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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16

Continued from Page D been so informed. MT. Robinson, working at Hotel Elton, was not available for comment on what time will be required to finish the sum- mary he will will make in connection with the audit.
 No Visits to City Hall
 Meanwhile. County Detective Ed ward J. Hickey and his assistant, George L. Greer, investigators for MT. Alcorn, had made no visits to City Hall today. They were there, briefly, yesterday.
 Nor had there been notice issued of call for special meeting of the Board of Finance to consider the ruling of Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor on the matter of payment of an alleged deficit out of back taxes payable until May l, this year.
 Work Goes to Hartford
 With the completion of the audit of 1897 accounts, the scene of the investigation is removed to Hartford so far as scrutiny of financial records is concerned, Members Of the Grlf- fenhagen and Associates staff are reported engaged now in auditing the 1886 accounts. This work will take the residue of the $6,O00 ap- propriation granted for the audlt job, it is understood.
 Whether further work by the firm | is indicated will be decided by MT. Alcorn's office, it is considered probable. The fact that Detective Hickey obtained the 1886 audit by the city's accountants, Kingsley and Company, offers possibility that the two concerns audits will be com pared and, checking, will obVlate further duplication of the account ing work.
 Old Report Confirmed | Thomas s. Smith of Hartford, m- ternal revenue collector for the state. confirmed old reports yes terday when he said that the fed eral Treasury Department IS nveS- tigating the possibility that some To- cal individuals might have filed falsified income tax reports. This would be in connection with those who allegedly received large sums i of money from the city.
 Gabriel Price, chief deputy col lector of the internal revenue de- partment in this city. said today | that he had no knowledge of any visit which MT. Smith might make to Waterbury in connection with the investigation. It is reported that MT. Smith is expected here to- day or tomorrow to confer with MT. Price.
 Special Agents
 Special agents would be undoubt- edly assigned to the job of investi- gation for the internal revenue de- partment. AS their work is clothed in secrecy, there is possibility that they have been working in this city for some time. It has been defin- itely learned that in such mvestiga- tions the local bureaus take little or not part. The Democrat an nounced last week that the local bureau would take no part in such an investigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16
JAPANESE ARE
 MOVING AHEAD
May Strike at Temporary Capital Chinese Claim
 Japs Retreat

Shanghai, Feb. 16 (UP) = Japanese claimed rapid advances to- day in their drive against Cheng- chow, junction of the Peiping Ham kow railway, from where they hope to strike against the temporary Chinese capital at Hankow. Chinese reports from North China and the eastern front said Japanese troops had been driven back at several places.
 Chinese reported heavy fighting at Fishing after their troops had en~ tered the city following the capture of the north gate. Fishing was cap- tured by the Japanese in their southward drive through Shantung Province against the east-west Lunghai Railway.
 Claims Japs Retreat
 The Central (Chinese) News Agency said that Japanese attempt ing to reach Hsuchow, junction of the Lunghai and Tientsin-Nanking railway, from the south after taking up positions at Pengpu and Hwai- yuan in northern Anhwei started 8 general retreat to Mingkwang and Fengyang.
 Wenshang, 27 miles north of Tsin- ing, was captured by Chinese forces previous to the advance toward Fishing, the semi-oficial Kuo Min Agency said.
 A Japanese spokesman admitted that there was considerable skir- mishing and destruction of the rail- way in the vicinity of Paotiug, south of Peiping in northern Hopeh Province. Travellers reported, how- ever, that the city remained in Jap- anese hands despite continued ate tackS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16
WOMEN SLAYERS
 ARE GIVEN LIFE
(Continued from Page D

He declared that although Mrs Sohl had admitted killing Barhorst Miss Owens was equally responsible if the jury decided that she was an "aider, abetter, counsellor or pro- curer."
 Must Prove Insanity
 The jurist discussed Mrs. Sohl's contention that she had become ad- dicted to smoking marihuana cig- arettes, and explained that "insan- ity must be proved by a preponder- ance of evidence"
 In his summary, Prosecutor Will liam Wachenfeld ridiculed the "marihuana madness" defense, and asserted that Mrs. Sohl never smoked marihuana and "it never had anything to do with this case"
 "This case is more important now than it was when it started" he said. If you men open the door to fantastic defense of this kind it will be all right for any one to com init a murder if only he first smokes marihuana."
 Blames Wrong Sentence
 Counsel for both girls argued that several Essex county law enforce ment agencies were responsible for their predicament. Gerald McLaugh- lin said Mrs. Sohl had been thrown into the house of detention on a charge which was later dropped, and that while there she had en- tered into bad associations.
 Reginald Parnell, attorney fol Miss Owens, pictured her as a "gooo girl" who had fallen into bad con- pany." He had sought to prove that she had been dominated by Mrs Sohl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16

