davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
Factory Worker Hurt
 h Fall Of Staging
Fractured Skull, Spine Sustained Fall Occurred When Working at Lux Clock Company Plant

Harold West, of 98 Waterville street, an employe of the Lux Clock Co.,, was critically injured this afternoon when he fell from a staging while working at 2 the Johnson street plant. His name is on the danger list at Waterbury hospital.
 Rushed to. the hospital by ann bulance, West was found to have suffereda fractured skull and a fracture of the spine. He YVES given immediate emergency Treatment. x-rays wer taken to determine if he had suffered internal injurieA in dditions 10 lziBset etherlh lhaStexrAts3k3 k3O fhIs aftefn6on w est 's coifd iti0 on Vas believed to be extremely serious.
 officials at the factory were un- able to furnish any detailed infor- nation as to how the accident hap pened. The height of the staging could not be learned, nor could 1t be found whether or not West was working alone at the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
GREAT LADIES OF
 LAKES ARE READY
Fighting Cubs Meet Tops flight Tigers Tomorrow
 in First Game

Detroit, Oct. 1--(UP)-Teams bearing the banners of those two great ladies of thc lakes--Chicago and Detroit--meet tomorrow on Navin field to settle the baseball supremacy of the world.
 Both sets of combatants are here. and both are confident of victory to the point of. oraggadoccio; the Cubs because of the terrific pres sure they were able to turn on to win the National League cham pionship, and the Tigers because of the pressure they did not have to turn on to spread eagle the American.
 There are two schools of thought on the subject of which team was the most impressive over the regu- lar season. Those who \. like the Chicagos argue there is no truer proof of greatness than 21 straight wins right down the middle of the homestretch. when the chips are up, the tapes in sight. That's what the Chicago's did. Hopelessly out of the money in early September, they gathered their shattered forces, set their jaws. and, running over, round. and through, the Cards and Giants, swept straight into the series. That streak of the Cubs, incidentally, was the longest since Brother Doubleday thought up the pastime, for the famed 26- in-a-row of the Giants in 1916. was marred by a tie game:
 The Detroit packers (and to get ai (Continued on Page 4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
PROBE OF HOEY
 DEATH ORDERED

West Chester, Pa, Oct. 1--(UP)
 The Chester county court today ord red the December grand jury to investigate the death of Evelyn Hoey, musical coriedy actress, who was found shot to death in the farm home of Henry H. Rogers. Srd. oil heir.
 The inquiry was ordered on a petition by district attorney Wil- iiarn E. Parke who said the cor oner's jury Apparently believed the actress death was homicide" z The grand jury convenes Mo- vember 12, nearly month earlier than usual. It will Ego into all phases of the Hoey death."
 z Parke said he would summon mem oers of the coroner's jury before the grand jury to testify regarding alleged misconduct of "certain jurors' during the in- quest in the Hoey death.
 Rogers and a guest, William |. Kelly, motion picture camerman. were released frorl charges of suspicion of murder after the corenar's jury returned an open verdict, saying the actress died at "the hands of a person or per- sons unknown" K
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
Huge Throng Listens IS
 President Addresses Them From Auto
DEMONSTRATION IS
 GREATEST SHOWN HIM
Tribute Paid Will Rogers; Honorary Degree COn-
 ferred at U. of s. Cal.

Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, October 1 - (UP) Before 1000 cheering per- sons, President Roosevelt said today that America has come through stormy seas to eco- homie fair weather.
 MT. Roosevelt stood in an open automobile to address the throng in the gigantic stadium.
 The audience listened in-. tently to the simple speech in simple language. They voiced their approval fre- quently as he touched on security legislation and other steps of his administration to bring about re- covery.
 40 Minutes Late 7. MT. Roosevelt reached the stadi-s um 40 minutes late due to the ova-' tion he received in downtown Los Angeles.
  Some observers said 1t was the greatest demonstration of enthusi- asm accorded the President since he entered the White House.
 Ticker tap showered down upon him In Los Angeles financial dis trict and automobile horns footed 8 welcome.
 The crowd roared when the President paid a tribute to the late Will Rogers, idol of the film world, killed in an Alaska airplane crash. When he spoke of "Will Rogers kindly humor which saw facts and laughed at fantasyv the crowd cheered for nearly g minute.
 fNonfinued m pa1a f2f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01

