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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
RUSSIA VOTED
 NT0LEAGUE
Ceremonies Took Place at Geneva-Vote Was
 39 to }

Geneva, Sept. 18-UP)-Ad- mission of Soviet Russia to the League of Nations was formally voted tonight by the assembly. The assembly also voted Russia a per- manent seat on the council. The vote on admission was 39 to 8, those voting not including Por- tugal. Seven nations abstained from voting. including Switzer- land and Argentina.
 Floodlights were turned on and cameras clicked on the speakers platform as R. J. Sander of Swe- den, presiding, announced the vot- ing. The assembly was hushed when he revealed that Russia had received far in excess of the ne- cessary two-thirds vote. There fore. declare the Soviets elected members of the league" he said.
 The voting on the permanent council seat was 40 to O., with ten abstentions. The assembly then approved the credentials of the So- viet delegates. Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign commissar, arrived by automobile at the modest hotel Angleterre at 6 p. m., preparatory to accepting Russia's election by the League of Nations.
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An airplane carrying gas from Pittsburgh to the national guard at Providence, R. T., for use in re- cent labor disturbances there was forced down. he said, and guards men were compelled to use rifles to disperse strikers.
 eff our plane had gotten through" he said, ''the loss of life in Rhode Island probably would
 ''If our plan hadsh have been averted."
 Four hundred pounds of gas were in the shipment, he said.
 "What effect would this gay have upon strikers suffering from malnutrition ?" asked Sen. Homer T. Bone. d.. Wash.
 Ear less effect than lead bull lets" Younganswered.
 Young took to the committee room wooden machine gun gun and several tear bombs.
 Committeeman inspected t h grenades and vials of tear and "sickening' gas.
 Then Young produced the gun.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
SECOND OF SPRINGFIELD
 TAKES HIS LIFE
Two in Twenty=Four Hours Were Suicides-AttOr=
 ney Bell Is Latest

Springfield, Mass, Sept 1S.-(UP) Attorney Clinton E. Bell of Springfield, who lost a sensational law suit to a client, Lady Lucie McMillan of Nairobi, East Africa, and St Louis, Mo-, last March, com mitted suicide with carbon monox- idle gas here to-day. The body of Bell. who was 63 years old, was found by a maid at noon, slumped in the tonneau of his automobile in the garage behind his home. Members ot his family were away on vacation.
 Bell was the second Springfield lawyer to commit suicide within "A hours,e Attorney Charles F. Spell man having shot himself yesterday because of despondency due to fi- nancial worries. Three farewell notes left by Bell were impounded by police.
 Last November. Lady McMillan, widow of Sir William Northrup McMillan, on whose African estates Theodore Roosevelt hunted white elephants, filed in federal court a bill in equity. She asked that Bell be removed as agent of her S1,- 3S3,400 estate, claiming that the estate had shrunk to less than half a million dollars under his admin istration.
 Lady McMillan is the former Lucie Fairbanks of Northampton, daughter of a minister and the first white woman to penetrate Abys- sinia. Her husband, a soldier adventurer, was called to London to receive knighthood from King George for valiant service in Ar rica. He died in 1925.
 A charge of mismanagement was lodged by Lady McAIillan against Bell. She claimed that in Aug ust, 1883. he borrowed $41,S15 from the estate for personal use. Last November a federal court de- cree directed Bell to pay Lady McMillan S$71,739 in final settle ment of the titled woman's action against him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
CREEL TO BACK
 UP SINCLAIR

Los Angeles. Sept 1S.-(UP)- George Creel. defeated candidate fo rthe democratic gubernatofial nomination hinted he would sup port Upton Sinclair, the success full candidate, in a statement today that denied any intention of bolt ing his party to support Gov Frank F. Merriam, re publican nominee.
 "I have always been democrat. less enthusiastically than others. and there is absolutely nothing connected with the Mer- riam candidacy that holds out the slightest inducement for me to leave my party" Creel said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
THREE HELD FOR
 FATAL SHOOTING
New Haven Man Killed at Granby Farm After a
 Drinking Party

Granby, Conn. Sept 1S-U.P.) Police held three men to-day while Investigating the fatal shoot ing of William Donovan. 45. New Haven following a drinking party on a Copper Hill farm.
 Donovan was shot through the head late yesterday. Police charged Edward Clark. 65. owner of the farm. with the shooting and held Thomas O'Hearn. Hartford and Eugene Manning, Granby, as ma terial witnesses.
 O'Hearn said he drove up to the farm to buy some potatoes and was attacked by Donovan as he entered the house. Turning on Clark, he said, the latter procured shotgun and fired at Donovan's head, killing him instantly Man. ming was said to have been a vis- itor at the farmhouse durig the drinking party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18

