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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-28
Tots See Goodnight

Cockfighting is being made big ger, and better in France with the hope of attracting followers of the sport from other cotn- tries. Even age in becoming in- tehested ill the matches. At Cal lais cockfight recently women and children comprised a large percentage of the spectators. Large sums of money changed hands in betting, women putting their money on their favorites as well as the men. M. Buponchel, vice-president of the Federation of Cockfighting of the Nord and Pas Calais Depart ments, says that cocks will be im- ported from Belgium to breed fiercer fighters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-28
BEACON FALLS Correspondent: Wm. ]. Barter Phone Naugatuck 35-&
IA WILL JOIN
 LOCAL EAGLES
Initiation Expected Very ShOrtIy--Grange Holds
 Degree

n Beacon Falls, April 28-Fourteen local candidates to the F'raternal Order of Eagles were received last night at a meeting of the society in the town hall here. A number of members of Naugatuck aerie attend ed.
 It is expected the candidates will be initiated in short time.
 Degree Conferred The third degree was conferred on a class of candidates at meeting of Rock Rimmon Grange in Pythian hall last night.
 Tax Collector Warns Tax Collector Ralph Tucker, ST. has warned that auto taxes due
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-28

impossible to detect. For instance, a mans suit represents one hun dred different processes. Who shall say when that suit is sold, just what process may have been done by a child?"
 The Social Security bills involving children are those which would give aid to crippled and dependent chill dren. The State Department of Public Health would have charge of dispensing the money to crippled children, according to bill now be- fore the appropriation committee. Financial help and supervision now given to the children of widows who are citizens would be extended to children of all mothers in need ac- cording to the Social Security pro- posal. This means subsidy from the Federal government, with the state assuming responsibility for dispensing the money and super viSing the children.
 A health survey is being conduct
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-28

Brazilian crab spiders have legs that occupy a surface nearly a foot in diameter. The bodies of these spiders are seldom more than two inches long.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
Couple Will Be
Married on Stage
OF United Artists

Indications Tuesday were that the
wedding Wednesday night of Helen
Higgs and James. CrossWhite on
the stage of the United Artists thea
IRE will be a gala event.
Not only were the bride and groom
the recipients of many presents and
gifts but a half-hour radio pro-
gram was to be dedicated to them
Tuesday night, according to Ben De
Dici, theatre manager. The skit
was specially written for the occas-
ion.
Wedding presents are to be on dis
play in the foyer Wednesday night
according to De Dici and floral
decorations will add a final touch
De Dici announced that officials
of an oil company and the Fox
West Coast theatres, and represen-
tatiVes of film trade magazines are
expected to be present. He was max
ing special efforts Tuesday to have
Miss Alice Faye, film star, attend
as maid of honor.
Miss Higgs is an employe of the
theatre and CrossWhite is an en-
ploye of an oil company
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
BOY INSISTS
HE KILLED HIS
OWN SISTER

PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, Aug
II CUP)-District Attorney j. H.
Cullen planned an immediate mur-
der hearing against Is year old
Harold Best today on the strength
of the youths third confession that
he killed his sister, Mildred, II.
Harold confessed again last night
after Sheriff Oliver White found
a rifle shell at the farm home OF
Orla Shaw. uncle of the children.
where the shooting occurred June
T.
Sheriff White said the boy ad-
mitted intimate relations with his
sister and said he killed her be-
cause "she was going to tell".
Twice previously Harold told
Sheriff White he killed Mildred but
repetition of both stories under
=" lie detector' and truth serum"
tests cast such doubts on his veracity
that authorities sought new clues
Criminologists said the tests in
dicated Harold was shielding some
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
MATE KILLED
IN DISPUTE.
OVER DIETS

NEW YORK, Aug. II Wp)-Joseph
Cortese. 38, like meat. His wife.
Sarah, %, was vegetarian. That's
why he killed her yesterday morn
ing.
He picked up a stone-mason's
hammer and went to the bedroom
where his wife slept beside their
7-year- old daughter Antoinette. He
fractured his wife's skull by several
blows with the hammer.
Then he went to mis- sisters home
and told her what he had done.
Next, he went to church and con-
fessed to a priest He was on his
way to police headquarters when
a radio car picked him up.
In statement to police, Cortese
said he contemplated suicide but
wanted to dispose of his wife be-
cause he knew she wouldn't feed
the child properly after he was gone.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
POET NAMED
IN SLAYING OF
SWEETHEART

