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The Kusko times., 1933-07-29
GallOWS for
 Kidnapers
FORMER OREGON CONVICT SEN FENCED TO HANG BY CON-
 VICTING JURY.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Walter Nc Gee, former Oregon convict, was sen- tenced to death here today by jury which convicted him of Kidnapping Miss May McElroy, who was released after payment of a ransom of S3O,- 900.
 The decision of Kansas to make short shrift of kidnapers is expected to serve as an example to the rest of the nation, now reused to indignation over the riotous operations of abduc- tors and organized criminals through out the States.
 ALBANY, N. Y.-No details are reported n the O'Connell Kidnapping case. It is believed O'Connell was killed or fine kidnapers are afraid to open negotiations for fear of being captured.
 Owen Gray was among the weeks arrivals from Medfra for a few days in town.
 John Rieck was a Satuday arrival from Canes, to which he again .re- turned on Monday.
 Frank J. Guskey returned Tuesday from businessatrip to McHrath.
The Kusko times., 1933-07-29

F. J. Spach, A. RIG. supeintend- ent, left last Thursday on an official visit to Cripple.
The Kusko times., 1933-07-29
By Bob Bartlett.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July B. office of the Public Works Adminis- 4rator is said to be about ready @to flash the "Go" signal which will set in motion the vast forces summoned by the administration to aid in curing the economic ills of the nation.
 1t has been extremely difficult, il not impossible, to ascertain which projects will be included in the initial program. That is not sbecauseaC6l. Donald H. Sawyer, temporar yadmln- istrator of public works, is loath to .ypive information, but the whole set nm is in such "a formative stage. that decisions are changed hourly.
 For that treason Delegate Dinond has not learned which of the Alaska projects, if any, are on the approved list of the frat group.of public works.
 Practically all the Delegates time since Congress adjourned has been spent in protecting the Territory's in- 4erests in this respect. He recently had a long conference with General .Pillsbury, a ranking official in the coffee of the chief of army engineers, and urged comprehensive rivers and Sharbors program for Alaska.
 There was general cause for regret in: the resignation this week as di- rector of the zIitiopal park service ot Horace M. KlhEight. There was no spolitical rexsonl for. MT. Albright's resignation sixrGhu the sseryice, it is said. He resitdnfsineorder to become the president and general manager of the United States Potash Company, which operates nsines. and refineries at Carlsbad, New Mexico.
 MT. Albright 4xisitads Alaska once. His visit was ,marred' by sudden at- tack of appendicitis while he was in Mount Mckinley National Park and
The Kusko times., 1933-07-29

Frank J. Guskey returned Tuesday from businessatrip to McHrath.
The Kusko times., 1933-07-29

CHHAGO.-A blanket indictment charging Al Capone, Benjamin Squires, Aaron Sapiro, noted lawyer, and others numbering about thirty, with conspiracy, has been made here by the grand jury.
 Ihe charges under the head of con- spiracy include. bembings, window smashing, and restraint of trade.
 The indictment is regarded as the States first frontal attack on racket eering violence, and is interpreted as systematic drive to clean up the nest of organized enemies of the law who have worked upon legitimate in dustries.
 Sapiro is known as one of the or ganizers of the. cooperative market movement in the United States. Squire, sformerly was .arbiter of the cleaning and dyeing industry, and is now engaged in similar work in the Pennsylvania hosiery trade.
 Recent reports from Pennsylvania report cetain of the fosiey orsaniza- tions have been dominated by inter ests seeking to coptravene the na- tional recovery act.
 SEATLE.--A radio report says that Captain Jack Livingston, master of the steamer Northwestern, reports the vessel struck rock off Sentinel Island, near Juneau, and is ROW rest ing on the beach at Eagle River. 1, The passengers, numbering 86, were safely transferred to naval destroyer and taken to, Juneau, iand will be brought to Seattle later by the Aleu- tian.
 | The Northwestern struck the crock at 3 o'clock in the morning and tore hole in the hull. The ship was eA route from Skagway to Seattle. The Aleutian sailed from Juneau yester- day, but was ordered to return-to that port to pick up tthe passengers, who are being taken there by the de stroyer. a WASHINGTUN.-Presidept Roose. velt and Hugh s. Johnson, national recovery director, began selecting COG lieutenants to impel toward victory their unprecedented peace-time pro- gram for putting at least six million idle people to work by September.
 Both are said tc be highly pleased lby the first public reaction to the new scheme, under which about five mil lion are expected to sign agreements with the President to increase pay and put more people to work by shortening hours of those now em- ployed.
 MILWAUKEE.-Thes Government is striking at the kidnap racket, and aiming at Roger Touhyt Chicago gang chieftain, and three associates, as the alleged abductors of William Hamm, IT,, wealthYs St. Paul brewer. They are in jail, and the government is preparing to ask their removal to St. Paul to face ikidnap charges.
 Hamm was seized June 15 and held four days, and then released on pay ment of ransonr1of $100,0O0. The Government claims. Identification of all members of thscgang.
 
