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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
GERMAN FLYING
 CAPTAIN IS HOME

Berlin, Aug. 5-(UP)-Hans Der tram, captain in the German air service, completed an around the world flight on commercial air lines last night in 20 days, 2l hours and 35 minutes. He had hoped to make 1t in 19 days and 2l hours.
 Bertram landed at Templehof air drome at 10:05 D. m. He had to make three-day stopover at Honng- kong because of poor weather over the Pacific.
 The flyers route took him from Berlin to Baghdad, Karachi, Cal cutta and Bangkok, to Hong Kong, Manila, Guam, Wake Island, Mid way Island, Honolulu, San Francisco and New York, to Hortz. Azores and Lisbon.
 The last stage of the flight was from Lisbon. The only part of the flight which was not entirely com mercial was from New York to Lis bon. He left New York last Monday night as third member of the crew of the German Lufthansa catapault plane Nordwind which flew to Hortz and Lisbon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
COOCAN
 WILL STILL SUE
Loves His Mother, But He Wants Accounting of
 What He Earned

Hollywood, Aug. 5,-(UP. Jackie Coogan chose today between his love for his mother and his desire to get an accounting of the money he earned as a child star in the movies. He decided to go ahead with his court suit. He was ready to resume the testimony he began at a depo- sition hearing yesterday at the off, fees of attorney for his mother and stepfather, MT. and Mrs Arthur L. Bernstein Jackie and his mother embraced and kissed during a recess in the hearing. But his love for his mother, he said, does not mean that he will drop the suit scheduled to be heard in November.
 Tt was a kiss of affection. that's all" Jackie said
 Tears were in the eyes of Mrs. Bernstein.
 Hes my son." she said.
 When the hearing was recessed for the day Jackie left without glancing at his mother, She put her handkerchief to her eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05

s~NO~~ SAAAto " AocN'
 The controller, obviously embar- rassed and calling on his spokes- man, James P. Purcell, frequently with: What about that? What about that?" squirmed under the questioning of Commissioner John H. Goss, Aldermanic President Pa trick M. Perriello, the accusations by eight unpaid truckmen, some of whom are owed for services per- formed in January; none of whom, as stated in the Republican-Amer- ican, is listed among the persons named in grand jury charges.
 Owe Bills
 We owe bills for gas, for fuel, rent, food, and other things and our creditors think we are lying when we tell them we haven't been paid" remarked one of the truck men, John Spadaro.
 We have money due Us for work done in January and February" said another
 "fIe paid us something in March and April but now some of us haven't been paid for 16 weeks" a third truckman remarked.
 s'First I've heard of this. Mayor Frank Hayes declared. These men
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
NORTH CAROLINA
 CITY WATERLESS

High Point, N. O., August 5. - (UP) - Engineers advised the 50,000 people of this city today that 1t might be a week before their drink ing water supply was restored and that the situation was desperate"
 The water main collapsed last night.
 Those who learned of the situa- ton last night bought all the bottled drinks available. Many families did not learn of 1t until this morning when they tried the faucets.
 The nearest supply was the Deep River, five miles away. and health authorities warned against drink ing It's water before 1t was boiled
 Plans were made immediately to have water hauled in from other towns but there was still the prob- lem of getting 1t distributed.
 Street lights were turned off by the Duke Power Company last night to conserve the supply of water used to cool transformers.
 The main was crushed by great piles of dirt that had been heaped above 1t during excavations for a railroad line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
CHAIRMAN UPSON
 NOT OUT OF WOODS
Question Is Can Officers of Committee Vote? This
 May Decide Dispute