BEREA, KY, Aug. II CUP)-
George E Wells, 20-year-old Berea
college studcnt-poet, was named in
a murder warrant today for the
death of his coed sweetheart, Opal
Sturgell, 10, who was shot from
ambush as she strolled the campus
Lovers Lane" with another suitor.
Wells disappeared after the shoot
ing Sunday night Police Chief Ear
T. Hayes said Wells had tried to
get the girl to walk with him less
than an hour earlier.
The warrant was signed by Mar
ion L. Sturgell, Ouckville, KY, the
girls father
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
NINEJUDGE COURT WILL REMAIN VAN DEVANTER PREDICTS
STATE SLATED
TO REPUDIATE
BOOK PACT

SACRAMENTO Cal, Aug. II.
U.P)-Gov. Frank F. Merriam indi-
Gated today the state will repudiate
o $181, ,772 school textbook contract
awarded Silver Burdett and COM
pany, by the State Board of Edu-
cation.
He said legal avenues for set
ting aside the contract currently
are being sought by state officials
The governor censured the board
for ignoring bids as much as $780,
600 lower than the Silver Burdett
offer and for failure to heed re-
concentrations of the state cur
riculum committee that the con-
tract go to another bidder.
"I heartily approve the position
DR.. Walter F.. Dexter has takeE
regarding the textbook controversy
and contract" the governor said.
There is a difference involved of
more than $166,000. Saving that
amount in the purchase of books
certainly is in the interest of the
taxpayer.
Especially do I feel 1 should
support DIR. Dexter, since the board
of education ignored the recon-
mendations of the curriculum COM
mission whose duty it is to recon-
mend such texts. My first interest
of course, is in the success of the
schools and in providing the great
est opportunity for the boys anc
girls. That question doesn't enter
into this controversy, however"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
Gold Shipments
To Frisco Seen

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. II WP)-
Shipments Of gold and silver from
Japan will increase greatly the for
eign tonnage of the port of San
Francisco for August, harbor au-
thorities said today.
Already four freighters, which or
dinarily go direct from Japan to
Los Angeles, have put in here to
discharge bullion, reportedly to be
deposited for war credits.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
NEW DRIVE
TO RESTORE
MONARCHY

VIENNA, Aug. II. U.R)-A new
drive to restore the Hapsburg
monarchy was started today, on
the 5Oth anniversary Of the birth
of the Emperor Charles.
MOnarchists, with a govern
ment representative, attended
mass at Capucines church, where
most of the Hapsburgs are buried.
After they massed in a dem
onstration outside, shouting 1--WE
want Kaiser Otto! Justice for the
Hapsburgs! Charles body must
be brought to Vienna"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
Nazi Flying Boat
Ends Nonstop Hop

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y, Aug.
II. UP)-The German flying boat
Nordmeer, surveying a transatlantic
route to the United States, landed
today at 7:37 am, EDIT, after a
2400 mile nonstop flight from Horta,
Azores. 1t left the Azores at 800
pm. Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17

