet soap set Hickey's feet, at IS, on the penitentiary path. Six Sentences
 In the years that lay between them and his death, Hickey had
 served six penitentiary sentences
 in San Quentin. Folsom, Kansas
 and Utah. four of them in Cali fornia prisons.
 There were no places to send juvenile delinquents half a cen- tury ago. The child of 13 who | served a etrm of two years for a $4 burglary, came out of prison steeped in crime lore and ready for anything.
 In 1886, at IS, he was back at San Quentin, a. cracksman sought | by police from coast to coast. Kansas took him in 1891-Utah in 19O4-San Quentin again in 1911, and Folsom in 1913.
 Quit Crime
 He came out of Folsom deter
 mined to quit cilme and work for
 his living.
 Ut doesn't pay" he told police officers. "I'm thruogh." But police did not believe him.
 once a yegg. always a yegg, they
 figured, and for IS years they
 arrested him as Suspected yegg,
 or flor Investigation" the record
 sheets show.
 From California to Connecticut
 his name appeared on records under various names. A few days
 ago they took him to Fresno gen.
 eral hospital, in a serious condi- tion. The "old con-" they said
 would not live. Was there any
 message he would like to send? Hickey pondered. Relatives?
 friends? he had none.
 Last Letter There were only the cops. May be Charles Stone, veteran crim- inologist at the alifornia state
 bureau, might like to know. So he wrote letter toe Stone.
 "They asked me .who I wanted to write to, if she was curtains. l told them you was the only man who could close the book and turn the picture to the wall. Tell the cops they'll have to find | new fall guy, now"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
FAMOUS BRENNAN CASE.
IAN APPEAL FOR
 THE FAMILY CAT
Cottagers Urged Not to Leave Pussy a Menace
 to Wild Life
DOES MUCH DAMAGE

Hartford. Sept 3-Appealing to residents at state summer resorts not to abandon the family cat when closing summer homes on Labor day and announcing that game wardens in all counties of the state will start a cat trapping campaign in the vicinity of the resorts on Tuesday, September 9th, Superin- tendent Arthur l.. Clark of the state board of fisheries and game today urged summer cottagers not to leave their household pets to shift for themselves and become menace to Connecticut's wild life.
 Destruction of small birds and animals by tramp cats, left behind by summer residents and seashore and lake resorts, has become in- creasingly serious each year. Un- der pressure of starvation, these former pets are forced to revert to life in the wild to secure food" Superintendent Clark satted. .
 Immediately after Labor day all county game wardens will be supplied with box traps which take cats alive and unharmed. The cats will be disposed of by approved methods. The intensive campaign will continue for peroid of about 10 days in the vicinity of summer colonies where much trouble with stray cats has been experienced in the past
 \ Those who have cats that are inclined to stray are urged by the board to keep them within the lim- it's of their own property. Those having cats which they wish to have disposed of humanely are urged to call the game protector in their county, and to keep the cat con- fined until he calls. Persons wish ing to aid in this campaign may secure detailed information re- garding the construction of cat traps and the human method of disposing of the cats recommended by the board of fisheries and game.
 By trapping the deserted anil mals before they have an oppor- tunity to get out into the woods, it is believed much can be accomp- lished in protecting beneficial song and insectivorous birds and other Connecticut wild life."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
The Red Cross
 Life Saving Tests
Twenty=two Success f u Candidates at Chase
 Swimming Pool

The American Red Cross life saving tests conducted at the Chase Park swimming pool for the first time this year under the direction of Supervisor Eddie Keenan and Mrs Elizabeth Luddy, were passed by 22 candidates. Those to be awarded certificates include: Senior girls, Florence Devine, Peg Dana her, Rita Sullivan and Rita O'Rourke; senior boys, Tony Jenk- ins, James Brown and Joseph Paulis; junior girls. Winifred Row ley, Rita Denehy, Blanche Lacalas, Helen Wasilauskas and Adele Larage; and junior boys. Sidney Garickas, William Delaney, Jr, AL bert Urkrana, Charles Galauskas' Samuel Barnard. Edward Pudums, Jack Maher and Stanley Yedela.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03

IA, 1.6 and IA per cent, respec- lively.
 Among the 27 German cities above 100000 residents, only live gained more inhabitants than they lost through migration in 1931- namely, Stuttgart, Bremen Magoe- burg, Koenigsberg. and Kiel: Stutt- gart. the industries Of which are relatively prosperous despite the crisis, had the highest gain-3, ,4Oo inha abitants, or 0.9 per cent 'of It's population. .
 The exodus from the cities is. or course, due to the economic crisis. Since no new jobs are obtainable in the industrial centers. they no longer attract the country popula- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
A SOUR NOTE.

