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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
PIANO ACCORDIoNs POPULAR

Chicago = (UP) - Americans are now spending $l00,00OO00 annual ly for musical instruments, &C., cording to an estimate by Chicago wholesalers. Piano accordions and guitars were reported the most popular items.
 The 148 national forests in the United tSates contain more than 200 public camp grounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

g0ven to the murder villa, Weid- mann said. She and Weidmann drank milk together. Later he seized her throat, held her through her death struggles. He. buried the body immediately and cashed some of the checks the same day, others ever . period of a week, until Miss DeKoven's aunt, Mrs. Ida SacheiHn, with whom she had been touring Europe, reported her missing to po- lice. making further conversions dangerous.
 VlIla Was Isolated
 Weidmann told the detectives he he'd selected the villa carefully. He wanted a place. so isolated that there would be no danger of any one hearing the Outcries of his vic. tins.
 Miss DeKoven's body was found under 6 porch of the villa, where Weidn1ann said he had buried it Detectives dug in the cellar and found Frommer's body. Both were left where found, pending cor oneT's examination. The bodies of Weidmann's other admitted victims were left at the scene of their deaths.
 After he had confessed, Weid- mann was lodged in a cell that ad- joined the one where the most cele- brated of mass mathematician Desire Landru, the Blue Beard, lived out his last days. Landru murdered 10 women and one boy fran 1915 to 1919 in the course of a matrimonial swindle in which he defrauded 283 women of their savings. He was guillotined Feb- ruary 25, 1922 on the cobblestore paving outside the prison and if Weidmann's confession is proved in court, he might be guillotined on the same spot.
 She Was First Victim
 Miss DeKoven was Weidmann's first victim. She was killed July g. LeBlond followed her to the death villa-he had an appointment to discuss the financing of a theatrical venture he was planning ---and was killed October IT. His body was found doubled up in the tool case of his automobile in a dark street of the suburb of Neuilly. Couffy was the next victim. He was killed near Orleans on the Lamotte- BeuvTon road. Then came From nier who was killed in the villa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
CHINA IS ASKED
 TO SURRENDER
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(Continued rom Page D to a terrific aerial and artillery bombrdment. A Japanese naval spokesman said that planes flew over again and again, dropping hundreds of bombs.
 While artillery shells crashed into all sections of the city, attaches of the Japanese consulate here warned all foreign powersthat Japan could not be responsible for foreign prop erty near Chinese positions.
 Final Assault Time Not Set
 The Japanese authorities were un- able to indicate when the final as- sault upon the great Nanking wall would be made. It is 32 miles long, varies in hieght from 30 to 50 feet, has supporting entertainments rang ing from 20 to 40 feet in width, and is one of the sturdiest structures of its kind.
 Foreign military experts pointed out that the Japanese advance on the capital was so rapid that the vanguard had outstripped supply and reinforcement units.
 They believed it might be a day or two before the Japanese would be ablet o throw their full force against the wall. Some believed they might probably force an entrance by Sunday or Monday, sooner if the Chinese defense cracked.
 Reports from Nanking, however, indicated that the Chinese forces, estimated at around 100000 men, were prepared for 8 long siege in the belief that 1t would be China's Hast stand"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
Jean DeKOUen Was
 Murdered M Paris
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November a. A week later Le- Sobre was shot behind the left ear by a prospective tenant for the Saint Cloud villa for which he was the renting agent.
 The mass murderer slipped in his final crime. In approaching Le- Sobre he presented a calling card. LeSorbre put 1t in his pocket and it was seized upon by detectives as a clue when the body was found. The card said Herr Scott. Police traced Scott, German, to Nice, then to Strousbourg. He recalled having given his card to Weid- mann, a friend of his nephew, Frommer who was to become one of Weidmann's victims.
 Soon Identified
 Within a few days detectives had identified Weidmann as the man who called himself 8 German en- gineer and used the name of Sieg- fried Sauerbrey and lived in the isolated villa in Saint Cloud. Yes. terday Police Inspectors Poignant and Bourguin knocked on the door. Weidmann answered, instantly drew a revolver, wounding both, but SO slightly that they knocked him over a divan and quickly subdued him with their fists.
 Weidmann, taken to the prison, lost his demoniac fighting spirit and became calm. He insisted he could not understand French so 8 German interpreter was provided. First he admitted having killed Le- Sorbre.
 A detective from the murder villa came running in with LeBlound's fountain pen and suspenders. So he admitted that murder. Another de- tective arrived with Miss DeKovens travellers checks and he admitted having killed her. When he had admitted all the murders of which police had connecting evidence, Weidmann said:
 Sorry He Missed Police
 "If I could have killed those two policemen, you woundn't have caught me-"
 When police began questioning him about Miss DeKoven, he gritted his teeth, appeared determined to say nothing. But finally under the pressure of the German translator, he said:
 Last July did something ter-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
LOW VITALITY QUICKLY
 CORRECTED