Endeavour broke the Americas cup record for the 30-mile triangu- lar course after overcoming diff culties such as a torn sail and an unfavorable position on the first leg of to-day's race.
 The official finishing time for Endeavour was 2:49.01 p. m. Har- old Vanderbilt brought the Rain bow in at 2:49.52 p. m. The offi- cial elapsed time was hours, minutes, 1 second-a record set by Sopwith's clever handling of the Endeavour near the end of the first leg and on .he second leg.
 At the end of the last leg Rain bow was closing in and had cut down Endeavour's lead.
 Record Was Smashed.
 The record surpassed the mark of hours, 10 minutes and 13 sec onds set by the American defend- CT Enterprise in 1880, with van- derbilt at the wheel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
FAMOUS TOWN OF
 NOME IS CUTTED
Fire Destroyed Over Two-. Thirds of the Great Gold
 Spot of Alaska

Nome, Alaska. September IS - (UP) - Armed yigilantes. remi- niscent of the lusty days of Nome glory. patrolled the streets today to guard food and clothing left after fire that levelled two-thirds of this famous far northern mininc camp.
 As in 1898, when gold-miners paid $1 for a slice of bread and ST for a potato. food was the must important item saved from the flames which originated ; in the Golden Gate hotel yesterday morning and swept uncontrolled to the river.
 A hasty survey by the Red Cross and federal authorities showed there was no danger of starvation. as sufficient food had been saved to feed the 1,600 inhabitants for at least two weeks.
 Temporary Shelters
 Temporary shelters were proviG- ed for the homeless. Last night they slept on floors of warehouses and in the homes of miners which had escaped the flames. They were fed by the. community. The number needing assistance was not estimated exactly but one source said 400 persons had lost their homes and most of their belong ings.
 The fire did it's greatest dam- age in the business district. which had been experiencing q revival of the boom days of the gold rush The flames cut a swath several blocks wide and ten blocks long that left only the northern section of the city standing,
 Grocery stores, every restaurant, federal buildings. offices, the bank warehouses and other structures fell before the flames. which were lashed to greater fury by a stronc northeast wind. From f0:3O a. n.. until after 5 p. m. the fire rage'i uncontrolled, defying the efforts of A. T4..'.- -atA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Sept IS (UP)-Gov- the current fiscal year to Sept 18th. compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year: This Year Expenses Last Year $1,2s7,oS6, ,24o.42 $745.7s5.st6 s7s1,os1.ss1.7a s5o4.s1s.ssslas|
 deficit
 s47s.054,24s.61 $24i,iss.s13.Sz Cash Balance ..... $2,164,S33,57T.S6l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
BANDS PURSUED

Monterrey. Mexico, Sept 1S-- (UP)-Federal soldiers pursued two band. of men who. it was be- lieved, failed only because of mis- carriage of plans to start a revo- lution in Coahuila. Nuevo. Leon and Tamaulipas states bordering on Texas. In sudden dash the bands captured the towns of Hua- lahuises. Linares and Montemor- clos. killing seven persons, wound ing more than 20. l:berating all prisoners in one jail and. it was reported, robbing banks and levy ing contributions from merchants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
Final Nezcs Flashes


Washington, Sept 18.-( (UP)-Sen J. Ham ilton Lewis d, III, chairman of the democratic senatorial campaign committee, today allotted other members of the committee areas in which they are to work with local groups in the demo- cratic campaign. Sen Robert F. Wagner, N. r., New York and to aid in Massachusetts and Con- necticut. Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maine were assigned to the committee at large
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
PROPERTY DAMAGE AT NOME

Seattle, Sept 18.-(UP)-Propert damage in the Nome fire totaled between $2,000,000 and $3,0O0,000, officials of the Lomen Commercial company announced today after hearing from their Nome representatives. The loss included virtually the entire business section, and large blocks of the residential district. All govern ment buildings were destroyed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
BREACH OF PROMISE

St Louis. Sept 1s-{UP)-A $50.- 900 breach of promise suit brought by Miss Bernice A. Neinman '.gai. st John Vernon Welch, Ros- ton Red Sox pitcher, was on file in circuit court here today. The suit asserts Welch promised to marry Miss Neinman last May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
REAL DAUGHTER 1884