(COntlnueQ rom rage U bicycle. Mary said no. She said she then went down a road toward a cornfield, wheeling the bicycle be. cause it had flat tire. She slipped and some change fell out of her pocket She said she asked Nancy to help her pick up the change, and promised her penny if she would do it.
 Pretty soon Nancy began to pick and eat some berries. Mary told her not to do it. She said Nancy in- sisted on being taken for a ride on bicycle. Sc said she slapped Nancy and that the girl fell over on her back. She said Nancy had made her mad. She felt of Nancy's pulse and couldn't feel anything. Nancy was on her back. She said she turned Nancy over and put her in a mud puddle"
 Nancy's Head in Mud
 'I think she said Nancy's head went in the mud hole. She said c farmer was not far away and she was afraid he night have heard Nancy Glenn asked for ride on a tin over the body so the farmer wouldn't see Nancy.
 Mary said she went to a ceme- tery and burned her gloves. She said she ent to 6 neighbor's house and washed the mud off her legs and clothes"
 The O'Connor girl. so husky and athletic that her college classmates call her 'Tarzan," sat impassively through the long recital Tilting her head toward her right shoulder. she stared back at Detective Murphy and seemed only casually interested in the questions her lawyer asked on croSs-examination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16
SOCIALISTS TO
 DECIDE SUNDAY

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 16. (UP)- The state executive board of the socialist party of Connecticut will meet Sunday at New Haven to dis cuss proposals for affiiliation with the social democratic federation, nationwide socialist group. A date also will be set by the board for holding of a state convention of the party to vote on adoption of a new constitution, it was announced.
 Mayor Jasper McLevy is chairman of the social democratic federation, which was organized last year when 8 cleavage developed in the national socialist party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16

Jellyfish choked the suction pipe of liner at Durban, South Africa, which was delayed six hours while a tugs propellers cleaned out the pipe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16

For saving a woman from drown ign while on his summer vacation in France 12-year old Patrick o. Donovan of Englaad has been pre- sented the Royal Humane Society's Parchment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16
MARY O'CONNOR
 HEARS CONFESSION

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16
FIRST LEG OF PROBE IS ENDED

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-16

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24
SCION PAID TO
KILL MEASURE,
TNESS SAYS
State Graft Inquiry al
Sacramento Brings
Out Sensation

SACRAMENTO, May "a.
(UP) = Admission that AS
semblyman William Horn
blower of San Francisco was
given $1,000 to kill a contrO-
versial sardine industry bill and
"other bills" in the state legislature
was given today in public grand
jury hearing by Nino Crivello OF
Monterey, director of Sardine In
duStries, Inc.
Crivello said he pa.d Hornblower
the money to Kill Senate Bill 521
introduced in the 1895 legislature by
Senator Bert B. Snyder of Santa
Cruz. He denied, however, that the
similar amount mentioned by Dis
trict Attorney Otis D. Babcock as
having been paid in accordance
with a resolution passed by the sar-
dine concern.
Crivello- was the -rst witness
questioned by Babcock, who called
the grand pury to investigate ac-
tions of legislators, particularly law
yers, who accept fees from interests
having legislation in the state cap
itol.
additional Story on Page -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24
Secret Group Linked
With Desert Staying

