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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-05
Watch Democrat
For Election News

Next Tuesday will be election
day!
Some 10000 Waterburians
are eligible to register their
preference for state, local and
national offices. They viii be in
terested in knowing the meme
beers Of the various tickets on
the official voting machines.
They will be eager to learn
| where they win vote this year,
as 10 new districts have been
added to the original 20, and
new polling places have been
designated. 3
Read Monday evenings DEM
ocrat, for the up ton minute news
ON elections. It win not only
feature local candidates, but
viii provide sidelights ON de-
velopments in the state and
throughout the nation.
The Democrat will also print
q list Of the official balloting
|. places and q classification Of
streets Of the 80 voting districts.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-05
Democrat Notables
Speak Here Tonight
Traditional Saturday Before Election Rally Finds Gov.
Cross, Sen. Lonergan Heading Campaign Group Into
City Buckingham Hall to Be Scene Of Big Rally

Governor Wilbur L. Cross and
United States Senator Augustine
Lonergan will bring their election
eve message to the Democrats of
the state tonight when, with the
entire Democratic ticket, they will
speak at $3.50 o'clock at buckingham
Hall, Grand street.
But it will be the personal mes
sage of leaders of the Democratic
party during the years of the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt,
the four terms as Connecticut's
greatest governor, in the case of
Governor Cross. There will be no
radio hook-np to carry the words
of the eminent chief executive be-
yond the capacity of Buckingham
hall.
And Senator Lonergan is making
his first appearance in Waterbury
during the present campaign.
Cong. John w. Mccormack, OF
Massachusetts,, chairman of the New
England Democratic delegation in
the House of Representatives, will
be a principal speaker. He has tele-
graphed his intention to he at
Buckingham Hall tonight to Cong
J. Joseph Smith, of Waterbury, an
other of the candidates who will
convey the message of Democracy
to Waterbury voters.
Democratic Town Chairman John
H. Crary will open the meeting, a
rally which concludes an intensive
last-week organization OF. Water
bury Democrats in united front of
$4,000 strong preparatory to election
Tuesday. 1t has been Chairman
Crazy who has. directed the dis
trict meetings through these last
days which have seen the campaign
(CrntinyIed m page q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-05
sLEAvE-RAKERs STRIKE

Pennington, Conn, Nov. s, (UP) -
A crew Of % men on a leave-raking
project were on strike today for
higher wages. Employed by the bor-
ough Of Pennington, the men were
getting $2.75 for a nine hour day.
They demanded $500.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-05
DIES OF INJURIES

Willimantic, Conn.,, Nov. 5-(UP)
Paul E. Bramhall, 48, New Britain
steamfitter, died last night Of injur-
les suffered earlier in the day when
he fell 20 feet from staging.
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Decision Expected.
tuesday, On Court
ransfer Back ere
Judge Simpson Also Declares Cases 'Should Be Set
Down for Trial. Atty Cassidy Moves for Speedy
Trial at New Haven Due to Error

Speedy trial of the defendants in the Waterbury
conspiracy agreed desirable to all the princi
pals at the hearing yesterday in superior court Special
Prosecutor Hugh Acorns strategy to block the removal
Of the trial to New Haven Judge Earnest C. Simpson who
promised to file decision the motion to rescind the
New Haven transfer by Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock said
from the bench that the houd be set down for trial
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The Weather

Fair, Mild Tonight ;
Colder Sunday
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The Washington times., 1938-02-07
Gunham m cred
G4Il Exciting Story Of
OOAO the Old Southwest
>By LUKE SHORT
SYNOPSIS

