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s4OO,0OO NOW
 MEDWICK VALUE

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13.-Joe Med wick, St. Louis Cardinal outfielder. probably would bring the highest sale price of any major leaguer. Baseball experts say an open mar ket bid for Medwick, one of the National leagues heaviest hitters, would be around $400,O00. The highest price ever paid for player was the $250,00O the Boston Red Sox paid Washington for shortstop Joe Cronin.
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RUSSIA TO RUN
 ARCTIC FARMS

MOSCOW, Aug. 18. Extensive plans for setting up agricultural in- experimental stations, state farms and nurseries beyond the Arctic Circle this year have been outlined by the Russian admins tration chief of the northern sea route.
 An institute for research into Arctic agriculture, cattle breeding, hunting and fishing will be set up at Igapka. The activities of this institute will extend all over the far north of Russia and Siberia.
 Experimental reindeer breeding stations will be organized in Mur- mansk and Naryan-Mar
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TCHINSON IS
 VICTOR FOR 20 GAMES, SEATTLE
Los Angeles Take Another Contest, Increasing
 P.C.L. Standing
lRy Ass0 aiated Prcssl

Freddie Hutchinson hit a homer last night and also held the Sac ramento bunch to three hits, win ming his gah.o " snutout, which was his twentieth victory of the sea- son for Seattle.
 Coming from behind in the eighth inning with 3-run uprising, the Angels whipped the Padres Ia t night and naturally increased the lead in the Pacific Coast race.
 Hollywood scored five runs in the first inning and had an easy time whipping Oakland last night.
 The San Francisco-P Portland game was rained out.
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Slang Helps

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 18.- Milwaukee high school seniors and principals like their new civic books because they use slang.
 Students now can read chapters on municipal governments being corrupted by political bosses and how public employees are forced to kick in" with contributions to hold jobs with "racketeers" in the political machines"
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TRIPLES HIS WHEAT YIELD

YADKINVILLE, N. C.-Five years ago Hernon Matthews land would produce barely five bushels of wheat an acre. He terraced his land, lined it and planted legumes and this year he harvester an average of 195 bushels an acre.
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4 SLUCCINC
 INF!ELDERS

BOSTON, Aug. 18.-For the last six years infielders have won the American League batting champion ship-Dale Alexander, Jimmy FoxX, Lou Gehrig, Buddy Myer, Luke Ap- bling and Charles Gehringer. This year three infielders, Foxx, Myer and Cecil Travis, are in the thick of the fight along with Earl Averill, Cleveland outfielder.
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NOW AN OLD STORY

MANITOWOC, Wis.-Capt. Louis Hanson, retired carferry skipper, es- inmates he has crossed Lake Michi- gan 21,000 times. He began sailing with his father in 1886, at the age of 13, and took his first command on the first Lake Michigan car- ferry, the Ann Arbor No. l, in 1903- 1904.
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GAMES WEDNESDAY, Pacific Coast League

Seattle 9; Sacramento 0. Hollywood 2: Oakland 1. Los Angeles 3, San Diego 1. Portland San Francisco. rain.
 National League Cincinnati 8; Chicago 4. Pittsburgh 4: St. Louis 3. Brooklyn 2: New York 4. Boston 3; Philadelphia 0.
 American League Chicago 3, 2; Detroit 4, 3. St. Louis 10; Cleveland T. Boston 4, 5; Philadelphia 3, 0.
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Domestics in Sydney. Australia, have their day out" and by gen. eral agreement among all con- cerned it is full day, not half one.
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Fifty London policemen visiting Germany took part in specially arranged athletic matches at Ham, burg.
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American League
FOHO SALE

FO6D SALE By Lutheran Ladies Aid, at Bert'S Cash Grocery, Saturday, August 20. Sale starts at 10 am adv.
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Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
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Poland is smaller in area than California.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, July 29-(U
P)-Howland Spencer, importer and
gentleman farmer who played with
President Roosevelt as a boy but dis
agrees with new deal politics, sold
his estate Krum Elbow. directly
across the river from Mr.. Roose-
velt's estate, to Father Divine's cult
today. The deal was closed last
night in the office of Gaius c. Bolin
Jr., negro attorney here. Bolin plan
ned to record the deem in the office
of the Ulster county clerk at Kings
ton today. He said the owners, ne
groes, would retain the name Krum
Elbow.
Spencer Won This
Mr. Roosevelt also has called his
estate Krum Elbow. Spencer and
Mr.. Roosevelt had an argument
through the newspapers five years
ago as to which estate properly
bore the name. The argument ended
when Mrs. James Roosevelt. the
presidents mother, agreed with
Spencer that the name belonged to
the estate on the west side OF the
river--Spencer's. The name Of Faith
err Divine, Q dumpy Harlem Negro
known to his followers as god, die
not appear In the transaction. Hs
was represented by 23 disciples in
Guiding Peace Harmony, Rebeccs
! Good. Ruth Victory. st. Luke Faith
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SCOVILL co. HAS
NAMED OFFICERS
John II. Goss Is Third of
Family to Be Named
as President