Columbus, O.-A prison T thought he would pull one ~ler on authorities, so he penned ms sweetie a sweet-sour love note. The letter was written in lemon juice which, when exposed to heat, became visible. All would nave gone well if someone hadn' handled the envelope and noticed writing appearing on 1t after con tact with the heat of the hand The note was opened. It read: Dear Darling: I'm so glad we've found a way to keep up a cor respondence that nobody else can read" The convict forfeited his writing priyilege Indefinitely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
HERMIT EATS MEALS
 OFF HIS COFFIN.

Mineral, Wells, Tex.-When A. Schnocke reaches his 90th birth day, soon, he'll eat his birthday meals off his coffin. +s
 Schnocke, an aged hermit who has resided in the hills near Per- rin for 60 years, is one of the territory's curiosities. He lives in one-room shack, one end of which is stacked with canned good, and the other filled with a table and-coffin. Two cowskins laid on the floor have served as his bed for 25 years.
 Until recent years he tended his few cattle clad only in bur- lap sack, with holes for arms and neck.
 The coffin has been his dining table for eight years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03

Damages of s5O,0o0 are asked in a civil action started to-day in the superior court by Maja BjorkeSren of this city against Irene Cunning- ham and Francis> J. O'Connor, all so of Waterbury. The plaintiff seeks to recover for alleged per manent injuries She suffered on last September 12, when the car in which she was a passenger was struck by the defendant O'Con- nor's car, operated by Miss Cum ningham.
 The suit is returnable in the su- perior court the first Tuesday Of September. Attorney William K. Lawlor brings the suit for the plaintiff.
 It A charged in the complaint that the plaintiff was a guest in a car being operated by Jennie Greel- ey, Watertown, and was being driven toward Waterbury when the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
Civil Action Against
 . Baron J. Torkomian

Francis T. Reeves, executor of the estate of Edward F. Cole, yes- terday started civil action against Baron J. Torkomian, who is serv- ing states prison sentence, in which the foreclosure of five pieces of Thomaston property is sought. Damages of $5,O00 in addition. are
 asked in the suit, filed in the com mon pleas court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
Injured Motorist
 Brings $5O,O00 Suit
Major Bjorkegren Starts Action Against Irene Guns
 ningham and Francis J. O'Connor

car reached the intersection of Rosette and Belmont streets, ju3t this side of the Oaliville town 4iLe.
 O'Connors car being operated in the same direction by Miss Gun, ningham is alleged to have sud- denly swerved in front of the Greeley, car, after passing the lat- ter machine. The Greeley car was pushed with such force that the driver lost control over it and it climbed steep bank and travelled several feet along side the bank before lodging tightly against a telephone pole. It is charged that Miss Cunningham was hot a com- potent driver. in that she was talk ing lessons in driving at the time of the accident. "A
 The plaintiff in the action alleges she suffered concussion of the brain and a skull injury, in addi- tion to other serious injuries which are permanent in nature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
PRINCE IS GOOD COPY.

London-The Prince of Wales is Gods gift to the newspaper re. porter, judging from his collection of press clippings. The Prince keeps a full record of stories ap- bearing about himself. He has over 40 volumes, each containing nearly 1000 clippings, in his Ii. brary. He uses the clippings as a means of reference to past speeches and visits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03

take part in the Washington cele- bration in East Hartford, and early in October, together with the 57 military outfits of the Centennial Legion, take part in the bi-cen- tennial celebration to be staged by the borough of Brooklyn, N. r..
 There is possibility that the Phalanx and the Mattatucks may attend the Worlds Fair at Chi cago in 1898 and if this becomes a fact, westerners will be given an opportunity to hear and see the oldest band in America. which this year celebrates it's 195th anniver- Sary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
TREE FIRE BANGLE.

Houston, Tex-Two robbers here disdain the use of guns or black jacks, preferring the common kit chen variety of red pepper. Ap- preaching w. l.. McMeansr they demanded his wallet. When he refused, they threw red pepper in his eyes, s>~:ed his wallet. which contained $35. and fled, leaving McMeans helpless, temporarily blinded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03

Small cars outsing motorcycles in France this year.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
Few Leaders Control