he believed a nine justice court
should continue as it insured sta
bility."
Justice Van Devanter received the
correspondent on the porch of his
modest white frame home on his
e0-acre livestock farm near this
city which is 40 miles from Wash
mgton. He was attired in his IA
vorite garb-riding breeches, heavy
shoes, wool stockings, and a blue
shirt open at the neck. He sat
in the porch swing and drew on
his briar pipe as he talked.
:, His interview came as the SEN
ete met in Washington to begin
consideration of the nomination of
Sen. Hugo l.. Black, D., Ala, whom
President Roosevelt has chosen as
Van Devanter's successor on the
high bench.
The retirement of the 78-year-
old jurist May 18-effective at the
end of the courts last term, June
2-came IN the midst of President
RooSevelt's battle to increase the
number of justices. 1t was credited
in many quarters with having
helped defeat the attempt.
Considering the long period"
Van Devanter said, during which
the number of justices has been
fixed at nine, and considering the
outcome of the recent effort to
increase the number of justices, ]
think it may be taken as now set
tied that the number will remain
nine.
81 believe it certain that in the
future this number will be SO lar
accepted that there will be no
effort to make any further change.
That is the thought and hope
have"
Van Devanter's was the first
public statement by any member
of the supreme court on the su-
'preme court reorganization pro-
gram.
y Mr.. Roosevelt has been urged
principally by labor groups = to
carry the issue to the country.
t Van Devanter said that he be-
lieved the court must be guaran-
teed full stability" in order to
avoid being transformed into the
'ipse dixit of congress-. Gpse dixit
Is Latin phrase meaning liter
ally, "he himself has said". In Eng
lish it is used to describe a dog
matte assertion, a dictum)
He preferred not to discuss his
-Black-declared that the
controversy over his confirmation
caused him to hesitate to talk about
the issues involved. He said he
did not know Black personally, has
only seen him from the bench when
the Alabaman introduced attor-
neys applying for permission to
practice before the court.
Van Devanter believed that nine
Justices has been proved a. suitable
number for the highest tribunal
by a tradition stretching back to
Lincoln. At that time, when Chief
Justice Roger Brooke Taney was i'll,
President Lincoln appointed 10th
member of the court, Stephen j.
Field.
However, the appointment was
made on the proviso that only nine
justices should sit at any one time
son the bench.
Because he was in INDECENT cir
cumstances and there was then no
provision for paid retirement, Lin
coin put Field on to serve when
Taney was unable. However, Van
tDevanter pointed out the court
consisted of nine members and
after Taney's death it was returned
to this status.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
Contracts Let on
Highway Project

Contracts for grading and sur
facing 94 miles of state highway
between Holtville and BraWley were
let this weekend by the state divi-
sion of highways to G.. w. Ellis of
North Hollywood for $87, AGO.
The road lies partly in road dis
trict No. and partly in No. S. 1t
is designated as state route 1877.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
Bodies of Aircrash
Victims Returned

HOBOKEN, N. j., Aug. II CUP)-
The bodies of three Americans kill
led in the crash of a Dutch air liner
in Belgium July % were brought
back to the United States today
aboard the Red Star liner Western
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
Sugar Bill Sent
Into Conference

WASHINGTON, Aug. II W.R)-
The controversy between the ad-
ministration and congress over the
sugar marketing bill reached the
show down, stage today when the
measure was sent to senate-house
conference to be put in final form
before being sent to the White
House for approval.
President Roosevelt has threaten
ed to veto the bill as passed by the
house and senate because of"discri-
limitations" against Hawaii and
Puerto Rico in drastically limiting
the amount of refined sugar they
can ship to the mainland.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
FORMER JUSTICE
BREAKS SILENCE
OF HIGH TRIBUNAL
Copyright 1897 by United Press

ELLICOTT CITY Md Aug IT, WHWiis Van Devanter retired
Justice the United States predicted
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
SAVES 20 YEARS
TO BUY AUTO

JOPLIN, Mo-, Aug. II UP)-
E. C. Cornell, Spring City merchant,
saved 20 years to buy an automobile
with nickles, dimes, quarters and
a few fifty cent pieces. Now he
plans to start saving for an air.
plane. Monday Cornell brought in
a big fruit jar filled with small
1000 dimes, lit quarters 81 half
dollars and two pennies.
change. There were 4213 nickels,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17
IMPERIAL
BY JANE POOLE

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y. Preble spent
the weekend in San Diego visiting
their daughter, Virginia Rae, who
is attending business school.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17

The 1897 apple crop of the Wen
atchee- -Okanogan district, Washing
ton, is estimated at 17,267 carloads,
an increase of nearly 10 per cent
over 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17

A car of lemons from Oxnard,
Ventura County averaged $l085 a
box in Boston July II.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17

DIR. and Mrs. John Williams and
children left Saturday for Colorado
where they will spend two weeks
visiting relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17

