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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
CENTRAL GETS
GOLF TEACHER

Weekly class golf lessons for
pupils of Central High school will
start Tuesday on the school ath-
letc field, school officials ann
ounced Thursday.
The class, directed by Curley
Vesey, Barbara Worth profession
al, will start at $3.50 pm. and
last an hour. Vesey spoke at a
school assembly Wednesday. out
lining the Importance of golf as
hobby and sport.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Townsend Takes His
Case to Highest Court

WASHINGTON, March 10. (UP)
DR.. Francis E. Townsend, Old
Age pension advocate, today asked
the supreme court to review vail
dity of the 80 day Jail sentence
imposed on conviction of charges
Of contempt of a house committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
BEES IN WORKOUT

TAMPA. Fla. Mar. 10 CUP)-
Manager Bill McKechnie put the
Cincinnati Reds through their Sec
ond inter-club game today. Rookie
Lee Gamble clouted a home run
with one man on base to give the
Colts" 7-6 victory over the vets
Yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
RED SOX ROSTER
COMPLETED

SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. 10. (UP)
The Boston Red Sox roster was
complete today except for Outfielder
Roger Cramer and Infielder Eric
McNair. Cramer has not reported
because of his daughters illness and
McNair is not yet signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
-Fiqhf Results :

NEW YORK-Baby Salvy Saban,
14715, New York, outpointed frankie
Cavanna. 1867, New York, 10):
Jimmy Murray. l40A, New York
outpointed Angelo Cali, 14Ol2, Scran-
ton, Pa. (6).
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Ray Richards to
Aid Spaulding

LOS ANGELES. Mar. 10. CUP)-
Ray Richards. assistant coach of
the Los Angeles Bulldogs, American
league pro-football champions, was
slated today to assist Bill Spaulding
as line coach at the University of
California at Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Markets At
A Glance
NJ UNITED PHEsS

Stocks irregular and quiet.
Bonds lower and quiet.
Curb stocks irregularly higher.
Foreign exchanged steady;
French frame at II h-year low.
Cotton slightly lower.
Wheat 4 to q cent lower; cor
,. lower.
Rubber firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Polo Teams From Yuma
Valencia Clash at Fair

Polo sharks from Valencia and
from Yuma will clash Saturday and
Sunday at the Imperial fair grounds.
Both clubs are composed of hard
riders, noted for their ability in all
sections of the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
FOR PADRES

SAN DIEGO Calf. Mar. 10. CUP)
-Wally Herbert is expected to
start on the mound when the San
Diego Padres meet the Portland
Beavers today. The Padres went
through a regulation drill yester-
day tapering off for the Beavers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Cage Championship Of
San Diego and Imperial
Counties at Stake Fri.

The basketball championship of Imperial and San
Diego counties will be determised Friday night in the
Ell Centre high school gymnasium when the Ell Centric
Spartans meet ST. Augustine high of San Diego.
The game is slated to start at s O'clock and will be
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
Indians Lose 90 Game
To Oakland in BrawIey;
Play Portland Sunday

Defeated in two games against the Oakland Oaks with
rookie pitchers Manager Jack Levelt today announced
he would start regular hurlers against the San Diego
Padres Friday afternoon in Sportsman Park
The Oakland Oaks their second game in many
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

any valley club, or through. mem
bers Of the Calexico tourriamen
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10
COTTON

NEW YORK, Mar. 10 (UP) Cot
ton futures closed steady.
Open High Low Close
Jan $50 9.21 9.17 9.20N
Mar S98 9O2 $50 9.02T
May g.O4 900 800 9.05 .O6
July 9.09 9.12 9.07 9.11-.12
Oct 919 9.19 9.15 9.1S
Dec 9.19 $50 GIG 9.19
Spots steady; middling 9.11; sales
25G
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

YOU haven't read ALL the News
Until You've Read ALL the Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

. Here's an entirely new kind of tire
safety -. the greatest protection you've
ever had on any road, wet or dry, curved
or straight
Just think On wet, rainy days this new
Goodrich Silvertown with the Lifc-Saver
Tread is actually "road dryer" It's
nevcr-cnding spiral bars act like battery
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-10

of windshield wipers, sweep the water
right and left, force it out through the
deep grooves, making dry" track for
the rubber to grip. ...
Let us put a set of these new Goodrich
Tires on your car-then you II know what
it means to be SAVED BY A SILVER
TOWN STOP. g..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
MRS. CARROLL l WILL STAY OUT
Refuses to Testify Against Husband in Littlefield
 Murder Case

