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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-29

Some children in Salisbury act
as if they wanted to get run over
by automobiles, and are disappoint-
ed hat they have no accomplished
that result as yet.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-29

Also the motorist who says that
any car ahead of him spoils the
scenery, won't see much scenery
his hospital cot.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-29

1t is claimed the young people
have no faith in their parents, but
their letters home seem to indicate
some faith that father can she'll out
some more money.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-29

Ma may not know whether the
cookie jar is full or not, but junior
can always answer that question.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-29

The students are urged to pass
their tests. but some of them seem
more anxious to pass all the cars on
IthH road.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-06-29

The graduates have informed us
how to make a better world. which
will be a popular subject Of inquiry
until the world gets more money to
spend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
KIDNAP NOTE BY
 GIRL FROM CONN
Ruth Emily HadlOck of Nichols Wrote It on
 Trip to Chicago

Bridgeport, Conn, July 1g = lUP)--No word has been received here from parents of Ruth Emily Paddock, IS, who may be a victim of kidnapers in Ohio, since they left July 6 for trip to the Worlds Fair, Chicago. She is the daughter of Mir and Mrs Perry R. F. Had lock, 1898 Huntington turnpike, Nichols. Hadlock is a radio engi- neer at the General Electric plant here. Tn addition to her parents she has sister Mary and a broth. CT, who attends Warren Harding high school here.
 Constable Raymond Beckwith said the family had gone to the fair by automobile. Ruth graduated from Nichols grammar school last month.
 ohio highway police yesterday studied note found on the Lin- coin highway near Delphos, signed by Miss HadlOck, which read: II am kidnapped. Help! Ruth Emily Hadlock. 1898 East Huntington pike, Nichols, Conn" Police said the note was written in ink, ap- parently in moving automobile. A Delphos youth, Leonard White, found the note and turned it over to the police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18

condition yesterday in the woods not far from his home after an in- tensive search by hundreds of men through the sector. At Grasslands hospital today he was reported im- proving slightly. He was weakened by insufficient food and water and scratched by brambles.
 Federal agents announced the case was closed and that Bobby had been lost in the underbrush for five days.
 But District Attorney Frank H. Coyne said today he was not satis- fled and that, until otherwise con- vineed, he would proceed on the theory the child was Kidnapped and returned to the woods not long before he was found.
 Police and many persons skept- ical that a child could survive un- der such conditions agreed with him.
 They wanted to know:--
 l. How a 21-months old child who was not very strong could wander half mile through thick underbrush and-possibly--over a stone wall. (There were breaks in the wall through which he might have crawled.)
 2. How one of his white shoes could have been removed with u sock in 1t.
 The child was found bare-fotted. The shoe was found short dis tance away. The other shoe and sock is still missing.
 8. Why police refused to dis euss reports that a mysterious tel cali xnrnS rnnntund a n White Plains station shortly before patrolmen went directly to the spot where the baby was found.
 4. Why the first examination of the baby convinced officials that he had been attended by an adult not long before. yet later federal agents said 1t was merely case of being lost.
 Coyne took issued with Frank x. Fay, federal agent in charge and also refused the accept the Grasslands hospital report that Bobby apparently had been expos ed to the elements for five days.
 'I'll have to have supporting evidence before I accept the theory that Bobby wandered into the woods and was lost. The case is not closed, as far as I am con-
  cerned. am going to push my investigation to the end. I am not criticising anyone and I am not finding fault with the medical au- thorities."
 F Chief of Police Philip J. Me- Quillan of Greenburgh township took similar view.
 "I am forced to the conclusion that 1t must have been a kidnap- ing" he said.
 Doctors Report.
 Hartsdale, N. Y., July 1S-(UP) --Bobby Connor appears to be stronger, is quite restless this morning but there are no alarm- ing symptoms" an official Grass lands hospital bulletin reported. |,
 The child was fed skinned milk and Dextro- Maltese. rem perature 99; pulse 120 per min ute; respiration 2s per minute"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18