ST. drriUeS In the Western oWn of Christian City,
troop Of cavalry There TUoWuy Hornbeck
approaches McC1ndleSS
OUTLAW him. gold mountain peak.
THO Insurance agents meet the and bring down the
gold murdered different bands outldWS
Suades POGO of the agents and get the gold At the
mountain POGO finds CdrdoWdn killer posing
as the other agent They dare not 0De each other Shane
the mine and his oUely daughter, Kate
the mountain croDds off
cliff and leaUes him for dead joins forces
TWoWdy They doublecroSS refuge
Army FORT posing tho propectors pursued Mednwh
Kate helps POGO from the bottom
his real identity and promises to the gold Kute father
In Rtncon Abe McCdndesS orders his to arrest
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
McCandless looked at the sheriff and nodded The sheriff
turned and started POGO and POGO slid his chair
"Sand STILL lawman, POGO said softly and Hogan stopped
in his tracks.
POGO spoke Mac. T know what this u.s. Mac Get OUT"
The four McCandes hands their backs to the bar did
make for gum NIcCandless glared at them with
quiet fury
Il won't say it again." POGO said levelIy.
Cursng under his BREADTH his face black with anger Nc
Candless turned and went out
The Washington times., 1938-02-07
CHAPTER XIX
A SCARED SHERIFF

Once inside the cell block. Hogan
opened cell door and stood inside
POGO looked in and shook his
head, Give me one with a window
on the street"
Hogan opened another and Pocc
walked inside. The cot looked
comfortable and there was even a
dirty pillow on the next blankets
I'D like a beer" he said tc
Hogan.
Hogan cleared his throat. Ills
ten, st. Vrain. This won't be for
long. McCandless will listen. He's
got to-"
THE beer" POGO said. In his
haste to leave. Hogan forgot tc
take his keys. They dangled on a
ring from the lock, iingling a
little as their swing faded and
died. POGO looked at them and
then stretched out on the cot
The Washington times., 1938-02-07

PocoS mild gaze settled on Ho
gan. This an arrest, lawman?'
Hogan only gulped and nodded
weakly.
do you need an army to tell il
to me?" POGO asked him. Whats
the charge?"
THAT 11-year.old murder" Ho
gan said huskily. wetting his lips
Understand, st. Vrain, I didn't
have nothing to do with this. I'm
only an agent of the taxpayers.
Taxpayer" POGO corrected
mildly. He glanced over the Nc
! Candless men, who had their
hands ostentatiouSly away from
their guns.
NOW BEG, ST. VRAIN
POGO turned to Hogan. well
here I am"
"You-you give up?" Hogan
asked.
POGO yawned. "Sure, I give up
Hogan said to the houseman
"Fisher. get bis gun"
Go to hell" Fisher said, back
ing against the wall.
You, stranger" Hogan said
Flip it out on the table"
"That is your party" the
stranger drawled, smiling a little
Hogan's face was set and white
"All right, st. Vrain. Take youl
gun out and lay it on the table
Remember, I never drew gun or
you. I'm just asking you to-"
POGO flipped out his gun on th'
table. Hogan was a little more
brave now. He slapped POGO
pockets, his shirt pockets. felt hi
sleeves, felt his wrist and hi!
thighs. Satisfied, he said. "Givt
me your word you won't make
break for it and 1 won't put the
cuffs on you."
Sure" POGO said, and he put
his hands down.
POGO stepped through the dool
ahead of the sheriff. Out in thu
bright glare of the still Afternoon
McCandless stood alone in tht
middle of the road, his legs Spreae
a little, facing the saloon.
POGO slowed down, then stopped
Hogan came up beside him anc
stopped, too, eying McCandless.
McCandless said to POGO, NOV
beg, st. Vrain."
POGO laughed. 1t was soft
warm chuckle, barely audible il
that hanging silence, but it car
ried an undertone of jeerint
amusement and mockery as i
died.
GUN MASTERY
"All right" Big Abe said husk
lily.
You'll get hurt" POGO warnec
him quickly, but Big Abe's elbow
was already brushing his Goa
open so he could reach his gun
And POGO, too, was already NOV
ing.
He was standing beside Hogan
shoulder to shoulder, and his righ
hand streaked down, finger
twisted outward. From Hogan
own hip and holster there was {
shutting sunflash and POGO hat
the gun out, up, and was alread!
stepping forward as his elbow
locked, half crossed, and the gun
roared.
McCandless' gun, half drawn
blasted out through the bottom o
| the holster, stabbing the dust a
he whirled half around ant
stepped back to steady himself.
POGO said, Don't make me do i
again, Abe"
McCandless' hand fell ava,
from his gun butt, and he brough
his other hand across his chest tt
his shoulder and held it there
swaying unSteadily. On the insid
of his gun hand trickle of blooc
Travelled down his wrist, across tn
open palm. down his finger, hesi
tated, then dropped into the dust
POGO said, Il told you," and helC
the gun out to Hogan.
He's not hurt" POGO said
Lets CO."
The Washington times., 1938-05-06