Medical records show that when vltamins U. Q and D are supplied to those who are 'un down and who lack vitality for iio ape aren't reason, Improvements begins almost nmediately. These vitamins are usually not 'ntalned In suficient amounts in ordinary
 RAy-D IisIsAD1ATED YEAST TABLETS,
 higher vitamin content tablet, are consid-
 ed by many physicians to Do the most
 onomical. convenient and paihtable way supply vitamlns B. O and D. Each tablet sntains as much vitamin D as 2 tcaspcon- Us of ordinary eod-liyeF oil. InpFovenuent usually noticed within ( few days im in. fea5ed vitality. improved appetite. hette: limitation. RAY-D IRRApfATEn YTAg, lAHLErs cost only eiscO. At leading afu, itoses tAAvl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
RICH. COURTNEY
 DODCES JAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
Communists Join Protest

An indication of the nany-sided features of the Controversy Is also found in the fact that Communists protest the establishment of the Bund camp. A resolution adopted by the Sacco-V -VanZetti branch of the Communist party of Waterbury reads as follows:
 WHEREAS, peace and democracy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

rible."
 Police waited for him to continue. "It was horrible"
 He bursts into sobs, asked for pencil and paper. On the paper he wrote: "DeKoven."
 Weidmann said his true name was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

are essential to the pursuit of hap piness of the working peoples and, WHEREAS, Nazi-Fascism Is 9 threat to these essentials and.
 WHEREAS, the proposed camp of the Nazi Bund constitutes an or- ganized effort to introduce Nazism into Connecticut. Be it therefore resolved, that the Sacco-vanzetti Branch of the Communist party, in unity with all lovers of democracy and freedom, will oppose the inva- sion of sue hanti-democratic activi ties in our State.
 Be 1t further resolved, that tn governor and congressman of tlir State of Connecticut be sent copi of this resolution and that they urged to take adequate measures guarantee that the democracy our state shall not be threatened.
 CHARLES CRASNITsKI,
 Chairman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
BRITAIN GIVEN
 SHOCK YEAR AGO
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is 8 much brighter and less nervous man.

