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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
DIR. WIRT DID
 NOT PROVE IT

washington, April 2s.-(UP).- The committee which investigated Dr William A. wirt's brain trust red plot charges voted today to re- mort to the house that the Gary educator had failed to substantiate his allegations.
 The vote was three to two. a strict party division. ..
 Wirt charged that the Roosevelt brain trust plotted social ana DO. litical revolution In. the Oniteo States and would suppiant the president with "a Stalin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

STATE of coNNEcTIcUT. DIS BATE COURT. April goth. 1ss4. ESTATE of FRANK MULESKY. late of the Town of Waterbury, in Said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the dis. trict of Waterbury, hath limited and hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for set. flement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly et- tested within said time. will be dee barred . recovery. All persons in. debted to said estate are requested fo make. immediate payment to
 ANASTASIA MULESKY, l-24-st Administratrix.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
Wanted Work;
 CiUsn Wife

An applicant for employ rnemt went Co the Lincoln House for a job to-day anh obtained a lifc-i0mg 0lIe. He was at flrsf refused help be- cause he was single. He went ont and returned . few ulin- mies later with a vgUulan 10 whom he claimed lle unE enc Hnged. They were married tn the presence Of else Lincoln House office stan.
 Moral: You said it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

sTATD OF CONNECTICUT. DE-
 TRiCT OF WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, April s1st.
 EsTATD or MARY ALExsA. late pf the town of Waterbury, in said District, deceased.
 Ths Court of Probate for the Dis. tricks0f Waterbury. hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- state to exhibit their claims for set- tleutent. Those who neglect to pre-. within said time, will De debasred Q recovery. All persons tndebfs0 fV said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 STANLEY pADAIGlS, L4sz3sek Administrates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS

The following compensation agreements have been filed at the office of Commissioner James NJ. Lynch: A. H. Merriman & Sons, Inc, and Edmund w. German of 29 Walnut street, knee injury, $16 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

feat for the senate plan to raise S55,000,000 from this recovery tax"
 Natural reluctance of congress- men to vote additional taxes in an election year and the administra- tion's assurance that extra taxes were not needed were expected to bring this outcome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs Maria (Rar- bieri) Grillo will be held tomor- row morning at 8:15 o'clock to Our Lady of Lourdes church, where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Severlna Anderson will take place tomor- row afternoon, from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, to the Swedish Lutheran church. Cherry street. where services will be held at 3 o'clock, Rev Carl will be in Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon between and 5 o'clock, and this evening from z to 9.
 The funeral of Luigi Pisano was held this morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home. 127S North Main street. to St Lucy's church. where a solemn mass of requiem was sung at o'clock. Rev Felix Scog- lio was the celebrant. assisted by Rev Domenico Ricci and Rev Francis O'Neill.
 Bearers were Michele Giusto, Antonio Guerrero. Antonio Cipri- ano, Nunziato Traeantti, Pasquale Tertagiia and Vincenzo Lentini, all members of Loggia Italia.
 Burial was in Calvary cemetery. with committal prayers by Father Scoglio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

The record number of six can- didates may be entered in the rec torial election of Glasgow univer- sity, Glasgow. Scotland. when Compton Mackenzie retires next Oct0beE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
Lntin,idution Alleged
 By Chase Companies

ready to discuss any problems or oommon interest with their em- ployes or properly accredited rep- reahnfatiYes."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
AIAssES.

HARRISON = Months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated Fri day morning at 8 o'clock, at the Immaculate Conception church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs James Harrison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

DOOLING--A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated Satur- day morning at 8:30 o'clock. at the s Immaculate Conception church, for tho repose of the soul of the late Mrs Mary O'Connor Dooling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

FFNN--A first anniversary mass of reguiem will be celebrated Satur- day morning at 7:30 o'clock, at the Sacred Heart church, for the re- pose of the soul of the late. Ed ward J. Finn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