 INDIANAPOLIS, Inod. - Minute men have been. organized at.various points in Indiana the last few days and are ready to spring into action at the first word of any crime, especially robberies or tkidnapings. They will use the communication systems, in cluding police radio broadcasts, to draw the net around fleeing desper- hdoes.
The Kusko times., 1933-07-29

John Rieck was Satuday arrival from Canes, to which he again gre turned on Monday.
The Kusko times., 1933-07-29

Owen Gray was among the weeks arrivals from Medfra for a few days in town.
The Kusko times., 1933-07-29

sSEATTLE.-The trading vessel 4Anyox, under Hudson Bay Company charter, is battling sewere leak in her ahufl. Sine is now located tin. the Northern Bering Sea, under the Are tie ice pack.
 The United States Government cut ter NertAland ssrashng to the -aM1of the crew of2l-s The ship radioed that | patch, has Speens placed over the leak and the captain is hopeful of saving the vessel. The pumps still are hold ing down theo water. There are nc details as to Ihow the leak started.
 MORRISON, ,Tepn.--Citizens here fought off 2 band of bank robbers in an attempt to wipe out crime in this section. One member of the posse was killed, and two of the bandits captured
 Roger Touhy and three of his men, classified as members of Chicago gang, are held in Milwaukee on charges growing out of the Kidnapping of William Hamm, of St. Paul.
 RENO, Nev.-It is reported here that Mary Piclford is planning to es- tablish a. residence in this city. The report, however, is without direct confmation,s although Mary admitted while heresrecently and also in Holly wood that she had such plans in minA-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
EDUCATOR SAYS RURAL SCHOOLS
 ARE NEGLECTED
Too Much Stress Is Given Elaborate City Units
 Gaunintz Ayers

Washington, (Up) - Problems and difficulties connected with ru' raj secondary education have suf. fered from neglect because too much attention has been given by educators and the public to the largo city high school, declared Df William II. Gaumintz, senior spe. cialist fin rural school problems, U. $. office of education, in an ad- dress before the conference on na. tional survey of secondary educa- ton.
 The meeting was held under tho auspices of the George Wash- ington university school of educa- ton.
 Objects to "Iugc" Idea
 Educational literature, and the study and publicity given to tho largo high school would lead ono to believe that secondary educa- ton Is largely matter of com prehcnsive city high schools with largo student bodies, highly trained teaehersand elaborate plants" Dr Gaumintz said.
 "As q matter of fact" he added, "tho latest data available shows that two-thirds of the four year high schools in this country cn. roll fewer than 100 pupils"
 Teachers Too Young
 Dr Gaumlntz also criticized the policy which has placed the young. eset. least experienced and least paid teachers in the small rural high school. It is these schools which Impose the heaviest. most complex and most responsible duties upon the teacher, he said, and therefore call for our best rather than our poorest leadership and support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
VESTS STATES HOPE TO BUILD
 FORT PECK DAM
Watch lntentIy Progress of Army Survey in
 Montana

Kansas City, (UP)---Missouri Valley States, hopeful of seeing river navigation become q reality, are watching intently the progress of a survey of the proposed Fort Pock, Mont, dam site.
 Army engineers have ordered a survey to show the nature of sub surface soil at the site on the report to be made in Washington In october depends much of tho future of the project.
 Would Provide Channel
 Erection of tho Fort Peck Dam would provide q 9.foot channel at all seasons of the year for the Missouri from It's mouth to Sioux City. Iowa, to which point engi- neers believe river commerce would extend.
 Aside from the development of mercial inland water trans- portation, construction of the dam would stabilize the river and so contribute to the government E program of soil erosion control and in addition would permit de- velopment of huge agricultural projects in Montana.
 Northern Counties Benefit
 Counties nlong the northern border of the state, from the cx- treme eastern end to mountains in the west, would benefit by the agricultural development possible if the dam is erected.
 The dam would back up water a distance of 165 miles, and the huge storage capacity obtainable would stay the norush of snow warm south winds turn the noun. tain valleys and the little streams that feed the mighty Missouri into roaring channels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
MELON RAISERS
 PEPPER THIEVES