in the non-partisan league which rules North Dakota, took the chief , executives oath of office on the day after Langer was convicted and ap- pealed 10 the suprement court to declare the governor busted.
 The legislature is overwhelming ly of his faction and the non- partisan republica reorganization. Meantime militiamen stood guard over the governors office to prevent the serving of any writ for custer upon Langer.
 Another detail of guardsmen formed a cordon around his home.
 The supreme court, which ruled that Langer forfeited his office upon conviction on charges of so- liciting campaign funds from fed eral relief workers, planned to sit during the day and hear Olson's plea for a writ of quo warranto enforcing the ruling.
 Langer's secretary told tlhe United Press that the proclamation of martial law was intended to prevent the night court from talk ing any action until after the con- vening of the legislature.
 Langer, confident of his control of the legislature and its loyalty to him, claimed another trump card" in reserve.
 In the event his name is re- moved from tho fall election ballot by his enemies, his attractive wife, former New York socialite. may become a candidate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18

him from holding office. He is un- der sentence to serve IS months for forcing federal employees to con- tribute to a political fund, but is free pehding appeal. His counsel ernor cannot be questioned until the last appeal court has ruled,
 Langer only recently won a na- jor political victory i'll the rep.,,- lican primary that nominated him for reelection.
 In his proclamation declaring martial law, he made no mention of the court decision.
 The proclamation preceded by only/36 hours a special session of the legislature, called by Langer In defiance of demands that he be vestigate his official conduct but being overwhelmingly of his faction of the non-partisan republican or ganization, is expected to acquit him of any offense.
 It was believed here that the sol- diers function would be limited to a demonstration of power except in Bismarck, where Sheriff J. l.. Aeiiey, diso d l-aH6er duHSroHt, Te- quested use of troops.
 Lieutenant Governor Silent
 Lieut.. Gov. Ole Olson, who under one interpretation of law became the acting governor when the su, preme court ruling was handed down, refused to comment on Langer's coup d'etat.
 Members of his political board of strategy hinted that he may re- quest intervention of the federal government, with use of the reg ular army to enforce his claim to Langer's office.
 Olson. long the governors enemy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
NO SHORTS FOR
 OLD SAYBROOK

Old Saybrook, Conn.,, July 1S.-- (UP) Shorts have been cut short here. To simmer residents of this salty resort the statement has a two-fold meaning. One meaning, of which they are sure, is they cannot wear glorified panties in public any more. They are taking the word of the selectmen for the other meaning-for these august officials in placing 9 ban on the latest tennis attire, mention "abbre- yiated shorts" in the order they have posted around the town and have caused to be read in churches,
 Here it is: we, the selectmen, most respectfully request the peo- pie not to appear upon our public streets or at our buildings without proper clothing. Bathing suits or abbreviated shorts are not consid- cred proper attire"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
PONZI WAS NOT
 ALLOWED BAIL