HECTIC CHARGES
Miss o'Dea already has contrib
nted three startling charges
against the port-side pitcher to the
record:
ID He contemplated killing
her;
(2) He contemplated killing
himself;
90 He contemplated killing
both Of them.
Her destruction was to be the
perfect crime, she testified. She
quoted Lefty" as telling her that
he would wear gloves while Strang'
ling her, then come back later,
discover the body and be properly
grieved and Mortified.
SAVED HIS LIFE
Three times in one night she
kept him from jumping out of a
hotel window, she claimed, and on
another occasion when they were
riding in their automobile with
Lefty" driving, he suggested it
might be a good idea to wreck the
Car and kill them both.
Aside from the major contem-
plated crimes there were minor
actual offenses, consisting of sew
eral beatings and eye-blackenings,
she testified.
The Washington times., 1938-05-06
CITIZENS OFFER
SCHOOL NAMES

Interested citizens are doing
their part to tighten the task, one
of them at least, of the Board Of
Education's committee on build
ings, grounds and equipment.
They have submitted 20 names
for the new elementary school to
be erected on the Petworth play
ground site. Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith heads the committee which
will choose the name.
The suggested list includes the
names of 13 local citizens and
seven nationally known men and
women. The practice in recent
years, DR.. Frank W. Ballou, super
intendent, said, has been to name
schools after former Presidents.
The board also approved an ex-
tended program of vocational edu-
cation and took under advisement
a program for teaching traffic
safety in the schools.
The Washington times., 1938-05-06
Ship News Ban
On Radio Lifted

Overriding a Federal Communi-
cations Commission order of two
years ago, the Senate yesterday
passed a House bill authorizing
radio companies to provide to
newspapers, free or at nominal
cost, the position of ships at sea.
The measure was sent to the
White House for approval Of the
President.
The Washington times., 1938-05-06
DR.. Derry to Talk
! Thursday Night

Dr.. George Herman Derry,
prominent Catholic layman of
Detroit who was knighted by
Pope Plus XI, will lecture on
'Atheistic Communism" next
Thursday night in the Gonzaga
high school auditorium. The lee
ture is sponsored by the Knights
of Columbus.
The Washington times., 1938-05-06
Fans Pack Court
/ At Gomez Hearing

= NEW YORK, May GN.S)-Basebal fans interested in
the love lives of their heroes in line early today for
bescher seats in Supreme Court where Actress June ODea
Gomez was pressing her separation action against Vernon
GIeftvv Gomez star Yankee pitcher.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
j. s. GIRLS RALLY,
RETAIN GOLF CUP
Take 5 of Last 6 Matches
in Curtis Competition
to Beat Brit0ns.
Hy the Associated Press.


