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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02

NOSE CREEK, Alta. UP
Ranchers here have complained 10
poli2e that thieves are making
night raids on their stock and steal
ing the tails and names from their
horses.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
EdseI Ford Subpenaed
Bv IMAM Grand Jury

UP)A subpoena issued today Tor EdSe Ford
circumstances of fight at the
employees
organizers for the Automobile Workers of America
County McCre who ordered the grand
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1937-06-02
y AREAS HAVE
NO CANDIDATES

the school elections to be held Friday in every
county districts indifferent
TO have candidates all
districts with the of Imperial and CeXco
elections Hoe Jasper and Wesde
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
First Henry Ford Plant h Hands OfSit-Dolun Strikers

plant. They were in jovial mood and frequently. shouted to friends outside: "Who says we can't take Ford?" The plant employed 2,30O men. The strike was called Friday evening when it was learned that $50 men were to be laid of. At the first meeting of strike leaders, the demands were broadened from the original purpose, which was to save the jobs of the $50 workers.
 Throughout the night, workers climbed in and out windows of the plant, which is two blocks long. First floor windows are only three feet above the sidewalk. Blue lights blazed through second floor windows. The sidewalks were crowded and the street damned with parked and slow ly moving cars. Six carloads of po- lice were posted around the build ing. Sympathizers rode by, shouting encouragement to the men at the windows, tossing them food and cig- arets. Wives of many of the strikers sat on the curbings or looked on from the park across the street. Estimates of the number of men in- side the building ranged from 800, a policeman's guess, to 2,0O0 claimed by strike leaders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
STUDENT NURSES IN FATAL A CRASH IA {
Man, Woman Killed, Five Critically Hurt in Early
 Morning Smash

Middletown, Conn, April 3-(UP) A man and woman were killed and five other girls, student nurses at Connecticut State hospital, were near death following an automobile crash here early today. Thomas D.. Trial, (201 Park St. Hartford, driver of the sedan and an attendant at the hospital, was instantly killed. Ruth Ballard, R. F. D D Augusta, Me, died at Middlesex hospital shortly after the crash. She also was a student nurse. Those critic ally injured were: Mary Hickey, (6619 Greenwood St. Pittsburgh, Pa; Kathleen Carbonell (17 High land St.), New Britain; Esther Neg veski, Newtown; Elda Winner (181 Ninth Ave.), Altoona, Pa; Mary Bullock (R. F. D. 5, Augusta, Me.
 Returning Late
 The group was returning from exercises of nurses at Norwalk hospital when Trial, police authorities said, lost control of the car and it careened into tree. The car was demolished. The accident occurred about two miles south of Middletown Center, near the Dur ham town line.i Middietown hospital attaches said one of the injured nurses, before lapsing into uncon- sciousness, rnunabled that the group was late getting away from Norwalk and then lost its way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
100000 MINERS
 ACCEPTED TERMS

New York, April 3.-(UP).-More than 100000 soft coal miners ac- ce- -,ted 8 new contract between op- orators and the United Mine Work e-s today.
 While representatives of the union and the operators termed the agree ment satisfactory" 1t was hailed as a union victory in mining towns fir, n the Appalachian to the Rocky mountains. .
 The contract, involving com promises by both the operators and tn union, was concluded after seven w.eks of conferences. The final de- tails were worked out by 8 commit tee of 16, representing miners and operators, yesterday.
 The final draft revealed that the miners had won their demand for a 50 cent increase in the daily basic wage making it $6 a day in the north and $56O in the south and in- creases for various types of mine work.
 Both sides compromised on their hour demands, the operators sur rendering their demand for an in- ce- SC to a 4O-hour week and no in- crease in pay and the miners re- linquishing their demand for a 3O- hcLr week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
CHRYSLER, LEWIS
 MEETING TODAY
They Will Make One More Effort to Get Auto Men
 at Work
BY JAMES c. AUSTIN

