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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03
Caroline Chatfield
Says To-day

Mother Has No Right to Push Her Children Out of Their Warm Place to Make Comfortable Berth for Herself. Widows First Duty is to Her Little Ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03

NEXT; Perfume HewA.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Maxwell Trial Ak
Sold TO Woman
For 85CentS

WISE, Va, Dec. 17.-Some resi-
dent of this community is going
to get the famous Maxwell muir
der trial ak for a Christmas
present.
Yesterday a woman went up to
Commemorative Attorney Fred
Greear and explained she would
like to have the ak as a souvenir
to give to her husband, and asked
If she could buy it.
Since Judge Ezra Carter had
ruled the ak, an alleged duplicate
of one which the State contended
might" have been used to kill
Trigg Maxwell, could not be used
as evidence, Greear was more than
glad to get rid of it.
So he sold it to her for IS cents,
the amount the State had paid
for 1t, and everybody was salts
fled.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
FRANK TO FIGHT
FOR HIS JOB

MADISON, Wis, Dec. II G.N.S),
DR.. Glenn Frank, president of the
University of Wisconsin, today
girded himself for a battle with
the board of regents seeking to
oust him from the position he has
held since 1925. He said:
Il have no intention of pre-
Senting my resignation"
The educator said he would for
mally answer the charges of Harold
M. Wilkie, chairman of the board
and leader of the regents bloc
seeking his custer, at the next
meeting of the board, to be held
after Christmas. He added:
II have no feeling of embar-
reSSment in meeting Squarely on
a factual basis everything that
Mr.. Wilkie has presented or
anything he may present. 1
shall give formal reply to Mr..
Wilkie and the group he repre-
SentS at the next meeting"
Wilkie denied oft-repeated
charges that DR.. Frank was being
made the goat of a political coup
declaring:
"Over a long period there has
developed an increasing diSatis-
faction with DIR. Franks admin
iStratiOn. 1t is unfair and
untrue to attribute this to
partisan politics."
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
CHINESE SPLIT.
PER|L0US TO
AMERICANS
$500, 900, 900, Lives S
OF 10000 Endangered
By Present Crisis
By ROBERT G. NIXON
International News Service

Investments Of three hundred
million dollars and the safety Of
10000 Americans were menaced
today as China teetered on the
edge of civil war.
State Department officials
watched the fast-moving develop
ments in the crisis with increasing
anxiety.
Americans have already been
warned to leave the province Of
Shensi, where troops of the Nan.
king central government have
moved against the rebel Marshal
Chang Hsueh-Liang, following his
kidnapping of Dictator Chang Kai.
Shek and his staff.
American business interests in
China total $250,000,000. OF 600
concerns, Standard Oil Company
has the dominant investment. An
other $50,0O0,0O0 is invested in
American-controlled missions and
schools. The United States also
has fundamental interests, such as
the open door," to maintain.
China is the only foreign land
in which the United States has
troops stationed. Nearly 5000
American soldiers are now in Chi.
nese soil. The Thirtieth Infantry
Regiment is at TientSin, a large
Marine guard at the embassy in
Peiping and another large force
at Shanghai.
Chang Kai-Shek has used iron
handed tactics to keep China free
from internal turmoil, observers
here said, and has been the bull.
wark that has kept Chang Hsueh.
Liang and his followers from wag.
ing war against Japan.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Edith Maxwell Gets
SO-Year Sentence

