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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
NEW VITAMlMlZED MINERAL OIL FOR
 CONSTR PATTON

A new mineral oil product contain. ing VItamins 4, n & E is n distinct advance in constipation remedies. Many laxatlves, even though mild. are known to detract from the vita min balance of your system and thus eventually weaken it. NiTA-MlN- oI.. this new remedy, not only does moi dctraet from the natural Vita min balance but instead supplies these three essential vltamins. then passes through the tract. removing only waste matters. Strengthens and tones. TasteleEa and pleasant. Large bottle at introductory price or dsc Ask ua about lt. For sale nt an drug stores of Waterbury DrngglAth Anaoclation, in Naugaiuck at Nau. Eatuck Drug and ln Thomahton at LatimeT'B Drug Store,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
MERRIMAN, HUNT
 GET STATE POSTS

Buckingham P. Merriman was chosen lieutenant governor and Ed- win 8. Hunt was named Q gentle man of the court for three year term ct the annual meeting of the Society of Colonial Wars of Con- necticut ct the Pennington Country club Tuesday. The two men men- toned above were the only two local men honored.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
CITY ENGINEER
 APPROVES PLAN
Strongly Endorses New Baldwin Street Bridge
 Project

Strong endorsement of the plans for Q new structure to replace the present "Scovills bridge" on Bald win street and approval of the prices proposed for the buying of land near the bridge site were voiced today by City Engineer Rob- ert A. Cairns. He declared that con- struction of Q new and modern bridge at the Baldwin street loca- ton, plus several important changes in grading and street layouts will be Q project Of lasting value and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

NNAA S8I I--~---N~N~eN
 ''The Importance of being pre- pared Co render first aid to the Injured is being Increasingly rec OgnlEOd and is attested t0 by striking tangible results In Che reduction of fatalities and serious complications In industrial or- ganisatlons and elsewhere where men and women have been in- structed md equipped to meet emergencies Oe this nature.
 "Preventlom Of accidents should Do given constant emphasis, but after every reasonable precautlon has been taken, accidents will stlI1 happen.
 "ORten what is apparently . very minor wound proves the most serious because Oe infection or other complications. ststlstlcs show that the majority of ell ser- ious accidents occur in the home. Figures on Che annual toll of au- tOmOblle accidents are appalling. AA -na.AA A AA maaA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

what not do coupled with ready availability of supplies and the act could of the lives which lost daily.
 Accordingly pleasure prOcaing he observance In Waterbury of National First Aid week. May o 2 commend citizens this city Che importance of this subject and suggest that during National First Aid week. citizen take of his preparedness to render first aid in emergencies Che shop Oface in the home. in the woods Physcians easily the Iaymen in the Eudments limitation of first aid The essential materials few and easy to carry.
 Tf every citizen of responsible in the cly of Waterbury first aid emergencies while National First Ala week is graphically bringing subject to attention gatfyng reductions lost working me suffering, fatalities to be realized. Signed:
 FRANK HAYES,
 Mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

The Mendelssohn Male Chorus will be featured at . memorial service at the First C0ngrega- tiOnal church tomorrow afternoon at { o'clock. Rev. Dr. James Y. Gregg, pastor, will be in charge.
 The memorial address will bc given by Rev. Floyd Roberts Of Japan, Q member of the Mendels. sOhn Chorus and former assistant pastor Of tho First church.
 The deceased members include Elmer D. TulIar, Robert Cooper, Graham Cross, Royal Andrews MerwIn and George Batchcler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
WENTWORTH UNIT
 TO HOLD REUNION
Local Boys Who Trained in Boston for War Serv.
 ices to Meet at Milford

Waterbury will be represented by c large delegation of World War Veterans at the annual outing of the Wentworth Institute Training Detachment Association to be held
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
oOen his bonds and telephone

loosen his bonds and telephone police. , .S were seeking an automobile bearing New Jersey registration plates. How the trio got into the store was Q mys- tery. Police said they doubtless were professional safe-blowers since each safe had been expertly blasted.
 switzerland will spend S80,000, DOC on it's army and Notifications in the next few years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
New Auxiliary Staff
 Installed Tomorrow
Unit of Ctys Oldest Italian Organization, Ciatina
 COnnaziOnaIi, to Hold Ceremonies