MANCHESTER, Mass. Sept. s.-By
capturing five Of six singles matches
played yesterday for a 512-to-3k VIC
tory over brilliant British Curtis Gun
rivals. the American women's golf
team today retained that international
trophy.
The surprising rally of the domestic
golfers shattered commanding lead
the invaders had taken earlier in the
match and gave the Americans tf1tfr
third triumph since the cup was do
mated eight years ago by the Misses
Harriet and Margaret Curtis, both
former national titlists.
The nearest the British women have
ever come to carrying OF the cup was
two years ago, when in the third of
the biennial matches they forced the
American team to a 4l2-41a deadlock.
The draw, however, entitled the Ameri-
can women to retain the trophy.
Headed by Mrs. Andrew M. Holm,
British champion, the invaders took
commanding lead Wednesday when
on a rain-soaked course they won two
and halved the third of the Scotch
foursome matches.
The surprising American comeback
got under way early yesterday when
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, national
titlist, defeated Mrs Holm, and S.
Then youthful Patty Berg of Min
neapolis, sent the teams into a tie by
turning back Jessie Anderson, 1897
British champion. up
Marion Miley Of Cincinnati defeated
Elsie Corlett of England, and. l, and
Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware, the many
times national champion. scored over
Mrs. j. B. Walker Of Ireland, 2 and l,
to give the American team q Az to 21a
advantage
When Clarrie Tiernan Of Ireland
gained 2-and-1 victory over Maureen
Orcutt of New Jersey the visitors had
a chance to gain another draw. They
kept the opportunity alive until the
last twosome reached the last tee all
even. Then Nan Baird, 1884 Scottish
champion. put her fourth shot in a
brook, while Charlotte Glutting of
Rock Springs, N. j., put together two
woods that left her Is feet beyond the
pin to win.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
tdtchlU01k Slab Sas Make Race National Wild Scramble
Criffffmen and A's Nurse Cuts.
Bruises and Cr0l1ches after
Free-f0r-AI In Myers Feud

