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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-03

It was believed that with the dis position of Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn's motion for change of venue, all preliIninaries to the acc tllal trial had been completed.
 The motions for trial, which are understood to be all prepared and ready for filing at any time conve- ilief1t to the defense counsel, must be filed in New Haven. When Judge Simpson transferred the trial to New Haven he indicated that all fu- t,ire motions pertaining to the case should be filed in that city.
 No Ordinary Procedure
 Filing of a motion for trial by a defendant is not ordinary procedure. Usually such action is taken by the prosecution. Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn has given no irl- dication of any immediate intent, to seek the establishment of a trial date.
 Even in the early days of prelimi- naries Attorney James D. c. Mur- ray, counsel for Mayor Hayes has ex- pressed desire that the trial be held immediately. He could not be reached for comment today on this latest de- velopment, however.
 No Comment Available
 Neither Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, nor any member of his staff was available today for com ment on plans for tomorrow.
 At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. MT. Alcorn will appear in superior court and ask Judge Simpson to re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-03
NEW HAVEN ROAD DATE

Washington, Nov. 3 - (U.P) - The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion today set November 29 as the date for a hearing on reorganiza- ticn of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. The hearing wiI be before Exam- iner Harvey H. Wilkinson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-03
Economy GroupOf Finance Board Is Ready To Report
Mayor Frank Hayes, Heads of All City Departments Have CoOperated to Bring This Result t-$65,OOO
 Only "In Red" Just Now

There will be 1887 deficit in Waterburys financial accounting at the end of the year This the present nd
 cation the Democrat learned from reliable today At present. through the efforts of the economy committee of the Board of Finance the finance board Mayor Frank Hayes and heads all city departments savings have been effected in the present years budget revenue has been raised for the surplus sinking fund so that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-03
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Nov. 3--(UP)-Goy- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov. 1st, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $3,033, ,10S, ,5S5.81 $2,624, 50S,1S2.71 $1.s54,1ss.s47.2I s2,OO7, ,sss, ,ssz.10 s1.17s.sss.sss.57 ssl7ll4.5ao,si
 Net DeEcit
 $1,1ss. .s7s, ,0ss.57 $ss2,12s, ,4so .sI
 Cash Balance
 $2.5sO. .s5s, ,477.6s $s,6Ss,5ss, ,7ss.1s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-03
Startling Move Made By Accused; Alcorn Is Due For Big Surprise
Motions Will Be Filed in New Haven Superior Court Asking For Quick
 Trial of Assigned Cases
DEFENDANTS ARE ONE JUMP
 AHEAD OF PROSECUTOR

Defendants in the Waterbury municipal con spracy cases are planning to file motions in the New Haven superior court asking immediate trial date, it was learned today from sources which are abso- lutely unimpeachable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-03
Sensational Development

This sensational development discovered by The Democrat today Special Prosecutor Hugh M Acon was in conference, planning arguments which will be presented here before Judge Earnest Simpson tomorrow in opposition to the New Haven court as trial scene.
 Since the supreme court refused to take any action of Judge Earnest Iglis refusal to allow inspection of the Waterbury grand jurys minutes by the 27 defendants counsel for the defense have expressed desire for early and speedy trial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-03
7he Weather

Fair, Slightly Warmer
 Tonight, Friday Fun weather Report Page 3
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18

for cession of the Sudeten area or
Czechoslovakia to Germany in terms
almost tantamount to an ultima
tum.
He did not set a time limit. But
he insisted with the greatest deter
mination that Germany could not
tolerate much longer the "continl-
uous Czech attacks on Sudeten
Germans"
This, I learned today, was the
unexpected development which sent
Chamberlain scurrying back to
London after only a little more
than one hour of effective talk,
although he had planned to remain
longer.
Hitler in effect put it up to Great
Britain and France to force the
CzechoSloyak government to agree
to what would amount to diSmem-
berment.
In other words, Hitler placed
Britain and France in a position
where they either would have to
sell the CzechS down the river
or face the imminent possibility
that Germany would take military
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Party Machines
Set at End
Of Conventions