Greenfield, Mass, Sept l8.--( (UP) "A real daughter of the American Revolution, Mrs Caro- line Phoebe Randall, was celebrating her 84th birthday anniversary here today. She is daugh- ter of Stephen Hassam, who carried water to the Patriots of Bunker Hill and who died in 1861 at the age of 100. Her father was 90 when Mrs Randall was born
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
1000 ARE ARRESTED

Linz. Austria. Sept 1S-UP)- More than 1000 Nazis and com munists have been arrested in the last few days at Linz, Wells. Styr, Gmunden and Salzburg. it was re- ported reliably today. Unconfirmed reports said police received infor- nation Nazis and communists planned revolt for this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
Br1tisher Smashed Cup Record By Defeat Of
 Yankee Yacht To-day
EndeavOm Was 5l Seconds Ahead of Rainbow as It Flashed Over the Mark-Skipper Sopwitf Again
 Pulled Out of Bad Hole to Win

Aboard U. S. C. G. c. Argo (Via Mackay Radio) Sep tember IS - (UP) = Driving his blue racing lugger. Endeavour through frothy seas T. O. M Sopwh scored his second straight triumph in the Americas cup series today and took commanding lead in Brains effort to lift the cup held by America for 83 years.
 The Brtsher sent his boat the finish 51 seconds ahead of the Rainbow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
Making. Of Tear Gas Bombs Giuen
 Boom By Strike
President Young of Laboratories at Pittsburgh Told Senate Munitions Committee the Manufacture
 Has Increased to Ten Per Cent

Washington, September IS - (UP) = John w. Young, president of Federal Laboraores Inc Pittsburgh told the munitions committee today that the textile strike had increased his tear business from five 10 per cent
 Young testified that tear gas bombs made by the com pany used in the strike of workers in the Electric Apto Lite Company at Toledo, Ohio, earlier this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
,GoV. GROSS ORDERS TROOPS HOME

New Haven, Conn, Sept 18.-lUP)--De-1 mobilization of companies A and c, 102nd Regi- ment held for strike duty call since last Friday, was ordered this afternoon by Gov Cross The governor earlier in the day at Hartford stated he did not believe further troops necessary in the strike area
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
RUTH HALE DIED TODAY

New York, Sept 18.- (UPl Ruth Hale, noted feminist and former wife of Haywood Broun, died today in Doctors hospital She had been suffering for three weeks from acidosis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18

Reno. New. Sept 1S-(UP)- Divorce suit filed:
 Charlotte Steinbauer vs Fred ericlI S. Steinbauer: married at Boston, Oct 10, 1925: cruelty, one child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-18
Markets AZ Q Glance

(By UNITED PRESS) Stocks hold fractional gains in light trading. Bonds irregularly higher. Curb stocks rise fractions to points, Chicago stocks higher Call money per cent Dollar firm in major currencies Wheat unchanged to off 3S cent; off 1-2; oats
 ease. Cotton holds gains of to points. Rubber unchanged to point lower. Bar silver unchanged at 49 3-8 cents an ounce. Copper cents pound.
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

NsNttudf > htsufto
New York, 7-8. Pittsburgh 33.
Boston 5, Chicago 2.
st. Louis u, Philadelphia 2.
Brooklyn u, Cincinnati 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
Here And There
In Sport World
BY United Press