The mayor thanked the rank and file of the republican party flor their constructive help during tho past six years and laid the blame for destructive attitude at the doorstep of Publisher Pape. who. he declared, has sentrenched himself behind his two papers and has proceeded to advertise Water bury, as black as possible.
 Many Public Works
 Turing the past six years the city has installed S17.0O0 feet of sanitary gsewers. 41,000 feet of storm sewers and 16,000 feet of cusbing and has laid 10000 square yards of paving.
 \ Despite this fact the tax rae, which was ;41.92 mills when Mayor Hayes took office, has been re- duced 992 mills. The American and Republican papers. under the direction of Publisher Pape, were charged with distorting the facts. however, and with trying to hide this from the public under other fs- sues. Tax bills of Publisher Pape on his home and on his newspaper building were quoted for the back years, showing that his bills are now lower than they were before. Bills of Sherwood Rowland, nom inees for controller on the g.o.p. ticket. were also quoted in simi- lar manner.
 Whispering Campaign
 Personal attacks, unfair whIs- perings and so-forth were attacked openly by Mayor Hayes as he pointed out that there is limit in. every campaign that anybody should so in trying to win a pub lie office.
 Mayor Hayes address was lis- tened to by practically all the city's radio audience last evening and the reaction to 1t today was very noticeable. The address of the mayor formally opened the campaign on the part of the dem- ocrats and every night a speaker will be heard over WATR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
FLEET FLAGSHIP IN !
 MEDITERRANEAN

London. oct. 1--(U.P. )--The bat tleship Queen Elizabeth. flagship of the Mediterranean fleet. has joined the great British naval concentra- ton in the Mediterranean after be- ing completely refittcd, the admir- alty disclosed to-day.
 A laconic announcement said that the great battleship sailed for Gibraltar from Davenport Satur- day. It has had ample time to reach the Mediterranean.
 During months of refitting. the Queen Eslizabeth's protection against torpedoes and bombs {. has been strengthened, it Is understood yesterday in tte largest auction been doubled in strength.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
PUPIL OUTSIDE
 DURING SALUTE
Lynn Patriotic Case Still Perplexes Father in i,
 |'v Court Today

Lynn, Mass, Oct. 1--4(UP) = While eight year old Carleton Nichols, Jr, conscientious objec- tor No. l." stood In dressing room of Breed school as his class mates saluted the flag, the child's father pleaded not guilty in Lynn district court today to charges of trespassing and wilfully disturbing a public school while in session.
 The elder Nichols who, with his son, is center of a religious-patri- otic fight, was arraigned with a sympathizer who made a similar plea.
 City officials hoped his case and that of Edward H. James, 61, of Concord, Sacco-Venzetti support CT, would be disposed of this week before the school committee meets to act on the boys refusal to sa- lute the flag.
 The "baby pacifist" has repeated ly refused to participate in the oath of allegiance because he claims that under the religious views of his father who asserts he Is a witness of Jehovah" and the flag is the devils emblem"
 Following today's hearing. James said he would address the Bridge water Unitarian church Sunday on The Flag, the Constitution and Jesus' and would explain why he entered the case os sympathizer with the elder Nichols.
 Meanwhile, the dispute took a new turn when Clarence E. Charles of Dorchester, 7S year old member of the Old Glory club, said he would try to obtain a complaint against the "baby pacifist's' father because of his attitude toward the flag.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
LONCSHOREMEN AT GULF PORTS STRIKE
Sea Traffic on Both Coasts of This Nation Is
 MenaCed
By '. I. FEMRITE
United Press Stan CorrespondcnI

United Press Stan Correspondcntl Mobile, Ala, October 1-(UP1 = Five men were arrested and one special officer injured slightly in a series of clashes between pickets and police during the night as the International Longshofe- men Association strike started.
 Quiet was restored early today after tear gas had been used ana 40 special officers added to the force.
 New orleans, Oct. 1.--(JP )--- Union longshoremen struck today in four gulf ports, menacing seR traffic of the nation on both coasts as we'll as throughout the gulf.
 While plckets swarmed over docks in New Orleans, Mobile. Pensaccla and Gulfport and police organized to prevent violence. Assistant Se- cretary of Labor Edward F. Mc~ Grady flew toward Los Angeles to prevent the spark of strife from spreading to the powder box which the west coast shipping industry has been since the strike of 1884.
 Heads of the International Long- shoremen's association, which orr dered the gulf walkout. said dock workers at all gulf ports and on the Atlantic and Pacific would re- fuse to load ships bound to or from the four ports of the strike. Such action would aggravate seriously a dispute already raging on the west coast.
 Tickets and police of New Orr leans and Gulfport clashed almost before the strike was officially liIs- der way. Six carloads of policemen broke up a meeting of New Orleans strikers. At Gulfport policemen, thrown around the harbor district kept pickets moving with sharp warnings and prevented more than three men from standing together. at closer than 100 yard intervals.
 The nub of the dispute which
 (Continued on Page 4.D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
|ONE WATERBURIAN APPLES FOR OLD
 AGE RELIEF HERE
New Law Operative To- day-Paynents Start
 April IS. I936