A0 ~ AAASANAA AA9AAVS4 esAAA AOt'AS AAOA FOOho man.
 Duchess Is Shopping
 The duchess, who a year ago was waiting nervously at villa in Cannes for the word that would pave the way to marriage, went shopping today. She is making new preparations for trip to the Unit ed States, already once postponed.
 Both their lives are in marked contrast with what they were a year ago. Members of the dukes en- tourage agree that despite the hap piness of marriage he must be rest less and eager for the activity of former days which is now denied him.
 It appeared most likely that the duke would spend his second year of exile in France.
 He cannot go back to England, probably for years.
 Tho projected American trip, shortly after he and the duches 20 to the riviera for Christmas, will be private.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09
KENNEDY WILL BE
 U. s. AMBASSADOR
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ish-American reciprocal trade treaty.
 2. The perennial question of a war debt settlement, and
 3. Issues revolving around stab- ilization of currencies.
 Kennedy was described as feel- ing that his task as maritime chair man was nearing completion. He accepted that position with the ua- derstanding that he would continue in office only through the prelirn- mary period of setting Up operations under the new maritime act. This period now is drawing to 8 close.
 Continue for Few Weeks
 It was understood Kennedy con- templated continuing as maritime chairman for a few weeks more to clean up final details and would be prepared to take up his new duties as ambassador about February l, If confirmed by the Senate.
 Bingham, present ambassador to Great Britain, now is at Johns Hop- kins Hospital in Baltimore under going a general physical examina- ton. His health has not been good and it has been reported recurrently that he has submitted his resiglaa- ton to President Roosevelt.
 Kennedy never has lived abroad or served in a diplomatic connection. However, he has had extensive busi- ness dealings with British indus trialists and financiers and is ac- quainted with many persons prom inent in British public life.
 Chief Preoccupation
 Kennedy's chief preoccupation in the London Post, 1t was understood. will be with business and financial relationships between the United States and Great Britain.
 The British assignment will be the third important position the former Wall Street financier has held un- der President Roosevelt. He was drafted to launch the securities and exchange commission which ne served as chairman during its initial phases. He was recalled to govern inent service to undertake similar duties in establishing the Maritime Commission.
 Kennedy,s assignment to London is understood to be but one of sev- eral impending in the diplomatic service. William E. Dodd has sub nitted his resignation as ambassa- dor to Germany and is expected to be replaced by Assistant Secretary of state Hugh R. Wilson. Joseph E. Davies. ambassador to Soviet Russia, is currently in this country and speculation has centered on possi- bility of a change in that post also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

officials on the jail-breaking charge.
 On Road Since
 But he didn't like the idea, and while @ policeman was taking him to Q cell he knocked him down and escaped again. He had been on the road since the last escape. New Hampshire officials were to claim him at local headquarters to- day.
 Among his belongings were two satchels filled with books and cloth ing, and @ complete diary of his activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-09

The maiden name of Betsy Ross, maker of the first American flag, was Elizabeth Grisconb.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
EDGAR BROS.
REALTY co.
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS IN PROCEED
JNGS UNDER SECTION IS
SOB Main
Phone 100

In the District Court of the Unit
I'd States for the Southern District
)f California, Southern Division.
IN THE MATTER OF Samuel Jo-
ieph Kornblum. Debtor.
In proceedings for a Composition
or Extension.
To the Creditors of SAMUEL JO-
5EPH KORNBLUM. of WEST
MORLAND, In the County of I'M
serial, and District aforesaid:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
IN the 28th- day of APRIL, A. D..
937, the petition of the said SAM
UEL JOSEPH KORNBLUM pray
ng that he be afforded an oppor
unity to effect a composition or
IN extension of time to pay his
iebts under Section rs of the Bank
"uptcy Act. was approved by this
Court as properly filed under saie
'ection; and that the first meeting
If his creditors will be held at the
COURT HOUSE, in Ell Centro on
the lst day of JUNE. A. D., 1897
1t 1000 o'clock in the forenoon. at
which time the said creditors may
attend prove their claims, examine
he debtor and transact such other
business. as may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
Dated: May 10, 1887
SCOTT B. FOULDS
Cancellation Commissioner
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
News Behind the News
A Change in Court Plan Strategy :. :.
Playing the House Against the Sen
ate Subject to Social Security

