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The Coolidge examiner., 1935-03-29
WHERE SUN NOT SO
BRIGHT IN CAL.

California with her orange
I blossoms. flowers and sunshine
has many spots that bcckon one
/ TO stop and stay II has spots
where life Is one glad song. And
int has a spot where natures at
fractions are wholly lacking. 1t
has a place VIII re life is drab as
a death cell It's a twelve acre
solid rock rising sheer I3O feet
out of San Francisco bay. All
sides are whipped by raging
currents. It's the home OF 100
killers, kiduapcrs. gangsters,
I racketeers and robbers. Al Ca
ponc lives there. So does Ma
chine Gun Kelly, John Stadiz,
I icleverest Of counterleiters,
Whitley Lewis ace post office
robber, George Kerr midwest
bad man an other equally no
table are among the list. All
are Of tie public enemy No. /
class
IL is Alcatraz Island where
the old military prison at cost
of 5000, 900 has been converted
Into n bad mans home. It's the
place selected by the govern.
ment ror corraling the arch
criminals OF the nation and inn
posing a living death as part Of
the program in stamping out
crime In ordinary prisons
chieftains in the criminal world
Ihavc been able TO hold their
gangs together from behind the
bars Thru lawyers relatives
henchmen and use OF the
grapevine they have been
able to carry on, tho in prison
No peniteutiary go far has been
/ able to keep the grapevine
from working thru the walls
II wont work at Alcatraz e
cape IS practically cut Of the
Question. To reach the outside
a prisoner would have % cut
the one-inch steel bars to his
cell, then thru similar bars at
+ he head Of the corridor, then
clash the steel outer gates Out
side he must scale l5foot
wall. then find a place to drop
into the water There are but
/ three places where swimmer
',an dive into the bay without
fdashlng to death on rocks II
/ he reaches the water a mile and
a half swim is before him and 1t
lis thru treacherous currents
criSs crossed by churning ferries
and swept by powerful search
ligh ;.
In these environs Al Capone
and the rest of them each have
a FIVE by nine concrete cell
+ painted bright blue. He has
metal bed that folds against the
wall; a wash bowl; wall seat
/ towel, tooth brush and drinking
cup. Lights go out promptly at
1890 every night. He has
library book, one magazine,
back number NO newspapers
are allowed to enter the prison
Except at meal and work time
each prisoner is segregated from
the rest No visitors of any
kind are allowed at any time
There's not the slightest chance
to cooperate with confederates
on the outside. Al Capone and
all his friends fought to keep
him out Of this dreadful abode
It's that or death, says Uncle
Sam, and Alcatraz, Calf is
now bad mems end
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The Coolidge examiner., 1935-03-29

Alfred |. Dupont has bought
100000 acres lying in three
Florida counties. He alsobought
a rail road telegraph and tele-
phone line, most Of a town, and
cont'mplates starting up a
paper mill. The Duronts
manufacture munitions for war
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-03-29

Federal relief Is costing s., 600
600 a day, says Administrator
Hopkins. That's $3.50, 900, 600
a month; Sl,SO0,OO0,OOO a year.
Add one cipher and it equals
the Townsend plan.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-03-29
BOULDER" IS
GOOD ENOUGH

