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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05
|M'DERMOTT FINED
 |$ll.26 IN BOROUGH
Naugatuck Man Given Suspended Sentence on
 IntOxicatiOn Charge

Naugatuck. oct 5.--John Me- Dermott of Naugatuck was sem fenced to 30 days in New Haven county jail this morning and fined costs of $11.20 on charge of in toxication in borough court. Tke sentence twas suspended for one year provided McDermott stays out of town for that period. He was was arrested last night by Chief John Adamson and Officer James Fcnton.
 Those at Convention
 Those present at the democratic convention last night were: First ward, Richard Durkin. Harold Mur tha, Joseph Dinneny, Frank Dowl. ing, Daniel Callahan, James cuddy. and John Burke as delegates; Jo- |seph Cavanaugh and John Ford, al- ternates; second ward, Joseph l.. Jackson, Frank Madden ,Alexan- der J. Mccarthy, Mrs Nora Stead bridge, Rocco Mariana, Marshall Bontempo and Adambulakitus Frank G1ynn and Richard Parkin- son. delegates were not present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05
Citron Challenges
 Bakewell's Stand
Candidate for Congressional Honors Opens Up on
 Rival Praises Presidents Record


 effective in producing work and re- lieving unemployment. Tn 1927 and 1881, as a member of the Connecti- cut legislature. I fought for this program, because of it's economic value and because of the value es- timated in putting men to work Many a town was helped thereby. The national program that arose during the heighth of the depres- sion and it's dark days was merely supplemental to the purposes of such program concerning dirt roads. The people of the state are deserving of an explanation of the vote of their representatives on a measure of such importance as the above federal road bill. It is a chal- lenge whether that bill deserves support, and if it didn't, the reasons for opposition to it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05
Passed Red Light
 Pays Five Dollars

Otto vestewig, s4, of 2s Academ. avenue, paid $5 to receive a nolle on a charge of passing red light in city court today. He was not, fled by Patroiman Patrick Cluney. K. In case pending since June 18th and continued eight times, a nolle on reckless driving charges was given William P. Delaney, 19, of 71 Walnut avenue, arrested in June as the result of an accident on Cherry street.
 Albert Nichols. 2s. of White more road. Bradleyville. charged with breach of the peace, received n nolle. Testimony in the case was heard month ago.
 Martin Grady, 27. of 84 Easton avenue. charged with assault. had his case continued until Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05

so Bontempo and Bulakites served as their proxies.
 Third ward delegates: William McDermott, Howard Brennan, 'rheopole Pruchenski, Cornelius Bowling, John Healey, Bernard Moran, John Sullivan, and alter mates, John Dillon and Andrew Bentley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05
|SCOYILL NOMINEE
 | IN 32ND DISTRICT
Democrats Select New Milford Man at Morris Convention
fspecial to TheDemocrat)

Morris, Oct 5th-Ralph H. Sco- will of New Milford was nomin- ated for the office of senator by the democrats of the 32nd district here last night. State Central Com mitteeman Daniel C.. Sullivan of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05

RECORD POTATO YIELD
 Everett, Wash, ,(UP) )--Kenner Kreese harvested what he believed to be a near-record yield of pota : toes. Two hills of the Multnomuh , variety produced IA pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05
DROUGHT REVEALED LEAD
 VEIN

Republic, Mo (UP)-The drought may make fortune for farmer w. F. Moore. He ran out of water for his livestock, so dug a new well. He struck vein of lead, and now is dealing with a company that wants to mine the ore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05

Beer is being made from rice n Tokio, Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
STRIKERS AND
POLICE CLASH
At PORTLAND
Four Injured As Shotguns Are
Turned Upon Rioters By Be-
sieged Officers.