DIED. CULLUM--In this city, April 18th, 1884, Charles Cullum, of 109 Wall St. Funeral Saturday morning at 9;O0 o'clock, to Sacred Heart Church. Burial in new St Joseph's cemetery.
 KEATING-In this city,>April 18th, 1884. John r. Heating, of 45 Well ton St. Funeral Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock, to Immaculate Conception Church. Burial in Cal very cemetery.
 O'ROURKE-In this city, Apr. 18th, 1884. John F. ORourke, of 267 Hill St. Funeral Saturday at 8:l5 o'clock, from Mulville Funeral Home to St Thomas Church. Bur- ial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

terbury.
 VINCENZA LERZ, ALFRED LERZ. IDA LERZ, ARTHUR LERl, RUDOLPH LIE R z, ELlVEHA LERZ. RICHARD LERZ and MA TILDA LERZ, all of Waterbury; Vincenza, Lers. of Waterbury. as she is Administratrix of the estate of Alexander Lerz, late of Water bury deceased, and THE WIDOW: HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVE ana CREDITORS of the said Alex arlder Lerz, deceased.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26
NOTICE

.There will be e special meeting of the st Francis Xavier Holy Name society tonight at 8 o'clock to take action on the death of James Darling. 4-26-lt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

Tn London there are at present 210,OO0 Jews.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
WALKOUT by
TRUCKMEN At
M|NNEAP0L|
Continued On Page 81

MINNEAPOLIS, July II. W.H =
Six thousand truck drivers and
freight handlers struck at a. m,
today, paralyzing all put few
types of commercial traffic. Labor
leaders threatened a general strike
within the week.
Union laundry workers voted to
strike if conference with en-
ployers tonight is unsatisfactory.
Carloads of striking drivers
cruised over the city, warning all
commercial vehicles except those
holding union permits to stay off
the streets. Automobiles were park
ed to block warehouse driveways'
A reinforced police department
prepared for possible riots.
Two men were beaten to death
300 injured and scores arrested in
battles between police, special dep
uty sheriffs and pickets during a
similar strike in May.
The strikers exempted from their
embargo today bakery trucks, taxi
cabs, gasoline and oil trucks, milk
wagons, ice trucks, brewery trucks
city and sanitary department We
hicles and newspaper trucks. Un-
ion drivers, however, were required
on all vehicles.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
DROUGHT FEED LOANS AVAILABLE
NOWFOR FARMERS AND STOCKMEN

growing forage crops in the various
drought areas. The minimum
amount of loan or advance is $25
for either purpose. Loans will not
be made to purchase feed for live
stock acquired since April l, 1884.
Loans will be made for the pur-
chase of feed for uoultry in drought
designated areas.
Security for the drought relief
loans will consist of the borrowers 5
promissory note accompanied by a
disturbance agreement signed
by each chattel mortage lien hold
er, except where the lien holder is
production credit association, re-
gional agricultural credit corpora
ton, federal land bank, the secre-
tary of agriculture, or the governor
of the Farm Credit Administration.
Leans Made Monthly
In announcing these unusually
liberal security arrangements, which
DO not require borrowers from the
drought relief fund to give chattel
mortgages or waivers, Governor My
ers stated that all loans will be ad-
vanced in monthly installments in
lC0nsinueG On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
SWING ASKED
To REMAIN IN
WASHINGTON

Instructions were sent Phil D.
Swing by irrigation district board
of directors this morning asking
him to remain in Washington, D.
c., until further word is received
by the board. This was in answer to
a telegram received from Swing
stating that unless the board desir-
ed him to remain there he was
leaving Washington for California
this afternoon.
Swing had been sent to the ma
tional capital by the district board
and county supervisors to secure
federal aid for the county be-
cause of drought conditions ex-
isting here.
1t was the opinion of the board
this morning that his services are
still needed in Washington.
In a 80 page resolution adopted
by the directors an outline is CIV
Gil lCldUlfc w IllC looudllCC VI lC-
funding bonds for the district.
The lengthy document states in
part that the district has out
standing bonds of $14,25O,OOO of the
issues of January l, 1915, July 1,
1917, october 1, 1919 and July /,
1922. The board desired to refund
all of these outstanding bonds and
on December 16, 1882 formed its
refunding plan.
Application was made for ap-
proval of the plan with the Cali
fornia Districts Securities commits
sion and was obtained. On Decem-
ber 10, 1882 the directors called
for special election to be held
on January IL, 1888, and qualified
voters approved the plan by two
thirds majority at that time. APP
proximately 80 per cent of the
bonds have been included in the
refunding.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
KERN COUNTY
INVADED BY
COMMUNISTS
Leaders Plan To Foment Strike
Under Plans Similar To Those
Used Here In Spring.

