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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
EXTORTION HAS
 BEEN EXPLORED

Rutland. Vt., July 10-(UP)- Evidence of a $10,00O extortior plot has been sent to the depart ment of justice in Washington, the Rutland Herald said today. Ac- cording to the Herald, local res ident received two threatening let ters demanding that she notify the parents of girl employe to leave the money at designated spot. Unless the demand were met, the paper quoted the extortion note as reading. serious harm would be- fall the girl.
 This was the third extortion plot in this section within the lest few months. A $30,000 demand was made on George H. Young of Brandon in December. Depart ment of justice operatives came here last spring 10 investigate an- other extortion threat, details of which never were published.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
THE LINEUP

New York, July 1O.- (UP)-The starting line- up of the All-Star baseball game:
 AMERICAN LEAGUE Gehringer, Tigers, 2b Manush, Senators, If Ruth, Yankees, If Gehrig, Yankees, lib FOxx, Athletics, 3b Simmons, White Sox, Of Cronin, Senators, ss Dfckey, Yankees, C Gomez, Yankees, D
 NATIONAL LEAGUE Frisch, Cardinals, 2b Traynor, Pirates, 3b Medwick, Cardinals, If Cuyler, Cubs, If Berger, Braves, Of Terry, Giants, lib Jackson, Giants, ss Hartnett, Cubs, c Hubbell, Giants, D Umpires: National league. Pfirman and Stark. Ameri- can league, Owen and Moriarty.
 Attendance, SO,OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
Strange Triangle Is Broken Up By Court
Two Men Sent to Jail, Two Children Are Committed to an Orphanage, and Unwed Mother Is
 Fighting to Hold Them

l Burlington, Ia., July 10-(UPl A home was broken up, two mer were in jail two children waited commitment to an orphanage, anc an unmarried mother fought fol custody ofHher brood today wher district court judge cut the knots of a strange but happy domestic triangle.
 Dewey Chism. 36, was living happily with Bessie, his wife, in a little shack surrounded by will low trees in the bottom lands a. long the Mississippi river here.
 They had no children. Then four years ago Loreda Rothlauf, now "A, went to live in the Chism household. She and Bessie looked after the house, tended the chick ems, and made a home for Chism.
 Three years ago Loreda bore Dewey a baby. The triangular household faced the Dilemma frankly and in the dim light of an oil lamp talked things over. The baby was christened Harold Wilborn; the household went on undisturbed.
 Two years later another child
 
 was called yerna Louise. Still stay ed on.
 The two women cared for the children.
 All went well until John Roth- lauf, Lorenda's brother, and neigh bors entered the scene. They ex- changed angry words with Dewey Chism at a beer parlor. Words led to blows. Police finally ifatefvened. With Chism. and Rothlahf both in Jail, the strange story of the Chism family came to light
 T don't love Dewey any more" Judge Oscar Hale heard Loreda say. But I want my children. Don't send them to an orphanage." She said she would fight a com- mitment order.
 Judge Hale was to sign today an order committing the children to the Lutheran Orphanage at Muscatine, lag ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10

the great park, except the choicest reserved spaces near home plate, was densely populated. Subway trains leading to the park were packed to suffocation, and street traffic was virtually at standstiH.
 A change in the starting line ups placed Jimmy Foxx, batting star of the Philadelphia Athletics, at third base in place of Frank (Pinky) Higgins, regular third baseman of the As.
 Cameramen had field day. They posed Babe Ruth with Lou Gehrig, and Mickey Cochrane, Mickey Cochrane with Lefty Gom- ez, and Frinkie Frisch all by him. seld.
 How They Played. American First-Gehringer hit sharply past Frisch and slid into second for two-base hit.
 Manush walked.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
TEACHERS ON STRIKE

Old Forge, Pa, July O-(UP) Teachers who went on strike here for back wages will con- tinue the walkout despite action of the board of education in firing 29 of the strikers, Joseph Connors, strike leaders, said today. Connors said the strike would be resumed in September unless the board meets the teachers demands and reinstates all dismissed instructors. More than 1900 pupils were affected by the Walkout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
State Policemen Were
 Called m From Euery Barracks To Help Out
Call-Crow Was Positively Identified By the Trooper Who Fired But Failed to Hit Him