own circuit and admit Edith to
bond, but declared he would raise
this bond to $4,000, as he felt
the $4,000 inadequate.
AS he said that, Edith, who was
confined in the county Jail here
ii months, turned white, and mur'
INJURED:
"My, that is lot of money.
don't know whether or not we
can raise it,"
CARTER SETS PRECEDENT
Soon after the $4,000 bond was
raised, and Edith left for Rich
mond.
E. S. Tate, C. D. Lay, E. T. Dot
son, uncle of Edith, and M. E.
Taylor were the bondsmen.
This is the first time Judge
Carter has ever granted bond in
such a case, he pointed out.
commemorative Attorney Fred
Greear, who had twice prosecuted
Edith, winning firSt-degree muir
der verdict the first time and a
second-degree verdict today, eX
pressed himself as satisfied" by
the verdict. He said:
''It speaks for itself. We had
a strong case in my opinion. 1t
has been a hard-fOught case,
and 1 believe the verdict will be
upheld"
Little Mary Kathryn said be-
tween sobs:
Il was not surprised. We can
not get fair jury here"
M. j. Fulton, of Richmond, de-
tense attorney said:
There is no question, but
what there is a reversible er-
rOr in this case. and 1 am conf
den the high courts will grant
a new trial. / am very much
surprised at this verdict"
State Fights Delay
The case ended just about dark
yesterday, after six solid hours of
oratory by counsel. Common
wealths Attorney Fred Greear
wanted the case given to the jury
at once, but Judge Carter was
merciful. He stated the jury was
tired, after listening all day. so he
would give them breathing spell
Greear- was disappointed and
urged the judge to reconsider.
Then one of the jurors murmured
in a tone heard at the press table:
"We've been here a long time
now, and one more day won't
matter"
Several jurors turned to the
judge and urged that he delay Civ
ing them the case until morning,
and the sheriff returned them to
their hotel,
The closing day of the trial was
one of the most unique SpectacleS
ever seen. 1t was cross between
a county fair and circus.
You might have shot a cannon
down the main street of town and
not hit a person. For everybody
was packed and jammed in the
court room. The room seats about
$50 persons, and there were close
to 1000 there. They were hang
The Washington times., 1936-12-17

ing from the balcony, they were
perched on the judges bench, they
were standing wherever there was
an inch of room.
Women brought their babies,
knitting, lunches. Twice during
the final argument the judge lad
to halt the attorneys and direct
the sheriff to eject women with
young babies whose cries rivalled
the stentorian shouts Of counsel.
At the noon recess hardly a soul
left their seat. An enterpriSing
lunchroom owner did land-office
business when he appeared with a
basket of sandwiches and cases Of
soda pop.
Almost every lawyer in this sec
The Washington times., 1936-12-17

ton, and many from Tennessee
and Kentucky, as well came here
to listen to the greatest array Of
legal talent ever gathered in a
single case here. And they were
repaid for coming. For it was an
excellent show.
The commemorative attorney
turned his big guns on little Mary
Katheryn, who was the star wit
ness for her sister. He charged
her with deliberately lying, with
being coached in her story, and he
beloved:
"The defense has quoted and
q little child shall lead them?
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
7. B. Eradication Test
Has 44th Birthday

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. II
G.N.SD D.-Celebrating the redue-
ton of bovine tuberculosis in
Pennsylvania. the first State In
which a Federal tuberculosis
eradication test was conducted a
years ago, DR.. John R. Mohler
chief Of the United States Bureau
of Animal Industry, today de
clared that eventually the Depart.
ment of Agriculture hopes to
eradicate tuberculosis en- tirely y
from the Nations herds.
The first herd test for eradica.
tion of tuberculosis was conducted
in Pennsylvania in 1892.
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Continued from Page II

excessive and not in accord with
the law and evidence.
Delay Compromised
Chief defense counsel asked to
have this motion continued to the
March term of court, and that
Edith be admitted to bail. The de
lay was asked in order to have
the record of the case written up
The prosecution argued that Il
this long delay were granted
it would be impossible to take the
case to the June term OF the
Supreme Court of Appeals.
It was finally agreed to continue
this present term of court until
March and that the argument
will be heard here before that
time.
Defense Submits Plea
The specific basis for the mo
ton to set aside the verdict is:
/. That it is not in accord
ance with the evidence.
2. There was improper ad-
mission of evidence.
3. There were improper re-
marks made by counsel in clos
ing arguments.
4. That there were errors
made by the trial judge.
There was some commotlon 1r
the crowded courtroom as the yer
dict was returned. From the side
where members of the Maxwell
family, who have been active ir
the prosecution. were sitting, came
a smattering of applause. while
on the other side of the room
there were a few "boos" and muir
murs of protest.
Defendant Stunned
Members of the Dotson family
Edith's mother was a Dotson-sur
rounded the girl and tried to com
fort her.
Edith was at the point Of col
lapse, for she had been confident
that she would be freed by thi'
jury.
Later, when she was a bit more
composed, Edith said:
"This is an awful blow. But
I am innocent, and / do not
feel that this verdict is justi-
fled. We will go on until jus
tice is done. 1 do not see how
this verdict could have been
reached"
The judge brought up the ques
ton of his right to admit the de
fendant to bail. despite the fac
that the commonwealth an
nounced it did not oppose such 6
motion. saying:
"It is not my practice to grant
bond where a sentence is 10
years or more. That is seri-
Gus matter, and you do not know
how rational the defendant will
act"
CASE TO HIGH COURT
The defense argued, however
that the status of the defendan
remained unchanged, since sen
tence has not yet been passed, anc
the judge granted them time tt
look up authorities on this poin
before making a final ruling.
Gail Laughlin. State senator
from Maine and defense attorne!
representing the National Women
party, announced her organiza
tion would carry this case to th'
United States Supreme Court i
necessary.
The judge announced he woul'
vary from the procedure Of hi
The Washington times., 1936-12-17
H. p. Dorman Honored