The Tucson Citizen still
prints it Hoover dam, 1t is
waging a lone fight to have the
big structure across Bould r
canyon in Northwestern Arizona
known as Hoover dam, in
stead Of Boulder dam. There
is no Hoover dam and never
was. True, Mr. Hoover was
president a portion Of the time
the dam was in process Of con-
struc,ion. True, he appointed
Mr. Wilbur, of California sec
retary Of the interior. True,
Mr.. Wilbur as secretary, claim
ing he had power to change
names at viii, in obsequious
gratitude attempted to give the
gigantic dam enterprise an ap-
pellation honJilng his benefac-
tor. 1t didn't stick. No peti-
tion asked i and there was no
urge from the people 1t had
taken the name Boulder" and
that seemed good enough. Not
since Americus Yespucci came
over from Europe aud >tole the
name OF the Columbus discovery,
has such an outrage been at
tempted on American nomencla-
ture Making an imperfect
map of the Columbus discovery,
Vespucci affixed his own name
and it is America instead of
Columbia" !" The trailer of
Columbus ma !e it stick. But
former Secretary Wilbur's pur-
pose and the Citizens persist
ence cannot change the name of
Boulder dam
NJ. Hoove as president was
cold toward the policy of the
government acting for the peo-
pie in any way. His was the
rugged individuIlist" way.
If any persons name should be
attached the Boulder anyon
enterprise it would not in all
justice be the name of the ex-
president. Rather it would be
Senat jr Hiram Johns n or Con-
gresham Swing, of California.
But for Johnson and Swing
there'd be no dam across Boul-
der canyon in Arizona. 1t was
their persistent efforts that gave
the nation Boulder dam.
Arizona thinks much of her
dams Sle is dam conscious.
Dams are the life Of Arizona.
She has all kinds Of dams. She
has already 10 storage dams.
She has 267 diversion dams As
a result of these dams she has
| l,27l irrigation enterprises rep
resenting a SIS, ,900,0 900 invest
ment. There are 1000 Dniles of
canals in Arizona fed by dam
reservoirs. Arizona has 100000
acres subject to irrigation thru
her canal an dam systems.
Arizona pays out S3,G00,000 a
year maintenance for her lrri-
CATION systems. Already 15,-
900 farms are under irrigated
production With the Coolidge
project only getting under way,
the average annual value of
farm products by reason Of dams
is S281.567 900.
Without dams Arizona would
not have population enough for
Statehood With them, the
ey 5 Of The nation are focused
on the achievements of the
young state. But yesterday,
Arizona was a desert. Dams
have brought her out. People
will not suffer their dam names
to be changed for no reason a,
all Boulder dam is the last
word in dam construction, and
the name is vefy appropriate
The Tucson Citizen is a spright-
ly afternoon paper well worth
the price, ten cents week, but
it is not powerful enough to
H. e D,.l1 1,r
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-03-29

To an Imagination nf any
scope, the most far-reaching
power is not money. 1t is the
command of ideas.---Oliver
Wendell Holmes,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-04
WELDED
A WICKED CUE

The big revival is on so maybe
some of the brother knights will
be won back to the old time pas
time Of billiards and pool. When
.EIerbie" Raglan welded q wicked
cue stick In the parlor tables he
had the same yearning for con-
quests as young Alexander back in
the days when the Greeks went in
for fighting in big way. The res-
taurant idea is q new wrinkle and
a successful one.
\ Raglan with Charlie" Hammel
and Charles brother, the late
John Hammel. took over the boys
around the X. of C. circuit. They
failed to click in their tournament
with the Elks. but then again the
knights can't win all the time and
in all branches offsport.
Pool and. billiard matches were
very popular a few years ago and
to keep in the lime light the coun-
ell encouraged the organization OF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-04

by Hubert Cunningham, the big,
smiling fire 1ieutenont Of the Town
Plot station, and sugar daddied"
by Michael j. Moran, just. plain
Mike" to thousands. The old YMCA
was the home court Of the team,
whose members gained Individual
honors in the City Amateur league
which held forth in the closing
days Of the famous South Main
street auditorium. The team repre-
scented the pick of the league, Car
roll, Dumschott and Mcnamara Of
the Brooklyn A. c.; Borden Sheehy,
and the two reservists from the
Pastimes, winners Of the league
tournament.
I Stars Appear
It might be of a note Of more
than passing interest that in this
particular tourney the knights OF
Columbus featured q galaxy Of
stars, but not successful team
clicking combination in the collec-
ton. The Knights through some
skillful engineering Of Chief Pilot
"Tommie', Flanagan, who was the
managerial genius of the "Caseys"
city league entry, produced q group
that later wrote basketball history
in far-fung type. They were only
five willing lads from the Boys
Club. They were eager to play and
how they could play.
They were Alden White, Henry
Darlington, Tommie Quinn, Harold
Begley, and Jimmie Lee. White and
Darlington are numbered among
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-04
jim CARR BROUGHT !
OUT TRACK STARS
Auspicious Meet Here De-
velOped Into Harriers;
Kacey Duel