SACRAMENTO, Sept. II. CUP)-
California's political parties, at the
conclusion of their annual two day
party conventions, today had new
state chairmen in office and their
organizations geared for the COM
ing November elections.
Grad Melvin, San Mateo and
San Francisco attorney, who was
northern California campaign man
ager for Gov. Frank F.. Merriam,
moved without a hitch into chair
manship of the Republican central
committee, succeeding Justice Craze
mer, southern California newspaper
publisher.
The Democrats did not have the
same smooth sailing in their cleo
ton of a state chairman but wound
up by naming John Gee Clark,
Long Beach asemblyman to the
office.
Clark was named after consider
able debate concerning the inser-
ton of a party plank faVoring the
so-called $50 a week pension plan
controversial subject straddled in
early convention sessionS-and an
attempt to name John Dockweiler,
unsuccessful gubGrnatorial candidate
as chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Physicians Kill
Move 10 LiberaIize
Group Policies

CHICAGO, Sept II (UP) = The
American Medical Association killed
4 move TO liberalize its policy on
group medicine and medical adver-
Using today but moved through five
special committees toward a broad
program for loW-coSt medical care,
The house of delegates, holding
special session under the threat Of
government prosecution as a mon
opoly, accepted unanimously the
advice of its judiciary committee to
defer action on a resolution which
would have encouraged district medi-
cal associations TO set up group
medical care plans and advertise
them to attract the masses. The
dual proposal had been recon-
mended to the house by its commit
tee on miscellaneous matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18

action with its connotationS OF the
danger of war.
Meant CessiOn
When Chamberlain asked Hitler
TO define the "self determination"
which he had mentioned, the Fueh-
rer left no doubt that he meant
cession of Sudetenland to his Nazi
Reich.
ChamberlainS arrangement TO
meet Hitler Tuesday froze the crisis
for few days. But actually it was
even more acute than before the
Berchtesgaden meeting.
The Czechoslovak governments
order for dissolution of the Sudeten
German party certainly brought
the crisis nearer the breaking point
so far as Hitler was concerned.
The question of eventual peace
seemed to hinge on whether France
in order to remove danger of a
war in which she might be involv-
ed, would feel herself impelled to
make a supreme effort to force
the Czechs to meet Hitler'S demands
and even more important wheth-
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Constitution Should Be Workable
In Face Of New Conditions,
Roosevelt Declares

His speech was confined to dis
cussion of constitutional problems,
Mr.. Roosevelt drew a parallel be
tween conditions at the time OF
adoption of the Constitution.
ut is we'll Tor us to remember" "
the President said, that a very
large minority of the inhabitants o.
the original thirteen states were OPP
posed to the adoption Of the ConStI-
tuition.
"They were opposed to a real un-
ion because they believed those
leaders who viewed with alarm any
effort to think and act in national
terms instead of state and local
terms
And, believe me, the viewers with
alarm, the patrons of ghosts and
hobgoblins in those days had lit
tie to learn from the professional
fear mongers of 1888"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
English Awaiting
French Arrival
For ParIey

LONDON, Sept. II. (UP)
- The British government
wrestled with the Czech cris-
is in two long sessions today
and adjourned to await the
arrival from France of Premier
Edouard Daladier and Foreign Min
ister Georges Bonnet.
The two sessions were fraught
with anxiety. The cabinet worked
on compromise demand to sub
NIT to Hitler, if the French ap-
prove, but was understood to have
been informed by Lord Runciman,
. British mediator in Czechoslovakia,
that Czechoslovakia would rather
fight than submit to the plebiscite
which Adolf Hitler unequivocally
demands.
Fly to London
The French ministers will fly
to London tomorrow morning and
will meet Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain.
Chamberlain arranged to confer
with the heads of the national
council of labor this evening, and
then called United States Ambas-
sador Joseph P. Kennedy to ac-
quaint him with the situation.
The cabinets compromise plan
was drawn up with the aid of Wis.,
count Runciman and his chief as
Sistant on the Czechoslovak mis-
sion, Frank T. A. Ashton -Gwatkin
1t will be discussed with Daladier
and Bonnet tomorrow before pre-
sentation to Hitler.
Although official secrecy is air
tight, the impression is growing
that the British government is pre-
pared to agree to plebiscite II
it can convince the French to unite
in putting pressure on the Czechs
to accept it.
Danger Not Over
The war danger is not removed,
however, even if the British and
French do unite in exerting pres
sure, because the Czechs may carry
out their determination to resist.
The next move would be up to
Hitler. If he ordered his army to
march, Prague would appeal to So
Wet Russia. 1t is believed that il
the British try to hold off the
French, the Czech SOS possibly
would be responded to by Russia
alone.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
WASHINGTON IMPRESSED
BY GRAVITY OF SITUATION