South Paris, Me-, July 13-(UP)- Mrs. Francies M. Carroll rebelled to- day at testifying for the state at the forthcoming trial of her hus- band on 8 charge of murdering Dr. James G. Littlefield, country physi- clan. T won't do it and they can't make me do it." she said. "Of course [ think that Frank Is innocent and nothing could ever make me be- neve otherwise" Mrs. Carroll and her eldest daughter Barbara, 18, had been summoned as state wit nesses in the trial, scheduled to open August l. While Mrs. Carroll could not be compelled to testify against her husband, she could do 50 voluntarily.
 Barbara will testify for the state as scheduled, prosecutors believed. She is former sweetheart of Paul N. Dwyer, 18, who named her father as the "real slayer" after serving six months of life sentence for the crime.
 Mrs. Carroll returned to work yes- Eerday as a folder in the stitching department of Norway shoe fac- tory. She needed the money to help support her five children, she said. Et is the same work she did until her husband was appointed 8 dep- uty sheriff two years ago. He has resigned his commission.
 Dr. Littlefield was slain in Dwyer's South Paris home last October and the youth was sentenced two months later after pleading guilty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Tax Commissioner Hackett Offers Recommendations

3. That local property taxes on automobiles be collected by the mo- tor vehicle commissioner before new registration plates are issued.
 4. Creation of a state board of tax appeals similar to the one in Massa- chusetts, which would eliminate To- cal relief boards.
 5. Clarification of authority be- tween the tax and insurance com missioners regarding insurance com pany tax laws and re-adoption of a system in effect prior to June 1, 1887
 Regarding the latter proposal Hackett would have his department exercise control over insurance com panies within the state while the insurance commissioner confined his authority to those In other states and in foreign countries.
 The commissioner proposed thsi after an extensive study had been made of the statutes. specific recon [. mendations be made to the counci. which would be incorporated in a bill to be submitted the general aS- sembly when 1t convenes next Janu- ary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13

Hartford, Conn.,, July 13-(UP)- State Tax Commissioner William H. Hackett sent 8 14-page communica- tion to the legislative council today recommending revision, codif1cation and clarification of the tax laws. He also proposed the emergency cigaret levy, yielding $2,0O0,0oO a year, be made permanent, and that all per- sonal assessments uncollected as of June 30, 1889, be abandoned Hack ett said that the tax laws now on the statute books were "so numer- ous" 1t was necessary to assign to special commission or some existing agency, the task of revamping the entire system.
 He expressed five major recom- mendations:
 1. That the Z cents u package cigarette tax, approved in 1855 and extended to l940, be continued in definitely.
 3. Removal from the books of all personal taxes uncollected by June 90, 1889. and which now total s. 845.671.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
LABOR UNIONS IN
 STREET CLASHES

Westwood, Calf, July 13.-(UP). Two thousand members of rival labor unions fought today in the main street of Westwood, in which the strike -bound Red River Lumber company Is located. More han 30 person were injured. The riotipg be- gan when several hundred members of the Industrial Employees Union attacked a committee for Industrial Organization picket line around the lumber plant.
 The pickets were driven off, but CIO achievements soon arrived and the fighting became general. The I. E. U. announced that 1t intended to drive the c. I. o. from Westwood.
 Fire hoses were turned on by police in an effort to halt the fight ing and streams of water were pour cd into the c. I. O. ranks. The police were overpowered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
OLD BUTCHER IS
 SLAYER OF WIFE

Providence, R. l., July 13.-(UP)- Robert Wainwright 75-year-old butcher, was held on murder charge today after notifying police he had killed his wife Hannah, "A, with an axe.
 He had intended to kill himself, too, but lost his nerve, he told police.
 Breeding over financial difficult ties, Wainwright told police he argued with his wife Monday night. On arising yesterday, he went out and had a few drinks, then returned to the house and killed his wife.
 Wainwright said he went to the cellar and tried unsuccessfully to hang himself with an electric light cord. He then telephoned police and informed them he had killed his wife. They found him covering near her body.
 The elderly man had been unem- ployed several months. The child- less couple came here from England about 40 years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
ALIM0NY AWARD
 IN LITCHFIELD
Sum of $462,46l Granted Mrs. Lillian J. HalliWelI
 in Divorce Case