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 18. Abe
Feldman. ITO, New York light
heavyweight last night easily tool;
a 10-round main event decision
from Frank Rowsey, 173, Los An
geles boilermaker.
Although Rowsey opened a bad
cut over the New Workers. eye in
the first round Feldman outslug-
ged the local boxer and in the
seventh round also opened a cut
over his opponents left eye also.
SAN IIEGO, Aug. 18.-Red Greg
ary, 152, Long Beach, Calf, last
night scored an upset when he de-
cisioned Sammy O'Dell, Isl, Akron,
O., Negro, in their 10-round main
event.
In the semi final Kenny Reed,
1321a, San Diego, won six-round
decision from Kiddy Chocolate, 1872,
Tijuana, Mex; Al Romero, l21, San
Diego. knocked out Lincoln Jones,
121, Los Angeles, in the first.
O1lSAATo, aug. lo--OpCiliAle,
matches were scheduled today in
the eighth annual national pro-
fessional tennis championships at
the South Shore country club. Vim
cent Richards, defending cham
pion, was seeded No. l, and Ellis
worth Vines, California, No. 2 in
the American group. Karel Koze-
luh, Czechoslovakia, was seeded No.
! / and Hans Nusslein, Germany,
No. in the. foreign group.
Feature matches today pitted
Vines against Louis Volpe, Chica-
go; Nusslein against George Jen-
nings, Chicago, and Paul Heston,
Washington, D. c., against George
Hudson, Berkeley, Calf.
HONOLULU, T. H, Aug. 18. -
| Francis Brown amateur golfer
representing Hawaii in the Amer
! ican National amateur tournament
also will play in the California
! Amateur this month, it was an
nounced today.
Brown sailed for the mainland
, on the S. S. Lurline today. He
carded lat, three over par, to quail
| ify as HaWaii's representative in
the national tournament.
PISMO BEACH, Calf, Aug. 18.
Johnny Pena, 1873, Los Angeles,
proved too experienced for Vince
Venturillo, 116, MANILA knocking
out the Filipino in the fifth round
of their scheduled 10-round main
event here last night.
Pena used a body attack to
weaken the Filipino prior to the
delivery of the knockout blow.
LAVAL-SUR-LAC, Quebec, Aug.
18. = "Scotty" Campbell, 21-year-
old Seattle store clerk, will defend
his Canadian amateur golf title to-
day against Ross Somerville, for
mer Canadian and American anna
teur champion.
! Campbell reached the finals by
defeating Ernie Palmer of Winni-
peg while Somerville beat Jesse
Guilford of Boston.
TOXIC, Aug. 18.-The Harvard
baseball team won its first game
on japanese soil today, defeating
the Imperial university team, AZ,
before an immense crowd at Seize
shrine stadium.
| Minister of Education Matsuda
pitched the first ball, sending a
southpaw slant to Joseph Clark
Grew, u. S. ambassador
| The Americans had six hits and
two errors and the Nipponese
players three hits and two errors.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Oakland 5, Sacramento 7.
Hollywood 9, San Francisco 6.
Los Angeles 4, Missiens 0.
Portland II, Seattle 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
LAY TON WILL
SHOW WARES
HERE TONIGHT

Johnny Layton. worlds cham
pion three-cuslhion billiards PLAYER
who appears here at the Hender-
son and Hunter Billiard Parlor to-
night at 9.30 p. m. is considered to
be one Of the best all-around play-
ers in the green cloth game to-
day.
Originally a pocket billiards
player, Layton first became inter-
ested IN three-cushion billiards
when Alfredo de Orc stopped off
at st. Louis one afternoon 80 years
ago for an exhibition match, and
advised his practice opponent. a
boy Just out OF short trousers. to
give up pool for three cushion bill
lizards. After becoming the world
champion pool player, Layton did
so. The diamond shaped plates.
now set in the rail of every STAN
dard billiards table. were develop
ed from his system of studying an
giles. Worlds three cushion bill
lizards champion 10 times, Layton's
newspaper name is still the Sc
dalia carpenter In addition to
carpentering. he has been far
mer, professional wrestler and
baseball player. manager of a
string OF ze-fighters. proprietor
of a summer camp, trapshooting
champion Of Missouri, Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
CORTEZ STARS
ON SHELL HOUR

Handsome Ricardo Cortez, whose
recent appearance on the Shell
show won such enthusiastic ap-
plause from listeners. will again
star as guest artist on the show
Monday night at O'Clock, over
the Pacific coast NBC network.
He will appear in a scene from
"There's Always Juliet a new
and smart, sophisticated comedy by
John Van Druten.
With no regard for time or dis
tance Yahbut and Cheerily stars
of the Shell show, and far flung
globe trotters, fit this week from
Hollywood where they adventure
among the glamorous celebrities of
the cinema, to Monte Carlo where
tickle Lady Luck plays hide and
seek with them in games of chance.
Alma TraverS, sensational color
ed blues singer, and Harvey Brooks,
composer and wizard pianist, play
a return engagement on the show,
by popular demand. They will pre-
sent THAT Dallas Man, "River
Bed" and Daddy, If You'll Just
Come Back To Me- from "Lucky
Day.
George Stoll maestro of the
show, has arranged a melodious ov-
erture of Rogers and Hart tunes
including "Girl Friend,'' "Blue
Room" "My Heart Stood Still"
and "Love Me Tonight An in
teresting arrangement of Kreisler IS
"Liebesfreud,o based on Rach-
mammoth Interpretation, will be
presented by the orchestra, and
other band numbers include the
novelty march number "La Cuca-
racha' and a recent hit "Pardon
My Southern Accent
For his solo Monday night on
the show George Stoll will play
his own violin transcription of
"Then I'll Be Tired of OF You.'
Andy Andrews, popular songster
of comedy songs, offers an original
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18