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. (UP)-
Increasing gravity of the European
crisis was indicated today when
President Roosevelt cancelled a
Chattanooga speaking engagement
for Monday and Secretary of State
Cordell Hull revealed it had been
suggested that the U. S. handle
Czech consular affairs in Berlin in
event of emergency.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
czechs Ready to
Fight Rather
Than Lose Land
Troops Ordered to
Assemble Alon9
Reich Line

BERLIN, Sept. II. (UP)-
Konrad Henlein, fugitive
leader of the Sudeten Ger
man party, today recon-
stituted the party's "Frei-
corps" Gree corps and ordered it to
assemble on the Reich side of the
German Czech frontier.
Defying the Czechoslovak gov
arnment's order disSolving the Su-
deten party and ordering its pro-
tective service corps to surrender
its property, Henlein issued man.
ifesto deploring the party's subju-
cation by the Czechs.
DR.. Wilhelm SebekoWsky, Sudeten
press chief, revealed to the foreign
press the orders of aSsemblage,
but he declined to say whether the
membership of the 'Freicorps"
would be drawn from Sudetens now
in Reich territory or recruited
among those still in CzechoSlova-
kia.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. tUP)-
President Roosevelt declared today
that Americas greatest leaders
have been those who have sought
TO make the U. S. Constitution
workable in the face of new prob
lens and changing conditions from
the time of its adoption to the
present day.
Mr.. RooSevelt's statement was
made in q, address delivered or
the occasion of a celebration at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, commemorat-
ing the 15Oth anniversary of the
first State Constitutional conven-
tion in the United States.
The President had planned to de-
liver his message in person to the
celebration at Poughkeepsie. Be-
cause of the critical situation
he remained in Washington
k.nd broadcast his address.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Reform Move
Wins in L.A.;;
Shaw Defeated
BOwron Swept Into Office
By 2 to ! Ballot;
Others Trail

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II,
UP) - A civic reform"
campaign to recall Mayor
Frank l.. Shaw on charges
his administration receives
underworld support, emerged over
whelmingly successful from bal
lot battle today.
Returns from yesterdays special
municipal election showed Mayor
Shaw was recalled by almost a 2
to l vote and replaced in office
by Superior Judge Fletcher Bowron,
candidate drafted by reform sourc-
eS.
The semi-official complete vote
was 235,395 for recall and 128,727
against. Only a simple majority
was needed. In the second phase
of the balloting to elect ShaWs
successor, BoWron received virtually
all the votes favoring recall. Two
other candidates trailed.
Mayor Shaw, who was just start
ing a second four year term in Of
flee, conceded defeat last night and
said "a great weight has been lift
ed from my shoulders"
Judge Bowron announced he is
going ito move very slowly" in
welding the broom on the city gov
ernment. Throughout the campaign
he warned his hackers that he
would try for a good government,
but not alone a reformers' one"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18


Ford called Sheriff E. M. Ho2in
here and said he wanted to give
himself up. lie said he would meet
officers at Wild Cat canyon.
Sheriff's deputies headed by F..
E. Lockridge kept the early morn
ing rendezvous.
Gives Self Up
"Well, here it is boys Ford said.
In the car was the submachine gun
which he stole last night from the
Hillsborough police department.
The shootings occurred here in
front of the home Of Mrs. Tifton's
father, Charles Lester, when Ford
opened fire on a crowd of neigh
bors who had gathered on the lawn
in front of the Lester home after
he and Lester struggled together
inside the house.
Ford then fled in his automobile.
The submachine reported i'll his
possession was one taken from the
Hillsborough police department. IL
was missing shortly after Ford left
Hillsborough for the Lester home
in Palo Alto where his wife has
been staying since the couple were
separated five months ago. She has
filed first divorce papers.
Hid In Brushes
Police said Ford was in hiding
behind shrubbery at the side of the
Lester home when Lester and his
daughter (Mrs. Ford returned
from a drive.
Ford followed them into the
house. He was weaving from side
to side, Lester said, and was wild
eyed with drink and jealousy. IL
each hand he held a gun.
Don't be fool, put down those
guns" Lester implored. AS Mrs.
Ford screamed her father lunged
in front of her. and grappled with
fOTQ. IOlu CllelI hllOChSu LcoGel
down with his fist and left the
house.
In the meantime, the commotion
had aroused neighbors who CON-
gregated on the lawn. AS the group
talked eXcitedly there was a sud-
den flash of gun fire. One lone bul-
let had wounded three victims.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
PatroImen Sent
ToL.A. County