Hamilton P. Dorman, son of DR..
and Mrs. H. N. Dorman, of zoos
Thirty-second st. N. W., has been
elected treasurer of the freshman
class at Bates College, Lewiston.
Me-, it was learned today.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
Ruth Teeple Reid
Sponsors KiWanis
Luncheon Program

Ruth Teeple Reid sponsored the
program Friday for the Kiwanls
club meeting at the Barbara Worth
hotel. presenting Miss Edith Redit,
instruction supervisor from the
county superintendent of school S
office. and the Misses Kathryn and
Betty Surface, the later two in pl-
ano numbers, excellently played.
Miss Redit discussed the day OF a
county supervisor, explaining how
her time is occupied the problems
which she has to meet and the con-
slant need for revision of old meth
DDS of education. Imperial coun-
tvs gravest problems from an edu-
cational standpoint are centered IN
the foreign born children and also
in the children of migratory work
ers, the two groups constituting 81
per cent of the total population OF
the rural schools.
Jim Mahood of San Diego, lieu
tenant governor. spoke briefly; II.
r. Anderson reported on the Draw
ley meeting Thursday night, Ray
Jenner, on the plans for the ladies
day gathering to be held March 6 in
the Ten Thousand club. Don Han
son of San Diego presented greet
ings from the club in that city. Don
Ketchen presided in the absence of
Gordon Scriven, president.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
BRIEF FILED
IN COLORADO
RIVER BATTLE
Continued from PAGE I


troVersy. CALIFORNIA; brief. concur
ed in by Nevada, was prepared by
Swing and signed by the attorney
general.
The California Nevada brief,
Swing reported, harnonizes COM
pletely with those of four upper
basin states, Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah and New Mexico. Thus, six
of the seven Colorado river basin
states present united front
against the proposals of the other
state. Briefs prepared by the other
upper basin states were sent 10
Swing for examination before they
were filed. He had been successful
previously in convincing their rep
resentatives that the states should
protest Arizona's move.
Arizona now has 20 days TO
reply to the latest briefs, although
a request for an extension of time
is anticipated. California and her
sister states thereafter will be CIV
en- an opportunity to reply to Ari-
Zona's contentious in new briefs.
Swing expressed belief that the
briefs filed Monday, covering the
entire controversy, will result in
decision favorable to California.
Arizona, seeking 100000 acre
feet of water from the Colorado
river, argues before the supreme
court that California communities
are attempting to obtain far more
than their share OF water from
the river. The court will find,
Swing predicted, that the aggregate
of water apportioned to California
communities under existing con-
tracts is not in excess of the states
equitable share.
Water to be taken from the river
by the All American canal, fer use
in part at the Pilot Knob power
drop, plays a prominent part in
the supreme court suit.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
CLERGYMAN
ASKS HELP
FOR BRUNO
1Continued from Page D