LOS ANGELES, May "a. UP
The Dragons, secret organization
allegedly affiliated with the Nazi
Silver Shirts, today was injected in
to the Staying and desert burial of
Mrs Leona May Schmidt, wealthy
widow.
Robert Gardner, jr., ~, arrested
early today as an admitted accom-.
plice of Valen Neil Ross, after Ross
confessed Staying of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Schmidt, thought he was
aiding an organization known as
the Dragons in disposing of Mrs.
Schimdt's body, it was brought out
at the Schmidt inquest.
A coroner's jury returned ver-
dict accusing Ross of the murder
but made no recommendations.
Neither Ross nor Gardner testi
fed at tho brief hearing.
Detective Frank F.. Ryan testified
Gardner told HIM he had intended
to join the Dragons and thought
he was doing a task for the organi-
zation when he helped Ross to bury
Mrs. Schmidt's body in the Mojave
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24
JAPANESE NEAR
CHINA CAPITAL
IN BIG BATTLE.
FOur-Day Drive Places
Invaders in Key
Position

SHANGHAI, May "a (UP)
Japanese reports said to-
day that Lanfeng, gateway
to the western Lunghai rail
road,' had fallen after a four
day battle more bloody than that
at Suchow.
The Japanese reported they were
advancing westward along the rail-
road. Chinese military authorities
admitted that the Japanese forces
from the city of Hopei and from
Anhwei province and Japanese
Warships on the Yangtse were NOV
ing within striking distance OF
HankoW.
The Japanese said they wer con-
verging on Kaifng, near tn juno
ton of the Lunghai line and the
Peiping -Hankow railroad. Scores of
plans were demolishing the Chinese
line of supply and munition camps
at Kaifeng and Chcngchow, the
junction point, the japanese re-
ported.
The Japanese war office today
estimated Chinese casualties in the
battle of Suchow at 100000 of
which $4,000 were killed and their
bodies left on the battlefield. The
number killed and carried away
could not be estimated, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24
Property Owners
Ask Water Main
For East Side

A petition, signed by five property
owners. requesting the city coun-
Gil of Ell Centro to authorize i'm
stallation of water main, was sub
mitted Tuesday. 1t will be con-
sidered at the next council meeting.
June l.
The petition urges a main to
serve property owners fronting on
Main street between Fairfield Drive
and 100 feet east of Hope street
Installation of fire hydrant at
Hope and Main streets also is re-
quested.
Signing the petition were: E. c
Dolke, Gordon Stewart. Clara Pull
lenza, Mrs. Mary Kelleher and
Frank Fernando. Don Davis of
the city engineers estimated the
proposed installation would cost in
the neighborhood of $140O.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24

The southern drive to revise the
wage-hour bill, however, was short
lived. BY a vote of 139 to 10 the
house rejected the substitute.
Sen George w. Norris, l., Neb.,
indicated that the administration
has changed its strategy on the
public power amendment to the
S3,247 OPS 900 recovery bill and will
move to eliminate it entirely. Sen.
Kenneth McKellar, D.. Tenn, at
tackled a Republican proposal to
return administration of relief to
the states as worn out and
threadbare" plan repudiated by the
voters.
With full administration backing
the wage hour bill moved ahead
toward probable passage in the
house. Rep. Robert Ramspeck, D.,
Ga, offered a substitute bill to re-
place the measure offered by Chair
man Mary T. Norton of the labor
committee. The substitute would
establish a five-member board to
determine where lower standards
must be applied on the basis OF
local living costs and the value of a
workers services.
In the senate Norris opposed Sen
ate Majority Leader Alben w. Bar
KEYS proposed compromise on the
public power amendment which had
been announced after White House
conference yesterday. The amend
Continued on Page 2; Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24

Prague Oh hOllTdQ f1cfllelD, OuueJell
German leader, after his talk with
Premier Milan HodZa.
1t was believed in informed quar-
ters that the situation might again
become acutely critical should from
tier violat tions recur or Germans be
injured inside CT outside Czechos-
loVakia.
The sharp tone of the press was
interpreted in we'll informed quar-
ters as indicating that Germany is
determined to protect her nationals
by all means if need be, and that
relief can be lasting only if no
serious incident occurs during the
Czech municipal election.
AT Prague, Premier Milan Hodza
intends to confer soon with Hun
garian and Polish minority leaders
in an effort to solve the whole mi
nority problem, it was said author
itatively as KonrGd Henlein, Ger
man minority leader, left for his
home at Asch.
1t had been expected that Hen
Continued on Page 2; Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24
COUNTY WAGE
UP
BEFORE BOARD
Big Increases FrOWned on
By Supervisors in
Meet Here