WASHINGTON.-One of the next breaks in
the Supreme Court battle may be surprise ad
mniStration move to throw the issue into the
House
Whether this strategy will be employed de-
pends largely on whether Roosevelt decides to
keeping on fighting with no material compro-
mise and whether he can get what he wants
from the Senate.
Security Act weaken the administration in the
Senate, you may expect Shift of battle-ground.
Presumably it would be necessary to launch
an administration drive for 2l8 signatures neces-
sary to get the Presidents bill out of the House
judiciary committee and onto the floor. The
bill was promoted in the Senate instead of the
House because Chairman Hatton Summers of
the House judiciary committee refused to coop
crate with the White House.
Majority Leader Sam Rayburn privately
boasts that he can deliver majority OF a nun
dred votes for the Presidents plan. All members
of the House were elected in Novembers RooSe-
welt landslide and all will be up again for elec-
tion next year-a fact which tends to strengthen
the administrations hand there.
The idea of administration leaders is that
they could jam the full original plan through
the House, get the best possible bill in the
Senate by whatever compromise might be neceS-
sary and finally fight out the issue in confer
ence committee. That at least, would be logical
sequence of events if Roosevelt decided to bull
the issue through but found his position weak
in the Senate.
Most recent nose counts, subject to change
in the wake of the social security decisions,
found the administration workers claiming from
49 to 81 votes and opposition leaders claim
ing about the same
The most likely basis for the eventual COM
promise assuming that the President doesn't
have to accept considerable measure OF defeat
would be something like this
l. Extension of the age provision to IS gears
instead of TO-
q Limiting the President To appointment of
four justices instead of six-thereby providing
a court of only Is even if no designations
occur in the meantime.
3. A court limited to nine possible IL JUS
tices its size to shrink back to that number as
justices in excess of it retired.
That's about as much, Roosevets leuten-
ants are thinking, he can concede If he Is
going to insist on victory. An uncertainty COM
plicating this picture. however, is the possibility
that certain justices will resign before the court
fight is over in Congress.
No one has any assurance that any OF the
justices will resign after the present court term
But few would be surprised if from one to i've
justices did decide to resign this summer
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Criminals Are Weeds of Our Own Growing

homes, common tolerance of the
divorce evil lack of play spaces.
public acceptance of the theory that
human success can be measured by
the amount of money a man makes.
glorification Of gangsters and get
rich-quick grabbers, tolerance of
crooked politics and its alliance of
crime with respectability. the ever
present contrast between vast
wealth and dire poverty-these are
few of the things that bend the
tWig.
And who is responsible for these
things? Who but-all of us? VIC
accept the kind of world in which
those things exist We are too inert
and unimaginative to take the ac-
ton that might end them. So long
as we ourselves are comfortable.
We let the world Wag along with all
of these tWigbenders flourishing.
What right have We To be surprised
at the result?
No. there Is little mystery to this
crime problem" We live in the
kind of society that produces Grim
inals. Until We are willing to make
some drastic readjustments We shall
continue to HAVE criminals
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21

Perhaps the best lesson we could
learn is the fact that the mysteries
of human society aren't half as myS-
terious as We like to pretend they
are.
The laws of cause and effect
work in human relations just as in
physics and chemistry. And a good
share of the trouble that we have
in making our society run smoothly
comes from our blind refusal to
recognize that fact.
For some 10 years. woman
named Leona Marie Esch was oper-
ating director of the Association for
Criminal Justice. in Cleveland. In
that job she spent her time study
ing the people who break the law
and finding out why they break it;
and when she resigned her post the
other day she summed up what she
had learned as follows:
There is too much theory about
the crime problem.
I'VE have tried to make crime
the mystery of the Sphinx. In this
day of sociological research, we have
forgotten the homely teaching OF
the horse -and-buggy age-'As the
tWig is bent. the bough will grow.
"In my humble judgment. the So
luton of the crime problem is con-
tanned in those simple words
X X Il
In other words, the criminal is
what he is because his childhood
started him in that direction. The
tWig was bent in the wrong way,
and he matured as bent tWigs al
ways mature He became what his
youth decreed that he would be-
come.
If we can Just recognize that
simple fact. VIC shall see The Crime
problem" in new light. For IL
grown criminals come from twist
ed. warped childhood, our next job
is to find out what it is that twists
and warps childhood. And when
we start that inquiry we may be-
gin TO learn something.
a * X
City slums. depressions that break
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK. May 2l.3ThoughtS
while strolling. Irving Berlin usually
looks as though he had just lost
his best friend. No modern heating
can compare to the blazing open
fire. Speaking voices that have that
certain something: Leslie Howard,
Shirley Temple Edgar Bergen and
A. L. Alexander.
Radio red light: Too much self
exploitation among artists. Few
singers float away on a high note
with more ease than Helen Jepson.
Rainbow get-ups: Ham Fishers. Mo-
body has burst out in a pearl gray
derby since Raymond Hitchcock
went up the long, long trail.
When we used TO drive over
high culvert the buggy springs
seemed to say: Serge Obelensky. Af-
ter the surfeit of recent cock-eyed
poetry. I'll have a little of Ella
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
New York Day by Day