Four California Highway patrol
men were ordered from Imperial
county to Los Angeles county to be
on duty in regulating traffic dur
ing the American Legion conven-
ton.
Sgt. Cliff Reed. Roy Wells and
AL Bisgard were ordered to report
Sunday afternoon to Captain YER
den Moffitt at Pomona and Walter
Walsh to highway patrol head
quarters in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18

Captain Leo Terletzky, master OF
the ill-fated craft. said the clipper
was near Samar island
Provincial correspondents Of Ma
Mia newspapers said the fisherman
told them the disaster occurred off
Tagapula island
The big. white plane" the fish
erman said, was on westerly
course, and was making a low turn
in the north when It exploded
An unidentified school teacher
said he also had seen the craft
crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
First Apparent Clue Reported on
Disappearance Of Hawaii Clipper

MANILA, P. l., Sept II. CUP)-
First seemingly authentic clue to
the disappearance of the Hawaii
Clipper was reported today from
5amar island where a fisherman
told authorities he saw a big, white
plane" burst into flames, crash and
sink July 30.
The clipper, with nine passengers
and six crewmen aboard, disap-
peared from sight July 20 while en-
route, from Guam to Manila. In
his last radioed position report,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Shot Kne eoap to
Stop Drinking

MERGED, Calf, Sept II. (UP)-
David l. Brown, Sd, Atwater camp
ground owner, told police here today
he shot his wife, Flora, 35, through
the kneecap TO cure tler Of drink
ing"
Brown made The statement as he
lay near death in Mercy hospital
from a bullet which he put through
his own lung, after admittedly
shooting his wife as she lay in ped
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18

She flashed an SOS at 1850 am.
saying she was aground at Fish
Rocks, in the Point Arena area.
The message, intercepted by Mack
ay radio and RCA's Radiomarine,
said she was being pounded by a
heavy sea and was taking water IL
a forward hold.
The fishing boat was the Santa
Rosalie owned by Edward David
of San David of San Francisco
The San Francisco Marine EX-
change reported the Rosalie on the
rocks near the Wintermote.
There were 81 men aboard the
Wintermote and three aboard the
Santa RoSalie.
Those aboard the Santa RoSalie
were reported safely ashore,
The Wintermote's captain radio
ed he and his men were III no inn
mediate danger.
1t was not believed those aboard
either vessel were in immediate
danger.
At least three ships sped to the
assistance of the disabled craft.
One was the coast guard cutter
which put out from the
Bolinas station, so miles south Of
Point Arena. Two others were the
Union Oil tanker La Purisima and
the schooner Catherine G.. Sudden,
both of San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Prowler Calls
Missing OF, Log

For the first time this summer
the FL Centro police log Friday
night was free of notations read
ing Come quick! There's a prowl-
er around here
Chief of Police j. Sterling Os-
walt credited the nightly vag
roundups with clearing the prowI-
ers out of the city. The roundups
started early this week and netted
more than a dozen Vagrants.
He ordered his men to continue
their nightly practice of arresting
men unable to give a satisfactory
explanation for being in El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Rain Posfpones
Tennis Play

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. r.
(UP)-Rain forced postponement
Of play in the National Tennis sim
giles championships today after
Nancye Wynnc of Australia had
gained the final round of womens
play with a ST, Ga, 8-6 win over
Dorothy Bundy Of California.
The remaining women's semi
final and the two mems semi-finalS
will be played tomorrow, with the
finals on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Union, Company
Agree in Auto
Strike

DETROIT, Sept. II. CUP)-Union
a II q company representatives
reached, a tentative agreement to.
day to end a four-day strike at a
Briggs body plant.
Emil Macy, president of the
United Automobile Workers Union
local which called the strike, i'm
mediately went before UAW mem
bers to seek their vote Oh the pro
posal. An affirmative vote was ex-
pectod.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Prisoner Threaten
Police Department