Although supporters of Republi- can Town Chairman J. Warren Up- son inclined to make light Of the friction which occasioned calling of a special town committee meeting Monday night, opponents of Chair man Upson, actually "gunning" for Registrar Albert o. Taller declared today that the meeting will not be happy instance for the Republican organization leader.
 Upson supporters claim that op- position has dwindled, that the ra- cial groups seeking representation cut to negligible proportion by the new set-up of 18 members instead of the planned 32 cannot find a majority.
 Can Officers Vote
 Moot question is whether the off, cers, Upson, the vice-chairman, treasurer and secretary, can vote at Mondays meeting. If this is the case, then the opposition would have difficulty in obtaining the ma jority necessary to the custer of Up- son should he still refuse to call a town convention and change the rules to allow representation from 32 districts.
 But leaders of the opposition are of the opinion that the officers can not vote Monday night. They claim that the revision of party rules in June which provide that the officers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
NEW ENGLAND TO
 KEEP HEAT WAVE

Boston. Aug. 5-OUP)-New Eng lands death dealing heat wave blamed for 36 fatalities during the last 72 hours--will finger for at least two more days, the Boston Weather Bureau predicted today.
 Yesterdays death list included seven heat fatalities and three drownings. There were 12 deaths Wednesday and IA deaths Tuesday
 New mid-week records for beach crowds were set as the temperature scared Into the nineties yesterday for the third successive day. The maximum was 90, compared with 92 Wednesday and 90 Tuesday.
 Factories and offices closed early, freeing thousands of sweltering workers. The state house and city hall were manned by skeleton crews. All noon mail deliveries in the 26 cities and towns comprising the Boston postal district were sus. pended temporarily.
 of shore squalls capsized several small craft but were accompanied by no rain and brought no relief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
Character Sketch
 Of Sheriff Carroll

South Paris, Me, Aug. D. (UP)-A Character sketch" of Francis M. Carroll, accused by Paul Dwyer of seducing his daughter and committing two murders to prevent exposure, was given by Dwyer in his statement to authorities. It follows:
 "To help you understand this man Carroll, I'll give you 2 character sketch of him. Be- fore being assigned to the sher- iff's department, he had been n terrible drinker, and some of his exploits almost equaled the above (the seduction of his daughter.) Secondly. he Is as tough . man as there Is around Paris or Norway (Maine com- munities) and he loves to fight. It's said that he's only been licked once in his life. I believe also that he's without . con- science"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05

New Haven. Conn.,, August 5. - (UP) Six freight cars were de- railed in the New Haven Railroad yards today, blocking two tracks Of west-bound traffic for about two hours.
 Passenger trains were switched over to avoid the wreckage and there was little delay in schedules. One of the freight cars turned on It's side, the others remaining up- right. No one was hurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
LONERCAN HAS
 CONN. SUPPORT
Sate Central Body Meets Last Night - Eastern
 Point Picked Again
Special to The Democrat)

Hartford, Aug. 4-Poll of the members of the Democratic state central committee was revealed to- day to show almost unanimous sup port for United States Senator Au- gustine Lonergan. The committee, meeting here last night. to choose once again the traditionally lucky" Eastern Point as site of the state convention and on September 13, tabled a resolution by former Mayor Joseph W. Dutton, of Bris- tol, which sought to obtain endorse ment for 8 true New Dealer" as temporary chairman and keynote speaker.
 This was seen as a move favoring Rep. Herman P. Kopplemann, of Hartford, recently announced can didate in opposition to Senator Lonergan, by his adherent Dutton.
 Looked for Harmony . For the cake of harmony, Chair, man J. Francis Smith, of Water bury, sought to have Dutton with draw the resolution although com- mittee members remarked that mot more than three would have voted for 1t If 1t had been offered for adoption"
 Dutton was the only member of the committee who voted against tabling the proposal which injected the New Deal issue" into the mat ter of the convention speaker. Members said that the resolution was rejected because 1t would "cre- ate an artificial division" and would affect the selection of a key note speaker. Among possibilities for this place on the convention program IS Senator Francis Ma loney. who, with Senator Loner- gan, has not voted at all times for some of the New Deal legislation.
 Firm for LOnergan
 While the candidates for the senatorial nomination of Kopple- mann and Archibald McNeil, of Bridgeport, former national com- mitteeman, have derived some sup- port in their particular sections of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
They Laughed, Cried, and Yelled Like Mad With No One to Stop Them LINDBERGH DAY IS
 COMPARED TO II Corrigan Himself Is Loud in His Praise for First
 Lone Sea Flyer
BY EARL B. STEELE