At basketball. bowling and base
bali fans sing in rhapsody Of their
favorite pastime, but to Brother
"Jim'' Carr there's no afternoon
more probably spent than when =
track meet is staged. "Jim, who
gives the best statesmen In the irl-
surance circuit q grand run daily
these days. Is q former space an
nihilator or runner from Thomas
ton. Under his supervision the K.
Of G. staged q field and track event
several years ago in old Brassco
Park, down on the site Of the old
golf lots, the present circus grounds
or what you will In the line Of
names He had entries from all
parts of the state, but to the spec
tators that witnessed the test Of
speed and Drawn there were but
two outstanding groups-the Har--
riers Of New Haven and the ambi-
tious '.Kaceys'' OF Waterbury. The
Harriers formed one Of the great
est aggregations Of its kind in New
England.
Titles Garnered
But thumbing the sports record
we find that the K. Of G. In two
seasons collected q few trophies as
a team and q flock Of titles for its
individual members. Eddie" De-
mensky. now Father Demensky.
was recognized as the A. A. u. 100
yard champ OF Connecticut; while
Tommy Cavanaugh. the Oakville
flash and son Of "Pat" Cayanaugh,
another great insurance man. held
the $50 title. The local Knights
were splendidly equipped for the
sprints. had one or two good milers
and one Marzolo. who was the
Dorando of his day and Of the To-
cal meets.
To Jim Carr goes the honor of
interesting the X. Of G. In the great
possibilities OF track and field
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-04
Guard Parochial Schools

Many state and local councils
have Joined forces with the SUI
preme council in defeating at
tempts to destroy the parochial
school system. Twice In Michigan
when efforts were made to amend
the state constitution to compel all
children to attend the public
schools, the knights Of Columbus
financed direct action and supplied
education material which brought
about the defeat Of the proposals
at the. polls. In oregon q law with
a similar purpose was enacted.
Since the sparse Catholic popula-
ton was unable to finance litiga-
ton. the Knights OF Columbus sup
piled funds to carry the case to the
United States Supreme court where
1t was declared unconstitutional.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-04
Achieved Fame In
Days When = Chief
Borden Led Squad
Memorable Battle With Atlas Of New Haven for State
Honors Recalled lmmortals Of That Day on
Court Brought Fame to Local Council

Nearly fifteen years have elapsed
since the .sKaceys" flashed across
the basketball armament Of Con-
necticut to Supremacy. Time, how
ever, has not dimmed the memory
of the faithful cohorts that follows
ed the career Of Chief Frank Bor-
den and today in the vanguard Of
enthusiasts who revel in fireside
talk Of by-gone days will be found
rooters who persist in their sales
talk that the Knights of Columbus
basketball team Of that era was
one Of the best ever produced In
Connecticut.
While 1t made sound to many
like an elaborate or pretentious
claim, still as good old "AI' Smith
would say-let's look at the rec
ords. In the season which recorded
the finest display Of basketball,
Connecticut witnessed in years, the
s'Kaceys" were crowned the undis-
puted champions OF the Nutmeg
realms. And listen, brother, don't
confuse this hard-earned honor or
title with any decision in a wrest-
ling or boxing match. It was no
push over" as they say in the gar
tgon Of the sport world. When the
"Kaceys" won the championship
by defeating the famous Atlas five
of New Haven, they knew they
were in a battle.
-, What o Night!
And maybe some i've thousand
spectators didn't realize it. damned
Into the old New Haven arena the
'.Kaceys" and the scintiliating He
brew boys staged spectacular
game. Nearly 1000 fans accom-
janied the local team to the scene
of the. battle on that particular
night. Lieutenant-G Charles
A. Templeton and Mayor William
H. Sandland for such were their
respective titles In those days, were
just plain Mr. Fan in that bowling
melee. A band was paid to whoop
things up on that night. but none
even heard it.
When the signs were flashed. At
las OF New Haven versus .:Kaceys''
of waterbury. it was town hall,
town gym that night. It was a sure
sell-out notice, but the Atlas were
not the only lads. who realized that
the K. Of G. lads Of Waterbury had
what 1t takes to be champions.
Remember fans. the battle royals
between the Knights and the Gold
en- Rods Of Winsted. the Crescents
Of Norwich, Company M, Torring-
ton, the Hartford K. Of c. and a
host Of others.
Our PIay-Mates
In that famous championship
team were such familiar names as
Dumschott and Carroll. forwards:
Mcnamara, center; Billy Sheehy
and Chief Borden, guards, with Ed
die Mulhall and Tomnaie Murphy
as reserves and George Taylor,
that classy ball tosser Of all time,
as guest artist or player.
: The K. of C. team was organized
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-04

events. Their efforts in inter-city
competitive matches. brought the
council plenty Of favorable pub.
lcity. It was the Jfm-and-P Pat come
bination which made such . pro5s.
ect possible. They sure did their
bit to place the X. Of G. Of Water.
bury ON the map" in the field Of
sports.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-04

teams.
p. 8. Yes, Friend Reader. the
X. Of C. have been known to play
cards. The report of the pinochle
according to Tom Walsh, chairman.
and "45" games are in the printers,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-17
GIANT PLANE
To Be TESTED
BY LONG HOP

