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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
Soft Ball Draws the Crowd

Soft Ball Draws the Crowd
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
Wash. Hill Emeralds,

Score by, innings: Wh. H. Emeralds ? 00 % o 0-2 st Ann All-Stars. 900 003 x-3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
TEXANS fENTHUSED OVER
 NEW HEAVYWEIGHT

Houston, Tex (UP)-Dutch Wei mer, tall. 1.-the young man from Tucson, Ariz. is considered by fight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
Fairgrounds Pep Up

Within week ten days amateur boxing has four ished in at least three local paygrounds with mushroom speed particularly at Bunker H Hamilton park and Dug gan school with the latest wrinkle reported to be ourna ment at the end of the to determine the champion ship of the city in the various divisions well among the various paygrounds Therefore it's not much of pre- dcon to make that future Dempsey Tunney may crop up the most unexpected tme while everyone concerned including parents of the youngsters have had their interest sharpned to razoredge with the boys themselves getting the greatest "ick out of the glove tests which ducted weekly under the best of supervision Boxing teams from the paygrouns named and possibly others will in competition, prior to general contest in September it is planned
 On The Bound
 Selection of Al Niemec membere of the "alstar" team in the American association is pretty good indication that he will not be long in the minors what with string him to be yanked by the Boston Red Sox Old Strang Ter Lewis still do lot of wrestling but he can't pick winners the mat He dropped quite few kopecs on the Londos Browning shndg Zeke Bonura, White Sox seeker, from wealthy family and the Bon- dough made selling lot of bananas in New Orleans
 The White Sox haven't start at Yankee Stadium this Pie Traynor prefers old bats and generally hits with that other player has discarded Henry Cotton British open winner, is club waggler
 Like Bobby Jones, he tees up his ball and smacks it without any of that preliminary body English Outield- making lot that they have to chase that lively ball around in the garden Ninety per cent of all tennis is played on clay courts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17

An soft ball pitcher must practice deal distance 35 which pitchers requires something out of the ordinary
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
HEPBURN MUM
On ROMANCE

NEW YORK, May 4 G.N.SO.
Katharine Hepburn, the spectacu-
lar young star of the screen, was
hidden away somewhere in New
York today and the mystery sur
rounding her marital affairs re-
mains as dark as ever.
She returned to the metropolis
last night after a trip from Me-
rida, Yucatan, where she secretly
divorced Ludlow Ogden Smith, a
New York and Philadelphia broker,
and resisted the efforts OF the
towns best reportorial inquiSitorS
to make her talk.
Flashlights doomed as she strobe
from her train through the Penn
sylvania Station. She was asked :
"Miss Hepburn, are you going
to marry Leland Hayward?"
Hayward, her manager, was
mentioned in Hollywood dis
patches as likely to become her
next husband.
She refused to answer, so the
reporter put it this way:
"WilI You deny you are going
to marry Hayward"
First she smiled, then she
frowned, and finally she stamped
her foot.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
FONTA|NE
/. BARES FLIGHT
FROM D. c.
Victim OF Thugs Shot Tells OF
Robberies BY Gang and
Names Members

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fontaine,
now lying wounded near the for
mer hideout of a racketeer group
at Upper Darby, Pa, was within
earshot of the firing on Ontario
Road Northeast several weeks ago
which resulted in the death OF
her gangster sweetheart, The
Washington Times has learned.
William B. Phillips, escaped
convict from Lorton reformatory,
who met the young French-Cana-
dian woman after he fled from
the Districts honor system"
prison and across the Canadian
border, was shot and killed by
Policeman John T. Cation out
side an apartment here where
Phillips, two other men, and
Mrs. Fontaine had been staying.
Barely Escaped Police
It was a matter of minutes be-
fore the young woman, made her
escape from the apartment. She
had barely departed before police
men and Department of Justice
agents were searching it.
These details of the shooting
here were impaired to questioners
in Upper Darby by Mrs. Fontaine,
it was learned today.
A picture of Mrs. Fontaine, on
the back of which was inscribed
Ito my Yankee sweetheart" was
found among Phillips effects. The
pair met in Ottawa, Canada, after
the convict's flight across the bor-
der. This followed her estrange-
ment from her husband in Canada.
After Phillips death she went
with his companions to Pennsyl-
vania.
The law from which Mrs. Fon-
taine fled at that time is now
protecting her from the revenge
of her former associates. Suffer
ing from a bullet wound in the
back received after Phillips COM
panions thought she either had
talked, or would talk, too much,
she is in a hospital at Upper
Darby, under police protection.
Tells of RObberies
She is said to have implicated
several gangsters in a $4,000 hi
jacking of a cigarette truck in
North Carolina, and in other
big time" jobs.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke,
detective chief, continued today
to maintain secrecy concerning
developments in the investigation.
Inspector Burke revealed, how
ever. that two detective Sergeants,
Floyd A. Truscott and Elmer F.
Lewis, have done nothing else for
some weeks except pursue this
particular investigation.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
|NDORSED
BY LEGION