Imperial county supervis-
ors Tuesday began consider
alton of possible sal larry
ordinance revised for greater
flexibility.
Department heads argued before
the board Tuesday morning for
salaries they believe should be ap-
piled in their departments. Some
suggested increases, others express
ed satisfaction with existing salar-
les.
Although no official statement
was made by the board, members
indicated their policy will be to
make no large increase in the total
sum paid by the county in salaries.
Principal reason for revision of
the salary ordinance is to give it
greater flexibility to meet changing
conditions, said District Attorney
Elmer w. Heald, at whose proposal
the revision was undertaken.
County budget items, to be de-
cided later in the summer, will be
based on the salary needs as fixed
by the ordinance.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24

wages was to point out TO few OF
the boys that we weren't getting as
much as another company was pay :
ing. 1t started out as just con-
versation and led to this strike.
l don't think | am an 'agltaior DO
you? After all. it should be any
bodys right to ask for more paw
and to quit IL 1t is refused, without
being branded red and an 'agita-
tor"
Pinned down as 10 why he OBJ
jected TO being known as spokes-
man for the strikers, the man re-
piled.
Always Worked Hard
Briefly, / am afraid It would he
hard for me TO get job, Naturally,
the growers don't want trouble.
If l get the reputation Of one Who
stirs up disputes. they won't want
me TO work for them"
Continued on Page 3, Col, ~
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24
BY LOGAN JENKINS

Either white field labOrers in I'M
perial Valley 9re not afraid to or
ganize, or they lie.
In a PoSt-PreSs survey to deter
mine the truth or untruth of ter
rorism" charges, man after man
denied he would be afraid" to
join a union. Yet beneath their
apparently honest answers there
ran an undercurrent of apprehen-
SIGN. Many times they protested
too much.
II am going to tell you the truth"
declared a man who a few hours
before had been a minor leader in
carrot strike. The reporter be-
lieved him.
Il was what you might call one
of the organizers in this little
strike. I don't want you to use
my name, not because I am actu-
ally afraid / will be arrested or
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24

desert last March 9.
Ryan said Gardner told him he
did not know it was body he end
Ross put into Ross rented car, but
learned the truth later when, after
digging the grave and placing the
bundle in it, Ross slit the green oil
cloth in which the body was wrap
ped and removed his mother-in-
laws teeth.
Later Ross threw the teeth and
the shovel with which he dug the
grave into the desert, the detective
said Gardner told him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24

pone, most notorious prisoner on
Alcatraz, surrendered when he saw
he was about to be shot down.
The name of the guard who shot
and killed Limerick and wounded
Franklin was not made public.
The attempted escape was the
first at Alcatraz, known as "The
Rock, since Ralph Roe and Ted
Cole dived into the water of San
Francisco bay last December. They
still are missing.
So far as has been established, no
prisoner ever has made success
full break from Alcatraz. Most au-
thorities believe that Roe and Cole
Continued on Page 2; Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-24
Today's Results
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
st. Louis ...... 010 01O 002-4
New York ....... $40 200 30x-9 IL 0
Weiland Harrell & owen Castle
man & Danning.
Chicago ........ 900 $40 300-l0 i3 |
Brooklyn ........ 200 900 002- 4 2
Carleton & Hartnett, O'Dea. Mum
60 Butcher, Marrow & Phelps.
Cincinnati -. 400 O05 600 13 0
Boston ........... 010 004 23x-10 13 2
Vandermeer. Macon, Hollings-
worth, Cascarella & Lombardi, r.
Davis; Turner, Lanning, Weir,
Erickson & Mueller, Riddle.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia post
poned rain.
AMERICAN
New York $500. 020 002 001-5 o
Cleveland ........ DOB 500 10x-9 10 0
Gomez, Sindra & Dickey: Allen
& Pytlak.
Boston ..--..... 003 900 200-5 5 2
Detroit .... l02 900 00l-4 8 0
Grove & Desautels. Auker. Coff-
man & TebbettS.
Washington 02l 900 600 3 10 3
Chicago ... DOB 80 03x-i0 Is 4
Leonard, Appleton. Hogsett & r.
Ferrell; Straton & Sewell.
Philadelphia .......................... 020 o2t
ST. Louis ............................... 0l0 900
Nelson SJ Hayes; Vanatta &c Sui
livan.