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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
FOUR DROWNINCS
In STATE SUNDAY
Only One Death Reported
By Auto-Little Boy Is
Run Down
(By United Press)

Four drownings occurred In Con-
necticut Sunday as thousands jam
med shore resorts seeking relief
from the sweltering heat.
A fifth death was due to automo-
bile injuries.
Sidney Dean, 23, went swimming
at Berlin shortly after eating his
dinner, was seized with cramps and
went under while racing three COM
panions across Wooding pond.
Ralph Lesse, 80, Middletown, lost
his life when he stepped from a
sandbar into channel IN Connec-
ticut river.
Robert Bosworth, 8, Hamden, was
drowned at Guilford after he ADAM
doned a rubber tube with which
he had been floating. The body was
recovered In shallow water.
The body Of Charles Matthews, 81,
Negro, Bridgeport, was recovered
from Lake Kenosha, Danbury.
Friends said he shouted for help a
moment before he disappeared.
The automobile victim was Peter
Clarke, 5, Washington, Conn.,, who
was run down while crossing high
way to get an ice cream cone. He
died several hours later at a Tor
rington hospital.
A body found In Long Island
Sound OF Sachem's Head, Guilford,
was tentatively identified as John
H. Martis 600 Babcock ST., Quincy,
Mass, who disappeared June 80
from q New York Boston steamship
1t had been In the water about .
month, according to police.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
SIX PERSONS ARE
HURT in CRASH

Newtown, Conn, Aug. 1.-(UP).-
Six persons went to Danbury hos
pital, one In critical condition, as
result of a headon automobile col
lision here today on the Newtown-
Danbury turnpike.
The name of Mrs. Betty Carbon
neau, who was riding in car
driven by her husband, Louis. was
placed on the danger list. She suf-
fered possible skull fracture, in
ternal injuries and decorations.
Carbonneau suffered a fractured
left arm.
In the other machine were DR..
and Mrs. Lee Pierce, IA Prescott
road, White Plains, N. Y, and
their daughters, all of whom SUI
fered scalp decorations.
State Policeman Harry Tucker
said the collision occurred when
Carbonneau pulled out Of a line OF
traffic.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
Former Deputy Sheriff Is
On Trial In Murder Case

the real slayer" of DR.. James @.
Littlefield six months after he con-
fessed the crime and accepted q
sentence Of life imprisonment, re-
NAMED at Thomaston state prison
awaiting his call as a witness.
Neither CAROLS wife nor his
comedy daughter, Barbara, II, both
Of whom have been summoned to
testify for the state, was In the
courtroom. Judge Fisher opened the
trial with q warning to spectators
against any demonstration. He said
the instigators Of any outbreak
would be dealt with summarily.
I'VE are about to begin very i'm
portant case" he said. "A man Is
accused Of murder and 1t is very
important that he have fair trial.
The jury that Is selected should not
be influenced by anything they
have heard" Turning to rs news
men seated ct his right, Judge Fish
er cautioned them against "sensa-
tionalism or q distortion OF facts. "
II don't want newspapermer to
anticipate what Is going to happen.
I don't want spectacle made OF
this trial. It Is judicial proceeding
and Is not being held to entertain
newspaper resders."
Then the white-haired Judge
turned to Court Cuerk Rupert AID
rich and said:
II am ready
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
IlO3 INDICTEDBY
N. Y. GRAND JURY
Six Policeman, 7 Agents
of u. S. Treasury Dept.
Are Among Them

New York, Aug. 1-(UP)-Six New
York policemen, one sergeant
seven agents Of the u. 8. treasury
department and 80 other persons
were charged in federal grand jury
indictments today with conspiracy to
defraud the government OF alcohol
taxes.
The indictments, voted and sealed
last week, were opened today. As
sistant U. s. Attorney w. M. DECKER
son, who with two special agents
had worked 10 months to break"
the case, said the group was one of
the largest ever indicted on such
charges.
Eighty-six of the 1O3 persons were
in custody. They were scheduled to
be arraigned later today.
The indictments charged that they
comprised a combine which main
tanned stills at various places in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
and shipped the finished product
into New oYrk city. They were al
legged to have maintained IA places
In the Bronx, Brooklyn and Man.
haitian to which the alcohol was
trucked and sold at SIS per f1ve-gal-
lon can.
The alcohol was said to be of high
quality and unusua, strength. The
federal tax would have been $40 per
can.
The policemen were charged with
receiving money to protect and es-
cort the liquor to the designated es-
! Establishments In New York.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
.L0YAL|STS ARE
BADLY BEATEN
Crack Brigade, Including
Many Americans Routed;
800 Are Left Dead