Mr. ana MIS-. "A. Y. freUle spent
the weekend in San Diego visiting
their daughter, Virginia Rae, who
is attending business school.
DIR. and Mrs. John Williams and
children left Saturday for Colorado
where they will spend two weeks
visiting relatives.
Irene Taylor and Norma Nell
Newman spent two days in Impe-
rial last week. The girls are spend
ing the summer In Laguna noun
tains.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Niles are
expected home sometime next week
from New Mexico where they hav
ben spending a few weeks on a
hunting and fishing trip with MI.
and Mrs. Staulker of Holtville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee House left Sum
day for Long Beach where they
will spend two week vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Varney and
grandson, Donald Trimble, left this
weekend for Cotton, where they will
visit Donald's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Trimble.
Mrs. E P Mellon returned recent
ly from short vacation which she
spent with her mother, Mrs. M. @,
Mears, at Millville, Calf.
Mrs. John Merkle joined her hus-
band in Iona Linda last weekend,
Merkle has been in the hospital
there with an infected arm. He is
reported improving.
Mrs. Lillian Heflin and daughter,
Bernice left to spend a few days
in Jacumba. They will go on to San
Diego for few days and then
back to Jacumba and then home.
They plan to be gone about two
weeks.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham and chill
dren left Saturday for Colorado
where they will spend few weeks
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Branden and
daughter, Beverly, returned re-
Gently from two weeks vacation
at Boulder Oaks and coast cities,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jardin of Holt
vile and Donald Dyer of Ell Centro,
were Sunday visitors of the Earl
Templetons.
Miss Gladys Bosnian spent the
weekend in San Diego visiting Vir-
ginia Rae Preble.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Savidge and
daughter, Helen, who have been
spending the summer in Laguna
mountains, returned Friday and
intend to stay here about a week
and then return to the mountains.
Mrs. D. j. McChristy and daugh-
ter, Dorothy Mae, motored to San
Diego Sunday. McChristy has been
attending an American Legion con-
vention there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Stuart and
Norma Bowen, all formerly of I'm
perial and now of Long Beach,
spent Saturday in Imperial. Norma
is planning to returning to Impe-
rial in about two weeks to attend
high school.
Clinton Taylor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan S. Taylor of this city,
motored to Imperial last week from
Los Angeles, where he is working,
and spent a few days with his
parents.
90
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Rodgers
and daughter, Rita, are vacation
ing in Skyline.
Mrs. w. ]. Webb and daughter,
left recently to spend the
of the summer months
at their cabin in Live Oaks. Webb
spent the past weekend there with
them.
Carmen Gibson left recently for
Bay City, Mich, where she is PLAN
ming to spend few weeks with her
Mrs. Wallace Stevenson and
Jean Estelle and Joan,
were joined here recently by Stew.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17

Irene Taylor and Norma Nell
Newman spent two days in Impe-
rial last week. The girls are spend
ing the summer In Laguna noun
tains.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-17

Mrs. Wallace Stevenson and
daughters, Jean Estelle and Joan,
were joined here recently by Stew.
enson. They went on to Indio
where he has charge of large
date ranch. Mrs. Stevenson ano
daughters have been spending
few weeks here as house guests OF
the E. P. Felons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

construction and laying concrete walks. Ali other Swofk incidental to the iob Will aiso be- completed under the terms of the project.
 The project has been reviewed and approved by the board of pulp lie works and the bureau of engi- neering of the, city of Waterbury. The plans and specifications for the job were drawn up by the city engineers offlce. stadium commis- sion has been set up to provide for maintenance of the structures when completed by the WPA workers.
 It is pointed out by city officials and by school authorities, as well as packers of sports throughout the community, that Waterbury has never had proper athletic facilities such as will be set tip under the terms of projects treating with the field proper, and by the terms of the new Job just underway At pres ent, 1t is shown, neither school nor amateur teams in the city have proper facilities for use by players, It is expected that the newly com pleted field, modern in every respect and with the new stadium, field house and other accessories, will satisfactorily meet all requirements
 One other Waterbury project also got underway today, and for the start of which approval had also been granted recently by Washing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

ton. This undertaking calls for storm sewer excavation in the vicin- ity of Tracy Brook, located about a quarter mile north of West Main street on Thomaston avenue.
 Specifications of this job call for excavation and backfleld for 4e inch pipe, as well as excavation for placement of IS inch pipe. A total of 1,255 lineal feet of concrete storm sewer pipe will be laid. The pur- pose of this is to lengthen the conduit carrying the water from Tracy Brook to the Naugatuck river, Two manholes will also be con- structed. It vii be necessary to relay 70 square yards of concrete pavement on completion of the job, This is included in the project speci- fications. The total cost of the work will be s23, 900, and 3S persons will be given employment for it's dura- ton. This project has also been approved by the board of public works and the bureau of engineer ing.
 Engineers point out that this work is decidedly necessary, as Tracy Brook carries considerable storm water at various periods of the year Tn the past this excess water has proven too much for the present outlet of the brook, and as a con. sequence much damage has result ed to private property. The propos-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