The Installation of officers of the Women's Auxiliary Caiatina Connazona Society will be held at Buckingham Hall Sunday afternoon at D. m The mems organization
 is the oldest Italian American society in the city and has taken active part in every worthy activity of the commit ny Delegations from all of the federated societies will be present at the ceremonies well groups from non federated societies. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
641 Auto Drivers Halted by Police for Defective Lghts
Proclamation

Mayor Frank Hayes joined with mayors and gOvno rouEh- out Che United states today pFOCamng next week May l7h National Flrst Ala week His proclamation which s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
SHERIFF KEEPS DIGNITY

Toledo (UP).-Sign post from the Lucas county sheriff's office in- advertently were erected on the Wood county side of the line. The Wood county sheriff promptly tore them down, tossed them Into jail, and asked who was the sheriff of his county, anyway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
Killed

The Council of the Seine Depart aent of France will spend s30,O00.- 900 in eliminating 10 railway cross lngs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16
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Every Doy

Every Day Is Juniors Doy- Today Is His Special Day Here. So-we've just let down the bars, for Junior to hurdle and he can browse amongst these today. Athletic shirts and shorts-spe- cioI voIue, 25 cents each. No button "Quickees" - Iostex neck and drop seat band, in one piece undies and Pojomos-kid- dies can put them on in fifty and off as quickly, 85 cents and $L25.
 Tub" suits and shorts, ages 2 to lo-$l.o5 to $5.95.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-16

officers of state institutions in the Irish Free State have been ordered to learn Irish.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
R | v { r S
CROSSING
DIFFICULT + 7
Under RiUer Tunnel
Problems Met
By Bureau

The long memory of the United
States Bureau of Reclamation
makes it mighty well glad to con-
tract the job of siphon cOnstruc-
ton for the All American canal
under the New and Alamo rivers
in Imperial Valley, il the crisp
pages of official documents are
any indication.
The last major siphon construct,
ed in his region was more of head
ache than a JOY to the reclamation
bureau-but it taught lessons which
would make the government men
experts if they undertook the job
now as they did then, by force ac-
count.
In the Yuma project office of the
reclamation bureau is a revealing
paragraph dealing with conStruc-
ton of the siphon which carries the
Yuma Main canal under the Color
ado river from California to Ari-
zona. 1t follows:
preliminary operations for the
construction of the Colorado siphon
began in November, 1909, and both
shafts were down to rock by Oct
ober, 1910. The subsequent history
Of the siphon until its, completion
Continued on Page 6; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
BUSIN
BOOS Ed
FOR BARD
Project Will Leaue
Area Virtually
Unchanged

Residents of the Bard district
in eastern Imperial county will not
be materially affected by con-
Struction of the All American can
al, except as it brings them closer
to the more quickly populated
area of the county by extending
that area toward them.
Many residents of the Bard ter
ritory have felt benefits from
canal construction in increased
business, but the benefits are not
of the permanent character with
which the canal has come to be
associated. Others have expressed
fear that the canal, with the
heavy burden of water, would in
crease the districts drainage prob
lens seriously. Engineers do not
believe this will be the case. Pre-
cautionary steps, in the form of
drainage bitches, probably will be
taken, however.
AS a distinct irrigated area, not
a part of the Imperial Irrigation
District. Bard has received its
water supply from the Yuma canal
and will continue to do so because
of its organization under the guild
ing hand of the federal reclama-
ton bureau, which inaugurated the
Yuma project. Bard originally
Continued on Page 6; Col .
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
VISITORS
or NOT E
SEE WORK
Engineers of NJ any
Countries VieW
Big Project