State policemen from the nine barracks of the state began swarming to Wolcot this afternoon following emergency call sent in by Lieutenant William Schatzman that John Crow slayer of two had been in the vicinity of his shack
 The troopers began arriving within half hour after the call received at headquarters in Hartford They were armed with every available weapon, including riot guns machine guns. pistols and gas guns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
Markets At c Glance
By UNITED PRESS

Stocks hold gains of fractions to point in dull
 trading. Bonds irregularly higher; U. s. government issues
 firm. Curb stocks advance fractions to points. Chicago stocks steady. Call money per cent. XXI Foreign exchange lower. Wheat up 3-4 to Is; up 1 to l Is; oats
 higher. Cotton holds gains of about 75 cents bale. Rubber up 31 to 34 points. Silver futures drop 20 to 30 points. Bar silver off 3-S at 46 Is cents an ounce. Copper cents pound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, July 10--(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to July 7th. compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year: This Year Expenses Lust Year $119, ,401, ,450.30 $120,492,322.42 $ 70.sss.513.sl 5 42,s54.4s2.s1
 Deficit
 $ 4s.719.s3s3s $ 77,ss7 ,sss. .s1 Cash Balance .,... $2,642,O39,S22.1O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
RUSSIA AFTER
 GREATER NAVY
Has an Army in Trim for
 Battle = Now Builds Up Her Navy
BY JOSEPH II. BAIRD

(COpyright 1884, by United Press)
 Moscow, July 0-CUP)-With the Soviet army highly mechanical and in fighting trim, the govern ment is turning it's attention to the navy. which is quietly but system atically being built toward the strength of other great powers. the United Press learned from an au- thoritative source today.
 Although building figures are not available. it is understood the naval program is dedicated par ticularly to ships most suitable for defending the long Soviet coastline as we'll as the Baltic and Black Seas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
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CANCELS MANEUvERs

Berlin, July 10-(U.P)-General Werner Won Blomberg. defense minister. cancelled the autumn army maneuvers to-day. One of the reasons given was the danger that forest fires, caused by the drought would impede the maueuvers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10

As soon as they arrived at Wol- colt they were dispatched into tho woods by Lieutenant Schatzman. who is directing the man hunt from the Yuskis home.
 Positively Identified.
 Crow was positively identified by State Trooper William O'Toole of the Hartford barracks guarding the Crow shack. The state trooper had left the shack for about 10 minutes. When he left, there were attachment papers left on the premises by Deputy Sheriff Ni- cholas Jamele naming Crow de- fendant for the staying of Clarence Yuskis and Julius Karvauskas. When he returned the papers were gone. Looking around he noticed character fitting the description of Crow, sinking through the woods. He fired five shots but was hampered in his aim by the trees and brush. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
Am ericans Lead Nationals h The
 Great Ball Game
Scored Runs in Fifth Inning = Many Taken Out-Even Babe Ruth Dropped Out
BY STUART CAMERON CUnited Press Sports Editor)

New York, July 1O- (UP) The baseball game made by the fans Americas allstar major league contest played in New York's Polo Grounds today before crowd upwards of 1000.
 A perfect break in the weather with hot sun and a slight breeze began drawing the fans early m and by D. half hour before game tme every section of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
MARIE DREssIER CONDITION

Aanta Barbara, Calf, July 1Q- fUPl-Condition of Marie Dressler film actress critically i'll from an usually fatal disease. was reported unchansed here today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-10
Me Weather

Fair Mild Tonight; Fair Warmer Wednesday. Full Weather Report Page 3.
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to have dinner with them.
and among their guests were
Capt. the Rt. Hon. Frederick
e. Guest, who is on his way
back to London after attend.
ing Winston's wedding to Miss
Mccain. Also present was
young George Vanderbilt. the
second son Of the late Alfred
G.. Vanderbilt.
We were all very much in.
terested to read about the race
run in Detroit yesterday. and
after dinner Mr.. Widener went
up to the radio room and got
the results.
He figured up the difference
in time and we heard the re-
suits just about an hour after
the race was run.
Everyone is delighted that
Mrs. Sloan has this added
honor to her string. Another
bit Of home news that we got
today was in a radiogram
from Jock telling Of the wins
that LIS horses got at the
Upperville Horse Show. But
we are worried that Blakely
Lodge had a fall and was hurt,
and do hope we will have good
news of him tomorrow when
we land.
Mrs. Whitney had expected
to bring some Of her horses to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