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, July II.
UP)-Four hundred Communist agi-
tators concentrated on Kern coun-
ty today in an attempt to foment
a valley-wide harvest strike, Sher-
iff Gas Walser reported.
The huge concentration of agita-
tors, the sheriff said, followed dis
turbances on three ranches yester-
day and discharge of 100 malcon-
tents on one ranch.
Henry Mitchell, said by county
authorities to have been active in
the cotton pickers' strike last year,
and Joe Cardosa, who was arrested
some time ago for allegedly distri-
buting Communistic literature, were
described by Walser as ringleaders
of the agitators.
Mitchell, an official of the Can
merry and Agricultural Workers In
dustrial union, called strike OF
grape pickers at Arvin Sunday and
predicted 800 would walk out in
support of demands for 35 cents an
hour pay, 10 cents more than they
have been paid.
Approximately 10 pickers walked
out yesterday and 100 were dis.
charged at the John Kovocovicl
ranch as alleged malcontents.
F. w. Brewster, on whose ranch
40 Filipinos walked out, said hand
I,;11c dictrib,,toJ nv, tba t.opcb collaCl
for 200 pickets to enforce proposed
strike, and that 10000 would be bet
ter"
Kern county authorities and state
highway patrolmen prepared to
combat disturbances which may
arise. They were armed with tear
gas and riot guns.
One man, Meme Frias, was ar
rested by deputy sheriffs for al
legedly causing disturbance on the
Kovocovich ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
FATHER TAKES
POISON AFTER
KILLING GIRL

LOS ANGELES, July II. W.P)-
Erwin Dwyer, As, a jobless butcher,
shot his daughter, Viola Dwyer, %,
to death and then killed himself
with poison because she refused to
cook for him, police announced to-
day as they closed an investiga-
ton.
Investigators said Dwyer went to
the residence of Mrs. Lora Pro-
haska where his daughter was en-
ployed as a nurse and quarreled
with her over her failure to stay
at home. Jerking out pistol, he
shot her, then ran from the house
when the gun jammed. A short
distance away, he dropped behind
clump of shrubbery and swallowed
poison. His body was found short
time later by a small boy. In his
pockets were an insurance policy
and note, reading:
'Helen-it is too bad I couldn't
get you. You are the one 1 want.
You are no good you ="
Officers said the slain girl also
was known as Helen Dwyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
M3 R1~~
0ISyI NsNsaShS 15aalisss. la
RADIO MEN IN
EAST PLAN To
AID STRIKERS

NEW YORK, July II. U.H The
American Radio Telegraphers as
ISOLATION, with a membership of
l,5OO, today announced it would
picket vessels arriving from the
Pacific coast - another indication
of the waterfront labor unrest ed
dying from the San Francisco gen.
eral strike center.
Wireless operators on all ships
loaded on the west coast or man
ned by non-union labor will be
ordered to leave, Hoyt Hancock,
spokesman of the association, said.
Three operators on the Grace Lin
er Santa Paula, unloaded yester-
day, quit on orders from the as
sociation.
Under American navigation rules
no ocean going vessel can leave
port without a radio operator.
The picket lines will be establish
ed on all incoming ships without
possible exception, it was indicated
of the American-Haw line.
The left wing marine workers
industrial union also announced it
would picket ships coming in from
the west. These include the Jacob
Luckenbach from Seattle, and the
Minnesota from San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17

Loans to farmers and stockmen
for the purchase of feed, or seed
for forage crops are now available
in counties which have been desig-
mated as emergency" areas. These
loans will be made from funds ap-
propriated under an act of con-
eress approved June 10, 1884. it was
announced here today.
Loans will be administered by the
emergency crop loan section of the
Farm Credit Administration, and
will be made to applicants who be-
cause of the drought do not have
the necessary feed to maintain
their livestock, and must buy feed
or produce a forage crop. and who
have not the funds or available
credit TO obtain such feed or under
take the production of forage
crop.
The amount loaned to purchase
feed for livestock will be limited to
a maximum for each head and
loans for production of forage crops
will be limited to maximum
amount per acre, such loan limits
being determined according to the
cost of feed or the cash cost of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
SAN JOAQUIN
RANCHERS To
FIGHT REDS
'Vigilantes' Organized To Com
bat Efforts Of Radicals Among
Harvest Hands.