BY EARL B. STEELE
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, August 5. = (UP) - It was a great day for the Irish. They laughed and they cried and they yelled like mad. They pushed and craned their necks and swore that Douglas G. Cor rigan was the finest boy that ever hopped an ocean - and no cracks about his nine year-old plane being a "crate," either.
 It was a great day for the Irish, and 1t was great day for the 31- year-old Californian who flew to Dublin "by mistake" and then came home to the daffiest and perhaps the biggest reception in the history of the big town.
 It was great day for the Irish, but 1t was just as great for every body else. The Cohens were "corri- gan to you" and the Rappaports wore green. Everybody toasted everybody else in "Corrigan cock tails and restaurants dished out mountains of corned beef and cab bage.
 One Other Event Just one other occasion in the annals of New York was comparable - . day in June, 1927, when tall, shy. somewhat bewildered young
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
FEMALE 'FACIN'
 GIVEN so DAYS
Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey, B, of "A Savings Street Is
 Sent to Jail

Branded as a female "Fagin" who sent children out to steal, Mrs Eliz- abeth Harvey, g, of "A s avings street, was sentenced to 60 days in jail after hearing in city court today before Judge Theobald E. Conway on charge of contribut- ing to the delinquency 10 minors.
 The state charged that Mrs. Har- vey sent two boys, one II and one nine, to downtown stores to steal from the counters. She then alleged ly gave them small sums for the loot, and resold 1t herself. The practice was charge has been go- ing on for some time
 Arrested Last Night
 Lieut.-Detective Joseph Bender arrested Mrs. Harvey last night on a warrant issued by Prosecutor Frank Healey The youngsters, who were picked up Tuesday afternoon when caught stealing in a Bank street store, gave the information which led to her arrest
 At Mrs Harvey's home, Lieut. Bender found numerous articles which had been stolen from Wool worth's. Grants, Brands and other downtown stores For this loot, the boys said the woman gave them 50 cents
 Tells Her Story
 Mrs Harvey pleaded not guilty to the charge, and claimed that the stolen articles at her home had been left there by the youngsters and were to be picked up later She ad- mitted giving the boys o cents, but claimed 1t was present, and that she gave 1t to them so they could
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
Business On Upswing m Almost AU Zones
Survey By United Press Funds Optimism Prevails Eyerywhere-Dis Upturn Has Been
 Reported By Leaders
Copyright 1888 by United Press)

Copyright 1888 by United Press)
 Chicago. Aug. 5.-OUP)-Business in general is optimistic about the immediate future and in almost every section of the country there has been an upswing, a survey by the United Press showed today.
 Leaders reported that the down. ward spiral of the first six months of 1898 had leveled off and dis tinct upturn was. noticeable-al- though business generally is below 1887 levels.
 From the textile towns of New England to the motion picture stu dios of Hollywood came reports pretty good" more encouraging, promising" and unusually favor able" The principal dark spot was in the coal fields of Pennsylvania.
 Steel, the nations No heavy in- dustry, Is operating at 39.8 per cent of capacity, the bests howing since last November.
 Hopeful Developments
 Optimism manifested itself in these developments.
 l. Continued advances on the New York Stock Market.
 2. Definite signs of expansion os consumer purchasing during July
 3. Improved position of retailers inventories.
 1. Large influx to New York and Chicago of retail merchants and buyers in buying mood.
 5. Appreciable pickup in textile manufacturing, particularly in New England.
 6. A spurt in steel mill opera tions.
 2. Depicting new and used auto mobile stocks, presaging a good de- mand for 1938 models.
 8. Increased building.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05