Appointment of Col. William l..
Peak, superintendent of the Lor-
ton Reformatory, to the position
of superintendent of penal insti-
tutions of the District, was urged
today by the Vincent B. Costello
Post, American Legion.
In letters sent to the District
Commissioners and House and
Senate District committees, Off
GERS of the post said that Colonel
Peak demonstrated his ability and
qualifications for the position dur
ing his many years service as
head of the District Jail and re-
Gently as the reformatory super
intendent.
The position for which the post
recommends him is now held by
Capt. NJ. M. Barnard. who is
scheduled to retire soon.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
THOMAS FLAYS
BANKRUPT
! FOR CITIES !.
Conference Measure Passage
To Bring Reputation and
Crash, Senator Warns

Fear that enactment Of the
measure now in conference be-
tween the House and Senate to
permit municipalities to go into
bankruptcy may lead to a ma
tional wave of debt reputation,
as we'll as crash in the bond
market, was expressed today by
Senator Elmer Thomas (DO of
Oklahoma. He said:
"This measure is likely to
open the door to nationwide
reputation of indebtedness. 1t
permits cities to go into bank
ruptcy, and no doubt some of
the larger cities will take ad-
vantage of this in order to
decrease their obligations.
GOI>!G DOWN THE LINE
"Smaller cities and towns
which find their financing diff
ficult will note the example Of
the larger municipalities and
will default. Counties will fol-
low and, finally, so will the
States, and a wave Of national
reputation will set in"
On the effect the proposed law
may have on the bond market,
Senator Thomas asserted:
''If this bill becomes law, I fear
we will destroy the only substan-
tial citizens left, and those are
the bOndhOlders.
To-day the banks have no
place to put their money save in
Government bonds. Let me Sug-
gest what may happen when
the banks have placed all their
surplus money in bonds. They
cannot buy any more bonds
then. Their portfolios will be full
of bonds, but their cash will be
exhausted.
BONDS BY BILLIONS
"Here in Washington we are
issuing bonds by the billions,
and the banks are the main
source of sale for those bonds.
The time may soon come when
the banks will be loaded to the
hilt with Government bonds.
Those who sell bonds now to the
banks will not be able to sell
them any more.
"When that time comes there
will be no more sales of bonds
to the banks unless, perchance,
the banks begin to hypOthecate
their bonds with the Federal
Reserve banks and borrow funds
to buy more bonds.
"But that is pyramiding. The
moment the banks of America
start to pyramid their loans the
wise bankers will say, That is
not sound banking. That is not
good business. We will quietly
commence cashing in our bonds
and we will not be caught in a
bond slump like the holders of
stocks were caught in 1929 in
the stock crash
"Then there will be no buyers
of bonds. And when that time
comes we may look forward to
seeing a slump, a crash, in the
bond market of this country"
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
THREAT ON LIFE
Of FHERFATHER
IS DENIED
Grandmother Near Collapse;
Attorney Says No Clues
Have Been Found