FRESNO, Calf, July IT. W.P -
Central CALIFORNIA; farmers went
about quietly put grimly today to
perfect their organizations against
openly admitted Communist plans
to paralyze their perishable fruit
harvests.
On the surface, the plans includ-
ed educational campaign against
the Communist menace" and close
cooperation of sheriff and police
forces Of the San Joaquin valley.
Under the surface the real CAM
paign was continued secretly.
Known Communist agitators and
malcontents were weeded out OF
picking crews. Ranchers remained
in constant communication with
each other and their Sheriff'S office
to disclose the identity of trouble
makers.
Reports that ranchers of the
southern San Joaquin valley were
organized into efficient "vigilantc"
committees continued to circulate
without definite confirmation.
Ranchers in the northern end Of
the district limited they had con-
tributed to a statewide organiza-
ton designed to combat the "red
menace" They refused to disclose
details of the organization.
In Modesto, all city policemen
we're sworn in as special deputy
sheriffs to enable them to operate
outside city limits. The Modesto
city council refused permits to two
allegedly inflammatory organiza-
tions to hold labor meetings in
the city park.
Packing houses and many car-
neries remained under armed
guards. The Fresno police depart
ment said every extra weapon it
had was issued to guards in that
district.
Virtually every county and city
in the district prepared to enforce
their stringent anti-picketing ordi'
nances, designed to curb intimida-
ton of loyal workmen by strikers.
Under the surface, the valley was
uneasy but determined to harvest
and market its crops. Some COM
fort was found in the apparent fail
ure of two attempted strikes to ma
terialize-one in Kern county vine
yards and the other in a Modesto
cry yard.
"Just let those - try to stop
usl" was the grim concensus.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
STRIKE NOT
QUESTION Of
DAILY WAGE
Shipping Leader Says No Mon
ey Dispute Involved In Trouble
| At San Francisco.

NEW YORK. July II. U.P) -
There is practically no money in
volved in the dispute between the
longshoremen and steamship lines
which resulted in the San Francisco
general strike, now costing the State
of California millions of dollars,
Robert G. Thackara, OF the inter-
coastal conference, said today.
Its the principle of the thing"
said Thackara, who presideS over
a pool of IL lines operating be-
tween Atlantic and Pacific ports.
"The companies have always main
tanned the right to employ whom
they want to employ.
"You understand that this fight
is not over wages. But if the lines
let the union organize the 1000
longshoremen and rotate the work
send anybody they please-they
might send fellows who are not
worth five cents an hour. AS it
is now, each company with ships
docking at San Francisco has either
salaried stevedore to supervise
loading and unloading of its ships
Or a contract with stevedoring
firm.
1.-The boss stevedore has a fore
man on each job-what he calls
hatch boss. The hatch boss goes
to the hiring halls where the men
spend their time off and selects
his workers"
"And is the hatch boss always
fair to union?" he was asked.
"Of course" Thackara replied.
HE always hires the best men be-
cause he is responsible for finish
ing the job in the shortest time
possible"
"How much might the compan-
les lose in a year if the unions
sent them less efficient men?"
THAT is hard to say
do you think it would compare
in any degree with the cost OF
mobilizing the militia, paralyzing
the industry of a city like San
Francisco and blockading 100000
persons?"
II don't suppose So" said Thack-
ara, "but it's the principle of the
thing"
Other shipping men, discussing
the strike informally during an
intercoastal conference hearing, ex-
pressed qualification that Thomas
Plant of the waterfront employers
union was handling the strike
"for u.s."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
SABOTAGE IN
GRAIN FIELDS