Winsted, July 13-Alimony of $462,46 in cash and securities was awarded Mrs. Lillian J. Halliwell of Litchfield in connection with 8 di- vorce against Walter Scott Halli- well of Katonah, New York, in su- perior court here yesterday by Judge Kenneth Wynne. The divorce was granted on statutory grounds. Gus tody of daughter was granted Mrs. Halliwell.
 In her complaint, Mrs. Halliwell alleged that her husband was worth $1,500,000. They were married in 1920. The alimony is to be paid by July 16.
 Judge Wynne also granted Mrs. Alma L. Gilbert of Watertown $7 weekly alimony and $50 for coun- sel fees in her divorce action against Bruce M. Gilbert of Watertown. Intolerable cruelty is alleged in the complaint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
CAR INSPECTION
 MAKES RECORD
S17 Autos Went Through Mill Yesterday; Total of
 2O,7l4 Inspected

:. Following the establishment. of an all-time record yesterday when 8l7 cars appeared, another huge turn out was in evidence today at the state motor vehicle department test ing lane on Thomaston avenue. What observers said was the longest line of cars ever seen at the test ing lane stretched for hundres of feet.
 The inspection period, the first of 1888, ends on Saturday. Car owners who have not had their cars in- spected and approved by that date face loss of their registrations and other penalties.
 Before Daylight
 Cars were waiting in line at the testing lane even before daylight this morning, and several hundred cars were waiting when the days inspections began. The flood of mo- torists from the Waterbury area was swelled by car owners from other cities, where the testing lanes have already been closed.
 Of yesterdays S17 cars at the testing lane, there were 537 cars which passed the tests, 143 which were rejected, and 137 which passed a second inspection after being re- jected once.
 20,714 Cars Inspected
 At the end of yesterdays inspec-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
JOHN BARTHELDT
 PLEADS GUILTY
Cement Coffin Slayer Gets Life Term; End of Case
 Is Startling

Northampton, Mass, July 13- CUP)-John Paul Bathelt, Jr., 26, wealthy New York city sportsman, today pleaded guilty to second- degree murder charge and was sen- tenced immediately to life imprison- ment for the cement coffin" staying of a racetrack associate.
 The Hampshire county courtroom was only half-filled when the six foot one-time amateur boxer was brought into plead to two f1rst-de- green murder indictments returned late yesterday by the grand jury meeting in extraordinary session. After the two indictments were read by the clerk of court, Bathelt said in a clear, firm voice:
 Pleads Guilty
 T plead guilty to second-degree murder"
 His face betrayed no emotion.
 Assistant District-Attorney Still man D. Hitchcock immediately arose and told Superior Judge Thomas J. Hammond that the commonwealth would accept the second-degree plea.
 Hitchcock then moved for sen- tence. Without comment Judge Hammond sentenced Bathelt to life imprisonment, compulsory under Massachusetts law.
 Had he been convicted on either
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Mortimer J. Calvin, Who Ran for City Clerk on
 Fusion Ticket Is One
BOOMERANG MAY HIT
 REGISTRAR TALLER
Irene Dillane, Gertrude Keenan, John Bergin Are
 Three More Dropped

Proposed dismissal of five members of the present Re- publican Town Committee, in furtherance of the new town committee plan of Chairman J. Warren Upson and Regis trar of Voters Albert O. Taller brought unfavorable reaction today from Republican vot- CTS, especially members of the Irish Republican Club. Four of those said to be slated to go are members of the Irish Republican Club, and for this reason, feeling is high against Town Chairman Upson but mainly against Registrar Taller, who is said to be the controlling individual in the town committee shift.
 Calvin Is Out
 Mortimer J. Calvin, who sought election as city clerk on the Fusion ticket in 1887 has already been in- formed that he would be replaced on the Republican town committee. Others slated to go, by order of Registrar Taller and Chairman Up-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Baseball Fan Kills When Brooklyn Team Is Ribbed