Boston, July 1S.-(UP).--Con- trary to precedent, Charles (aGet- Rich Quickly Ponzi has been re- fused release on ball while fight ing deportation on charges of moral turpitude.
 His petition for a writ of habeas corpus has been taken under ad- visement by Federal Judge Elisha H. Brewster. Meantime, U. S. Dis trict Attorney Francis J. w. Ford refused to consent te ball for the diniinutive financial wizard"
 Ponzi's only remaining hope was that the petition would be decided In his favor. He is held at the inl- migration station here.
 Ponzi, who studied law while serving seven-year sentence in state prison, acted as his own at- torney yesterday in presenting his case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
Breakdo1un Is Near .: m AU The Strikes
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Baltimore truck drivers walked put when conciliation efforts broke down.
 Vigilantes Clean Up
 San Francisco, July IS - (UP) - Vigilantes rode the streets of San Francisco again today. They rode in automobiles, wore union buttons in their lapels and hunted communists.
 They struck swiftly all night, pprging union ranks of suspected communists ana wrecked a half dozen communist hangouts.
 Mopping up after the vigilance committees, police conducted sort ieS oft heir own. They arrested more than 300 suspected commun- ties of their own. They arrested were charged with vagrancy.
 Twenty husky young men, believed to be members of the striking teamsters' union, formed the raiding party. Each wore n leather coat. Some carried hatchets, others clubs and stone.
 They visited the western worker. communits newspaper plant, arriv- ing in five automobiles. Men in the first car hurled stones through the windows. Then all battered in the doors and went through the plant like a cyclone.
 When police arrived the vigilan- tes were raiding a purported com munlst headquarters miles away.
 Here the young men, enjoying themselves hugely, met resistance. Two men were beaten and sent to a hospital. Typewriters were tossed from second story windows into the alley. Furniture was demolished. Communist literature was de- stfoyed.
 They made similar destructive visits to the workers School of International Labor Defense, and at Valencia street building and meeting hall.
 ! Then they turned to the outdoor meetings. They swept Dolores park clear of speakers and listeners alike, they drove back downtown and chased soapbox orators to cover.
 Shaking Off Shackles
 San Francisco, July IS - (UP) - While strike leaders waited for results of their proposals for arbi- tration, public and private agencies today began shaking off the shhckles of the San Francisco gen. erAl strike.
 One result was definite easing ofs the food shortage, and signs of infprovement In the general situa- tidn.
 There were here and there cases 0f.open defiance on the part of the business community, of the so- called "dictation" by the general strike committee.
 The city owned and operated municipal railways announced 1t would run busses on Third street, which leads to the Southern Pacific passenger station, and on which street strikers have tied up the usual Market street railway service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
Campbell To Attempt
 Speed On Salt Beds
Brtisher to Try for 300 Miles Per Hour With Buebird
 at Utah, July "A

Salt Lake City, Utah = (UP) - 6Ir Malcolm Campbell. British speed king, will bring his l-2 ton Bluebird here, July 24, for a record-breaking run on the shores of Great Salt Lake.
 William +. Sturm, Campbell's American representative, made careful examination of the pro- posed route. Tests proved the salt beds will provide the fastest course in the world" he said
 Campbell wil lattempt to break his world record of 272 miles per hour. established a year ago at Dayton Beach, Fla, and has set 30O miles per hour as his goal.
 12-Mile Track
 "A track now under construc- tfpn will allow seven miles m which to warm up the huge en- zine of the new $100,000 machine. one mile for the clocked run, and four miles in which to slow down.
 The Britisher's experience at Dayton Beach was a rough one. He made the 300-mile per hour mark his proposed record at that time, but condition of the course held the speed down. When the ruin was completed, he exclaimed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18

"It was the toughest ride I've ever had"
 Salt beds of Great Salt Lake, located nearly 100 miles west of Salt Lake City, promised to pro- vide an ice-smooth course, Sturnl said.
 Blowout Hazard Low
 Abe Jenkins, Salt Lake City racer, has made many runs on the great flats. Nearly q hundred American records fell to him last year when he broke the official American Automobile Association mark.
 Hazards of blowouts is mini- mixed on the salt beds" Jenkins explained, "and there is little danger of overturning. The crust of the sand is hard as a tortoise shell. Then, too, the smooth sur face makes driving much easier."
 Specifications for the proposed course as outlined by Sturm were that it should be not less than l2 miles, and preferably IA miles long; 500 feet wide. with careful "soundings" taken on each shoul- der to avoid mistakes; and plenty of guidance space
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18