Minimizing the importance of the reapportionment of membership in the national House of Representatives, Sen- ator Thomas of Oklahoma de- clares that it really does not matter how many members there are, as four or five men run things anyway.
 This is doubtless true. So far as legislation is concerned, the average congressman has very little influence, and all the brave speeches made on the floor change few votes, if any. The leaders decide what legislation is to be passed, and if they find that they cannot command enough votes to put a measure through they just sidetrack it and await a more favorable time.
 Hundreds of bills are intro duced which their proposers we'll know have not the slight est chance of enactment, but these gestures sometimes inn nress folks back home, and when they fail there is always a plausible alibi ready.
 Every Congressman performs much useful work in Washing ton for his constituents, how ever, looking after matters be- fore the various executive de- partments and bureaus. Most of them are able to get a new postoffice building or an ap- propriation of some kind for t h e r district occasionally, which add to their prestige. But so far as influencing gen. eral legislation is concerned, a very few members run the ma chine. The rest might as we'll stay at home.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

where it is always open season for suckers. Investors pit their feeble wits against fraudulent propaganda-frenzied market rigging - manipulation - the swindling margin game-ball- ooned stocks and vicious short selling. Millions of investors lose billions of dollars in a Shell game" that can't be beat.
 Depreciation of 1286 safe securities on the New York Stock Exchange from the 1929 high to recent low, is reported ! at 60 billion dollars. The mind can comprehend that only by comparison. If in gold loaded on express cars-12 tons per car-it would make a train 124 miles long. It approxi- mates $31 for every acre of land in the United States S480 per head of population.
 That vast sum of money rep resents false values squeezed out of "safe securities" on the New York Stock Exchange. It does not include depreciation of stocks on other exchanges, or loss on stock of 1345 bank failures in 1880, and 932 for the first eight months of 1881. Financial and corporation ,acketeers - allied with stock exchanges - investment bank CTS thousands of big and lit-
 le banks-sold at swindling 9rices-clearly evidenced by ] present prices-billions of dol lars of stocks, rights, "mort- gages, bonds, investment trust shares-as "safe securities. Y" Sedulously promoting stock gambling, taking billions of dollars from legitimate busi- less, and as result the panic allowed.
 A few years ago Tom Lawson hrew a monkey-wrench into Wall Street machinery when he called the big boys liars, md thieves, and the tricks of he game downright thievery. The Armstrong committee
 'esulted from the Lawson ex- pose. Hughes, the present Su- )reme court chief justice, head If the commission, made the Jig boys cough up" and re- form. Some fled the country like frightened rats desert a sinking ship. History shows what happened to some of the crooks. ... Demand of your senator and representative leg islation that would make fel- 'ons of the wolves of Wall
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

No satisfaction has yet been
 obtained as to the willingness of the government to build an approach to the dock, in spite of estimates issued a short time ago from Juneau. w. l.. Balch has taken over the inter- ests of Capt. Ed. Williams in the dock project and also those of Al. Clary. The road and forestry officials apparently could be looked to for no help unless the dock is placed at the foot of Premier Avenue and
 private interests do not care to build a dock there on account
 of the prohibitive cost and the long distance from the main business section of the town.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

According to information from Seattle the shelter re- turns from the first shipments of Silverado ore were exceed ingly gratifying to the operat- ors, J. J. Coughlan and Capt. James Anderson. Two grades of ore were shipped, and the first grade is reported to have yielded S475 a ton and the sec- ond grade S210.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

The freighter Anyox last Sun- day loaded $50 tons of Premier ore at the terminal bunkers and cleared for the Tacoma 5melter. The Granby company tug Tartar was in Saturday and took out a barge with 500 tons of Premier second grade ore worth about $50 a ton.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

John T. Reed, Hyder's first U. s. Commissioner, W h o served from April 1, 1920, un- til he was succeeded by John w. Frame Dec. 1, 1921, died in Seattle February "A and was buried in that city the follow ing day, according to John Ro- nan, who returned from the east last Thursday. His death was due to flu and was sudden and unexpected. Deceased was born in St. Johns, New Bruns- wick, Octiber 20, 1855. He joined the Dawson rush in 18- 9S, and in 1900 went to Nome, where he resided until 1910. He later settled in Juneau and was connected with the district court until his appointment as commissioner for Hyder.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

A sinking pump arrived on the Prince Rupert for the Fish Creek Mining Company and is being installed in the winze near the crosscut on the upper lead, which is now down 30 ft. During the cold weather this winter the winze was compara- lively dry, but with the spring breakup the pump will be needed.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

A device using electric heat has been designed to repair surface cuts in automobile tires without removing them or let ting out the air.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
WOLVES OF WALL STREET Financial Letter of Kerr & Go.
 San Francisco.