 With the state old age pension under which every indigent per- son 65 years or older will receive $7 a week becoming operative to-day, only one Waterburian has actually applied for the allotment, according to officials at. city hall. This person, a woman, was re- ferred to Mayor Frank Hayes, who Is in direct charge of applications for the pension in Waterbury.
 Applications became receivable in all the 169 towns and cities of Connecticut to-day, although ac- tual payments will not commence until April IS, 1936. The exact number of persons eligible for the pensions has not yet been de- termined, pending the outcome of a census being taken here.
 30,OOO. Are Checked
 According to Robert F. Birt, di-, rector of staff of 60 Mutual Aid workers engaged in taking the tabulation in Waterbury, approxi- mately 30,000 persons have been checked and the data sent to Hart ford. The staff of Investigators turn in between 5000. and 1000 registrations each day and when the work is completed, state and city authorities will be. provided with a complete census of the city disclosing the number of persons eligible for the pension and also the number who must pay the ad- ditional tax toward the pension fund.
 The law provides that all per- sons betweeni the ages of 21 and 61 shall pay $3 a year tax. This tax replaces the $2 poll tax and non-payment twill result in an ad- ditional charge of $s, which in- cludes a fee of @ for collecting. $5 for drawing the warrant and $1 for payment penalty.
 $2 100000 Available
 It was estimated $2.100,000 would be available April Is. Cities and town are charged specific
 (Continued on Page 4.b
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
WALES ENTERTAINS P PREMIER LAVAL
Vital Meeting Held Today; Crucial Point in Crisis
 at Hand
! BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN

BL1 hlCHAhD U. MCMALIAN (v-nited Press Staff Courcspondent) ) Copyright 1885 by United Prcss)
 Paris, oct. 1.--(UP) - The Prince of Wales was host to Prem fer Pierre Laval and the ministers O. marine and post offices at a British Embassy lunch today whic. followed a conference be- tween Laval and Sir George Clerk, British ambassador.
 Both conversations were re- garded as developments of major importance in the Italian Ethio- plan dispute, coming at a time when Britain is seeking to gain Fr r,nch support in the crisis. and France seeks in return to win Bri- tain's agreement to act with sim- liar firmness in any crisis invol- ving European nations - really Germany. *44
 The meeting between the prince and Laval at time so grave in European history was viewed as g sensational turn in events. His sur prise visit to the British. delega- ti at the League of Nations dur ing one of the most critical phases of discussions there was recalled at once.
 It was admitted that the Laval- Clerk conference was of most vital importance" and 1t was un- derstood that the technical aspect of penalties against Italy in event Of an imminently expected attack on Ethiopia were discussed.
 .,s British spokesman admitted also that the talk was a s'highly important sounding out of relative = itions", regarding the Italian Ethiopian crisis.
 s was believed that both to- days conversations dealt mainly with the British position in the Mediterranean in event that Bri-
 =.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
HAYES HITS. AT CRITICS IN ADDRESS
Points Out Many Signs of Progress in Past Six
 Years
PUBLISHER PAPE J
 ATTACKED IN TALK
Public Works Outstand- ing Whispering Cafl- paign Is Discredited

Waterbury under the past six-year rule of the pres ent democratic administration has enjoyed a period of pro- gress despite the depression 1; the tax rate has been reduced almost ten mills; public works carried out have been stupendous these were some of the salient points brought out last night by Mayor Frank Hayes in his address over WATR. Mayor Hayes at tackled {. the Pape papers, the American and Republican, for their personal attacks and their misrepresentation and vilification.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
American Tragedy May End h Chair
Worcester County Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty of Murder in First Degree Against Model Youth;
 Appeal to Delay Sentence Indefinitely
BY ALLEN MARTIN United Press Stan COrrespOndcnt