From the other side of the world
and from down under" engineer
ing experts visit the All American
canal. first presenting their creden-
tials at the Yuma office of the
United States Bureau of Reclama-
ito n.
Men from other nations, before
being conducted over the route OF
the canal, usually stop in Washing
ton, D. c., to obtain letters of in
PRODUCTION to local officials of the
reclamation bureau. They come
from all corners of the globe some
from Russia, from Japan. from
China, Australia, Egypt and the
European countries.
Among others who have visited
the project since its start were Mi
dori Sugiura, irrigation and drain
age engineer, department OF agri-
culture and forestry, Japan; s'hicu-
dean Chyn, China; Harry Conrad,
senior executive engineer. state
river and water supply commission,
Victoria, Australia; and DR.. H. j.
Wood, Kings College, University OF
London.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
HUGE CALLAHAN
DRAGLINES ARE
LARGEST MADE


Most ponderous and most impress
sive pieces of machinery on the All
American Canal job, where there
are many pieces of machinery, are
the giant draglines operated by the
w. E. Callahan Construction Com
pany and Gunther & Shirley.
Even among draglines they are
kings of their clan, those three great
10-yard machines, weighing over 600
tons each and requiring a crew of
four men to operate each one. ex-
elusive of ground crews and crew
operating the service of supply
and maintenance. There are only
four of them in the world-the 9th
er one is in the eastern coal fields.
Besides these giant machines,
Callahan operates three six-yard
draglines, one three-yard machine
and two yard and-a half machine.
None of them are babies. Other
heavy equipment on the Callahan
job includes several tractors and
bulldozers, which act more or less
as handy men for the great drag
lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

including excavation through the
famous Imperial county sand hills
Many persons, some of them en-
gineers believed it would be verg-
ing on impossible to dig a canal
through the sand hills without
an unbearable expense, Gently Ie-
called.
Nov we find that it's not so
difficult he added
He believes there never will be
a menace from drifting sand in the
canal. During the time the Cal
lahan company has been on the
job in the sand hills, he comment
ed, there has been no appreciable
drift into the deep cut. Then he
explained:
The sand hills have been found
to be only a thin surface covering
over the mesa floor The canal
goes down through the sand and
into the mesa The construction
company first lays back the fine
dune sand, then blankets it with
the heavier soil formation from
the mesa. This effectually stops
any drift. The walls and bottom
of the canal, of course, are of the
heavier mesa soil, reinforced by
Continued on Page 6: Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
HEADQUARTERS
MOVE ON SKIDS
TO KEEP PACE

The Lewis Chambers field head
quarters travels on skids-literally.
Because of the continually shift
ing scene of operations, it was nee
esSary to devise some means OF
transporting the machines to keep
up with the work of the draglines.
Skids proved the solution.
Three main buildings make up
the headquarters. In one, a screen
ed-in structure of wood, C. A. Colin,
field superintendent has his office
and conducts the ground business
of the company. In another one
room building is the office of j. r,
Lawrence, chief government in
spector, representing the Reclama-
ton Bureau. The third building is
general workshop where repairs
for all the machines are made.
Continued on Page 6: Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
CANAL BIGGEST
WATER PROJECT
IN HEMISPHERE

The Ali American canal is the
largest irrigation project ever con-
structed in the western hemisphere
and is surpassed in size, although
not in engineering Importance by
cnly one canal in the world in
the famous irrigated areas of In
dia.
Among irrigation canals it holds
the place that the Panama canal,
the Suez canal and like works
hold among ship canals.
Even the Indian canal cannot
compare with the All American
canal in difficulty of construction
and engineering Importance, Of
ficialS declared. Whereas the
Eastern waterway was constructed
with little difficulty over terrain
ideally suited for the purpose, the
All American canal cuts through
some OF the greatest of natural
obstacles.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
WASH CROSSING
STRUCTURES TO
SPAN OBSTACLES

Least publicized but among the
most interesting features of All Am
erican canal construction are the
numerous wash siphons and struc-
lures through or over which the
canal will pass difficult terrain OBJ
StacleS
New River is in the list. 1t will
be crossed by a double barreled steel
siphon founded on concrete piers--a
regular construction job by itself.
Large washes, such as those at sta
ton 129, 424. Picacho Wash and
Unnamed Wash will be crossed
through inverted siphons. while
other larger washes will be taken
over the canal through overshoot
structures. Only the smallest wash
es will be taken into the canal itself,
because of the danger of washouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
FUEL BROUGHT
OVER SAND TO
BIG MACHINES