United Press stan Correspondcnt)
 Lansing, Mich., April 3-(UP)-- Walter P. Chrysler. automobile pro- ducer, and John L. Lewis, labor leader, return to 8 conference table today in an attempt to settle q strike affecting 60,O0O Chrysler Cor poration employees.
 Difficulties between the United Automobile Workers Union and the General Motors Corporation, result- ing from an outbreak of sit-down strikes in nine Chevrolet plants in Flint, appeared to have ended with the evacuation of 5000 strikers. Six teen thousand Chevrolet workers, forced into idleness, will return to their jobs Monday.
 Began at II A. M.
 The Chrysler conferences, arr ranged by Governor Frank Murphy, began at II a. m. Lewis will not ar rive until the start of the second session at 3 p. m. He left New York last night after completing negotia- tions with soft coal operators on a new contract for 100000 miners, members of his United Mine Work CTS Union.
 The outbreak of strikes in General
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
WILMINGTON HAS
 RIOTOUS STRIKE
Building Trades Workers on Rampage Bricks
 Hurled Everywhere

Wilmington, Del, April 3-(UP) A general strike of building trade workers began violently today. Fly ing squads of union sympathizers toured streets, throwing bricks through windows of trolley cars, busses and department stores. The strike began at 6 a. m. despite re- quest from Gov. Richard c. Mo- Mullen that it be delayed during further negotiations. The union said it hoped to call "every work ingman" in Wilmington from his job in general strike resulting from a 19-day old truck drivers walkout. Possibility of forestalling t''e strike ended at 2:30 8. m. when police broke into 8 transportation union meeting and arrested Edward Krumbock, secretary-treasurer of Local 107 of the Brotherhood of Transportation Workers, and Ray mond Cohen, business agent. War rants for their arrest were signed by two men who charged assault and battery.
 Strike After Arrests
 Final decision to call the strike was made immediately after the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

Kansas City, Mo, April 3-(UP)- Sit-down strikers of the United Au- tomobile Workers occupied the Ford assembly plant today. It was the unions first action against the in- dustry of Henry Ford, second larg- est automobile producer in the world, although union leaders often threatened to move in on Ford eventually. Homer Martin. U. A. W. A. president, announced at De- troit that the strike here would lead eventually to complete unionization of the Ford Motor company. He de- clined to say If this was the opening of a campaign. Ed Hall, second vice president of U. A. w. A., arrived by plane from Detroit early today to direct strike tactics. He conferred immediately with local union lead CTS but was noncommittal.
 More than 1000 workers were en- trenched in the building. They de- manded higher wages, better work ing conditions and recognition of their union which was chartered to local Ford employees only two weeks ago. Last night the strikers welded shut five gates leading to railroad wards and parking lots around the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
LATE CHRISTMAS
 IS CELEBRATED

Concord, N. H., April 3-(UP)-- Last Christmas the weather was mild and the ground bare.
 Concord'S postal workers were too busy with social security registra- tions to hold their annual Yuletide party.
 Last night, with 8 wintry chill in the air and with three inches of freshly fallen snow on the ground, they held the party belatedly. There were the usual g.its, a Kris Kringle, and c Christmas tree.
 An advance story of their plans had gone out, anc this brought 30 Christmas cards from as far away as MissisSissippi and Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
Judge Cornell Makes Important Decision
Awards Damages of $191S.62 to Lillian A. Relyea Against Insurance Co. of Hartford Question
 of What Is a Used Car Came Up

Automobile insurance companies, finance concerns, and auto dealers were especially interested in the judgment handed down today by Judge John A. Cornell in superior court, which awards damages of 91918.62 to Lillian A. Relyea of this city against the Pacific Fire Insilr- ance Company of Hartford. The paramount question in the action, which was tried here in superior court during November and Decenl- Der, lasting several weeks, was: When does 8 new car become a used carp" An il page memorandum of decision by Judge Cornell deals almost exclusively with that ques- tion, and whether there was any fraud in the application for lnsur- ance coverage on the automobile upon which the suit was based.
 Two Comanpies Freed
 The Colonial Acceptance Corpo- ration of Hartford and the General Auto Sales Company, who were cited as co-defendants in the action were exonerated from the payment of damages by Judge Cornell.
 Mrs. Relyea brought the action to recover her rights on auto fire policy, held on a supercharged Au- burn, valued by her at $2,200. The car burned January 30, 1886 and re- duced the car to junk, worth only $175. The insurance company off, cred $500 to settle. The insurance
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
TRAIN YOUTHS IN FIELD OF MUSIC