Wall Street: The Alma Mat CT of mergers-where business men lured by promises of great gain turn over unit concerns to big business accept stock of mergers and learn a merger is often a mirage-and that they "sold themselves down the riv- CT.
 The Stock Exchange is re- garded as the greatest protece- ed gambling hell on earth,
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
INTERESTING NOTES

A Los Angeles man has in- vented an airplane in which the angle of it's single wing can be changed at will by it's pilot to alter its lateral stability to suit flying conditions.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

Blocks of wood shaped like human heads have been intro- duced by a German for ap- prentices at the barber's trade to practice on.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

Street. Had this been done years ago there would have been no panic. And the mil lions now unemployed would have jobs. shelter and food.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

For testing the resistance of steel cylinders a machine has been perfected that can devel- op a pressure of a million pounds to the square inch.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

A writer declares that con- tented citizens are a town $ best assets. But who ever knew a contented citizen?
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER

This newspaper is not connect ed in any with any stock brokerage firm other establishment associated interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes formation relative to local min development not ieved to be in full accord with fact.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

Some politicians seem more concerned with getting credit for relief measures than they are in relief itself.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

New type window awnings have been invented to admit light and air in rooms while ex- cluding sunshine.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
TOO MUCH!

''So Peckly has gone into nervous prostration as to where to spend his vacation:"
 Yes, and on top O that his wife gave him piece of lavendar dress goods to match. That was his fin. ish."
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

The unusual spell of cold weather just passed has made IA inches of clear ice on the pond near the sawmill and w. L. Balch is cutting a supply for the summer. He intends to put up about 100 tons.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

It seems that the first step to- ward becoming a movie star is to form an addiction to a popu- lar brand of cigarettes.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

Gambling is said to be a nor nal human weakness, which may account for some of the marriages that take place.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
TEN YEARS OR 50 AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Miner
 March 8, 1922

Little Billy Stump, at one time the only boy in Hyder, re- gently boxed three rounds at a Pioneer smoker in Nenana.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
Just for Fun

The most provoking husband is undoubtedly one who talks indistinctly in his sleep.
 Foreigners in China would do we'll to. make a break for the "open door" that opens out ward.
 Fewer college girls marry, which may indicate that higher education improves the judge ment.
 The modern test of statesman ship appears to be the ability to devise a new and relatively painless tax.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Changes 2 Display Advert sDg for weekly issue :u be presented not later than the Wednesday evening preceding the day of issue (Saturday) or insertion will delayed until the follow ing week.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12
OUTSTANDING RADIO VALUES

OUTSTANDING RADIO VALUES The New crosIey Battery Show Boy Screen grid, new 2-volt tubes, push- pull output, uses new cell "A" bat tery. no light current, no batteries to charge-$49.50 complete. less bat teries.
 The crosiey Play Boy Eight tube superhetrodyne pentode, screen grid. moving coil dynamic speaker-com- plete $52.25.
 THE NUGGET SHOP Jewelry made to order-repair work. anything in jewelry at short notice.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

In Italy it is not permissible to make jokes about the army. Even a second lieutenant is talk en seriously over there.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

T. w. Mcdonald, Hyder's new deputy marshal arrived Sunday from Ketchikan with hi swife and child and has en- tered upon his term of office here.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

A doctor advises that a per feet observance of health rules would add 20 years to the av- craze persons life. If he could afford to live that long.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

It appears that an economist is a superior person who can tell us when we are in the mid dle of a bad fix.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

Bill Duff, who is operating a
 shoemaking shop at Eleven mile, was ill town this week.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

Some fellows think inducing a banker to renew a loan is a good days work.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

There is little danger of be- ing struck by lightning or by a new idea.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-12

The jail is to be moved from the piling into the Lindeborg addition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-22

for standing room to s10 for an orchestra seat, compared with $s and $11 last year. The season will be shorter than usual.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-22

Slight improvements were ob- served to-day In the condition 0f three tout of town patients, ad- mitted to the Waterbury hospital within a period of 48 hours. One is regarded as an attempted sui- eide, one as the victim of the brawI, and the third the principal figure of an unexplained slashine affair.
 John Paiomski Of s74 North Main street, Naugatuck, who mixed up a cocktail of wood alcohol and turpentine, was reported as in a semi-conscious condition to-day. Effective antidOtes were given him yesterday and there is some chance of his recovery. His name remains on the danger list.
 About year ago Palomski near- 1y died from the effects of con- coction of fluid intended for filr- niture varnish. Both attempts were premeditated, according to tho authorities.
 Arthur Lawton, 36. father of six children, who was stabbed in an argument in Thomaston last even- ing, was resting comfortably this afternoon. Lawton, an employ of the U. s. Rubber company in Nau- gatuck, was visiting friends on Railroad street in Thomaston last evening. Four men were ques- toned by the Thomaston authori- ties in an effort to learn the iden- tity of the knife wie1der and the cause of the argument.
 Another Thomaston case is that of Harry Dietsch, 35 of South Main street, Thomaston, who was admit ted to the hospital Sunday night He suffered knife wounds about the throat and wrists. Dietsch on