Dodgers cause. By II o'clock every body was ribbing him, so he rose from his stool, announced that he was going out and get two guns and shoot up this place." and walk ed out, reeling.
 At the door he paused and shout ed: I'm going to kill you, Red, Diamonds nickname) and you, too Miller (Charles Miller), a waiter" !"
 Two hours later Joyce returned. He stepped to the bar, pulled re- volver from his pocket, and shot Diamond.
 Several men bounced upon him and bore him to the floor. Miller grabbed the gun and ran into the street, yelling for policemen. Joyce, meanwhile, wiggled free, arose and took another revolver from his pocket. He looked about for his antagonists and selected Krug and Robert Eagan, federal clerk, from among them.
 Ignoring the others, he forced these two into back room. Eagan darted into a telephone booth. Krug was trying to crowd in with him, when Joyce began firing again. Two bullets pieced Krug's heart. As he collapsed, Joyce stepped up to the booth and called to Eagan:
 I'm goin' to kill you. Whats your name?"
 My names Eagan."
 T could kill you but won't" Joyce said.
 He turned then and started to- ward the street but ran into the arms of three policemen. Booked for murder, Joyce said he got the two guns from the post once substation where he worked.
 T was only fooling when I shot them" ht said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Countess Barbara Has Ended Threat Charge
She Will Sue in Danish Court for Separations Big Crowd Is Present
By HENRY TOSTI RUSSELL Limited Press Staff Correspodentl

London. July 13. (UP-A threats charge against Count Court Haug- witZ-Reventlow, which shocked Lon- don society and marked the wreck of his marriage to Countess Barbara Hutton Haughwitz- Reventlow, was withdrawn by mutual consent today at Bow street police court.
 In withdrawing the charge, Sir Patrick Hastings. chief counsel for the $40,000000 Woolworth Five and Ten Cent Store heiress, announced that the Count had given an under taking not to communicate with her in any way. Nl-f
 It was expected that the Countess would take steps at once to sue in the Danish courts for a separation and eventually for divorce.
 Withdraws Threat Charge
 She had withdrawn her charge that the Count threatened her, that he threatened to shoot like a. dog" a man distinguished in London so- ciety of whom he had become jeal- ous; that he demanded $5,000, 900
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Conn. Light PowerC Co.
 Cuts Of Flat Charge
tomers-Will CutRates $40, ,000 Year; 92 Per Cent Affected

Discontinuance of the flat charge for new rates which will mean sav- ings of as high as 19 per cent for some of the thousands of its cus- toners was announced today by the Connecticut Light & Power com- pany, by Charles J. Allen, Water bury district manager, to become effective August l. For the district of Waterbury this will mean cutting of rates estimated to amount to $40, ,000 year, officials announced.
 Those principally affected are the 92 per cent of the company's cus- toners designated as household customers in limited use, or No. rate group. These consumers will find their monthly bills, based on identical consumption, of course, cut from about Il per cent to IS and 19 per cent.
 No Fixed Area Charge
 No longer will there be the fixed area charge of 4 cents per 100 square feet area. plus the 50 cents fee. In- stead the customers will pay $1.00 monthly for kilowatt hours, or less, and three and one-half cents for each additional kilowatthour This will mean that Waterbury consumers will have more favorable rates than are in effect in more than four or five communities in the country, officials estimated.
 Reason for this statement is that the seventh kilowatthour cannot be obtained for such low rate as three and one-half cents in nearly all cit- les in the country.
 The No. 3 rate, or partial use cus- toners, also are granted better rates $3.75 per month for 50 kilowatthours or less, with additional kilowatt- hours at two and one-half cents.
 New Rates Took Work
 But the principal concern of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
KIDNAPPED GIRL
 GIVEN FREEDOM

Louisville, Ky, July 13.-(UP).- Maj. James Stewart, chief of de- tectives of the Louisville police de- partment. announced today that Nettie Costin, 21, member of a prom inent Louisville family who was ab- ducted early this morning, had been released at French Lick, Ind.
 Miss Costin was Kidnapped while sitting in @ parked automobile with John Schactel, 26-year-old Louisville attorney. Schactel, who recently came here from Buffalo. N. Y, was bound to tree by a well-dressed man with foreign accent who drove Miss Costin away. police were old.
 Stewart said he had received telephone call advising him of he release of Miss Costin. He said the girl was to be returned to Louisville immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13