Boston, April 3-OP)-Creation of 8 fund with which to discover and train American youth who show unusual promise in the field of music was announced today. Ex- act amount of the fund, contributed by, wealthy Bostonians, was not disclosed. It will be known as the Malkin Conservatory Scholarship Fund and youths chosen will be trained at the Malkin Conservatory here.
 The first competition for young musicians will be held during the week of Sept. 6. Sponsors include Mrs. Alvan T. Fuller, wife of the former governor; Mrs. Lincoln Fil- enc, and Mrs. William T. Gardiner. Dr. Walter Damrosch, in endorsing the plan, said: T hope with all my heart that this will result in the de- velopment of a few very good American musicians"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
", 787 Dwelling Houses Ln
 City- I5, 389 Autos Here

an increase of almost 2,000.
 There is less cattle and other livestock in Waterbury than there was year ago. This years total is only 290 as against 586 year ago. The 92 horses in the city are taxed on total sum of $7,005. The cattle and other livestock have a taxable value of $14,425.
 The grand list figures for 1887 also include 9.465 acres of taxable land valued at $4,742.882 while there are 24,883 building lots valued at $35, ,457, 1894. There are 166 buildings in the city being used for manu- featuring purposes and their total assessed value is $17,257. zoo.
 Jewelry on the current grand list is valued at $70,580 while furniture. libraries and musical instruments have a total tax value of $l,53Ss425. The grand list shows total of 5,629 barns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
LABOR TROUBLES
 IN NEW ENGLAND

Boston, April 3-(UP)-New Eng lands labor troubles centered today on promised strike of some 400 jewelry workers in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts and on threatened forceful eviction of sit-downers in a Providence, R. T., rubber plant.
 A quiet weekend was in prospect at Maine's twin cities" of Lewiston and Auburn where O. I. O. organ izers claim 4,500 shoe workers are on strike at 19 plants. Meanwhile some 1000 workers in other industries were granted pay increases and shorter working hours.
 Planes and small boats were pressed into service to keep Mar tha's Vineyard and Nantucket islands in touch with the mainland as island steamer crews remained on strike at New Bedford.
 Jewelry tool makers and hub and die cutters unions last night voted to strike but awaited setting of 8 walk-out date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
Even Pacific Denmark Is Dragged Into CauldrOn; Norway, Sweden, and
 Belgium Are All In
ALL BALKAN NATIONS SPEND
 FREELY TO REARM SELVES.
By WEBB MILLER Copyright, 1887, by United PreSs)

London, April 3.-(UP)-The contagion of the worldwide armament race has infected every nation in Europe, large and small. The smallest and most peaceful countries whose only object is the mainte nance of national security, startled by the war of their big neighbors. They too have spending to build up their defenses
 Pacific Denmark Warlike ... Even pacific Denmark, which most nearly achieved the ideal of disarmament has felt mpeed to introduce defense bill of 900 kroners 37 O00y for modern zaton of her army and construction of warships in the next six years
 Norway Also Brought In
 Equally peaceful Norway is preparing defense bill in which the socialist leaders demanding increase in the military budget estimates from $9 to 00
 Sweden Boosts Her Budget
 Sweden already has boosted her military budget from 300 to 2OO and has special appropriation og 200 which may be spent in three years to p chase modern war material.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
St. Louis Cardinals LickedNelvspapermen
Dizzy" Dean Started Scrap in Tampa Hotel Lobby; Dean Accused of Running Away-One Writer
 Tried Later to Get Him Outside
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Tampa, Fla, April 3-(UP)-The St. Louis Gas House gang held a hotel lobby decision today over two newspapermen, Jack Miley of the New York Daily News and Irv Kup- cinet of the Chicago Daily News.
 The newspapermen were whipped in a lobby brawl in which all except two St. Louis players participated.
 Dizzy Dean started the argument, but when the battling broke out Dean beat a retreat. Later he refused to accept a challenge from Kupcinet to fight.
 Dizzy Called Names
 "You yellow bellied hen pecked husband, you wouldn't fight baby" Kupcinet told Dizzy. "Ill fight you any place, any time you want to. Just name it."
 Kupcinet, a former University of North Dakota quarterback who weighs 195 pounds, called Dean on the telephone several times, and at- tempted to get him to meet him out side the hotel. Dean refused.
 The argument started after yes- terday's game between the Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. Dean and his wife drove back to the hotel. When they came into the lobby Mrs. Dean pointed out Miley to her hus- hand. They went to the elevator to- gether, and then Dizzy got off and approached the 250-pound Miley. The elevator boy said Mrs. Dean told her husband to go after Miley.
 Didn't Like Articles
 Dean said he didn't like the arti- cles Miley had been writing about him, and told Miley to lay of. Dur
 f(ontinIied m papa C1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
TEN THOUSAND
 TROOPS IN TRAP