Ponca City, Okla-tUP)-Wa. termeion growers of this section have c new type enemy to fight.
 They were busy since planting season ridding their patches of weeds and stirring the ground to combat a serious drouth. And from time immemorial, small boys have raided melon patches in harvest time.
 But with the melon ripening this time has come the professional thief--grown men who come in trucks in the night, steal melons and expect to sell them at the ex- pense of the labor of others.
 To meet this new trouble, grow CTS are talking of organization. But individuals are doing more than talking.
 They have set up cots in their patches and sleep with shotguns ready at hand. These guns are loaded wit hsmall shot, but buck shot is ready to be used if needed.
 rowers have been firing at legs. In some patches hats have been dropped and hands tha twere car rying off melons must have been peppered with shot, for the melons that were dropped were sprinkled with lead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
NINE STATE PARKS
 PICKED AS CCC CAMPS

Washington, Sept. 25-(UP)- Director commander of National Parks today announced that nine state parks of Massachusetts had been approved as camp sites for occupancy by the Civilian Conser- vation corps during the second six months enrolment
 Two of the camps are to be con- tinued from the first period those in blue hills reservation and in Fall River park. The new camps are to be established in Chicopee reservation, Granville. Parker, Mo- hawk Trail. Graylock, Pittsburgh and Windsor parks.
 The program of park conserva- ton work includes landscaping of 45O acres, tree insect control on 22,700 acres, construction of 140 miles of trails. both truck and fot, reducing fire hazard on 4.200 acres and developing 130 acres for public picnic and camp grounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
POLICE BRUISED IN
 FOOTBALL MELEE

New Britain, Conn, Sept 26-- CUP) Several police officers Of tho New Britain force nursed bruises today, received in q small riot which brok6 out yesterday aft. ernoon over disputed ruling at c football ghme.
 There were but two minutes playing time left when the trouble started. The pawnee team of New Britain was leading the Sons Of Italy, of MiddletoWn, I to 0. The Middlotown team tried q forward pass, and it was intercepted for C touchdown, A Middlet0wn man was in motion. however. and the team eontended tho play should be called back end penalty assessed
 Fans hoekod onto tho field, and in short time fists were flying. 4 Middletown player tore the shield from Patrolman Lincoln Mays coat. and another seized his club. Fighting was general, as both teams had many packers. Just before police reserves arrived the Middletown team got into q bus and drove away. No arrests were made dt the field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
SOCIETY GIRL AND
 BROTHER TRAPPED
Spent Night on Mountain Ledge as Clouds En.
 veloped Them

Boston, Sept 26-(Up)-A Back Bay society girl and her 16 year old brother told friends to-day how they wero trapped ali night on q narrow mountain ledge, 5000 feet above sea level. unable to move in q bowling gale and dense clouds which enveloped th6m.
 They were Mrs Lucy Biekford, 22. and Freeman Winsiow Hili, 1G, who sought Go climb Lafayette mountain at frafeonia, N. H., Ffis day. Their objective was dreenleaf hut which could be reached only by G narrow ledge, some six miles in length.
 Halfway across the ledge tho wind became so fierce they were forced to crawl on hands and knees on the slippery shale. Low clouds swept across their path and forced them to halt. Then dark ness set in.
 Although Mrs Biekford hystef. ieally wanted to attempt descent fin tho pitch dark, her brother dis suadcd her, according to her own statement. They remained ail night on the ledge, huddied to. gether in the bitter cold. Three paper packs of matches and q pound of maple sugar kept them warm and fed.
 They started the doseent at dawn and were treated at Fran. conla for exposure, returning to Boston Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
CHICAGO GANGSTER
 OUIZZED ON SHAVING