PORTLAND, Ore, July II. W.R)-
The roar Oh police guns today
wounded four strikers and created
a riotous state of seige by strikers
at Terminal No. A.
None of the four was believed
fatally wounded by the volley of
buckshot fired by police when
strikers rocked a terminal-bound
freight train.
Within an hour, however, a mob
of strikers and sympathizers esti-
mated at from 800 to 100 chased po-
lice inside the terminal and set
siege to it.
Capt. H. A. Lewis, in charge,
telephoned for 500 more rounds of
buckshot and supply of gas
bombs. :
Matt Meehan, member of the
northwest strike committee, startled
the city council when he rushed
into the council chambers waving
the bloody shirt of one of the vic
TINS, and shouted:
"The blood of these men is on
your hands!" .
The council meeting broke up in
chaos. Mayor Carson rushed to po-
lice headquarters. Several members
of the Central Labor councils gen.
eral strike strategy committee, who
were meeting with the council, ran
to the Labor Temple across the
street. City Commissioner J. E.
Bennett shouted loud imprecatiors
at the mayor and other councilmen
and demanded that police be re-
moved from the waterfront imme-
diately. s,.. ~. ....e=
Strikers took possession of the
streets leading to the terminal. the
one spot where cargo was being
worked on ships.
They seized a newspaper photo
grapher. smashed his camera, kick
ed him and ran him into the ter
minal grounds. No traffic was NOV
ing in that vicinity. Police closed
the st. Johns bridge across the
Willamette a mile from the ter
minal to all traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11

Nearly normal conditions had
been restored in Ell Centre this af-
ternoon following morning which
had doctors running in circles treat
ing numerous cases Of wide assort-
ment of Irost-blte..
Employers appeared at work with
frozen ears, frozen noses, frozen fin
gers and frozen smiles, many being
sent home to get thawed out If such
a thing we're possible.
For the first time in city history
the pond in city park was frozen
over and kids had a chance to try
out ce skating, if they had any ice
skates. Sleighs were seen now and
then on the streets.
At the city pumping plant, How
ard Emmons, official weather fore
caster and recorder, garbed in a
heavy ulster. thick boots, skating
cap and earlaps, made occasional
visits to his thermometers when a
quick trip was possible without the
chance OF waking up to find him
self frozen to death.
At 2:30 this afternoon he report
ed an official mark of l22k degrees
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
FIRST ESCAPE
! At TEHACHAP|
/. PRISON FAILS

LOS ANGELES, July IL. W.H-
Mrs. Mae Stockdale, "a, of Stock
ton, was captured at the Southern
Pacific station here today, a few
hours after she escaped from the
new women IS prison at Tehachapi
Acting on a "tip," sheriff IS dep
utieS seized her as she alighted
from the Southern Pacific Owl.
Wrenching free from their grasp
she sought to dodge under the
wheels of the train but was over
powered.
The woman escaped on the first
day of her incarceration. Commit
ted on a first degree robbery
charge, she was taken to the hos
pital for routine examination and
lodged there overnight. Early to-
day, she broke a screen on a win
dow, squeezed through the bars
and slid down a drainpipe Is feet
to the ground. 1t was the first
escape recorded at Tehachapi.
Undaunted by the high stone
wall that surrounds the prison, she
tossed her shoes over the barrier
and scaled the wall and the heavy
strands of barbed wire that sur
mount it.
The prisoner said she circled the
prison twice before locating the
road that leads to the town of Te-
hachapi. Passing motorists, who
gave her a ride, were convinced by
her story that she had been kid
naped, which, she told them, ac-
counted for her disheveled appear
ance. The motorists even provid-
ed stockings. At Tehachapi, she
boarded the train for Los Angeles.
81 won It go back to prison. she
cried. 81 can't stand it,
She told officers she planned the
escape in order to commit suicide.
81 hid some money in my clothes
and was resolved that I would get
away to kill myself. The nurse
gave my clothes back and I was
ready for the attempt she said.
A close guard was assigned to watch
her, pending her return to prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
NOTED EXPLORER HELD CAPTIVE
Sven Hedin And Party Captured By Bandits
In Turkestan Desert