was ruff1ed considerably when Buddy
showed back more emphatically. Buddy
busted himself off. muttered some
thing to Mack about teaching Wagner
to catch, and ambled to the bench.
The damaged Wagner was removed
from the premises and replaced by
Charley Berry.
Bean Ball Deliberate.
A blend Of booes and cheers greeted
Myer when he stepped to the plate
in the eighth, but the scant gathering
OF some 300 spectators quickly directed
their throaty roars at Thomas when
the Philadelphia right-hander deliber-
ately whipped his first pitch toward
Myers head.
Prepared for the occasion, Buddy
buried his frame in the dust to escape
damage, the ball merely grazing his
head. Propelled to second by Vests
single to center, Myer paused and
opened verbal fire at Thomas.
That's okay, kid" chirped Buddy,
you did that on orders. You haven't
CUTS enough to do 1t yourself" Wer-
Der then directed few choice remarks
at Myer and Coach Clyde Milan
chimed in with reflections on Werber's
character.
Then came the explosion On an at
tempted hit and run play Rick Ferrell
famed and Berry quickly tipped the
ball to Werber at third. Myer, spikes
flashing in high slide. ripped a slight
cash on Werber's left arm.
Berwyn Bill Immediately brought
his right into action, planting the ball
and his fist under Buddy's left eve.
Myer, on the ground at the time.
reared back on his shoulders and de-
scrlbed cleaning arcs in the air with
his spikes. That served the purpose
OF removing Werber from the imme-
diate vicinity and gave Buddy an op-
portunity to regain his feet before
plowing into onrushing Philadelphia
players.
Milan Not Picking His Spots.
1t was here that the aging Milan
distinguished himself. Zeb started at
the third-base coaching box and
punched his way to second, clipping
any available alien jaw. His right
hand aches today, but he had lot of
fun.
Myer meantime was geared for ac-
ton. bobbing from Berry to Thomas
to Werber to Earl Mack, giving and
taking in equal portions He received
a bruise on his face, scratch on his
right ear, minor gashes around the
right knee, probable three-day sus-
pension and s25 fine.
With players Of both teams gleefullv
| poking any available noggin, police,
umpires and calmer members of both
clubs finally restored order. Goose
Goslin by that time had worn his arm
OF down to the elbow, Joe Krakauskas
had done more pitching than at any
time this season and Dutch sleonar d
had acquired black eye.
Berry kept his head through It all.
He joined in the wild fstic orgy. but
had enough presence of mind to re-
main behind his catcher's mask and
chest protector.
1t may be incidental, but Ken Chase
pitched q six-hit game to trim the
Athletics. So, with Zeke Bonura swat
ting his 10Th home run Of the season.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Mr.. Buddy Myer, who cautiously
challenges the caliber of meat he sinks
his teeth into. today had another Of
baseballs grim snifing feuds on his
willing hands because he isn't so par
ticular about the brand Of flesh he
feeds his spikes.
Buddy previously has reserved his
spikes and rather potent punching
chiefly for the more appetizing and
decidedly more sturdy Yankees, but
the frames Of the lowly Athletics
looked tempting yesterday at Griffith
Stadium, so Myer now is timing with
the Macks in general and Bill Werber.
Bud Thomas. Harold Wagner and
Charley Berry in particular.
Aside from Catcher Wagner, who
will miss several games because he
was rude enough to dispute Buddy's
right to the base line, and an assort-
ment of bruiSoEand slight cuts sprin-
kled among members of both clubs,
the hectic free-for-all served mainly
to illustrate that bean ball" rule base
ball moguls saw fit to fashion isn't
going to be enforced.
Ump Refuses to Enforce Rule.
Al Simmons. who saw fit to question
Umpire Cal Hubbard along that line
after Myers head had been a target
for one of Thomas fast balls, was
silenced with the unconvincing reply
Of, We'll, you can't prove it was a
bean ball, can you?" That classic
comeback clears the path for sue
cession of bean balls. for apparently
the umpires are averse to determining
just what constitutes baseball's most
deadly weapon.
Myer, who gives no quarter when
aroused, isn't asking for any, however,
for he invited the pitch that uncere-
moniously dumped him in the dirt at
home plate. The ball clipped the but
ton on his cap with enough force to
brush it from his head. but Buddy,
unperturbed, merely trotted down to
first base.
The event leading to the bean ball
and subsequent riot materialized in
the sixth inning. Myer, racing from
first base to the plate on Sammy
Vests scorching double to left, dis
covered Rookie Wagner occupying
that space. Buddy merely gathered
momentum, aimed knees and spikes
high at Wagner and accomplished his
objective of scoring when Wagner.
knocked unconscious from the impact,
dropped the ball.
Coach Earl Mack Of the Athletics,
who isn't built for such activities,
chose to push Myer around a bit fol-
lowing that collision, but his dignity
Evening star., 1938-09-09
BUDGE |NN0RUSH
FOR PRO HOOK-UP
Likes Offers, but May Wait
Year Before Accepting
Any, Vines Hints.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OAKMONT, Pa, Sept. 9.-Ellswortn
Vines. the tennis start who proved
himself better than a dub at golf by
qualifying for the national amateur,
said today Don Bulge is in no hurry
about joining the pro net ranks.
Bulge is interested in those pro-
fessional offers" he said during a
luncheon intermission from the links,
"but he feels there is no hurry about
accepting them.
Bulge Knows His Worth.
II know Bulge we'll, and he thinks
if he can get $5o,000 or s75 1000 now
he can still get it next year. The way
amateur tennis IS now he doesn't feel
there is anybody that can beat him,
and I guess he's probably right.
Bobby Riggs would come nearest
to beating him. I expect. but that's
not likely to happen just yet
Vines. who qualified at Los An
geles for the national amateur, arrived
yesterday with Pat Abbott, former ma
tional public links champion. who ac-
companied him on the cross-country
drive.
Evening star., 1938-09-09