New York, July 13.-(UP)-A baseball fan who couldn't take 1t killed one man and wounded an- other early today. Their offense: They had made remarks reflecting on the professional integrity of cer- tain members of the Brooklyn Dodg- CTS of the National league.
 The tragedy occurred in Brook lyn bar room. The slayer was Rob- ert Joyce, B, a post office clerk. The victims were: Frank Harvey Krug, a clerk in one of the state offices at Albany, N. Y, who was killed by two bullets through the heart, and Will liam J. Diamond, the bar tender, who was critically wounded and probably will die.
 Joyce had intended killing several others in the bar room, but, in his highly wrought state, he couldn't recall the others among the custom CTS who had disparaged the Dodg- CTS.
 T must have gone haywire, !" Joyce said to police.
 The trouble started 500. after yesterdays game in which the Brooklyn Dodgers, Joyce's favorite team, won sought victory from the New York Giants, their arch foes in the National league. The score was 1895. The Dodgers, reaching their stride after having taken 10 beatings from the Giants this season, were magnificent in victory an6 Joyce went to the bar room to chortle.
 As ne;rly as anybody could re- member, Joyc, started the argu- ment by asking what everybody thought of the Dodgers now. He grew more voluble while consuming 18 glasses of beer, but he hadn't converted any Giants fans to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
MONOPLANE HAS
 BEEN STOLEN

Bangor, Me. July l3-UP)-A red Fairchild monoplane, equipped with pontoons, was reported headed to- ward Boston following its theft early today from a mooring in Bangor harbor.
 The report, flashed in an eight state teletype alarm by state police at Wells, Me, said that the operator or operators were unknown.
 The theft was reported by the owner John D. Maher of the Pick wick Arms Hotel at Greenwich, Conn. He valued the plane at 5000 and said 1t contained only enough gasoline for one hours flying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
MRS. COCHRANE BETTER

Bridgewater, Mass, July l3-- (UP)-Mrs. John Cochrane was re.. ported improved today after se~ were heart attack that brought her son, Mickey Cochrane, manager of the Detroit Tigers, to her bedside.
 Shortly after yesterdays Tiger Red Sox game at Boston was called off, Cochrane was informed of his mothers illness and hurried here, He returned to Boston last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
SEN. MAL0NEY
 SITS ON FENCE
He Nor. Chairman Smith Has Given Endorsement
 to Senator LOnergan
By JACK AMMAN United Press Staff COrrespOndent)


 Meriden, Conn, July 13.-CUP)- U. s. Sen. Francis T. Maloney, head of the powerful Democratic machine in the state, refused today to en- dorse the renomination of conserv- ative U. s. Sen. Augustine Lonergan at the present time. Senator Maloney, who probably would com- mand the largest bloc of delegate strength in convention struggle, also declined to endorse any other candidate. He was represented as feeling Senator Lonergan should make the first move towards acquir- ing an endorsement.
 The junior senator, elected in 1884, indicated Lonergan thus far, has made no advances for support.
 T haven't seen the sena tor, ," Maloney said, since I left Wash ington."
 Chairman Smith Is Similar The attitude of State Chairman J. Francis Smith was said to be simi- lar to that of Maloney's.
 Let Lonergan speak for himself" |" an organization Democrat said. This was taken by political observers as an indication that Maloney-S Smith leadership was lying back, awaiting Lonergan's next move, before taking hand in the current bitter under cover fighting for the senior sen- ator's seat.
 Maloney described as correct an impression prevalent he would with hold Lonergan endorsement in-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
ROOSEVELT MAN LEADING COUNT
Senator Elmer Thomas Is Far Ahead in Three-COr-
 nered Oklahoma Vote
By DEBS MYERS

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Oklahoma City, July 13-CUP)-- Senator Elmer Thomas, New Deal liberal, whom President Roosevelt called his good friend" during a stop-over on his cross-country tour here Saturday, held commanding lead over two opponents in his cam paign for renomination today, with more than half the votes from yesterdays primary tabulated.
 His victory over Governor E. w. Marland and Rep. Conner Smith, which still was not assured, would make up quick triumph for Pres ilent Roosevelts current speaking tour in behalf of his favorite lib- eral candidates whose jobs are at setake in several states primaries. and called Thomas my good
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