London for the Horse Show,
but two Of her best ones got
sick and she could not bring
them.
She decided to come any way,
and asked me to go with her,
which I was delighted to do.
With the kindness Of the Times
allowing me time off, I came on
a days notice and hope to find
some bits Of news to send back
to you from time to time in the
horse line.
Notables on Board
Other people on board that
we have seen most Of are Miss
Diana Guest, returning to Paris,
where she has been living for
a year having her voice trained
for grand opera.
Miss Eleanore Merrett, an
American girl living in Paris, is
an artist and very attractive.
She came over with Diana for
winston Guests wedding to
Miss Mccain.
We are all looking forward
to seeing the Talbot polo team
play in England. Mr.. and Mrs.
Boies Penrose I'd, Of Philadel-
phia, who live most Of the time
in England, and have a house
there, are charming people.
I have seen more Of her than
any one else, and we have be-
come great friends.
She has asked me to stay
with them in the country,
something that I am looking
forward to doing.
Dorothy Week IS also with
us. She is the German movie
actress who was in "Maedchen
in Uniform" She Is admired
by every one and is very beau
tiful.
Next in line is Annabella
Murat, a noted French movie
star, and her husband, Jean
Murat. Annabella is lovely
and dresses better than anyone
on board.
Another celebrity here is
Fanny Ward-who Is marveled
at on account Of her youthful
looks. She is more attractive
than a great many Of the
young ones.
The Most Rev. Michael
James Gallagher, Bishop Of
Detroit, has the stateroom next
to ours. He is very grand
looking with his snow-white
hair and cardinal collar. You
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Nina Carter .TaPb
Mrs. Tabb Finds Horses Are Chief Topic OF
Conversation on Voyage to Cover Lon
DIN Show For Times
don Show For Times

LONDON-1 am sorry to have
no column in The Times for a
few days but hope this unex-
pected trip to London for the
Horse Show will give me
something Of interest to write
YOU about.
There is nothing much about
horses to tell you of yet. The
five days we have been on the
Bremen were delightful. Won
derfu1ly smooth and enjoyable
in every way with many inter-
eSting people.
The ones that give a little
horse atmosphere are Mr..
Joseph z. Widener, his son and
daughterin.law, the A. B.
Widener's daughter, Miss Joan
Peabody.
OF course the conversation
turns to horses, especially race
horses, whenever Mrs. Whitney
and Mr.. Widener get together.
Mr.. Widener has a horse run
ming in the Irish Derby in about
q week and has asked us to
come to see the race. We will
also see Mate, Mr.. Bostrick's
American horse, run soon after
we land.
Wideners Give Dinner
Last night the Wideners
asked Mrs. Whitney and me
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Miss E. M. Jermyn Brooks of Roth
ersthorpe. England. is at the Dodge
for a brief stay.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

All Souls Church tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock During the business
hour a 10-minute talk will be made
py Mrs. Oliver H. Gish on "The
Church Facing the Future" and a
brief period of discussion on the sub
ject will follow
Mrs. John Mock. the guest speaker,
will lecture at IL O'Clock on The
Power of the Mind" Mrs. Mock has
written several books and has been a
student of psychology for 25 years.
She has lived in London and Paris
and has made four trips around the
world. Luncheon will DE served at
o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Spalding have
arrived in Washington after an alb
sence OF about two years spent with
Mrs. SpaldingS sister, Mrs. Jessie
Eastman, at Altadena, Calf, and with
other relatives in Santa Monica. On
their return trip they visited in Chi
cago, and with their son, DR.. Ronald
Spalding in Chattanooga, Tenn, and
at Fletcher, N. c., with their daughter,
Miss Genevieve Spalding. Their other
daughter is remaining in California,
where she will take nurses training
in the Iona Linda Sanitarium Train
ing School. Mr.. Spalding is a well
known author and is associate editor
Of the Home and School Magazine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry B. Simms cele-
brated their third anniversary with
an informal party Tuesday evening in
their home on Cathedral avenue. The
guests included Miss Helen Gilkeson,
Mrs. Charles F. Winter, Miss Frances
Simms, Miss Katharine White, Miss
Edith Davis, Mr.. Charles F.. Winter,
DR.. Walter Meyers, Mr.. William r.
Lamar, Mr.. William George James
and Mr.. George Roth.
Mr.. Jesse w. Morgan and his daugh-
ter, Miss Alethea Morgan, recently re-
turned to their home at Al Seaton
place after a five-week motor trip
through the Southern States, where
they visited relatives and friends in
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Tennessee. Mr.. Morgan was born and
Evening star., 1934-10-25