PEIPING, China, July IL. W.P-
Sven Hedin, world famous Swedish
explorer, was in the hands of
Turkestan bandits in Hsinkiang
province today along with 10 COM
panions.
Hedin, with four Swedish. three
Mongolian and three Chinese COM
panions, set out to survey the age
old silk caravan route which took
the products of the far east to Eur
ope.
The Chinese included DR.. Parker
Chen, an eminent Chinese geolo-
gist.
They travelled in five motor cars.
Near DUNCAN, in Hsinkiang prov
ince, bandits who have been the
scourge of Chinese Turkestan, swept
down on the little party and cap
tured them.
1t is Hedin S second capture by
brigands. Sixty-nine years old, alb
solutely fearless, he has been ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11

ploring for 40 years. He made his
first visit to Turkestan in 1890.
DR.. Hedin is one of the world IS
foremost explorers. He has been
discovering facts of value to science
nearly so years since he started his
career alone and almost penniless
as youth.
He has discovered many lost cit
les, made maps of thousands of
square miles of unknown territory
and passed eight times across the
forbidden country of Tibet. Al
though white men are barred from
Tibet he has explored the country
disguised as an Oriental and OBJ
tanned much data OH the customs
and forbidden places in the coun-
try.
His earliest explorations were
through Persia and Mesopotamia on
horseback. Years later he concen-
trated on the Cobb desert, Turkes-
tan and Tibet.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11

SAN FRANCISCO, July II. U.P)
"A general strike, with all the pos
sibility attendant, chaos and blood
shed, appeared imminent today ns
federal mediators failed in a des-
perate effort to arbitrate the Ga
day-old dispute between marine
workers and shipowners.
Teamsters in San Francisco and
the teeming industrial communi-
ties of Alameda county across the
bay prepared to walk out Thurs
day morning unless the Pacific
coast strike of $4,000 marine work
ers, in effect since May 9, is set
tied by tonight.
Seventy-nine other unions with
total membership of $4,000 pre-
pared to vote on a general strike.
President Roosevelt's national
longShoremen's board strovc
throughout the night TO convince the
warning factions of the marine
strike TO accept arbitration as the
only means toward peace.
The board, headed by aged Arch
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
DEATH TAKES
TWO LIVES IN
WULFF FAMILY

Double tragedy struck the home
of August v. Wulff, 70, highly re-
spected pioneer of the McCabe
district yesterday, when an illness
from which he had suffered for
several weeks claimed his life yes
terday afternoon, followed a few
hours later by the death of Mrs.
Wulff's sister, Mrs. Susan Schaniel,
at Live Oaks.
Mr.. Wulff was a native of Sweden
and came to the valley 80 years
ago, locating in the McCabe dis
trict where he had conducted a
successful ranch. He was a devout
member of ST. Marys Catholic
church and was held in high esteem
by wide circle of friends in the
south end of the valley. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Teresa
Wulff.
He was stricken with typhoid
pneumonia several weeks ago and
Mrs. Schaniel came to the valley
from her home in San Diego to
be with her sister and help nurse
the sick man. Yesterdays heat
proved too much for her and she
collapsed, doctors ordering her i'm
mediate removal from the valley.
She was enroute to San Diego with
friends when death overlook her at
Live Oaks.
Double funeral services will be
held Friday at Our Lady of the
Rosary church in San Diego, fol-
lowed by burial in that city. Mr..
Wulffs body may be viewed by
friends this afternoon between
and 6 o'clock at Arnold's funeral
home. after which it will be ship
ped to San Diego.
With the passing of August ".
Wulff, Imperial Valley has lost one
of it's best known pioneers, Sheriff
George Campbell stated today
In speaking of Wulff this morn
ing, Campbell recalled an episode
which took place during the 1906
flood in which his old friend played
an important part. Wulff. Camp
bell and Will Schlegel rescued Joe
Harper and his wife from their
land near the Indian Wells station
and took them five miles on raft
to high ground above the overflow
to where the Florence school now
stands. In addition to Harper and
his wife, there we're two horses, a
flock of chickens, wagon and all
Harper's household goods carried
to safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS
THEY JINGLE ALL THE WAY