Il VOW" growled George Roll, rs,
as Ell Centre police arrested him on
a drunk charge Friday night, that
III vote the FL Cenuo police de-
partment out Of office at the next
election"
Judge Lee Nuffer obligmgly
changed the prisoners address from
Westmorland to Ell Centro by send
ing him to Jail for 7ls days.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Turnesa Victor in
Amateur Tourney

OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB,
Pa, Sept. IT. CUP)-Little Willie
Turnesa, the baby in a family of
great golfers, won the National
Amateur championship today with
a devastating display of form and
courage against Pat Abbott, Alta
dena, Calf. He won 8 and Z.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Hitler Parley
Set For tuesday

BERLIN, Sept. II. (UP)-The
next meeting of Adolf Hitler and
Neville Chamberlain or Wis
count Halifax will occur at
G0desberg, on the Rhine, next
Tuesday ii was disclosed today.
II was uncertain whether the
meeting will be in the Rhine
hotel or one of the castles in
the cnvirons. French and Ital-
ian representatives may attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Boys Body Found
AtCliff Bottom

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II. UP)-
The body Of 2-year-old Bruce Ran
dali was found today at the bottom
Of a 90-foot cliff over which the
boy had fallen to fis death two
miles from his home.
Hundreds of sheriff's deputies
and citizens had searched the Pa
los Verdes hills all night for the
boy in fear he might have been
kidnapped
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
COMPANIES SUSPEND
GERMAN-CZECH TRAFFIC

HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. II.
(UP)-Hamburg shipping compan-
les operating on the river Elbe
between Germany and Czechoslo-
vakia today suspended German
Czech traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Freighter And Fishing Boat Crash on
Rocks in Ship Graveyard OFF
Coast; Flash sos Signals

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept II. (UP) - Trapped in a
dripping fog two vessels-a freighter and fishing boat
went the rocks today Point Arena, graveyard
of ships the California coast 100 miles north of the
Golden Gate The freigher the Dorothy Wintermoe.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
In For It

In For It
This is RR's sympathetic day.
He sends oleanders dripping with
tears to Frank Smyer, Jack Oswalt
and Emmett Terrell. These three
will drive the bus which will carry
nineteen members of the Junior
Police corps to Los Angeles for
the Legion convention. Heaven help
them.
Chan Livingston gets no oleander
because the tee,rS are all used up,
but for putting the corps through
it's PAGES he gets one of RRs best
prayers. (Thats a doubtful helpD
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Sleig of Hand

Sleight- of Hand
Beans" said Harry Horton at
the ElkS Lodge.
;. "Beans?" said Herb Kern, be-
SNind the steam table.
Yeah, beans" said Horton as
he answered a telephone call. Then;
Cancel beans" said Horton as
he disappeared out the door, called
back to his office.
Kern held the plate in his hand
and muttered. Beans"
A few minutes later Horton re-
turned and again said:
Beans"
90 X" said Kern, "beans again,
but this time stay away from that
telephone
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Hitler Presents Uncompromising Demand
For Cession Of Sudeten; Gives
ljItimatum to Chamberlain
y BY WEBB MILLER
- Copyright 1898 by United Press -

BERLIN, Sept II. (UP)-Adolf Hitler at Berchtes-
oaden Thursday presented Prime Minister Neville Cham
herain of Great Britain with uncomprOmsng demand
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Jealous =ireng0 CIR
Shoots Three i'm
Fit OF Roge
Sunenders After Wild Flight From
Scene Of Battle in Wife's Fathers
Home; Spectators Wounded

MODESTO, Cal, Sept IT, (UP)-Tifton r. Ford So
vearod Hllsborough city fireman, sought Tor the hoo-
mo of three Palo Alto fit of at the divorce
plans of his wife gave himself up to sherfs deputies TO-
da at rendezvous he named Wild Cat canyon IN the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Baseball Results
NATIONAL

First Game:
Chicago .......... 900 100 102-4 7
New York ....... 600 900 000-0 13
Lee and Hartnett; Wittig, Brown,
Coffman and banning.
st. Louis at Brooklyn, postponed,
lain.
Pittsburgh ..... 900 600 OO2-2 9 0
Boston ............ 900 900 1O0-1 6 0
Klinger and Todd; Shoffner and
Lopez.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, post
poned. rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-09-18
Note to RR-

Commenting on a recent RR
item, '"The Present Taxi Owner"
writes: 81 also remember the fly
Eng Dutchman' driven by Tom Nor
gan from Ell Centro to Imperial,
for five cents. That was around
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