Chicago, Sept ?5-UP)-Gus Winkler, north side gangster, was questioned to-day regarding tho machine gun staying of Policeman Miles Cunningham during the rob- bery of federal reserve bank mes sengers.
 Winkler and his wife, Georgette, were surprised in their quarters overlooking the exclusive Belmont yacht harbor by detectives who crashed in behind q grocery boy.
 Winkler was connected by police with the shooting through owner- ship of an automobile which was wrecked when the killers attempt ed to escape In a smoke screen from the exhaust. The car was equipped with red and green head lights and a police siren. In their haste to escape Friday. the bandits crashed into another auto and were forced to escape in a stolen car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
PUBLISHER TO BE |BURIED TOMORROW
Horace Liveright, 49, Died .Sunday-Ill Several
 Weeks

New York, Sept 25--(UP)-Fu- neral services will be held tomor- row for Horace Liverlght, 40, prominent publisher and producer who died early Sunday after an illness of several weeks.
 He YVES stricken with pneumonia last winter, and suffered q reeur- renee last month.
 Liveright decided to become q publisher at the age of 16. Neither his early schooling at Osceola Mills, Pa, nor his apprenticeship la q brokerage firm contributed much to realization, but he launched in. to the manufacture and sale of paper products in 1911.
 His opportunity to become q pub. fisher came six years later when Albert Boni proposed "the modern library" Several years after the formation of Boni & Jiveright fin command.
 Liverights interest in unknown and struggling authors was credit. ed with the introduction to the reading public of Ben Hecht. Eu- gene o'Neil, Ernest Hemingway, Theodore Dreiser, and others. His theory, friends explained, was that an authors first book should be encouraged on the chsnge that his second effort might be good.
 Liveright was an ardent foe of book censorship.
 In 1030, he severed his connec- ton with the publishing firm. Five years previously he had turned to the stage, and before his death produced "Dracula," An Ameri. can Tragedy" and "The Firebrhnd" among others.
 Liverlght was twice married and divorced. He Is survived by two children, Lucy and Herman, both by his first marriage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
N.Y.CITY BANK
 STOCKS STAGE
 SHARP RALLY
Average for Sixteen Lead ing Issues Only Slightly Below Previous Week.

New York, Sept. 25.-The fea- ture of the New York City bank stock market was the sharp rally which developed in the closing days of the week. From the low point touched on Thursday, tho aggregate market value of the six- teen leading issues which make Up the average registered gain of S91,146,000, or 7.b per cont. by the close of the week. The market value, however, was below that of tho previous week. The aggregate market value as of the close of the week was ei,3i2,se4,O00 compared with q low of e1,22f,74e,060 on Thursday and with Si,39B, ,000 at the close of the previous week.
 The current average yield of the sixteen stocks of 6.07 per cent. compares with q yield Of B.ee re- ported on September IS. The current market value of the six toon issues Is now 100 times their known book value against i.0e on September IS. Based upon current figures the sixteen stocks are now quoted ct an average Of e.e times their known earnings against t0.2 on September 1B.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
.TAMMANY HALLS
 TROUBLES MOUNT
Wage Cut for City En- ployes Looms-McKee
 Backed

New York, Sept 25.-(UP)- Tammany Halls troubles multi piled to-day. Samuel Untermysr, financial advisor to Mayor John F. o'Brien, threatened an additional wage cut for city employees while Independent democrats prepared 10 bring tho popular former mayor, Joseph V. Mckee. out of retire. ment. to oppose o'Briens rc.eiec' ton this fail.
 In Newark, x. J., laborers put the Central Market into order for q stock exchange that will take much Of the business driven from the New York Stock Exchange by taxes recently imposed by the Tammany administration.
 A new wage cut for city em. ployes might cause new rebellion within the Tammany political ma- chine. Many district leaders ai. ready have complained to leader John r. Curry that o'Drien would be an unpopular candidate with little chance of victory.
 The / Independent democratic ticket was formulated quickly over the weekend while Postmaster General James A. Farley was In town Farley was reported itg packer and many politicians un. derstood President Roosevelt him' self approved MeKee's candidacy.
 The Independent or Roosevelt democrats were represented as anxious to put q third ticket, headed by Mckee. into tho feid because they feared Fioreiio T. La. Guardia. republican insurgent and fusion candidate. would easily dc. feat o'Brien and thereby demor. aiize the New York city dem ocracy which is counted upon to help in reelection of Governor Herbert IT. Lehman and Of President Roose. welt in 163G.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
SWIMMING CLASS FOR GIRLS
 CLUB START TOMORROW