ACOnIlnueQ from rage =
templated addressing a letter to
Condor himself if Fishers plea to
him to return is ineffective. The
points he thinks Condor should
clarity are:
l. Why did Condor say that more
than one person was involved in the
kidnapping, then testify that Haupt-
mann was alone in the crime?
How does he account for the fact
that. as he has said. someone offered
him S250,000 TO change his trial test
imony? Hauptmann was in jail
when the offer allegedly was made.
3. Who was the man with italian
accent who broke into a telephone
conversation between Hauptmann
and Condor about ransom?
t. Who was a woman who entered
a charity bazaar to make an ap-
pointment to meet Condor, and why
did he not keep it?
Hoffman, convinced that Haupt-
mann at least had accomplices who
should be found before he is execut-
ed, has been unable to obtain evil
dence enough to win clemency from
the state pardons court and has
said he will not grant another re-
prieVe.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
JUDGE DELAYS
THEFT HEARING
Continued from Page u

guilty CT completely in the at
tempted srobbery and smuggling of
w. F. Ravens late last year.
Faustino Davila was sentenced
to San Quentin with the recon-
mendation that he be deported at
the expiration of his sentence. He
was found guilty of the illegal
possession and sale of narcotics.
L. Ragudo pleaded not guilty 20
forgery and Don Bitter was ap
pointed to represent him. Trial
was set fer March 2. Ethel Hen
derson, charged with failure to
provide, was arraigned and P. N.
Myers appointed to represent him.
February 25, was set as the date
for plea.
Leo Becker, who pleaded guilty
to a series of burglaries in FL
Centre, was sentenced to Folsom
for the term prescribed by law.
Pleas of not guilty were entered
by Charles Jones and Leonard
Jackson, who were charged with
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
CENSUS AIMS
TO REGULATE
ALL SURPLUS
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
future production and market pol
icies.
Information sought by the sur
vey will not be used for tax pur-
poses" said Robert E. Bottel #
the survey staff, but will be used
for the good of the ranchers. By
means of the information gather
ed. too ntany ranchers will not
plant any given crop but wide
diyersification will be possible with
resulting good markets"
A survey Of the flax, barley
wheat and pasture paintings will
be made IN addition to the citrus
deciduous and vine census.
The survey is statewide and the
Imperial county survey is a part
CT the tri-county survey underway
here, in Riverside and San Bernar-
dino counties.
Crews of men are working along
the southern border sections OF
the county and will progress north
ward through the county as rapid
~ as possible, Bottel said.
The agricultural commissioner
office also is assisting by providing
supervision.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
Mechanism
Set Blaze,
Police Say


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 81. u.P)-
Stains found on the clothing of
Fred Stettler, Swiss chauffeur and
amateur watch tinker were
made Of blood. police claimed to-
day as they plunged deeper into
an Investigation OF the clock
murder" of a middle-aged couple
whose half-charred bodies were
found spraWled across the bed n
their apartment early yesterday.
Detectives began a new siege of
questioning of the 25-year- old
chauffeur. a former tenant in the
apartment building the slain eou-
pie owned.
Detectives took him into custody
largely on the strength of reports
of other tenants that he spent
much Of his leisure time tinkering
with watches and clocks. A Weird
electrical heating device, wired
TO a dollar watch and timed to
turn on at a certain hour. ignited
a pile of kerosene-soaked papers
under the bed on which the slain
couple had been placed. officers
believed. The room was in flames
and the bodies charred almost be-
yond recognition when firemen
arrived. Not until hours later We're
authorities convinced that Bar
bour's head had been crushed. as
well as his wife's. Until then, they
had believed the elderly man kill
ed his wife and then himself after
setting the room afire.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
Townsend
Drops 3rd
Party Idea