TUCSON, Ariz., May 4 GNSJ.
Grave fear for the safety of June
Robes, kidnapped 10 days ago,
was expressed today by Clarence
Houston, county attorney, who re.
vealed that there has been no
contact with her abductors. He
said:
I'm no crepe hanger, but
things look pretty bIack-there
has been absolutely no contact
with the abductOrs, nor a single
clue to their identity. This leads
me to believe that the child is
dead. 1t is too horrible to men.
tiOn."
GRANDMOTHER WEAKENS
Mrs. Bernabe Robes, grand
mother of the missing child and
wife OF the man who has led the
efforts to open negotiations with
the kidnapers, has weakened un.
der the terrific strain.
That death threats against Fer
nando Robles. father of little
June, and against herself we're
contained in the original ransom
note demanding $4,000 was de.
MED by the elder Mrs. Robles.
Said Mrs. Robles despairingly:
I'VE only know that our little
June has been taken from us
by whom and where we do not
know.
1T is a living death-not
knowing whether she is being
miStreated Or-dead.
"If we could only know the
truth. Each night my son, Fer.
nandO, awaits those people.
Their money awaits them. But
they do not come.
RANSOM is READY
"They were unfair--taking q
poor, innocent baby, and threat
ening her if the money was not
paid.
"Well, we are waiting with
everything they asked for.
"YOu ask where believe June
is. / don't know. Perhaps she
is here in Tucson. Perhaps
across the border-she may be
any place. don't know.
"All l know is that we are
hoping and praying for her
safe return"
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
c. D. P. PARLEY
MAPS FIGHT
ON TARIFF
Nineteen Senators at Session
Seek to CurtaiI Powers
Asked for President
BY International News Service


A three-pronged attack on the
Administrators bill giving Presi
dent Roosevelt broad tariff-Slash-
ing powers was virtually agreed
upon today at a conference of
Republican Senators.
With 19 Senators in attend
ance, the Republicans proposed
to proffer three amendments
each stripping the President of a
part of his proposed power. The
amendments would:
l. Prevent him slashing any
agricultural duty.
2. Prohibit any change in
rates on basic commodities un-
der the AAA or fixed by codes
under the NRA.
3. Reduce the proposed so
per cent spread by which the
President would be empowered
to change rates.
The Republicans will meet
again next Tuesday to pass upon
drafts of these proposed amend.
mentS.
The Republicans will oppose
the measure in any form. Sen
ator Dickinson (R) of Iowa, ex
planned the Republican viewpoint
by charging the bill was ar
"extraVagant and dangerous dele
cation of power to the President. -
He added:
"Maly prominent Democratic
leaders, who now favor this
delegation of power, protested
against it vigorously a few years
ago. 1 am against such a dele
cation. We have gone too far
already and we are coming
dangerously close toward sub
Stituting autOcracy for democ-
racy.
1--WE should set up our com.
mercial standards and let all
nations deal with us on those
terms. Now it's proposed to
make one set of standards for
our country and another set for
another country. Each of the
agreements will tend to DESTROY
some i1dustrss- or crop. In the
end, we will prOlOng the depres.
sion. l prefer following our
protective traditions of the last
$50 years."
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
Middle West Crops
Menaced by DrOught

CHICAGO, May 4 G.N.SO.-Of-
ficial weather forecasters held out
only slight hope today for rain.
fall sufficient to relieve the long
continued drought that has over.
spread the agricultural Middle
West, proving serious menace to
all crops. Abnormally high tenn.
peratures were adding to the crop
hazard over a wide area of the
parched Central States.
The Washington times., 1934-05-04
SEN. McADOO GAINS

Attaches of the Naval Hospital
reported today that the condition
of Senator William Gibbs McAdoo
D.) of California, who is suffer
ing from a skin infection, is gradu-
ally improving.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Customs Officers Find a Set of Grim
indLs Who Use HUentiUe Genius and
Twentieh Century Methods.
BY John Frazier

Prohibition did more to develop the technique
of smuggling than any other single thing.
Liquor, under the law, was contraband. This
gave rise to international rum syndicates, to
take care of the Illegal traffic. Every gadget
known to science that could be employed in the
furtherance of landing Illicit cargoes Of rum
on American shores was employed. Powerfully
motored small boats were developed that could
out run Government vessels. They were radio
equipped and luxuriously appointed.
Not one but fleets of these "skeeters" played
over the American coastal waters in the interest
of the foreign syndicates to supply the
American public with its drinks" Even on
shore there was maintained regular syndicate
stations, elaborately equipped as sending and
receiving radio messages in code from vessels
at sea. On land liquor smuggling developed
a war of wits between the Smuggler and Federal
officials. No sooner was one method of snug
Cling run down than another arose.
One of the cleverest schemes for getting con-
traband to its destination in Central United
States. reports Mr.. Dow, is the shipping in
bond" scheme. An Illicit importer starts from
overseas case of morphine. It is marked "in
bond" to ST. Louis via New York. This means
that the case viii not be touched by customs
men until it arrives at its destination. In the
meanwhile however, the teamster transferring
the case from the steamboat pier to the railroad
station in New York stops at garage en- route.
There the morphine is substituted for a case Of
toys-the morphine in the first case being 50
labeled.
Not long ago customs inspectors were in
trigued bysa shipment of rabbit skins to this
country from central European state. The
skins are used in making furs for women's
coats. But tip came to the inspectors that
the furs might not all be "furs." The ship
ment accordingly, was removed to a warehouse
for inspection. Going into it, here is what the
customs inspectors found, Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars worth of contraband watch
movements. They were buried inside the
tightly-baled skins.
In far-away Honolulu smuggling has changed
Just like it has changed elsewhere, according to
j. Walter Doyle, collector of customs.
Evening star., 1934-08-05