John H. Goss, for many years
vice president and general manager
OF the Scovill Manufacturing COM
pany, today was elected president of
the company at a meeting of the
board Of directors. He succeeds his
brother, Edward Otis Goss, who died
recently, and is the third member
of his family to become head OF
one Of the largest manufacturing
concerns in this section OF the coun-
try.
Leavenworth P. Sperry, treasrer Of
the company, was elected successor
to Mr.. Goss as executive vice-presi-
dent, and Francis T. Reeves. secre-
tary Of the company, was chosen a
member of the executive committee
which now comprises the following:
John H. Goss, L. p. Sperry, Chaun-
cey P. Goss, Jr., William M. Goss
and Mr.. Reeves.
Notable GOss History
The history Of John Henry Goss,
as remarked In various volumes per-
tanning to biographies of notables Of
Connecticut, Is one marking many
accomplishments. One of the best
known Connecticut manufacturers
In the United States, Mr.. Goss has
served. In numerous public capacities
as member Of national, state and
municipal commissions, at present Is
spending much of his time as a
member Of the state board Of arbi-
tration and mediation.
lContinued on Page 81
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Earthquake Shock In
Ne1u York City Today
Two Tremors Shook All Parts of City at 3:44 A. NJ.
Particularly Heavy in Bronx-No Damage
Has Been Reported

New York, July 29.-(UP)-Ar
earthquake shook this city of 6,000,.
900 at 3:44 a. m. (EDT) today.
Two hours later no serious DAM
age had been reported, though the
tremor was felt III all parts of the
city and in some of its suburbs. II
was particularly heavy in Bronx
and Queens boroughs and West
chester county where two distinct
tremors were felt.
The seismograph at Fordham uni
versity recorded the shock at 3:44
a. m. seismologistS were checking
the instrument to determine its in
tensity.
Police and fire stations were
swamped with telephone calls from
frightened residents awakened from
their sleep by a rumbling, trembl-
ing earth. The first calls came from
the Bronx and Queens.
Fordham Records Shocks
Father Joseph Lynch Fordham
seismologist said that a sharp sur
face shock was recorded on his more
sensitive instruments. Its center
he said, was from five to Is miles
from the university.
The shock itself was hnstantan-
eous, Father Lynch said. He COM
pared 1t to the dropping of a peb-
Continued on Page 100
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29
HOWARD HUGHES
TAKES0FF AGAIN
On Way to Chicago in
First Leg of Flight for
Los Angeles

New York, July 28-(UP)-How-
ard Hughes took Off in his around
the-world airplane at 9:49 q. m. EDIT
today for Chicago on the first leg
of a leisurely flight to Los Angeles.
The plane took of from Floyd Ben
nett Field where the millionaire
Texan and his crew Of four started
and ended their flight around the
world. Three members o fthe crew
Harry Conner, Richard Stoddart
and Edward Lund-accompanied
Hughes today. The fourth, Lieut..
Thomas Thurlow, remained behind.
Albert I. Lodwick, manager Of the
world night, went In his stead.
The flyers planned to spend the
night In Chicago, fly to Houston,
Tex, Saturday and complete the
journey to Los Angeles Monday.
Lodwick said the purpose Of the
flight was to put the plane through
routine inspection at Los Angeles.
He denied reports that Hughes
planned round trip flight to South
America.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29
Father" Divine Cult Buys
Estate Opposite Roosevelt