Madrid, April 3 - (UP) = Ten thousand Italian and German troops retreating from Pozoblanco under the Nationalist banner of Gen. Gonzalo Queipo De Llano. were cut of from their base of supplies at Cordoba today and forced westward toward Belmez in disorder, loy- alist army dispatches reported.
 The towns of Esiel, Ovejo and Villaharta. between Cordoba and Pozoblanco in south central Spain were captured in rapid succession by the swiftly advancing loyalist army which took many prisoners and much war material. The de- feated nationalist army blew up bridges, obstructed railways and set fire to woods, trying to delay plr- suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
NEW TOWEL LAW SOON IN EFFECT
State Buildings Will Get Protection From Steal-
 CTS of Supplies

Hartford, Conn, April 3-CUP)-- Connecticut'S colorful, new towel supply system for state buildings, intended to confound and reveal a potential towel-stealer, will go into effect perhaps by the end of next week, State Comptroller Charles c. Swartz said today.
 Were almost all set to go on the new towel system" said SWartz, ex- plaining the delay in executing the plan he revealed to a general aS- Sembly committee two months ago.
 Briefly, this is the plan:
 Towels will come in four different colors. Tn the state of1ice building, one color towel will be used in pulp lie washrooms, and another color in ron-public lavatories. The same procedure will be followed in the state capitol, with third and fourth colorS.
 100 Dozen Per Day
 'The new towels" Swartz said, "are coming in at the rate of 100 dozen day. Now, if that rate keeps up we ought to have our quota of 5000 dozen-36, ,000 towels-by the end of next week.
 ''You see we have to wait until all the towels are in before we can start. They come in four colors and we want to start even, so if any are missing, we know from where they are disappearing"
 The towels will be owned by the state and washed at the state prison .-the new system was organized in an effort to prevent the widespread thievery of towels from state build ings by persons who used them for anything from cold cream face- wipers to automobile rags at the rate of hundreds each day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

Dwelling houses in Waterbury number 11,7S7 and have a taxable value of 52,29O, ,205. figures prepar- ed by the local board of assessors and forwarded to State Tax Com missioner William A. Hackett dis close. There are 15,389 automobiles in the city with a taxable value of $2,514,782. One interesting feature of the report is the fact that al- though horses are supposed to be dropping out of the picture there are more such animals in Water bury today than there were year ago.
 A year ago the report sent to State Tax Commissioner showed that there were 13.80l automobiles in the city. That times are surely getting better and better Is indi- cated by the fact that this year the total number og cars if l5.389,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

40 years. But on the other hand practical-minded authorities will heaye sigh of relief. The substi- tuition of busses for trolleys, they say, will eliminate much parking and traffic congestion and will re- move accident hazards.
 TrOlIeys will Soon End
 The beginning of bus service on the Town Plot-North Main street route is another step. toward conl- plete motorization' of the routes cov- cred by the c. R. & L. Lines, suc- cessor to the Connecticut Company. Trolleys have now been discontinued on the South Main street-Naugatuck line, the Baldwin street line, the Middlebury line, and soon will be out of service on the remaining local routes where they now operate. The end of all local trolley service will clear the way for gigantic paving and street improvement program planned by the city.
 Parking Res.rictions
 Opening of the new bus route has resulted in several important park inn restrictions, announced by Po- 1ics Supt. William J. Roach. Bau- bys corner, in Exchange Place, from West Main street to Harrison avenue, will be completely closed to parking, beginning tomorrow. Park ing will also be eliminated on the other side of Exchange place, in front of the Kresge store. Parking win also be forbidden in front of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
WATERBURY DAY
 IN LEGISLATURE.
Fall Election Campaign to Start Tuesday = City
 Bills to Be Heard