SEATTLE. Wash. July II UP) -
A nonstop flight from Seattle to
Dayton, Ohio, will be the supreme
test of a gigantic mystery bombing
plane, a veritable flying fortress
built for the United States army it
was learned today.
The croSs-country flight will be
attempted after a series of shorter
experimental flights from the Seat
tie plant of the Boeing company,
builders of the new battleship of
the air.
The 15-ton plane. constructed on
specifications calling for a 2500-mile
nonstop range and a speed of $50
miles an hour. may receive its bap-
tiSm in the air today The initial
flight, however. may be delayed
until Thursday or possibly until
next week. Company officials re-
fused TO specify definite time.
They awaited the reports OF
technicianS on the manner in which
the four 7O0-horSepower motors
stood up under a warming-up test
yesterday. when the secretly built
bomber was wheeled from the shops
10 the outdoors for the first time.
The plane looked like some pre-
historic monster from the pleisto-
Gene age as it stood glinting in the
sunlight at BOeing field while Lew
Tower, chief test pilot, and his aides
tried out the powerful motors.
Streamlined over its 70 foot
length, the low-wing monoplane had
a wing spread of 100 feet and stood
Is feet above the ground to which
il was anchored.
Like warts on a dinoSaur, machine
sun turets, protected by unbreak-
able glass made through a new
formula, jutted from the aluminium
body.
Inside was the latest equipment
known TO aviation-two-Way radio
telephone. apparatus, a radio COM
pass and automatic pilot for robot
and blind flying; and quarters for
q crew of 10 men.
One Of the features of the new
ship, it was learned, is that one
motor can sustain the plane in the
air after the other three had failed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-17
New York Stocks

NEW YORK. July II. U.P)-Au-
tomoblle and automobile equipment
issues led the stock market higher
today. Bonds and commodities al
so advanced.
Wheat jumped 2'a to 81 cents a
oushel in Chicago, carrying other
grains up with it. Wheat futures
scared 5 cents, the limit of fluctu-
alton, at Minneapolis and Duluth
Cotton rallied several points. Rub
Der gained. Hogs made a new top
since 1890
While the commodity stocks paid
no attention to the appeals court
decision against the AAA proc ess-
ing tax, certain stocks we're bid up
on 1t. Packing issues turned act
i've.
Nest dealings centered around
the automobile division. Motor
products reported earnings for the
first half OF 1894 at $3.50 a share.
against Sl.05 year ago, and
promptly scared to 3419. up 3is, a
new high for the year. Timken
Roller Bearing. Spicer Manufactur-
ing, Houdaille Hershey B. and
Murray Corporation also made new
tops for the year.
General Motors and Chrysler led
in activity and both made new
1885 highs. Hudson was higher and
Packard was active around its best
level of the movement
Several aviation issues were in
demand. notably Sperry.
American Can resumed its rise,
gaining 113 points. Continental
Can at one time was up points.
The bulge in wheat sent Case up
points while international Har-
vester made a new high for the
year. Deere & Co. rose more than
a point. Mail order SHARES firmed
fractionally.
Utility shares firmed. with Elec-
trio Power preferred issues again
making new highs.
Volume approXimated 1,350000
shares compared with 100000
shares yesterday. Curb sales 180.-
900 shares compared with $4,000
shares yesterday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages: industrial 1921, up O.57;
railroad 1881, up O.22; utility, 1928,
up Ole.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-17
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, July II. W.P) -
Industrial issues led a marked adj
vance in prices on the Los Angeles
stock exchange today.
Chrysler Motors set a new high
for the year at SO after a IL point
rise. A second new high was re-
corded for Golden State Milk at
on a rise of 7s. and Emsco Derrick
and Equipment improved u to
reach 1872, a third new high.
The trend in oil stocks was
slightly down. however, five issues
losing ground while one gained
and a seventh was steady Han
cock Oil showed the biggest loss,
2 a point, to close at 20. Lincoln
Petroleum was down three cents on
sales of 2,200 to close at % cents.
Among the financials Security
First National gained 4 on 300
sales to close at 4212.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-17
Valuation Rate
Increases Bring
Strike Threats