Faithful Love and Mary Magdalene
Faith.
Spencer Talks Of Sale
Spencer commented on the sale:
Father Divine's ideas will triumph
over Roosevelts. Last week I was
offered $4,000 for this estate, but
because of the work Father Divine
is doing, I have given him my share
which is the largest portion of the
land involved"
Bolir said the deal involved $40
90 to $4,000. The estate comprises
500 acres. Spencer, as president OF
the Krum Elbow Holding corpora
ton. disposed of all but IS acre:
which he retained.
1t was reported that the estst,
would be populated in 10 days By
more than 5000 cult members, VIII,
would make the trip from New York
city in a chartered excursion boat
and avail themselves Of the spaciol,
orchards and vineyards, the q
buildings including a main resi-.
dence, tenant houses, garage, out.
buildings, boathouse and dock, wher,
they will be easily observable from
the stately Roosevelt mansion acros
the river.
Historic Locale
The locale Is one Of the most his
CONTINUED on Page 10Y
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Becker Revocation OF
License Is Appealed
Bishop Street Restaurant Owners Case Will Be Taken
to Superior Court-Will Be Test Case
on Meals Dispute

An appeal to the superior court
from the action of the state liquor
control commission in revoking the
liquor license OF Phil Becker, oper-
ator of a Bishop street restaurant
will be filed next week. Attorney
Thomas F. McGrath, counsel for the
local division of the Connecticut
Restaurant and Liquor Dealers
Board of Trade. Inc, said today.
The appeal will be taken to settle
in the courts the question of what
shall constitute meal as required
by the liquor statutes for the SER
vice of liquor on Sundays. Six To-
cal operators had their licenses re-
voked this week for allegedly vio-
lating the Sunday meal" statute.
The Becker revocation has been
selected as typical of the others, and
as the one which will most likely
result in complete settlement Of
the dispute which exists at pres
ent. ...
Attorney McGrath said today that
Attorney General Charles McLaugh-
lin has agreed to stipulate to the
reference of the case 10 hearing by
state referee instead of Judge
of superior court. In this way the
case will be decided sooner, accord
ing to Mr.. McGrath.
Four Others Await
Meanwhile, four other local oper-
ators are awaiting decision from the
commission. They were arraigned In
Hartford yesterday on charges Of
violation of the Sunday meal sta
tute.
They are: Michael Molzon, 292
Bank street; Josephine Talora, AIS
South Main street; Rocco Diorio,
Bank street; and Louis Rio
ciuti, operator of Waverly Inn,
Cheshire.
Edward N. Peters, secretary of the
liquor commission refused today to
divulge the disposition of the cases
as made by the commissioners. THE
dispositions will be mailed to the
operators this afternoon" he said.
Facts In Becker Case
Attorney McGrath said that in
the Becker revocation. the following
are the facts: An inspector walked
into the restaurant on q Sunday
and asked for beer. He was told
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American Embassy Will
Investigate Protest They
Are Not Real Thing
NEVER WILL GO ON
SCREEN IN GERMANY
Schmeling Under Contract
to Exhibit Film as 1t
Really Happened

Berlin, July 20. - (UP)-
The American embassy will
investigate, C h argos that
motion pictures received in
Germany of the recent Joe
Louis-Max Schmeling heavy
weight championship fight
were censored to vor
Schmeling, it was learned to-
day. A protest was cabled
earlier this week to the
embassy by John Roxbor-
ough, one of Louis CO.
managers. He charged that the pic
lures which had been sent to Ger
mary were not a true record of
Louis one-round knockout; that
they contained scenes from the first
Understanding fight in which
Schneling was victor by knockout.
The embassy received the protest
and will investigate as 1t does all
protests from Americans. There was
little likelihood anything would re-
suit from the investigation because
the PICTURES have not been shown in
Germany and probably never will
be.
The United Press learned that a
Eopy Of the film was taken to the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29
HENRY FORD WILL
Be IS SATURDAY

Detroit. July 29.-(UP)-Henry
Ford celebrates his 18th birthday to-
morrow.
His birthday found him in good
health and, as usual, looking ahead
instead of back over the past. His
spare, slim frame is erect, his eyes
sparkle when he talks, and he is In
better physical condition than many
men half his age.
Young and old will join in fell
citating him. A party will be held
In the Fairgrounds Coliseum tomor-
row morning. Eight thousand school
children from 100 city Fairgrounds
will give a pageant. In the even
ing, civic and industrial leaders from
all parts of the state will join
Ford's friends and neighbors at a
birthday banquet at Masonic temle
Sixteen hundpred ersons will be
seated. Ford will be guest of honor
at both parties.
(Continued on Page 10Y
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Controller Rowland Had
Refused to Pay Small
Claim of $3.50
BOARD OF FINANCE
ORDERED IT PAID
City Embroglio, Over Error
of Assessor, Which Row.
land Utilized, Prevented