threatening shotgun.
 The strikers, demanding recog, milton of the right of their union to represent inside" workers of warehouses, elevators and produce firms, were heartened by reports that 2,00n truck drivers may strike in Duluth. A walkout there would halt important interurban traffic.
 Threat of a general strike of Minneapolis 25,00O union members and 2,000 truck drivers in St Paul, although apparently diminished, was not overlooked in the efforts of federal mediators and Gov Floyd Olson to ameliorate the most serious consequences of tho drivers strike.
 There was no threat to-day of a food shortage such as occurred in similar drivers strike in May, nor of the riots in which two men were killed and 30 Uinjured.
 Portland Trouble
 Portland, Ore, July 1S.-(UP)- U. 5. Senator Robert F. Wagner, strike-torn Pacific northwest con fers to-day with Portland trade unionists in an effort to avert a general strike.
 Eyes of the entire northwest cen tered on the New York senator, sponsor of much labor legislat tion, as he, prepared for his meeting with the union strike strategy committee.
 The unionists are pledged to abide by any recommendations the committee may make. Wagner's task was a double one. He sought not only to stave off the impending general strike but also to lay the groundwork for an early settle- ment of the maritime walkout.
 Wagner conferred at length with Oregon's Governor Julius L. Meier last night but no staetment was forthcoming from the gathering.
 The general strike situation here was held in aveyance pending out come of his investigations.
 Balloting on the strike proposa, continued, with street carmen re- ported voting against the walk out. Numerous other unions have aligned themselves for the general strike, 1t was understood.
 Seattle voting proceeded more cautiously. Memories of the dis astrous 1919 general strike put a damper on headlong balloting for a general walkout, Few minor disturbances were reported.
 The Vancouver, B. C., shipping federation was told formally to- day by longshore groups they would not accept the conciliatioI, board majority report in favor of keeping control of hiring halls within the federation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
LONERCAN TO BE
 THE KEYNOTER
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ICOnLInueQ rom Fage l.J very interesting feature in state democratic circles. They indicate a harmony that was generally thought impossible a month ago.
 Chairman Wilson will also take advantage of authority granted him by the committee and will name two additional sub-commit- tees, one on a pre-convention campaign and the other on coni- mittee on resolutions. Waterbury will be recognized by appointments to both, it being apparent that the names of Mayor Frank Hayes and State Secretary J. Francis Smoth. being among the foremost under consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
GOV LANCER HAS
 REFUSED TO OBEY
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 1900 soldiers at his disposal, How many will be called will not be known until he arrives.
 A crowd of 500 formed outside the capital, attracted by the court decision that would have busted Langer had it not been for his dramatic. last minute call for troops. It did not disperse until aft- CT midnight. Unemployed demon- strations in its ranks booed Langer. The supreme court promised yes- terday to issue a writ of quo war ranto to Olson's counsel which would order Langer to vacate his office. Presumably the court now will be unable to function as mar tial law gives to the military all civil functions.
 Is Under Court Sentence The court ruled that Langer's conviction of conspiracy to de. fraud the United States disoualified
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
THEY RESIGNED

Westport, Conn.,, July IS = (UP) Charging that the publishing of names of persons receiving aid from the welfare department is "unfai rand un.American" George Gair and Mrs Herbert Willard to- day resigned from the welfare commission.
 The board of finance voted to in- vestigate the commission on July 27 and to publish he names of per- sons assisted and the amounts re- ceived. Gair was also chairman of the board of finance and was the only dissenting vote on the resolu- ton to investigate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18

since the Lindbergh Kidnapping had definitely abandoned a Kidnapping theory, there wes considerable dis cusslon among residents here and other unofficial sources.
 Many persons secuted physicians conclusive statement that Bobby subsisted on grass and vegetation, which he instinctively put to hls mouth. They doubted that the boy would not have been found by the scores of searchers if he had been in the woods the entire time, and said it would have been impossl- ble for him, able to walk not mote g than 15 steps at 8 time, to have crawled from his home to the spot where he was found.
 Baby Wandered About
 Authorities were equally positive Bobby had not been Kidnapped.
 "The concensus of opinion ot all Investigating agencies is that the baby himself wandered to the spot where he was found," Frank x. Fay, head of the department of justice, announced last night after he received a special medical re- port.
 Bobby's pink rompers were torn. splattered to Q dull grey by mud and tinctured with spots of blood. Fay was convinced the blood came from scratches and bites.
 Both shoes and stockings were gone. One shoe and a sock was found not far away. Fay said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
GETS HIS REWARD