below zero, an afl-time record for
this city as far as official figures go.
At noon tirne the reading was 119
below zero, compared with ia yes
terday at the same hour. At
O'Clock this morning the reading
was 102 below, an all-time mark for
that hour.
Trains and stages were reported
running on schedule and communj-
cation lines were intact though
short circuits on telephone lines
from subscribers expressing them
selves somewhat torridly and pro-
fanely on the weather we're numcr-
GUS.
More freezing weather with pos
sibilities of snow we're predicted to-
night and tomorrow.
Editor s note; The above is what
happens to reporter mind in
weather like this The editorial
mittens being tightly wound around
the editorial wrists. we did not
dare take them off to make the
necessary corrections. If the read
er can't make his own corrections
IL only means that the weather has
him too.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
.C[0UDbURST
IN ILLINOIS
Many Injured And Property
Damaged As Severe Storm
RACES Over Wide Area.
BY GEORGE E. SCHUPPE
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY GEORGE E. SCHUPPE
United Press Staff Correspondent
JACKSONVILLE, Ill.,, July IL.
More than 100 persons were in
jured and property toll of ap-
proximately s1,ooo,oOo wreaked in
four counties today by a tornado,
hailstorm and cloudburst.
Tom Mix, western film star, and
all members but one of circus
troupe with which he is travelling,
escaped unharmed from their show
tent.
City authorities estimated that
5000 persons we're homeless in
Jacksonville, their houses leveled,
unroofed or shifted from founda-
tions by the roaring whirlwind.
Physicians and nurses from near
by towns treated 10 persons in All
emergency ward established in the
state hospital for the insane, where
$500 patients screamed or paced
excitedly in their quarters.
Streets were impossible. with
fallen trees and wrecked buildings
piled to height of many feet
in the business district. Water
swirled 10 to 20 inches deep over
sidewalks and roads. Volunteer res
cuerS searched wrecked buildings
in darkness broken only by candles
and oil lanterns.
Storm Starts Fires
Telephone service was disrupted
over Brown, Morgan. Cass and Ma
son counties, making accurate esti-
mates of the damage and the num-
ber of casualties impossible. Tele-
graph service was interrupted
from Jacksonville for three hours.
Railroad dispatchers received a
report that fire started by light
ming threatened several buildings
in nearby Havana, Ill. Chandler
vile, Riterberry. Woodson and Vir-
ginia were isolated from outside
communication.
Farm buildings across 60-mile
swath of devastation were wrecked
or damaged seriously. Loss in crops
was incalculable.
Jacksonville police and firemen
searched successfully for Tom Mix,
western film star, and 20 members
of a circus troupe.
Edward Perry, member of the
group whose home is in INLAY
City, Mich, was injured critically
when the roof of a garage dropped
upon him so feet from the build
ing site. Police prevented escape
of several animals in the darkened
city by making emergency repairs
to their cages.
The state school for the deaf
was damaged slightly and several
inmates injured. Illinois college
was untouched.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
TABLES
-...
CANAL WORK
RESOLU TIQN

A resolution asking that the un-
contracted for schedules of the ALI
American canal be constructed by
force account through the reclaim
alton bureau was introduced at a
meeting of the irrigation district
board of directors yesterday after
noon. 1t failed to come to vote,
however, when motion to table it
for the present was carried by a
80 vote.
The resolution was brought up
by Director Aten who moved its
adoption. This was seconded by
Director Rose. A counter motion
to table the resolution was intro
duced by Director Young, second
ed by Director Kalin and with Di-
rector Hewes voting with the two
latter the resolution was declared
tabled.
Before this action, however, the
question was discussed by the di-
rectors for nearly an hour. 1t was
the opinion of the board majority
that in view of the fact that rep
RESERVATIONS had been made to gov
ernment officials relative to the
force account program and they
had been denied, no further efforts
in that direction should be made
at present.
1t was also pointed out that since
both the county supervisors and
farm bureau had passed resolutions
urging this method of construction
for the canal, it would be better
to await government action on these
resolutions before any similar ac-
ton is taken by the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
MEDIATORS HAVE LITTLE HOPES
OF AVOIDING GENERAL STRIKE
At San Francisco Hit Deadlock
AS Final Deadline Set By Union
Leaders Approaches