Corporation Counsel
Charles S. O'Connor took
issue with Controller Sher-
wood L. Rowland yesterday
at the. meeting of the Board
Of Finance and the results
were all in the favor of the
corporation counsel. The
controller had questioned the
right of the city's attorney
to adjust claims and had
refused to pay a small claim,
$3.50 In settlement for a damage
suit adjusted by counsel just before
trial of the case In the court of
common pleas.
Il don't care. personally, what
the board does in this matter" the
corporation counsel remarked of the
issue between his office and the
controllers. If the board wants
the city to be liable for costs and a
larger amount, then the board can
take the responsibility. Mr.. Sum-
ma attorney Francis j. Summa)
has been after me for month for
the payment the board voted that
the controller should make"
Board Had Ordered Payment =
Reference was to a vote Of the
sboaxxts4 patsprttng .tne~eontroller to
make payments of compensation
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FOUR SUSPECTS
ARE QUESTIONED

Hartford, Conn, July 29.-(UP).-
County authorities today question:
ed four Springfield, Mass, men as
suspects In the $1l,500 robbery OF
the First National bank at Sufaeld
last week.
Detained we're Leo Santaniello,
frankie Bonjourie, Florio Grimaldi
and Gino Fiore. They we're appre-
hendeds at Springfield and trans
ferred here late yesterday. A nth
man was released.
The quartet was held at the coun-
ty building without bond. Police
said no charges had been lodged
against them. as yet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29
NAT|ONAL|STS
OPEN BIG DAMS
Loyalist Pontoon Bridges
Torn Away; Nationalists
Hold Important Centers
BY HARRISON LAROCHE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Hendaye. July 29-Nationalist
forces, contrasting Loyalist surprise
drive into their lines north of the
Erbo river. opened the Hydroelectric
Power dams In he Tremp sector
| yesterday rapidly flooding the Erbo.
The river rose six feet and tore
away all that remained of the 10y
alist pontoon bridges, already partly
demolished by nationalist airplane
attacks.
The Loyalist were cut off from
their base of supplies but held their
lines in the face of an intense coun-
er-offensive by Nationlists hastily
withdrawn by Franco from other
fronts and thrown into the fiercely
contested Gandesa Notifications,
where the besieged Nationlists
were holding out.
Loyalist dispatches insisted that
their troops we're holding the line
at IL points along the Erbo, and
advancing steadily.
Loyalists Claim Advance
Loyalists claimed a further ad.
vance of more than 3 1-2 miles to-
day in their drive along the Erbo
river front An official communique
asserted that they had taken more
than 800 prisoners in hopping up
operations yesterday and had cap
tured two batteries Of 4-inch field
guns. Loyolist communicates tacitly
(C,OnfjI,1ed m Page I'M
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I and present Democratic organiza-
tons, others never affiliated with
any particular group.
Last nights session was attended
by over go Democrats, following the
initial meeting Of last week at which
an effort had been made TO con-
tact and secure support OF only a
few Democrats interested in the
future walfare Of the party here In
Waterbury. 1t is expected that a
meeting may be called for next week
at which time an actual test Of
strangth in drawing power of the
proposed reorganization group will
be made.
Committee Statement
The statement issued last night
by the executive committee, which
met Immediately after the general
meeting, was: From the start this
movement has been stated to be in
dependent but not antagonistic. On
that basis 1t can claim and Is re-
ceiving the virtually unanimous
support Of those who have an un-
selfish interest in the party welfare
, ITO those who. criticize us for be-
ing independent or for not being
sufficiently antagonistic, we can say
that Democratic success will not be
served by reading out Of the party
the 10000 voters who supported the
regular ticket any more than by
ignoring the 5000 Independents
The Democratic party needs both
and we need a program that the
public can conscientiously support
I'VE cannot, of course, expect
that this attitude will be approved
by any who may hope to profit by
Democratic dissension."
Resolution Passed
The following resolution was
adopted at the conclusion of the
meeting, all present approving 1t
unanimously.
CONTINUED on Page 100
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brought through the Office Of States
Attorney William B. Fitzgerald, AL
derman Kelly claimed that Mr.. AL
corn was illegally appointed special
prosecutor.
The quo warranto was argued on
the question of law alone in the ini-
tial hearing, after which Judge In.
glis overruled its contentious. SUBJ
sequently the case was argued on
its merits, after Mr.. McDonough
and Mr.. Acorn had stipulated as
to the facts at stake. Again Judge
Inglis decided that the quo warranto
was without proper GROUNDS and
that the appointment of Mr.. Alcorn
was in order. Mr.. McDonough. ex-
poets that the trial of the conspir-
acy cases must be delayed until the
supreme court hears the quo war
ranto question.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29
ARABS READY TO
FIGHT BRITAIN
Rebel Leaders Have Ex-
tended Plans Throughout
Country Against British
BY JACOB SIMON