Fuel for the husky motors that
make work possible on the Lewis
Chambers job has to be brought to
the scene of operations in huge
drums. The big containers of gas
oline and oil for the diesels are
brought to field headquarters by
truck. Then the drums destined to
produce power for the draglines are
loaded on sand sledS and dragged to
the machines. A powerful tractor
backs up to the Sled chain tow lines
are fastened and away goes the sled
over the choppy sea of sand dunes
to the dragline.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
ADVISORS
HELP OUT
Bull s
F ederal Inspectors
Blaze Trails
For Ditch

Wherever there's a contractor up
and down the line of the All Amer
ican canal, somewhere about thereli
be a sturdy, dusty automobile bear
ing the modest mark of the U. S.
Department of the Interior, RECLAIM
alton Bureau. And nine bets out
OF 10 he'll be an inspector,
Where contracts have been award
ed to private concerns along the
canal route, representatives OF the
Reclamation Bureau have been as
signed for the sole purpose OF
checking and double checking on
the contractors work The engi
neers carry the original plans for
the canal and map work for the
contractors. Their work is partly
supervisorial .and partly advisory.
Rather do they work hand and
glove with the contractors, to be
sure the canal is not cup deeper or
wider than specified or not large
enough.
Their "blazes" are inconspicuous
little wooden stakes driven into the
sand along the top banks or down
below in the canal bottoms. These
stakes mark the exact lines along
which the contractors are to dig.
The stakes often are torn up but the
next day will find new ones in their
places. Often engineers represent
ing the construction companies sup
plement with their own stakes.
Just as the blaze" of the timber
cruiser of the north woods marks
the trail of advancing civilization,
so does the tiny wooden stake of
the engineer break down the front
iers, sound the doom of the wilder
ness and presage new development.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
WHIRLING SAND
PERILS COSTLY
MOVING PARTS

Sand storms, the constant dread
of all who live upon the desert, have
offered the most serious problem to
the Lewis Chambers Construction
company in their contract on the
All American canal route.
Winds that whip the fine desert
sand defy the closest built engine
houses and the fine silt gathers up
on the moving parts OF the engines.
Expensive requirements have been
necessary from time TO time and
great care required OF the meehan
les. but work has never been stis
pended for any appreciable length
OF time.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Minimum Wages High; Most Pay More


trucks four tons and under.
SiXty-cent minimums are second
lowest in the list. This includes
blacksmith helpers, carpenter help.
ers, electrician helpers. mechanics
helpers, muching machine opera
tors helpers. dragline operators
helpers, structural steel workers
helpers, and welder's helpers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

cents an hour must be paid to ma
chineman miners, pipefitterS, pow
dermen. tractor drivers and drivers
Of trucks over four tons. Under the
7o-cent minimum class come jack
hammer drillers. motormen. com
pressor operators, concrete equip
ment operators, engine operators,
pump operators and drivers of
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

Mucker and laborer classified
tions receive as cents an hour un-
der the minimum scale set up by
the Department of the Interior. 1t
is the lowest wage. The highest is
$110 an hour, paid to skilled black
smiths, skilled carpenters, concrete
finishers, electricians, mechanics
and repairmen, maehinistS, cable
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

way operators. crane or derrick op-
orators, muching machine oper
atorS, dragline operators, riggers.
structural steel workers and weld
erS.
Minimum Rates
Placer steel workers and rough
carpenters get a minimum of 82la
cents an hour. Minimums of 80
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

that most companies are paying
more than the minimum rates.
Through the checks handed to
laborers on the canal in the month
of April, 1886, a total of 500, ,808 SO,
paid out to 1869 men, found the way
into trade channels The figure is
near the average, officials estimat-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Giant Sibhons To Be Set Into Canal