each winning two games from the
Detroit Tigers.
Paurs arm began cracking in
1885, when he won only five games
and lost five. In 1884, his record
was 1911 and in 1885 it was 1912.
After going on the voluntary retired
list twice, the younger right-hander
finally consented to return to the
minors with the hope that he
would be able to come back with
his old effectiveness.
He was with Houston and Dallas
of the Texas League this season,
winning games and losing 16.
However, since eight of his de-
feats were by one run, thers was
some reason to believe r. would
fare better backed by the hard
hitting Cardinals, who sport such
sluggers as Joe Medwick and john
ny Mize.
Paul once was the possessor Of a
fast ball that was speedier than
his older brothers. Curiously,
both he and Dizzy no longer rely
Evening star., 1938-09-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9-Brothers
have played with brothers and
against brothers in major league
baseball, but the possibility that
Mem Paul" may meet in a pitch
ing duel appeared today to be q
fraternal natural"
Paul Deans return to the st.
Louis Cardinals yesterday after q
year of nursing his arm in the
minor leagues brought the chance
he may oppose Brother Dizzy in one
Of the Cards six remaining games
with the Chicago Cubs.
. The two teams play in Chicago
September "a, Is and rs and wind
up the season here September 30
and October and 2.
Trying to keep pace with his IA
NOUS brother at the time Dizzy was
at his peak may have been the
reason Paul almost threw his arm
out Of joint. The. brothers, then
teammates. pitched the Cardinals
to . world championship In 1884.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Coach
Curtis Parker is beating the heat
down at Shreveport by having his
centenary football squad report for
practice at 6 am. AL Schacht
says: II wish I had Lou Gehrigs
money, Moe Berg's gall and my
good times"
Suppose you read where Bill
Terry did a right-about-face and
put the Giants back in the nag
race Haw! Bill McKechnie
usually addresses umpires with the
prefix of Mister. but he must have
said "Mr. So and So' the other
day when he drew that $3.50 fine.
Looks as though Hank Green-
berg can kiss his chances of catch.
ing up with Babe Ruth's home-run
record good-by The year he
swatted so for q new record, the
Bam got six of them during the
first seven days Of September :.
Hanks record so far this month is
zero.
Jimmy Crowley and Rex Enright,
who used to be roomies at Notre
Dame, will send their Fordham
and South Carolina football teams
against each other at the Polo
Grounds November 19 West
Virginia has 5-year football plan
which is supposed to wind up in
the Rose Bowl in 1910.
Sammy Baugh's contract with
the Washington Redskins calls for
81 per year >. He Is paid his rec
ord salary on side agreement with
the club owners Somebody
ought to make a pass at Vince Bar
ton of the Hickory IN. c. team Of
the Carolina League, who hit five
homers In six times up against
Kannapolis the other day Is
that . recordf
The New York Americans Of the
Evening star., 1938-09-09

The American League race, mean
time, rapidly nears its wind-up. The
Yankees blanked the Red Sox. 40,
yesterday behind Lefty Gomez's five-
hit 'elbowing. and now need II wins
or any combination Of victories and
Boston and Cleveland losses to make
that total-to clinch their third
straight flag. The Indians remained
deadlocked with the Red Sox in second
place by dropping q Al decision to
Alton Benton and the Detroit Tigers.
Ken Chase's six-hitter was enough
to give Washington So edge over the
Athletics. Luke Hamlin closed out the
night baseballing in Brooklyn by pitch
ing the Dodgers to SO shutout over
the Phillies The Browns and White
Sox were rained out for the second
straight day.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
Centenary Grdders Drill at AM to Beat Heat
Boushs Yeocoroo Hits Six

approximately $500 miles to Mon
treal to play McGill University next
December It was just 30 years
ago this month that Fred Merkle
pulled that famous boner Fame
isn't fleeting for old Babe Ruth
-. You'd be surprised at the votes
he's getting for the breakfast food
firms all-star team Failing to
land Babe either at first or in right
field, his admirers now are trying
to vote him into center.