their hitting against Fl Goofy was
neither frequent nor timely. This
inability to solve the elbowing of
Ell Goofy must have been sur
prise to Mickey Cocrane, for after
the Tigers licked Ell Goofy on
Tuesday, Mr.. Cochrane, at the
press tea, told the journalists the
defeat would have a profound pSy-
Geological effect upon Ell Goofy
and practically render him helpless
for the remainder of the year.
Apparently Ell Goofy is immune
to psychology.
The second reason the analysis
will have to wait is because of the
big man. You know, the man with
the pouter-pigeon chest, the Chip
pendale legs, and the name of Babe
Ruth.
The most doleful reports of the
big man reached me while I was
away. The big man couldn It move
off a dime. He couldn It hit for
missing. That he was a layalliere
of millstones round the Yankees
neck. and that for the first time
his large, red ears. SO long accus-
toned to sweet applause, was sting
ing with boos.
Imagine my surprise then when
the bell, summoning the Athletes
into action, rang. and the Babe.
49, oo,nl opd danrarit Poha lod
the parade from the dugout and,
in the same proud, mincing step
of old. traipsed out to right field.
That was just the first of many
surprises. The game was but one
out when the oil Babe, who
couldn't move off dime, raced a
country block into right center to
pull down Mr.. Fox IS stinging, shoe
string liner. And in his first time
at bat he put the wood so hard to
one of Vic Sorrel's fast ones that
it turned Hank Greenberg around
twice, the ball ricocheting into
right field for a single.
Once on base he all but ran Sor-
rell crazy, taking 15-yard lead off
first base, ana Jgglng around ike
a colt in clover.
In the fifth he again came tear
ing to rob Young owen of hit,
taking the ball in full cry, and
with one hand. But it was his
catch off Gehringer in the sixth
that brought the house down. Babe
was playing deep, his back almost
touching the right field wall, when
Charley caught hold of one of
Gomez curves and sent it whist
ling, low and fast, to extreme right
center The old fellow, whose tim
ing is like a jewelled Swiss, was off
! with the crack of the bat. Head
down, spikes digging in, he ran.
Seeing the bali was going TO beat
him, Babe went into a power dive,
and skidded across the slippery
grass like some wild zeppelin. He
wound up on his head, spinning
violently. But he came up with
the ball.
When he came trotting TO the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesferfiav's Results

New York SO, Detroit o..
Washington Al, Cleveland 80.
Boston 6-2, st. Louis 0-5.
Philadelphia 90. Chicago 8-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
Judge Lands And
Dean Talk 1t OUer

CHICAGO, Aug. 18. U.P)-Je-
rome Dizzy Dean, st. Louis Car
dinals pitcher who is under sus-
pension, was on his way back to
st. Louis today to await disposition
of his case at a hearing before
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
baseball commissioner, next Mon
day in st. Louis.
Dean conferred with Judge Lam
dis yesterday and presented his
side of the controversy growing
from his failure to accompany the
Cardinals on trip to Detroit for
an exhibition game.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-This is
being written in the Yankee sta
dium on a Friday afternoon as the
New Yorks and the Detroits go at
one another in a double header.
I came up here for purpose. A
sort of holy mission. wanted to
see what the Detroits have that
makes them SO hot, in order that
I might do a brilliant analytical
piece which would lay bare the
very souls of the Tigers to my read
er in Baton Rouge, and make 1t
clear to him why they were the
scourge of the league. Also why
in April I picked them to finish a
rousing fifth.
But the analysis will have to
wait. For two reasons. the first
being that the present time the
Tigers are washing up after los
ing the first game to Lefty Gomez
5 to 0. The Tigers didn't even look
like the scourge of the league in
the opener. Their fielding was
several strokes worse than par and
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-18
NIGHTBALL LEAGUE
Yankee Net Stars
Houe Clear Field

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. l8.
W.P)-It took the American players
five days to get rid Of the over
seas threat and today the United
States contingent had their own
national women's tennis cham
pionships all to themselves.
Little Sarah Palfrey plays tall
ish and powerful Mrs. Dottie An
drus in the upper semi-final to-
day while the Helen Hull Jacobs.
the champion after her third
straight title. plays Carolyn Bah
cock in the lower one.
Miss Palfrey, Brookline, Mass