Swimming classes for senior members of the Waterbury Girls club will start tomorrow evening at 2 o'clock in the Crosby High school pool, 1t was announced this morning by Miss Kathleen Crow ley, directress. The junior classes will get underway Wednesday af- ternoon at 4 o'clock. Miss Anna l.. Meehan will be in charge of all classes while Miss Anna F. Dana- her will have charge of the lockers
 Each swimmer must present a card signed by Dr Harold F. Morrill,. medical examiner of all the girls club athletic classes. before-she will be eligible to enjoy the natatorium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
SHORT CHANGE PAIR
 CAUGHT IN N. Y.

Hartford, Conn, Sept 2b.--(UP) "A man and two women who worked a short change racket on filling station owners in Windham county have been arrested in Now York, state police were informed to-day. They will be returned to Connecticut for trial.
 Police said they were James La- mont and his wife, Vera, Of San Francisco, and Mrs Doris Mooney of Denver. New York police said Mrs Mooney had confessed.
 The trio would gasoline and two of them would tender $20 bills in payment. When the transaction was over and the strangers drove away, the filling station attendants invariably discovered themselves $10, short police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
SWORD FISHERMEN
 ROW 30 MILE TO SHORE

ncituate. Mass, Sept ?5-(Up)- Six exhausted Gloucester sword fishermen beached rowboat at Humarock beach here Sunday after rowing 30 miles when their schooner, tho Thomaston, sank off South Shore lightship.
 The Thomaston. 1T years old, sprang leak Saturday on It's way home from five weeks cruise. Fanter than tho men could pump, tho water poured into the hold until they wero forced to abandon ship. It soon foundered.
 They rowed their lifoboat all night. beaching Humarock at dawn. Residents who found them lying on tho beach revived them with food and coffee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
Police Patrol
 on Road Again Carried Big Batch of Pris. oners to New Haven
 To-day

Business is apparently on the up and up in police circles. For the first time in years today the police departments patrol made c trip to the New Haven county jail. In ad- dition to the driver 1t conveyed Sergeant John r. Briekel and six prisoners, the largest number sent down in one day in sometime. Three weeks ago the five nickel plated gun bandits were given an auto trip, but not fin tl1e patrol
 For the past few months Ser- geant Brickel has been transport ing prisoners to jail on the trolley car. If he were obliged to follow that custom this morning he would have had c regular chain gang.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
Patrick Griffin
 In Auto Accident

Patrick Griffin. a guard at the Cheshire reformatory. was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when a sedan he was driving swerved off from Southington's main street and struck a tree. His head went through the windshield and he was treated by Dr George Gura in Southlngton for decorations of the face, two broken ribs and broken collar bone. Broken glass was re- moved from his right eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-25
Five Council Units
 After Sanction To
 Honor Dead Youths
Committee to Be Appointed Wednesday at Council Meeting to Confer With Mayor Hayes for Estab- lishment of Monument Many Other Service Units to Attend Session

present honor roll of brass plates such as evidence in Library Park Is not worthy of q city of Water- bury's prestige and after fifteen years of awaiting the veterans council believes that the ball should be set rolling for action.
 At next Wednesday evenings meeting of the veterans council a committee will be appointed to confer with Mayor Frank Hayes on the progress of plans for the estab- lishment of a memorial. Some years ago 1t was reported that q fund had been started with this purpose in mind. 1t was oven pro- posed that 1t should be made a feature of the Chase boulevard or along an improved entrance of the city by the way of Freight and Grand streets.
 The council wishes to ascertain the progross of the plans to date or suggestions which would speed up the proposed plan of honoring the veterans of the World war or of all wars in which Waterburians have served.
 Tn addition to taking action on the war memorial tho council will complete plans Wednesday evening for paying tribute to nll deceased eS-sorvice men. A firing squad and e detail of men will be provid- ed for all funerals of veterans in the future whether or not they have been affiliated with any es- abolished veteran organization. In the past many veterans have been laid to rest without the usual mil- itary honors.
 Plans for the annual armistice night celebration and other de. tails will be taken up for consid. eration and vote at the coming meeting.
 The Legion, the Disabled Amer lean Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Spanish War Veterans, Yan- kee Division association. S04th as- sociation and other groups will have delegates in attendance at the meeting of tho council