tOVernOr bTOWnUlB, ScckulB IC- nomination as Berry's running mate, also was defeated by Crump can- didate Prentice Cooper, of Mem phis. Berry was defeated by Tom Stewart, a Winchester lawyer, the other Crump candidate.
 In all of the state except Shelby County, Browning and Berry had a large portion of the Shelby County returns were dumped into the totals early today, they seemed hopeless ly outdistanced.
 Joseph byrns, IT,, Wins
 In the fifth congressional district, Joseph Byrns, Jr., son of the late speaker of the House of Represen- tatives, defeated Representative Richard Atkinson for the Demo- cratic nomination and will take a seat in the house where his father was a famous figure for years. Tn Tennessee, the Democratic nomination is tantamount to cleo ton.
 Both sides in the bitterest primary campaign of the season, had ac- cused the other of corrupting the polls, intimidating voters, coercing federal and state employees, and other improper methods. Both sides had been vigorously rebuked by the Senate campaign expenditures com- mittee.
 Returns from 1902 of 2,27l pre- cincts gave.
 For the senatorial nomination:
 Stewart 128,445.
 Berry 75,632.
 J. Ridley Mitchell 52,408.
 For the gubernatorial nomination:
 Cooper 182,140.
 Browning 129, 9,880.
 Browning Broke With Crump
 Browning was nominated and elected governor as a Crump candi- date, but broke with his mentor. The Crump machine gave him a ratio of approximately 60 to one (Coptinued m Page 1C)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Aug. 5-UP)--Gov. ernment expenses and receipts foI the current fiscal year through Aug, 2. compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Lnst Yent $S9l .s77.5S075 $752.361 .77i.22
 Receipts $42s.I2a.9392o s5o5,4ss .7e4.6t
 Gross Deficit s4ss.753.sso4o s24s.o2s. .oos,7i
 Net Deficit $4ss,s1s.2bo4s s24s.So2.45s.7s
 Cash Balance $2.1s5,74a,2es.s5 $2,sii.iss.9s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
DIR. O'HARA DIES

Bridgeport, Conn. August 5. = (UP) - pr. William J. A. O'Hara, TO. one of the city's oldest physi- cians and surgeons, died yesterday after brief illness at St. Vincents hospital.
 pr, OHara was a native of Hart eord and was one of the founders nf The hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
Unpaid Truckmen Charge Puts City Official M Mess
Questioned Severely Over Alleged Criticism of Board of Finance-Then Rowland Repudiates Stories
 Published in American, Republican

Pinned beneath questioning to whether he had crczed members of the Board of Public Works yester
 L. Rowland, repudated the Repubican-American news papers which, in addition to giving him the editorial catch te What Man" had undertaken to support his non- payment of city conractura employees to attack various city boards which sought to city business run
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
Greatest Reception m Ne1u York's History Is Giuen To Ocean Flyer
Sen. George {. Berry
 Beaten m Tennessee
Millionaire Labor Leader But Foe of Roosevelt Poli- cies, Carries Down to Defeat With Him
 Governor Gorden Browning
BY BROOKS P. SMITH United Press Staff C0rrespondent)

Memphis, Tenn, August 5. - (UP) = Senator George L. Berry was defeated for renominaton in yesterday Democratic primary almost complete returns indicated today It was triumph for the Ed Crlrnp machine of Shelby County (Memphs) the Governor Gordon Browning state machine and promised bitter fight in the Senate over the eligibility of Berry's successor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-05
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The Weather

Cloudy, Cooler Tonight; Showers for Saturday
 Full Weather Report Page 3
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

NEW YORK, Aug, 20 G.N.SO.
The captain of the Sound Liner
Comet paled today every time ne
thought of Mr.. Joe Charlton, OF
San Marcos, Cal, going over the
ships rail into the treacherolls
current of He'll Gate Channel
and Mrs. Joe Charlton preparing
to do the same.
AS for the CharltonS-well, they
rested comfortably at their hotel
and wondered what all the fuss
was about.
TAKE TRIP
Vacationing here. the Charltons
found time hanging heavy on
their hands last night and wan
dered down to the Colonial Lines
pier where they decided to take
ride to Providence, R. I.
Charlton bought the tickets
which he thought included a state
room, but they didn't. In fact,
there were no StateroomS available
but Charlton didn't know that
until the liner was feeling its way
through the frothing, raging
stretch of marine poison known
as He'll Gate. 1t was then that
he learned the CharltonS would
have to sleep on deck.
Not us" said Mr.. Charlton
simply Turn the boat back"
But they wouldn't turn the boat
back so Charlton quietly and
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