to wash out the side walls of the dam. Enrollees worked through the night placing sand bags and supports until the water subsided.
 Camp Roberts win serve as an enrolment center for new mem- bers who live in nearby towns. Fora nlerly the new men at the 6th CCC District Base in New London which has been transferred to Fort Dew ems at Ayres, Mass.
 The Camp Roberts ball team were trounced by Camp White by the score of 10-4. KuzenslEi pitched good ball but cratic support on the part of his teammates cost him sev- eral unearned runs. x
 Enrollees are busily engaged in doing interior decoratoin and gen. eral Improvements which when completed will greatly enhance the appearance of the camp buildings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
LEATHER PLANT IN
 STRIKE TROUBLE

Elkland, Pa, July 7--CUp)--Fur- ther disorders in the strike called by the National Leather Workers, an affiliate of the Committee for Industrial Organization, at theElk- land Leather company plant here were feared today. Non-union tan- nery workers at nearby WestfieId ,Tioga county members of the United threatened to march en masse if Mine Workers of America fulfil ail offer to aid the strikers on picket lines.
 Harold V. Hayden, c. I. o. or ganizer, was arrested on charges of melting to riot yesterday after 200 strike sympathizers had thrown stones at automobiles carrying loyal" workers into the plant. Sew eral were injured. Company officials said 500 employees, who recently formed their own union in opposi- ton to the N. L. w., were working in the plant, which normally em- ploys HOO. The plant, which is said to be the largest shoe-sole leather tannery in the world, is owned by w. H. Ellison of Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
New Athletic Field
 < To Cost $2I8,69
Construction Work Started Today on Stadium Seating Accommodations for 4,5OO Planned

i It is pointed out that the work to be done under the newly approved project is not g normal activity of the sponsor, the city of Waterbury, and that no regular city employees will be displaced. Specifically, the work. will consist of excavation and backfill, removal of water and sur- plus dirt and rock, stone masonry construction, brick masonry work
 plaing of structural steel and field ing steel deck in place, laying re- inforced concrete for deck, treads
 floors and coping, stone paving, con- struction of celotex and plaster cell ings, waterproofing walls and cell ings, setting of iron pipe for rail- ings, all necessary plumbing, heat ing and lighting work, painting. ir- stallation of steel lockers in the dressing rooms, concrete curbine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

Waterbury's new athletic field on Watertown avenue, work on which has gone forward rapidly during the past year under WPA efforts, will be further emhellished whenta new and recently approved project call- ing for construction of stadium and field house is completed. Work oh the undertaking was begun to- day. N, ''
 s,The total cost of the newly start cd job will be $2lS,602, and accord ing to specifications IT persons have already been assigned to the project.
 According to the terms of the project the estimated seating capac- ity of the finished stadium will be 4,5O0 persons. The field house will be constructed beneath the stands, and vii provide dressing rooms for teams using the field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
EDWARD BERGEN
 GIVES UP POST
ThOmastOn Camp Physi' clan Resigns to Begin
 Practice in N. Y.
lspeclal to The Democratl

Thomaston, July T.--Captain Ed ward Bergin of Waterbury has re- signed as camp physician at Black Rock State Park Camp, 175th Com. pany, to enter private practice IT. New York City, it was announced this morning by Commanding or ficer James P. Walsh.
 Captain Bergin was rated as one of the oldest officers of the Medi- cal Reserve in the point of ser. vice having completed four year' of active duty in the eco.
 Due to the unprecedented. rain. fall in this locality members oi the l75th Company answered az emergency call recently when th, reservoir in f1arwinton three tened
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07
WHITE SWIM SUITS TABOO

Lorain, O., tUP)-Parks Superin- tendent George Crehore has warned women that they must wear swim ming suits that are in one piece, or with the upper and lower halves joined in the middle. Men will be allowed to wear trunks, but neither sex may wear white suits of any style.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-07

ed extension of the conduit, 1t is shown, will alleviate this trouble, Both projects named above had been approved for starting recently hy Washington, as had been an- nounced by State Works Progress Administrator Vincent J. Sullivan. It was found necessary, however, to await completion of other undertak- ings already in progress within the city limits in order thatt he required relief personnel to stan these new jobs thus be made available.