raised in the State Of Mississippi and
came to this city IL years ago.
The League for the Larger Life will
give Halloween party and masquer-
ade ball Saturday night in its town
house at 1414 Sixteenth street north
west. Games and a program Of vocal
and instrumental selections will be
followed by dance and refreshments.
Prizes will be given for both women
and men.
Mrs. Mamie r. Purdy is sponsoring a
card party for the benefit of Mount
Calvary Church, at Forestville, In
Suitland Community Hall, at Suitland,
| Md, at $50 o'clock Saturday.
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard will
give her series of current event talks
at the Sulgrave Club this season, be-
ginning Tuesday morning, November
13. An alumnae of Goucher College,
Mrs. Howard will be the chapel speak
er at the annual meeting Of the coun-
Gil at the college, in Baltimore No
vember 2.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Moss Of
Lake Charles, La. who are visiting in
Washington for several days, are
stopping at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. M. r. Bissell of Can
ton, Ohio, are passing some time at
the Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. David G. FildStu Of
New York are spending a week at the
Martinique.
Miss Marparet Tanev and Miss To-
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Asks Heart Balm at "a.

LINCOLN. Nebr.. October IS (P1.-
Mrs. Demaries B. Burnes, "A, yester-
day told a District Court jury John
Jacob Moore, ~, twice promised to
marry her and twice married some one
else. She asks $4,000 in her breach
of promise suit.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
retta Rogers of Denver, Colo, are at
i the Dodgs for a few days.
War Record Claimed.

Shepperton, England, has brought
forth a new World War record by
claiming that one Of its women made
a shirt day for $500 days.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Lunch Follows Meeting
OF Women's Alliance Tomorrow.
Mrs. Harrison E. Fake will be hostess
at the luncheon following the regular
meeting of the Women's Alliance of
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Among the distinguished guests and
boxholders to be at the Maryland
Parkway ay-Meadowbrook Club Horse
and Hound Show to be held on East
West highway and Beach drive, Sat-
urday, from 10 to o'clock, are Mrs.
Wallace. wife of the Secretary of
Agriculture; Mrs. Anna Roosevelt
Dali, daughter of the President,
the Italian Ambassador, Signor Au-
gusto Rosso: the Chilean Ambassador,
Senor Don Manuel Trucco; the
charge daffaires of Belgium. Prince
Eugene de Ligne; Maj. Gen. Hugh
Drumm. deputy chief of staff, and
Mrs. Drumm; Maj Gen. L. H. Bash,
Quartermaster general, and Mrs.
Bash; Maj. Gen. Leon B. KRONER.
chief of Cavalry; Brig Gen. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
First Lady Sponsors
Man Tilla Players.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt heads
the list of patronesses for the Man.
T1lla Players Club, formerly the
"Shoestring Players" and is sponsor
ing their forthcoming production of
the famous English ghost play, "A
Murder Has Been Arranged" Novem-
Der l3, ID and IS.
Under the direction of Mr.. John
Mann, a graduate of the Gloucester
Little Theater and who has recently
come to Washington from profess
sional theater work in Massachusetts
and Philadelphia, Miss Marie Nc
1ntyre, daughter of the secretary to
the President and Mrs. Marvin Nc
1ntyre, will appear in the leading
role, supported by a cast of promi-
nent Washington players including
Mrs. George W. Romney. Miss Ann
Garrett, Mrs Mabel Owens Wilcox,
Mrs. Anne Yago, Mr.. Wilbur Belts,
Mr.. John Mann and Mr.. Theodore
Tiller, I'd.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

raised in the State Of Mississippi and
came to this city IL years ago.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Miss Margaret Taney and Miss Lo-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-10
G.. o. p. Central
Committee Meets

Nathan w. Hale, ex-United States
Senator from Tennessee, will speak
in behalf of the candidacy of Gov
ernor F. F. Merriam at a meeting
to be held in the Calexico city park
tomorrow night. This meeting, is
under the auspices of the Repub-
lican clubs and organizations of the
county.
At meeting of the Republican
central committee held in the court
house last night, reports were made
on the activities of the ex-service
mems clubs in behalf of the Repub-
lican ticket in the campaign. Head
quarters for the Merriam Clubs will
be opened within day or two in
Ell Centro and Calexico with one al
ready functioning in Brawley.
A report was also made by Mrs
Jessie Currier on the activities of
the womens organizations through
out the county.
Last nights meeting was we'll at
tended with w. S. Dunn, chairman,
presiding. All bipartisan csndi-
dates for county offices will be Civ
en- an opportunity to speak at Cal
exico tomorrow night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-10
HOLDUP MEN
RETURNED To
FACE CHARGE