Berlin, July 1S.--(UP).-Here- after any German railway man whG renders loyal service for 25 years will receive free a copy of Chan, cellor Adolf Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf," it was deoreed officially.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
Baby ConnorF Found L, Very Bad Condition
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Bobby either pulled his shoes off himself or they were jerked off by underbrush.
 Had Many Bruises
 The baby's lips and mouth were swollen from lack of water. His body was almost dehydrated. The skin was doughy, elastic and pale. There was a bruise an inch and a quarter in length on his forehead, obviously suffered in fall.
 When Bobby wandered from his home he weighed 24 pounds. When weighed at the hospital he barely registered IT.
 Fay believed a heavy thunder storm of Sunday night was the one factor that saved the baby's life The rain soaked into his skin and provided sufficient moisture to sus- tain life, Fay said.
 The baby's body showed no marks of exposure to the sun, lead- ing authorities, too, believe that he must have crawled most of the time under trees and bushes, prob. ably sleeping much of the time un- der overhanging boughs.
 Investigation Ends
 Secondary infection had set in from the insect bites but doctors believed these would respond quickly to treatment. They point- ed out that the child had an ex- ceptionally rugged constitution.
 Fay announced the case defi- riitely was closed" so far as in- vestigation was concerned.
 Grandfather Happy
 Arlington. Mass, July 1S-(UP) - Charles P. Connor. retired Bos- ton clothier, was overjoyed when he learned late yesterday that his missing grandson, Bobby Connor, of Hartsdale, N. r., had been found alive.
 The elderly grandfather was made i'll by worry over the child's fate. His home here had been watched by police in the belief that the abdueters might seek ransom.
 Last night Connor received a telegram from his son in New York, describing the finding of the child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18

Bricks four times the size of the regulation style are being introduce ed in England to cut the time and cost of building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
FINDING ON THE
 DEATH OF ACTOR

Winsted, Conn.,, July IS = (UP) A corener's finding into the death on June 16 of Hal Skelly, actor, will be given by Dr Lester w. Sohaefer later this week. Skelly was killed when a train struck the truck he was driving at West Corn wall. Miss Helen Bell, maid at the estate of Major Mervin K. Lee, where the actor was visiting, was in the truck and badly injured. At the inquest, which closed late yes- terday, the coroner examined Hugh B. O'Neil, of Great Harrington, Mass, Daniel J. Connor, Pittsfield, Mass, engineer and fireman respee- lively of the train, Miss Bell and several others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-18
THEY DOUBT STORY

Hartsdale, N. r.. July 1S.-(UP) The five-day disappearance of two-year old Robert Connor threatened to develop new mys- teries today because a skeptical district attorney wants to find the answer to several puzzling ques- tions.
 Bobby was found in a serious
The Nome nugget., 1934-06-27
NOME sHOULD BE ION TOES HAVE ARMY AND NAVY PLANES FLY NOME
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Continued from Page one was possible and feasible to make such --fight..
 V If Nome. and the people of Nome wish to remain in the puh- lie eye. and wish to help estab- fish Nome as point on intefna- tional airlanes, both commercial as we'll as governmental, they had better step lively
 The Nome Chamber of Com merce is in a good position to ai- } Jise the proper sources at Wasa- :ngton. D. C., about the conditions here. and put before the govern ment departments such argusnents and reasonss why their flights should come to Nome They know about Nome in Washingto but if | a1re doesn't keen them inform
The Nome nugget., 1934-06-27
TRACY PULLS FAST ONE FILMING NEWEST, "e CYLINDER LOVE"

Spencer Tracy believes in thor 0, gh preparation for his roles land with 1t he also possess an isplsh sense of hunhT.
 As result Director Thornton Freeland and his staff were some what perplexed during the making Eof h"6 Cylinder Love, ' the Fox Film Comedy offering which com es to the Dream Theatre Friday with Tracy in the featured role of "high-pressure' automobile salesman.
 Every morning Tracy came to work with locked brief case containing a mysterious book. with (which he retired to secluded corner between scenes. All efforts of the director to find out what Ithp volume might be, resulted in failure until one day the actor .was "ganged" and the book dis covered to be a weighty tome on "The Art of Salesmanship."
 Was only trying to perfect the technique of my part" protested Tracy with an injured air, but the director decided that the act or was perpetrating rib" on the company, and decreed that he pay l far tba 1upnh