Jerusalem, July 26. (Via Airmail
to London UP)-Arab rebel leaders
have prepared plans to extend their
operations throughout the country
In opposition to British rule, 1t was
learned today.
Leaders held council of war near
Ramallah, north OF Jerusalem, sew
eral days ago and drafted plans to
widen their campaign, 1t was learn
ed. particularly as regards damag-
ing rod communications.
Extreme bitterness has been
caused among Arabs by two recent
incidents which are being used by
terrorists to urge the peaceful rural
Arab population to join the rebel
forces. Extremists are distributing
arms and ammunition to villagers
while religious fanatics urge decla-
ration Of a Holy War" against
British and Jewish unbelievers.
Rising Arab unemployment, the
rapidly rising cost of living and the
termina ton Of the harvest season
are other factors.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29
TWO STATES HIT
BY CLOUDBURSTS
Ten Inches of Rain Fell in
New Hampshire, YER
mont Last Night


Boston, July 29-CUP)-The New
England flood scene shifted sud-
denly today from Massachusetts
Charles River Valley to Vermont
and New Hampshire, where tor
rental vcloudbursts, high winds
and lightning washed out railroad
tracks and highways, snapped tel
ephone and electric wires and
ruined crops.
Three cloudbursts within six
hours last night drenched the two
states with over 10 inches of rain
The Merrimack River, emptying in
to Massachusetts,, was reported ris-
ing.
Newmarket, N. H.. reported Main
street under two feet Of water.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-07-29
CLIPPER PLANE
LOST IN FLIGHT
Was Headed for Manila
But Has Not Been Heard
From in Hours
BY DON DILLON
United Press Staff COrrespondent)


Manila, July 29.-UP).-Destroy-
ers and airplanes of the navy and
army we're ordered out tonight to
search for a missing Pan-American
Always Clipper which officially was
declared down in fight from
Guam Island to Manila.
Six Passengers Are Aboard
The plane carried six passengers,
some of them prominent and a
crew of nine. At IL p. m. Oil a. m.
EDIT authorities were convinced
that the plane must have been
forced down, because by that time
Its fuel supply on the 2,000-mile
ocean flight would have been ex-
hausted.
No Radio For Hours
No radio report had been received
from the clipper for many hours, al
though IL has a powerful sending set
and normally reports its position at
frequent intervals.
Still Hope For Ship
Hope was held that rescue was
possible, because the great four-mo-
tored flying boat which inaugurated
commercial flying service across the
Pacific in 1896 is capable Of alight-
ing even In a heavy sea and re-
naming afloat.
Due in Manila at 6 p. Nj.
The plane, named the Hawaii Clip
per- had been due in Manila at G
p. m. The army transport Mega was
ordered to proceed at full speed tc
its last given position, which was
sent nearly II hours ago.
All of the Hawaii clippers pas
sengers except DR.. Mckinley, were
en- route to Hong Kong. DR.. Nc
Kinley. an expert on leprosy, was
headed for Manila. French is con-
tractor. He is an officer of the WASH
ington State Air Corp Wyman, a
New Yorker, Is vice-president of
Curtis Wright Aircraft corporation
in charge of export. He was on a
round the-world trip.
Continued on Page 1O
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Hartford, Conn.,, July-CUP)-
Benjamin Lavine, At. Salesman.
died at hospital last night from
bullet wound which police said was
self-inflicted. An attendant at
Keney Park said he saw Lavine
shoot himself in the chest Wednes-
day. Authorities reported he had
been respondent over failing hearth
He leaves his widow and three chill
dren.
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Joe Louis, Max Schmeling
Fight Pictures Haze Not
Been Exhibited In Germany
No Antagonis71 toAny
Group OF Democrats
Committee Members, Who Seek Unity of All Demo-
Gratis, Met Again Late Membership
Grows SteadiIy-No Group Ignored

independent Of" but not "antagonstc to-" opposing
democratic groups in Waterbury is the type OF movement
fostered by the Democratic Voters Committee which held
its second meeting last night at the Hotel Elton Creation
OF an executive committee which was given the right to
increase it's membership to reasonable figure, was
ship of sixteen includes Democrats REPRESENTATIVE of former