bishop Edward j. Hanna, famed
apostle of industrial peace" met
jointly with the strategy" commit
tee of the San Francisco Central
Labor council, which is empowered
to negotiate general strike, and
employers.
But no headway was made and
some members of the mediation
board said they saw little hope of
averting bay region walkout.
San Francisco. its port deadlock
ed almost completely to going
commerce, and it's streets smeared
with the blood of rioting strikers
and police, prepared for the worst
National guardsmen expanded
and strengthened their positions
along San Francisco's waterfront
which they have held under mar
tial law since last weeks fatal riot
ing. Housewives and storekeepers
stocked up with provisions in anti
cipation of food shortage should
the teamSters' strike set off a gen.
Cldl WdihOuI illONetIlellU.
Continue Hearings
President Roosevelt's mediators
continued to hear the complaints
OF marine workers and the demands
of the longshoremen's union for rec
ognition and control of hiring halls
the crux of the coastwide dispute
General strike threats spread as
the network of unions from Sar
Francisco to Seattle tightened fra
ternally. A policy committee" OF
nine was named by the Portland
Central Labor council. 1t was en-
powered to draft plans for a general
strike vote.
Los Angeles harbor, least union
lied of Pacific coast ports, was calm
and it was believed there would be
no attempt at general strike
there.
AT a general meeting last night
San Francisco longshoremen asked
all Pacific coast locals of their or
ganization to telegraph Joseph P.
Ryan. national chief of the organi-
zation, demanding that Atlantic
coast longshoremen refuse to ham
die any cargoes consigned from the
Pacific coast or directed here, which
would be handled by strike break
erS.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, July II. U.P)
If a general strike occurs in San
Francisco as a result of the mari
time labor dispute, the same thing
will follow here, w. r. Patterson,
local president of the international
Longshoremen's association, pre-
dicted today after canvassing unions
in many industries throughout
Southern California.
Il am convinced Los Angeles
unions will walk out with Sar
Francisco groups if the break
comes" Patterson said.
Meantime police instituted Wig
orous campaign to reduce the num-
ber of sluggings reported along tile
waterfront.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
GIVE HOPE FOR LIGHT RAINS IN UPPER basin
FIRE DESTROYS
LOCAL DAIRY

Fire thought to have been caused
by defective motor completely de-
stroyed the Quality Dairy located
on Commercial street west of I'M
perial avenue at o'clock this morn
ing.
Although the. establishment is
outside the city limits the local fire
department answered the call but
upon their arriyai found that moth :
ing could be done for the doomed
building. Attention was turned to
q dwelling near the dairy and fire
men prevented the blaze from
reaching this house.
Damages were estimated by Tom
Reams, chief of the department at
about $4,000, half of which was cov-
cred by insurance according to in
I formation he obtained. r. NJ
Broadbeck is owner of the destroyed
plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
Intruder Stays
Elderly Women

OAKLAND. July II. U.R)-Bodies
OF two elderly women, their skulls
battered, were found in their beds
in an Oakland boarding house to-
day.
The victims, Miss Adella Merrill,
II, and Miss Millie Foote, 81, were
discovered by other dodgers in the
house.
The double murder is believed to
have been committed by a night
prowler. The room occupied by
the two women bore evidence of
having been ranSacked.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
Court Hearing
Staying Case

James Harper, Negro, went or.
trial before a jury in Judge Thomp-
sons court yesterday afternoon,
charged with murder. The accused
is charged with having stabbed
Everett Lawson in Brawley on April
13.
This is the second murder trial
held in superior court this week,
the trial of Charles Walker having
been oncluded before Judge
Thompson yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-11
FILM STAR TO WE'D

HOLLYWOOD, July IL. (U.H -
Evelyn Venable and Hal Mohr will
be married in the near future, if
present rumors materialize. AL
though the reports lacked confirm
alton either from the actress or
she film cameraman, friends said
the couple has all but set we'd
ding date. Miss Venable, a Gin
cinnati girl. cherishes ambitions to
head a ShakeSpearean company
provided she decides to leave Holly
wood