Courthouse, Worcester, Mass, Oct. 1.-(UP)-A jury of Worces- ter county Yankees found to-day that Newell Paige Sherman, Sut- toms philandering choirsinger, murdered his young wife in "An American Tragedy"'-and should die in the electric chair. ssr-. Their verdict of first degree murder. calling for the states supreme penalty, was returned eight minutes before 2 a. m. af- ter nine hours deliberation.
 Defense Attorney William w. Buckley that he would appeal to the state supreme court for a new trial, passing the demand on 16 exceptions to the rulings of Su- perior Judge Thomas J. Hammond. The appeal will delay imposition of the death sentence indefinitely.
 Except for q twitching of the facial muscles, the handsome, strapping young defendant was strikingly composed as the jury full agreement with the state in it's damaging contentious. Sherman, the government had argued. drowned the mother of his two children from a canoe at Lake the night of July 20 so he would be free to woo factory buxom Esther Hall Ma gill of Whitinsville.
 Esther, who had testified against Sherman as the states star wit ness, was disappointed when in- of the verdict by her uncle, John Dempster, courthouse janitor.
 Poor Newell" she said. T had hoped that he would save his life. I was foolish, and he was I hope can forget 1t. I forgive him for what he said about me. He could have made 1t look much worse"
 Sleepy-eyed and dishevelled, Sherman stood firmly planted be-. tween two deputy sheriffs in the packed might court" and heard the fateful verdict without a mur- mur.
 No relative or oldtime friend
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
PLENTY OF TIMBER
 IN FEMALE RANKS
No Lack of Good candi- dates QnsIi ifisd toS Sitir
 White HOnse
BY MARY FENIREss (Copyright f035 by United Pressl

(NOPyH&nC 1U0O Uy OnALcO fFcSSJ
 Paris, Oct. 1-(UP)--There ii more presidential timber among the women of America than among the men, Lena Madesin Phillips, president of the Inter- national Federation of Business and Professional Women, an nounced today.
 Miss Phillips learned that it took 25 Washington political ex- perts 100 hours to name four men suited to hold the office of pres- ident of the United States. she thought five minutes and named 12 women she said qualified to be in the White House.
 T could go. on forever" she said, but I don't want to make the men feel bad. I gather it's a lean time for male material
 The 12 women named are: Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt; Secretary of labor Frances ePrkins; Judge Florence Ellinwood Allen, of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals; former congresswoman from Illinois, Ruth Hanna Mc- Cormick Simn1s, daughter of Mark Hanna, the 'president-maker," Mary Ritter Beard, author and so- ciologist, long active in suffrage and labor movements: Emily Newell Blair, honorary vice-pres- ident of the Women's National Democratic club; Grace Morrison Poole, retired president of the General Federation of Women's clubs; Charl Ormond Williams, first woman vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee; Josephine Roche, president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co.,, of Dem yer and director of the editorial division of the U. s.. Children's Bureau; Ruth Bryan owen. daughter of William Jennings Bryan and United States minister to Denmark; Mary Van Kleek, di- rector of many industrial studies for the Russell Sage Foundation and associate director of the In- dustrial Relations Institute, at The Hague; Dr. Lillian Moller Gilbreth, president of Gilbreth, Inc, consulting engineers In man agement and prolific writer on industrial subjects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
LONG w AS
 TO LEAD PARTY
S5,OOO, ,OOO Was to Be : Used to Finance Anti-
 Administration Drive
MIDNIGHT MEETINGS,
 CONFABS REVEALED
Frequent Visits of Long to N. Y. on Writings"
 Now Recalled
BY H. O. THOMPsON

a (United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright, 1885, by United Press)
 Washington, October l. (UP) - Interests seeking to block President Roosevelt's reelection offered to finance Huey P. Long with at least $5,000,O00 in a third-party movement next year, it was revealed today.
 From sources here and in Louisiana a story of midnight conferences in New York, secre- tive conc1aves over campaign strategy and promises of adequate financial support was pierced to- gether.
 Died With Huey
 The plan, nurtured in the months preceding Longs assassin ation, died with the senator.
 The extent to which 1t would have changed the American po- litlcal situation in 1886 will, of course, never be known.
 5 Last spring and during the sum- mer Long spent frequent intervals in New York. The ostensible req son for the visits was to work in seclusion on writings based on his imagined occupancy of the White. House. On one occasion he delighted New York by demonstrat- ing the making of gin fizzes in the New Orleans manner.
 But there was 8 serious phase to the trips which has not hitherto been revealed. Long Approached
 Long was approached early in the spring by g. man claiming to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
VAN SWERINCENS
 AGAIN CONTROL
 RAILROAD EMPIRE
Purchase Controlling In= terest at Auction of
 Lines They Lost
By FRED MEYERS