TURLOCK. Calf, July IT. U.R)-
Fifteen hundred acres of grain IL
the Montpelier district east of
here was destroyed late yesterday
in what county authorities said was
an incendiary fire set for purpose
of sabotage.
Stanislaus and Merced county au-
Jhorities Joined forces to investi-
gate the blaze.
Rancners living in the district in
formed authorities, they said, that
two automobiles were seen to drive
rapidly away from the grain fields
immediately after the fires broke
out. The gain was ready for har-
vest.
County investigators said the
fires apparently were started either
by the "mousetrap" or phosphorus
bomb" methods.
Other grain fields In the district
repeatedly were under guard to
prevent possible further attempts
to burn fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
RYAN STATES
EAST NOT To .
CALL STRIKE
CONTINUED On Page 81

NEW YORK, July II. U.D -
There will be no strike of long
shoremen along the Atlantic sea-
board as long as the International
Longshoremens association retains
control Of organized dock workers,
Joseph P. Ryan, president of the
association, told the United Press
today.
His announcement was made as
heads of the Marine Workers In
, dustrial union and the seafarer's
council pressed for a strike, and
as the American Radio Telegraph
ers association ordered picketing
of west coast inbound vessels.
Our boys are smart enough
to know that these radical elements
want us to go out so that they
can take control of the situation.
as they did in San Francisco"
Ryan said.
I'VE intend to operate under our
contracts with the New York Ship
ing association, which do not expire
until Sept. 80
In normal times, the aSSocla-
ton head added. the lila would
hesitate to employ its longshore-
men on vessels manned by strike
breakers, "but this is a period OF
deepest emergency"
I'VE have not the slightest In
tention of letting the shipping as
sociation down." he said.
Ryan explained that the lila
workers along the eastern coast
were not dissatisfied with present
conditions, and that there was no
strike talk among the various local
unions.
He said that of the Pacific coast
cities, San Francisco was the only
one where radical members" had
gained control OF the union.
He predicted the general strike
at San Francisco would be brief.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
Harper Applies
For NetU Trial

When James Harper, Negro, ap-
peared in superior court yesterday
to pe sentenced following mis- con-
viction on a charge OF manslaugh-
ter. Frank BirkhauSer. his attorney,
obtained an arrest of judgment from
Judge Vaughn Thompson and en-
tered motion for new trial.
The court set next Friday morn
ing as the time to hear arguments
on this motion. Harper had been
found guilty of manslaughter in
connection with the death of Ever
EFT Lawson, another Negro, in Braw-
ley, April 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
Record Mark Set
By Humidity Here

Ell Centro humidity reached what
is believed to be a record point
when, at 7 o'clock this morning,
it registered IA at the Imperial Ice
and Development company plant.
Starting at o'clock last night,
with the humidity at 35 and the
temperature 95, readings through
the night are as follows, the first
figure being humidity and the Sec
ond temperature; 9 p. M, al and 90;
II p. m., SIS and 88; a. m, SIS
and 85; a. M, So and 80; S a
M, SIS and "a; a. M, IA and IS;
8 a. M, 10 and 86.
"The figure of IA, reached at Z
o'clock this morning, is the highest
observation in my recollection ''
Fred Williams, engineer at the
plant, told The Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
Ship First Cattle
From Valley Today

One hundred and sixty head of
cattle are scheduled to be moved
from Calexico, Imperial and Braw-
ley to Los Angeles, according to
Frank Beyschlag, county farm ad-
visor.
This shipment is the first to be
made of drought relief cattle ap-
praised and purchased here by the
SERA as part of the program in
augurated last week for drought
relief. Other shipments are to be
made in keeping with this pro-
gram just as soon as possible,
Beyschlag said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-17
MARTIAL LAW
THREAT MADE
BY MERRIAM
COLUSA, Cal, July IT. WH -
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

COLUSA, CAL, July IT. U.R) -
sSsE0Aoill ssfHlSSS n sVrxr AaG
to call upon all military reserve
forces and the entire California
populace if necessary to stop trou-
BILE in San Francisco and to crush
Communistic developments.
In stirring speech at meeting
of service clubs he said he hesi-
tated to declare martial law in San
Francisco, but that if conditions
continued and if Mayor Angelo
Rossi and a citizen committee of
500 decided that martial law was
required, he would order all ma
tional guardsmen to San Francisco.
If the guard was not enough, he
would call upon all army reserve
forces and the American legion.
Legion officials, he said, had con-
ferred with him and promised that
the organization was ready to CO.
operate in any way the state de-
sired in order to control the Sit
uation in San Francisco.