LOS ANGELES. Feb. q. UP)-Dr
Francis E. Townsend, founder of the
old age pension plan, today repud-
lated any attempts to involve his or
ganization into any third party cam
paign for the presidency.
The elderly Long Beach, Calf,
physician declared the Townsend
movement is not sponsoring a third
party nor had il authorized any
possible candidates TO seek the pres
idency under the banners of estab-
lished parties.
The statement said neither Rep.
John Stephen MeGroatry. California
poet Democrat. nor Conner Smith
of Oklahoma City, vice president
of the old age organization, would
be entered as presidential candi-
dates.
Smith said dispatches from Tulsa,
Okla, that he would enter primaries
in that state were badly advised
I have no such Intention he
said. He was one of the signers
of the statement issued today.
Issues Statement
The statement. signed by DR..
Townsend, Smith, and Robert E.
Clements. secretary of the organiz-
alton, was issued after a lengthy
conference. Tt said.
Newspaper stories have been
written to give the impression Con-
gresham John Stephen MeGroarty
was entering a delegation in the
California presidential primaries.
backed by the Townsend movement.
we have no inclination to favor
a favorite son.
IF this were done somebody would
do likewise in each state of the
Union, advocating that they were
backed by the Townsend plan. Such
a policy would bring discredit to
the organization.
The statement said the Townsend
organization would line up its
strength behind the candidates for
the House of Representatives. and
the Senate"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
JOLIET PRISON
HIT BY GRAFT
DISCLOSURES

JOLIET. Ill, Feb. q. UP)-FaYor-
ed convicts dressed in white flan-
nels at Statewide prison. turned
their cells into gambling clubs. drank
bootleg liquor and had access to
narcotics at 81 a jolt" inyestiga-
tors reported today.
Conditions at the prison appar-
entity have improved since Warden
Joseph Ragen took office last fall,
the investigators said, but prior TO
that time the conVicts ran the
prison"
Two members of a commission
investigating the penitentiary re-
ported the results Of questioning 10
convicts. Their disclosures includ-
ed:
Convicts played poker with as
much as $1,000 on the table while
bribed guards turned their backs.
As much as $4,000 was in circu-
lation among prisoners at one time
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
McGROARTY SCORES
TOWNSEND

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. UP
Representation of the Townsend
bloc on the house committee inves-
tigating old age pension plans was
demanded today by Rep. John
Steven McGroarty, D., Cal, leader
of the Townsend congressional
group.
Friction developed between Nc
Groarty and DR.. F. E. Townsend.
author of the 5000 pension plan,
concerning a reported statement
in Los Angeles by Townsend that
did not favor a third party Town
send presidential candidate in the
forthcoming election.
McGroarty had announced he
would permit his name to be used
on the California ballot as a pres
idential candidate ON a Townsend
| Democratic ticket merely to send
a delegation to the Democratic
national convention seekinp a
Townsend plan plank in the Dem
ocratic platform.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
Holiday Will Be
Observed in City

Washington's birthday, Saturday,
legal holiday, will be observed in
Ell Centre by the closing of many
institutions.
All banks, financial institutions,
county and city governmental Of
fices, the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict, WPA and SRA, the city post
office, the city library, will close
in Observance of the holiday.
Masons of the valley will as
semble in Calexieo Saturday at
.2:30 pm. for their annual get-to-
gether, held always on Washing
toms birthday.
Schools of the city celebrated the
holiday Friday with special pro-
grams in class rooms and assem-
blies.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
Attorneys Sister
Called by Death

Miss Julia V. Finney, 78-year-old
sister of a C. Finney. attorney of
this city, died at the home of her
brother, 534 Sandalwood, at , o'clock
Thursday afternoon after brief
illness.
She apparently was recovering
from a severe cold when she sud-
denly became worse three days
ago and pneumonia developed. She
came to Ell Centre Christmas and
did not return to her home on the
coast. Miss Finney had been fail
ing in health for some time.
Funeral services will be con-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
Southern Sierras
Boosts Pay Level
To 1881 Schedule

RIVERSIDE, Feb. q. UP)-Res-
toration of the salary schedule of
October 1881, when employees went
on five day week, was announc-
ed today by the Southern Sierras
Power company.
F. o. Dolson, president, said at
the company's annual meeting here
the advance goes into effect March
l. Several hundred men and wo-
men in Riverside, San Bernardino,
Orange and Imperial counties are
affected.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-21
MRS Management
Praised by Chief

Enthusiastic praise concerning
the management OF the National
Unemployment service in Imperial
county was voiced by r. II. Towns
field supervisor for the MRS, who
was here Friday on official bust
ness.
He said the situation was han
dled in a capable manner by Chan
Livingston, Imperial county dir
ector, who did not expect the state
and national offices 10 settle his
problems ter him.
Towns spoke encouragingly u
the progress of the unemployment
program ia this section,