THE bulk of opium travelling TO the United
States is dropped from liners as they APP
proach the islands says Mr.. Doyle. From the
water fast sampams pick it up. But new
technique is now being developed. Tales. says
he, of dusky native swimmers that brave shark
infested waters, carrying gold around their
bodies to pay for the lethe drug. are not idle
tales And neither those others that some
of the swimmers never return to land from
their midnight tryst on the waters.
Most of the smugglers In the Hawaiian
Islands are Chinese boys aboard steamers plying
between Hawaii and the Orient There are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01
MOORE AND WILMA HEAD NEW TALENT
 SHOW AT ARENA
Plugs in Action Tonight in New HaVen-JOe Arnold
 Meets Jack Renault

New Haven, Jan 31.-Another crop of ambitious youngsters with their hearts set upon climbing the fistic ladder to star bout billings, will swing into action on a "New Talent professional boxing program at the Arena on Thursday night at 8:30. Matchmaker Al Caroly has lined up a swell battle bill featur- ing Eddie Moore, Bridgeport mid- |dleweight, and Horatio Wilma, Glou- cester, Mass, in an eight round star bout.
 Worth While
 The Moore-Vilha battle alone, is bound to be worth the very nom- inal price of admission. The Gloucester gloveman, rough tearing-in fighter, holds a kayo victory and a decision over Moore, who is confident that he has im- proved enough in the three years since they last met, to turn the tables upon his erstwhile tormen- tor.
 Six other bouts of four rounds each, whose principals scale from flyweight to heavyweight, complete the card. They are: Johnny Bat tick, New Haven heavyweight dis covery vs Tony Kayer, Hartford; Jack Renault, New Haven, vs Joe Arnold, Waterbury; Joe Oliver, New Haven vs Frankie Smith, Nor- walk; (re-match) Fred Foran, Hartford vs Johnny Compo, New Haven; Pinky Morris, Bridgeport vs Jackie Dillon, New Haven and Johnny Pinkham, Hartford, vs Bill Clark, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01
Recreation PickMbS

There was plenty of action on the alleys last week with the Tigers breaking the seasons record for team single with a score of 606 in the first game but they didn't hold on to It yer long as the Yankees hit 8 score of 617 in their last game.
 The Cubs after leading the league all season were given 8 whtiewash by the Yankees and dropped to second place 2 games behind the Giants who won 2 games from the Pirates.
 The Braves who have been ir the cellar half of the season won 3 games from the Red Sox and exchanged places with the Sox who bowled one of their poorest matches hitting the naples for a total of 1500.
 Palmer Brick took the hOnOrs for the high three with a score of 385 and Rud Hamel the high single hOnOrs with a score of 151. The Yankees with four men and an average hit a score of 1880, ev- cry man making our honor roll. Cannon BalP' Phil Hamel hitting g. score of 351 for the second con- secutive week.
 Free Confessions by some of the Bowlers:-LOnesom Lanese, staI lead-off man for Shingles Pied monte and Co.,, cOnfesses that Inc has a yearning to be a movie actor Try reading Clark Gables life his- tory for pointers.
 Silent Joe Lanouette has always had desire to be jockey. aBrney Google's horse Spark Plug has been making ees at you ole. There's your chance.
 "Schnozzle'' Casey the pride of the herd, confessed to Al ROdeIl that he would like to be as classy a bowler as our ex-President Bill Hamel. Ever try Bills famous "Mary Ann" ball?
 "First University Week" Cardy confesses that he has been working on a new ball that bids fair to put him up with the class "A" bowlers, That isn't confession Cardy. that's @ request for a miracle.
 "Iron Hat" Johnny Brick telling the boys that George Raft and he could pass as twins. Where's the resemblance Johnny, in the hats or tho canes?
 Noisy Neil Martino, confessing his past history and telling the boys that he and Tom Mix worked on the same ranch and Neil the modest also adds that he has taught Mix all he knows and how, | to hold and throw a wild horse.
 Our honor roll for last week in- cludes F. Brick, 385, R. Hamel S6S Coppolo 354, F. Hamel S51, BrOlet $50, IL. Hamel 349, Byrnes 35S Alexander 343, J. Manzo 341 and Martin $40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01
RED DEVILS TO
 OPPOSE LITHS IN
 SATURDAY GAME