Four monster structures of steel and concrete will
be built into the All American canal to provide way
the canal for water draining from the mountains
in rainy seasons This sketch, made especially for
this edition by draughtsmen of the Imperial Irrigation
District, shows how surface water will drain over the
canal Small washes will be carried into the canal
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

Although minimum wages estab-
lished by the Department of the
Interior for laborers on the All AM
erican canal project hit absolute
bottom when they reach figure of
45 cents an hour-and there are
few minimums that low in the list
"a survey of contractors showed
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

augmenting the water supply. In the mountainous
areas, water from countless small washes will be
diverted along the canal to central points where it will
be carried overhead by similar structures OF the four
siphons contracted is located a mile below
the desilting works, another is two and half miles
below Laguna Dam, the third at Unnamed Wash and
the fourth at Picacho Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
NATURE GIVES
WAY TO TIME
ALONG RIVER
March of Progress Recorded in Early
Annals; Explorers Realized
Potential Benefits
BY T. j. WORTHINGTON

Even turbulent nature must give before the march
time and the advance of modern civilization and de-
veopment The age old Rio Colorado the Red River of
the early Spanards errac temperamena and ruthless
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Document Tells
OF Early Sibhon Trouble
Conquering Sand Hills
Proves Routine Work
TO Construction Firm
Not So Difficult, Says Engineer Discussing, Cut
Through Drifting Veneer Over Mesa Floor;
Storms Give Little Trouble

What expected to be of the most battling
gneerng problems in construction of the All American
canal has proved nothing than routine construction
job according to Bruce Gentry, engineer for the w. E.
Callahan Construction company which has a contract
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
CANAL TAKES
RUE SHAPE
FOR 1ST TIME
Contractors Along Entire Route Give Idea
Of Eventual Appearance With
40 Miles Complete

1t will be 1910 before the All American canal system
is in working order Government engineers estimate I'M
perial Dam, the desltng works and the canal proper
with all its varied structures will be completed by the
latter of 1898 Slowly letting in muddy water allow
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-13
WORK TO START ON
NAVAL ARM0RY SITE
IL Men Are Assigned to
Stake Out Buildinu.

Work on the new United States
Naval Armory at w. 30th-st and
White River is to start this week,
with II workmen stalking out the
site.
The Armory, Works Progress
Administration project, is to serve a
double purpose center for
naval training and as community
center for northwestern Indianapo-
lis.
The structure is to cost $3.50, 900,
of which $133,300 is to be spent for
labor, and is to be 215 feet long and
152 feet wide. Ground for the site
was contributed by the city.
The building is to be used for
drills and classes by $50 Indianapolis
men, The drill room, to be $50
feet by 10 feet, is to be available
four nights a week to civic organi-
ztaions for programs, Commander
o. F. Hesler of the Indiana area of
the Naval Reserve said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-13
PARISH SERVICE
SCHEDULED f1R
1;3O SATURDAY
Retired Electrician Dies at
Daughters Home of
Heart Trouble.

Charles Clement Parish, who died
yesterday afternoon in the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. Robert l.. Hoover,
1887 Shannon-ay, is to be buried
Saturday in washington Park.
Funeral services are to be held at
100 Saturday at the Shirley Broth
ers chapel.
Mr.. Hoover, Indianapolis News re-
porter, found his father-in-law dead
in bed Heart trouble, induced by
an attack of influenza caused the
death, according to the coroner's re-
port. He was SIS.
City Resident IS Years
Mr.. Parish, a city resident for IS
years, lived at SIS S. Denny-st. He
was stricken by influenza early in
December, and had been living at
his daughters home for the last
week.
He retired as an electrician sew
eral years ago. Mr.. Parish was a.
member Of Logan Lodge, F. and A.
M, Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine and
the Englewood Christian Church.
Surviving him, in addition to his
daughter, are his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Parish of Greenfield;
another daughter, Mrs. Helen Jack
son; a son, Charles Parish: broth
err, James Parish, all of Indianap-
oils; another brother, Arlie Parish
OF Greenfield, and a sister, Mrs.
Ollie Bussel Of Newcastle.