SACRAMENTO. Calf, July II UP)
Threats of tax strikes, writs of
review and investigation of ap-
praisals by county officials today
had resulted in only minor changes
in the schedule by which the board
Of equalization plans to change
assessment ratios until they ap-
proximate so per cent Of real value.
Hearings on the proposed changes
continued after most of the pro-
tests had proved in vain, although
objections raised by San Bernardino
county resulted in a continuance
until July 80 and the Shasta county
case was taken under advisement.
Present assessment ratios to real
value of property and action look
ing toward equalization included
the following:
Yuba 1919, increased 5 per cent;
Modoc 30.83, increased so instead of
81 per cent; Butte 1888. increased
10 instead Of Il per cent; Sutter
1921 increased 25 per cent instead
OF 35 per cent; Yolo 4518, increased
10 per cent; Riverside 3188 III
creased SO instead Of SIS per cent;
Orange 35.85. increased 35 per cent;
Ventura 4345 increased Is per cent.
Shasta county officials provided
bitter opposition to the boards
determination to increase valuations
55 per cent. They claimed that
valuations were speculative due to
the prospect Of the central valley
water project approval and did not
represent true faiue5 in the county
Similar protests we're made BY
other counties. The hearings will
be continued throughout the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-17
|. .EAGUE READY
FOR DE. bates
IN AbYSSIN|A

LONDON, July II. U.P)-Consid-
Grafton Of the explosive Abyssinian
crisis in the League of Nations
was regarded as assured today
when the government decided to
send Anthony Eden. its minister
for league affairs, to Geneva
Tuesday to attend a league coun-
Gil meeting.
When the council last met, it
was agreed to meet July 25-next
Thmsday-to consider the crisis if
italian and Abyssinian negotiators
had neither liuuidated border
clashes nor named an impartial
chairman to cast a deciding vote
on them.
The big powers tried hard for
weeks to sidetrack council consid-
Grafton. Recent diplomatic activ-
ity has been indicated as aimed at
trying to support Italy against
AbySsinia, however, and the news
of Eden's assignment was regard
ed as indirect notification that
this course has been adopted
Unless there is a change in the
present attitude fthe British and
French governments, the likelihood
seemed to be that Italy would be
invited to arraign Abyssinia as
slave ridden and unfit to be a
league member. Unless small ma
tions objected with sufficient en-
ergy, this would prepare the way
for legalization Of an Italian war
on Abyssinia.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-17
DANCER WEEPS
AS STORY Of
SHOOTING TOLD

LOS ANGELES, July II. UP)-
Weeping, Kathryn Parks, 17-year-
old dancer, heard testimony in the
Staying of Glenn Drewyor Hunt
ington Park neighbor boy whom
she said she shot when he peered
through her bathroom window, at
an informal session of juvenile
court today.
Her demeanor contrasted mark
edly with that at the inquest,
when she giggled Historically as
questions were asked.
Again and again today as wit
nesses, including her mother, Mrs.
Ruth Parks, told stories in support
of Kathryn's account of the affair,
she burst into violent tears.
The hearing was held in the
chambers of Judge Samuel r.
Blake on a juvenile manslaughter.
petition.
Into evidence went the pierced
bathroom screen from a window on
the ledge of which police saio they
found finger prints. Beneath the
window, it was testified. was six
inch log on which a person might
have stood.
The girls story was that she
fired a wild shot into the ground"
to frighten away a proWler.
DR.. A. F. Wagner, county autopsy
surgeon. testified that the bullet
entered the back of the youths
head, slightly on the right side.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-17
CRACK TRAIN
CRASHES INTO
CITY Street

UPPER SANDUSKY. O., July II
U.P-The locomotive of the Peinsyl-
vania's crack passenger train, the
Liberty Limited. exploded in the
middle of Main street today after
striking a truck trailer, leaving the
rails and plunging two blocks
through the center Of town.
Seventeen persons were injured,
four critically. Most seriously hurt
were the engineer and fireman, R.
D. Todd and J. w. Ritcha, both OF
Fort Wayne, Ind, and two pas
sengers, William Shirley of Youngs-
town and Peter Haley of Detroit.
Robert Williams, Cambridge, o..
driver of the truck was hurt Slight
ly.
Roaring through town on its regu-
lar nonstop run from Pittsburgh to
Chicago, the train crashed into the
truck trailer at the Main street
ed loose from the passenger cars.
jumped the tracks and hurtled
down the street at right angles to
the rails. Just before crashing into
a house, 1t overturned and exploded.
Todd and Ritcha were scalded
critically and suffered possible in
ternal injuries
Meanwhile, nine coaches and
sleeping cars hurtled off the rails
and ploughed along the side of the
track for more than 1000 feet be-
fore crashing into some box cars.
Two coaches overturned. Of the 75
passengers aboard, Il were injured,
only two seriously.