(UniteO FFeSS StaH COrreSpOnuent)
 New York, Oct. 1-UP)-Three or four men will march inconspic- uously into 23 Wall street today. lay check for $3,121,000 on a desk and receive in return control of 28,000 miles of railroads, several barge lines, 16 warehouses and as- sorted real estate, the whole once valued at $3.Ooo.0o0,o00.
 Simultaneously J. P. Morgan & Co. of 23 Wall street, will write off a loss of approximately $45,000,- 900.
 The men with the check prob ably will be Oris Van Sweringen and Col. Leonard P. Ayres of Cleveland, although the detail of actual payment may be leftsto sub. ordinates. It was perhaps sufficient for Van Sweringen that he and his brother, Mantis, regained control yesterday in the largest autcoior sale in Wall street history, of ar industrial empire that they built |frUs ps0*e1f Hgfsiia sjsHm6 ctlfaS iost.
 The Morgans made loan of ap.
 fropfiuuaA ny1, Tara 1l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
HOPE FOR END
 OF STRIKE GONE

Salem, Mass, Oct. 1 = (U.P0- Hope for early settlement of the strike of 220O workers at the Pc quot Mills, largest shooting plant in the country, faded to-day.
 The Independent Sheeting Work CTS Union. sponsors of the strike, last night rejected a wage cut pro- posed by the mill management. A proposal to re-establish picket line was cheered.
 The workers sek a 25 per cent wage increase and improved work ing conditions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
Final NelDs Flashes
McKENZIE TESTIFIES TODAY

San Francisco, Oct. 1-(UP)-Edwin V. Mckenzie, key defense figure in two of Califor
 nias most famous criminal court trials was called to the witness stand today during hear ings on Thomas J. Mooney's petition to the Cali fornia supreme court for writ of habeas corpus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
Economic Fair Weather Here, Says Roosevelt
 In Los Angeles Address
Speaking Of Carpet-Baggers!

The political stories American Republican more amusing the weekend to the the democratic eaut" republican party in Waterbury would have you believe they natives of this city, which they now claim SO terrible.
 Elias Robert stevenson of the Leaycnworth street Feeding Hs which is located somewhere sprngheld It is generally understood Pape from Liverpool by way of Jersey Mr. Upson hals from around Branford and mas fin local affairs since he came here few years really bad that Frank Hayes, "Dan Leary Johnny Crary had to be born in Waterbury.
 You might notice that their papers have brought John M Burra back into the campaign He was lost in the of the republican party became rather indignant rcIegated the background Now they him the front page every morning.
 Notwithstanding their solicitude clean campaign, they starting to sling the mud, be prepared for thing during the coming week. It looks though of the also going active the republican party. intimatcd Sunday that this terrible and girls. Next Sunday undoubtedly tell the public that the only to form Is vote the republican ticket.
 But during the coming weck just bear in mind that the republicans have chance of winning without democratic aiding and abetng the independents because they that without them they lost.
 Pull The Top Lever One Week From Today Water- bury continue to be pretty good place 10 for years more
 You at least know the democratic candidates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
FALLS TO SAFETY

Bonneville, Mass, Oct. l --(UP) -Georgianna Walker, 4, tumbled from third story window here last highland escaped injury Two passersby, who had seen her In a precarious position on the window-sill. raced to the scene The child landed in their arms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct 1--(UP) )--Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to Sept. 28th as compared with last year: This Year Expenses Last Year $1,815,219,471.S2 $1,47S,O24,0sl.t9 ssss. .sss. .2s5.o7 ''e'e'p'' ssss.s1s,ssi.so ss2s,ss1.s sos.75 s5ss,2io.55s.es
 Cash Balance
 $1,79S,9s4,274.42 $2.19b,676.60S.OS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
MAYORS SPEECH
 ON PAGE FOUR

The full text of the ad- dress given by Mayor Frank Hayes at 6:45 last night from radio station WATR will be found on page 4 of tonight's Wa terbury Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-01
ALLEN SUCCEEDS LONG
Baton Rouge,

Baton Rouge, La, Oct 1-(UPJ-The democratic state central committee today elected Governor O. K. Allen chairman and national committeeman from Louisiana to succeed the late Senator Huey P. Long, who held both posi- ti0ns.