"The Flyin Circus" will make it's Saturday evening at the St Joseph's hall. The monicker was handed the Red Devils, West Haven array, champions of greater New Haven last year who are headed for the staet semi-pro title chalked up against them, and that month ago. They have won games in almost every city in Connecticut and defeated some of the best out fits in Massachusetts and upper New York state during the current season.
 Highly pleased in booking this contest, Manager "Jonuk" Lesun- aitis is making arrangements in handling the largest crowd of the season Saturday evening, when his Knights will oppose the highly touted Red Devils in the crucial game of the season.
 Experienced
 The Red Devils carry in their lineup an array of sharp-shoote who toss in baskets from all angles of the court. In the forecourt will appear "Herky" Rubenstein, of the Canton Bulldogs, pro championship team of 1926 and George Heyer, greatest basketball athlete to be turned out at Hillhouse, and this statement had been made by "Chick" Bowen, Hillhouse mentor, Steve Collins of West Haven high will center and in the background, Bill Carroll Of West Haven high. and Lou "Bakerhoy" Freedman (No relation to Solly) of Commer- cial high will attempt to check the youthful scoring combination of Boley and Baron. The Reserves will consist of Ed Parlowski oi University of Richmond, Bill Fog. arty, Hillhouse, Milt Northrup ant Ike Cohen of West Haven high John Cluney, official board man will handle the main contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01

The big blonde professional from deal, N. J., blasted his way into the leadership in yesterdays open- ing round by carving four strokes from par to set a new course rec ord and better by one stroke the brilliant performance of Bobby Cruikshank, Richmond, Va, pro.
 Paul Runyan, defending cham- pion, kept in the running by strok- ing a 69 to land in third place.
 Comeback
 woods showing marked a sharp return to the form that he dis played a year ago when he ranked as the seasons greatest moneys player and won the Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Francisco tour- naments. Previously, he has en- countered only nominal success in this seasons play.
 Another sub-par performer in yesterdays play was Ralph Guldahl of St Louis who clipped Q 70 to take fourth place; tied with par 71's in fifth position were George von Elm of Los Angeles; Horton Smith of Oak Park, Ill; Leo Diegel, Philadelphia; Densmore Shute, British open champion, of Miami, Fla; Mark Fry of San Francisco, Willie Yunter of Los Angeles, and Stan Kertes of Los Angeles.
 Baker Best
 Leading the amateur field was Dr Cliff Baker, Portland, Ore, who garnered 72. Among hte pro- fessionals with 72 were Joe Kirk wood of Miami, Abe Espinosa of Chicago, Willie Goggin of San Francisco, Bill Schwartz of St Louis, and Jim Johnson of Tacoma. Wash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-01
ROSENBLOOM IS FAVORED TO KEEP
 HIS RING GROWN
Champ 8 to 5 Selection Against Joe Knight at
 Miami Tonight

Miami, Fla, Feb 1-(UP)-Maxie Rosenbloom, veteran Merry-An- drew of the ring, is an 8-to-5 fa- vorite to retain his world light heavyweight title tonight against young Joe Knight of Cairo, Ga. in $. scheduled 15-round bout at the Madison Square Garden Arena.
 Nearly S0,000 fans are expected to witness this first championship fight in Florida since 1894 when Jim Corbett, then heavyweight king, knocked out Charley Mitch ell of England at Jacksonville.
 A state law prohibits title bouts in Florida. However, tonight's en- gagement has not been advertised officially as for a title. Thus the law was not broken outright. De- spite this, if Knight beats old Slapsie Maxie, as he did in non- title bout 8 year and 8 half ago, he will become automatically the new 175-pound king. Both are en- tering the ring under that limit with the understanding that the title can change hands.
 This will be Rosenbloom's sev. enth defense of the title which he won from Jimmy Slattery in 1880