where labor organizers are about
as popular as smallpox.
2. New Deal managers Of the
Lewis campaign on the Eastern
Shore have a plan up their sleeve
which they believe will split the
Democratic and pro-TydingS or
ganization wide open for the first
time in decades, and perhaps
swing the whole shore to Lewis.
At the least they believe he will
carry several of the nine counties,
key to victory or defeat in next
months primary.
3. Lewis forces are still without
money or organization. They
have been promised cash, but it
hasn't come. They know that
unless it does their candidate will
go to the post three weeks hence
as a long shot. The money is
needy badly for organization
work in counties where it would
count.
4. One of the shrewdest OBJ
servers of the political scene who
is himself on the Sidelines. said
today that "All votes over so per
cent of the Democratic registra
ton will be against Millard."
It is a sound summary. With
normal turnout Tydings will win
as it looks now, provided he car
hold what he has in sight in thu
way of organization support. Bu
II his organization slips. or thC
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

the same time Smith recessed the
hearings.
Armstrong appealed to the
board, and after heated arguments
on his appeal, during which COM
pany counsel aSSailed NLABS au-
thority, the board upheld Smith,
who charged Armstrong with CON
tumacious and contemptuous" con-
duct.
The last in the series Of Smith
Armstrong verbal tiltS was fol
lowed by a mass demonstration in
Steubenville, Ohio, scene of the
hearings, against Smith and the
Labor Board, during which the
trial examiner was hanged in ef-
figy and Armstrong made a brief
speech to the throng. The hear
ings thereupon were transferred
to Pittsburgh.
The board gave no indication as
to who will replace Smith, and
gave no reason for Smiths request
to be reli0ved.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
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torial campaign. His more re-
cent action in virtually reading
Tydings out of the New Deal Demo
cratic party and taking steps
to purge" his foremost Senate
foe added fue' to the fire.
Sees Dictatorship
1--WE opposed this bill be-
cause it would permit the Presi-
dent to establish a virtual die
tatorship with reference to the
Civil Service Commission. the
Veterans Administration. and
so forth, which we feel is con-
trary to the American idea OF
Government, Commander Bal-
declared in his final report to
the twentieth annual conVen-
tion OF the Maryland Depart
ment of the Legion.
The President wants to make
the Supreme Court subservient
to his will. and now is coming
into Maryland for the purpose
of irving t. defeat Senator
Tydings, who certainly has
fought our fight in the Senate
this year.
This will make the American
Government a dictatorship if
the President is successful. for
1t will destroy the independence
Of three branches Of Govern
The Washington times., 1938-08-20

Republican voters to the Demo
cratic ranks. Idaho for the first
time used a ballot on which the
candidates of both parties were
listed.
II am here to get a perspective
on the situation in Idaho and
have not decided what my course
will be-" Pope said.
Commenting on reports that
his defeat was due to his being an
"internationalist," Pope said that
for every 1000 persons who men
toned the price of wheat, there
was only one who mentioned for
eign affairs in the campaign.
The Washington times., 1938-08-20
kensington to Stage
Jackson Rally Aug. 80

KENSINGTON. Nd. Aug. 20.
Three candidates on the State
wide Democratic ticket in Mary
land will be guest speakers at a
countrywide Democratic rally to be
held at the National Guard
Armory here August 30, 8 p. m,
to further the candidacy of Mayor
Howard w. Jackson as the next
governor of the State.
Robert Peter, chairman of the
United Montgomery County Demo
cratic Organization, said. today
the three speakers, Judge William
C. Walsh, of Cumberland, Candi-
date for Attorney General; ]. Mil
lard Tawes, Somerset county, can
didate for comptroller. and James
IA. Young, of Annapolis, candidate