Waterbury,s fall election cam paign will get underway, figura- lively speaking, next Tuesday. On that day leaders of both the dem- ocratic and republican party of the city will journey to the state Cap itol for a Waterbury Day" pro- gram before the legislative commit tee on cities and boroughs to argue for and against. a long list of bills concerning the local charter. The hearing promises to be a lively one.
 City Officials In Lead
 Mayor Frank Hayes, Controller Daniel J. Leary and Executive Sec retary Thomas P. Kelly will lead the democratic forces at the hear ing. Town Chairman J. Warren Upson will direct the republican forces. Some of the bills are not controversial but most ofsthem are, hence the great interest in Tues days session. The hearing will get underway at 2 o'clock in the after noon. Senators Anthony Telesca of Torrington and Frank McDermott of West Haven, the latter repre- senting the 14th district, are mem- bers of the cities and boroughs com- mittee.
 What They Support
 The city administration will sup port the following bills: Increasing the number of lieutenants in the police department from 2 to II and the number of sergeants from IA to 20; deferring for IS days the date for retirement of temporary loans; deferring for two years more the setting up of a deficiency appropri- ation in the budget: eliminating the law requiring the public posting in all voting districts of the prelim- mary voting list three weeks be- fore election; eliminating the cen- tral school district and consolidat- ing the old first and second taxa tion districts; and eliminating sev-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

Holland, with her vulnerable em- pire in the Dutch East Indies, is quickly strengthening her army. She is adding 100 airplanes to her air force, building eight submarines and rushing her frontier defenseS to completion. Already, 42 of A Blockhouses along her border arc ready.
 To Resist Invasion
 A year ago Holland voted $3O,UO0,- GOO to be spent on airplaneS and anti-aircraft guns. Her plans to re- sist invasion include calling on her traditional enemy, water, as her strongest ally in wartime by cutting her Dykes and flooding great areas of the Netherlands.
 Holland rejected Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's offer last January to guar antee her neutrality. She contended that her integrity was automatic, not subject to written agreements. But she prepares to fight, if neces- Sary.
 Belgium Shaping Up
 Belgium for centuries Europeis battlefield, I found engaged in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03

false pretenSeS, and keeping liquor with intent to sell. States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis and his assistant, William B. Fitzgerald will present the cases.
 Maxwell Case Leads
 Because of the recentness of the background of the case, interest will center for the most part upon the results of the trial of Harold Max well, 37, of Watertown, who is charged with manslaughter after having been found guilty of crim- inal responsibility in the death of Harry B. Watts, 27, of Oakville. It has been intimated that Maxwell will plead not guilty. He is now in New Haven county jail, where he was remanded when bound over from city court, March 12. This and all other cases were investigated by County Detective Roland G. filling.
 Jerry Stewart Coming Up
 Jerry Stewart, 26, colored, of IA
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
JOSEPH GIDEON
 FREED ON BONDS
Police Finally Release Him After Chilling S0-
 lutiOn of Murders
By GEORGE H. BEALE

United Press Stan Correspondent New York, April 3.-(UP)-Joseph Gedeon's assertion that a Boston millionaire had been interested in his 20-year-old daughter was check ed again by investigators today in an attempt to discover clue in the triple staying of the beautiful ar- tist's model, her mother and a lod- ger in their Manhattan apartment. Gedeon, wiry, lniddle-aged uphol- ster, was freed in $l,000 bail on a charge of possessing revolver with out a permit. He had stoutly in- sisted that he was drinking beer and playing skee bali during the hours last Saturday night and Sum day morning when the murders oc- cured.
 No Speedy Solution
 Investigators, abandoning hope for 8 speedy solution of the Slay- ings, turned to the painstaking building of circumstantial case. "There are four or five different angles we are working on now," said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-03
FORD SECLUDED

Ways, Ga, April B. (UP) - Henry Ford re- mained secluded at his es- tate here today. He could not be reached for comment on the strike of 1,5OO Ford employees in Kansas City.
 It was understood that he had planned to leave for .the north in a few days. Telephone calls to his farm were not answered.