Quincy Quinlivan, %, and Rich
ard Simpson. "a. of San Diego were
brought back from that city yes
terday afternoon by Rodney Clarke,
under sheriff and Frank McCaslin,
deputy sheriff, for investigation
concerning an alleged holdup OF
two valley men on the highway
near the San Hills Monday night.
The men are in the county jail ana
it was learned that they might be
brought up for questioning this af-
ternoon.
w. H. Ferris and Harold Kerr.
both of Ell Centre, were the victims
of the holdup according to their
report to the sheriff and police
headquarters here. They told
county officers that while on their
way back from Yuma Monday
night, they were accosted on the
road by the other two men who
asked for a ride.
When they had stopped the car
in which they were riding, accord
ing to their story, they were vic
Tins of a holdup at the hands of
the two strangers who stripped
them of their clothing, jumped in
to Ferris car and escaped. Ferris
and Kerr were brought back to Ell
Centro by w. c. FenWick, of Ingle-
wood, who passed along the high
way shortly after the holdup.
Following the report here, word
of the affair was teletyped to San
Diego and other points, giving a
description of the two men and al
so the license number of the car.
The machine, q Ford coupe, was
registered to Annette Damron Of
this city but had been sold by her
and the registration slip had not
been changed Quinlivan an d
Simpson were arrested as they
drove the car into San Diego yes
terday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-10
FRENCH SEEK
ACCOMPL|CES
Of ASSASSIN
Iugoslav Exiles In Paris Subjec-
ted To Close Questioning By
Authorities
BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN

BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
PARIS. Oct. 10. While Pre-
mier CASTOR Doumergue and his
cabinet planned a national funer-
al for Louis Barthou, foreign min
ister, French secret police today
rounded up Jugoslav eXiles in an
effort to discover possible accom-
plices of Petras Kelemen, assassin
of Barthou and King Alexander
Doumergue met all morning with
the cabinet. The premier has as
sumed the foreign minister IS port
folio temporarily, and probably will
keep Barthou IS scheduled rendez-
yous with Premier Mussolini at
Rome at which the statesmen were
to discuss Italo-French reapproach-
ment. The selection of new for
eign minister will be left until
later.
Police attempted to trace a secret
society which may have organized
the plot against the king.
While they were questioning
Vladimir Raditch, son of famous
Croatian leader who was killed in
fight in the Jugoslav legislature,
two of his friends arrived, one OF
them carrying pistol All three
were arrested. The homes OF the
chief Jugoslav emigre groups were
raided, including that of Probitch
Evitch, former Jugoslay minister Of
interior, considered the most pow
erful of the exiles. Documents were
seized in some of the raids.
Suspected Croatians in Paris have
been kept under surveillance for
some time as an ordinary police
precaution to the kings visit.
Paris Jugoslavs said 80 per cent
of their nationals in Paris were
loyal to their fatherland but op-
posed to King Alexander dicta-
torial dissolution of parliament.
The cabinet. disregarding Bar
thou s wish for a simple burial, de-
cided on national funeral for
Saturday. AS Barthou was SEN
ator, a great political leader and
member of the Academy of
France, all branches of the govern
ment and cultural societies will
participate.
Newspapers broke all records for
big headlines and illustrations in
connection with the tragedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-10
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HUGE PROFIT.

CHICAGO. Oct. 10. U.P) - Evil
dence indicating that Samuel In
sull. ST., his family and Haisey-
Stuart e. Company made a paper
profit Of S25 100000 through writ
ing up Of stocks in the Corporation
Securities company was introduced
today by the prosecution in the
insult mail fraud case.
Leslie E. Salter, special assistant
attorney general, was questioning
Van Lamont, former comptroller of
the brokerage company and now
resident OF Kendallville, Ind, when
the charge was made
Lamont identified records show
ing the insult family, which once
ruled Chicago IS social and art cir
cles, and the Halsey, Stuart g.
Company each accumulated 1,00O,-
900 shares in the formation of the
Corporation Securities company, or
Corps as the attorney have
agreed to call it.