a Softie At the end of several years
he gave me a mild rooking-5O
shares of stock in a non-exiStent
oil well in a Patagonian wilderness.
He delivered it himself and l met
him. a brisk sophomore type with
hair enbroSse. Time skeedaddled on
and the other day l met him face
to face across the counter OF a
neighborhood store. We both bowed,
looked confused and flushed neatly.
Ann Pennington is another of the
comparative old-timerS to accept
the iouSting of time with head up.
Her name, that once spread across
theater fronts where the FollieS and
Scandals held high iinkerieS. now
twinkles inauSpiciouSly amid the
jinkle tumble of cabaret performers
in the stretch of cafes along West
SIND street. And penny" display
ing her famous rouged knees. dane
es during the progress of several
nightly floor shows with the same
old abandon. The years have brush
eel her lightly
Something must be done about
advertising that is bent upon psy-
chologizing the public into the be-
lief that everything from gums 10
heels are on the fritz. Turn pages
of any magazine and one learns
that about all that is lett him is to
take his pyorrhea, lodorsis back line.
body aroma. tattle-tale gray, and
hobblc upon his athletes foot to a
lonely grave. All have an alterna-
tive. but if you tried each what time
would there be for living?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
Party Workers
Will Form Union

WASHINGTON, May 81. WP)-
The national union for collective
bargaining of Democllatic party
workers = admittedly a small but
growing organization-today invit-
Ell all eligible persons to join in
an attempt to win a voice in party
matters.
Walter L. Williams, its president
said that it would cost them SIS to
join and that he is seeking affilia-
ton with the John L. Lewis COM
mittee for industrial organization
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
Twenty Years Ago
Nav 81, 1917

A new industry is making investi-
cations with an eye to locating in
Ell Centro. The purpose of this
company is to make paper out OF
corn stalks.
The resignation of Don c. Bitler
as commercial secretary was read
at the chamber of commerce meet
ing and accepted with regret. Wayne
Compton was appointed in his place.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
LOOKING
BACKWARD
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Nav 81, 1912

The announcement was made by
Manager Woolflin of the Imperial
Mercantile company that his con-
Germ has definitely decided to put
in a cannery. Asparagus and grapes
are expected to be among the spec
ialties. although all kinds of fruits
and vegetables. produced in the
valley will probably be used
The board OF directors of the I'M
perial Irrigation District met in a
special session today to ask Col.
OckerSon to buy seven and one half
miles of railroad from the govern
ment running to volcano lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORIA, IN
AND FOR TIE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
No. 1880
SUMMONS

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT. Plaintiff. VS.. SARAH M.
STEPHENS. ct al, Defendants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO SARAH M. STEPHENS,
JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, RICH
ARD ROE, JOHN DOE COMPANY.
A CORPORATION AND RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY, A CO
PARTNERSHIP. Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed To APP
pear and answer the Complaint III
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
Of the County Of Imperial, State of
California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
if served within this county. or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer az
above required the said plaintif(
will take judgment for any money
Or damages demanded in Tie COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply TO the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant
Given under my hand and the seal
of the Superior Court of the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of California,
this 9Th day of May, 1887.
(SEAL)
w j. McCLELLAND
County Clerk
BY ELEANOR McGIRK
Deputy Clerk
May 7, IA, 81, %; June 4, IL, 18
25. ,July-3t d. -,.-..-. 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-21
Ten Years Ago
Nav 81, 1927

Captain Charles Lindbergh, the
flying mail man. arrived today in
Paris from New York. He WaSl the
first man to ever fly from New
York to Paris. and when the wheels
of Lindbergh's monoplane touched
the ground, the dream of airmen
that the North American and Eu-
ropean continents had been linked
in an airplane nonstop flight was
realized