Hendaye, French-Spanish From
tier-Aug. 1.-(UP)-The 14th In
ternational Loyalist Brigade, in
GLIDING Americans, suffered heavy
losses and was driven back across the
Ebro river today by violent Ma
tionalist counter attack, according
to Nationalist reports to the border.
More than 300 dead were left on
the battlefield in the Amposta sec
tor near the mouth of the Ebro. The
Nationalist asserted the Loyalists
we're forced to abandon positions
taken there in last weeks surprise
offensive and fall back across the
river.
The Nationalist also said the 10y
alists suffered a severe defeat in the
Mora De Ebro sector where the 10y
alists attempted to filter through the
Nationalist lines.
Loyalists dispatches did not men,
ton either engagement.
The battle for Gandesa progressed
under boiling sun. The intense heat
threw up haze all along the Ebro
front and took many casualties.
Fighters on both side were stripped
to the waist, wearing only rifle pads
on their shoulders.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco
brought up thousands of additional
men from the levant front to the
south and sought to turn the Loyal
list Week-old offensive into rout.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
SIXTY KILLED IN
JAMAICA WRECK

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 1-(UP)-
Experts sought today to fix respon-
sibility for a railroad wreck that
killed approximately 60 persons and
injured 10. 1t was feared that more
would die.
: The wreck occurred late Saturday
on the main line from Kingston to
Montego Bay, in an obscure region
about 10 miles from here.
The five coach train was crowded
with about 300 persons, many Of
them bound for the country on holi-
days. The train was being drawn
and pushed up steep grade by two
locomotives, one at the head and
the other at the rear.
The first engine was derailed and
the engineer Of the rear one ram
med the five coaches into 1t. The
front engine and the first coach fell
to the bottom of a steep river bank.
The next two coaches were piled TO-
gether. The fourth was badly dam
aged.
All but two of the victims were
natives. A former English police
inspector and his wife were slightly
injured.
Rescuers worker more than "a
hours after the accident removing
the dead and injured.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
New Deal, Republican
Tests In Six States
Leadership of Both Groups Will Be Under Strain;
Some of States Will Furnish Plenty of Fire.
works in Primaries
BY LYLE C. WILSON

(Unlted Press stair COrrcSpOn0entl
Washington, Aug. 1-(UP)-Clear
tests of both Republican and New
Deal-Democratic leadership will be
made this week among some of six
primary elections.
Presideny Roosevelt interviewed
forcefully in Kentucky to obtain
denomination of Sen. .llben w
Barley, his hand-picked Senate
leader. Barley is opposed IN the
primary on Saturday to Gov. A. B
(Happy) Chandler, a New Dealer
in his own right until he entered
the primary against the senator.
In Kansas tomorrow the nation
will watch the progress of the Rev
Gerald B. Windrod who is seeking
Republican senatorial nomination
against three candidates ard over
the. protest of Chairman John D. M
Hamilton of the national committee
William Allen White, Kansas edi-
tor, and other party leaders.
Primaries Tuesday
Three additional primaries are
scheduled for tomorrow, in Virgil
mia, Missouri, and West Virginia
The sixth primary will take place
on Thursday in Tennessee where
the conduct of Democratic cam
paigns for senatorial nomination
has brought warnings from the
Senate campaign expenditures COM
mittee.
Vrginia's eighth congressional
district is smoking with bitter
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
ARRESTS MADE
| FOR ACCIDENTS
Edward G. Bailey Charged
With Reckless Driving;
Three Hurt in Crash

Weekend accidents resulted in a
number of arrests, with high tenn
peratures resulting in heavy traffic
as thousands sought to escape the
heat of the city.
John Rusinak, n, of SO Elm
wood avenue, was admitted to ST.
Mary's hospital late yesterday after
noon after he had been injured In
a collision on Pearl street. He suf-
fered a possible skull fracture. Also
hurt in the same crash was Edward
G. Bailey, 80, Of Oakville, and John
Bostic, 81, of So Pearl street, both
of whom suffered decorations.
Driver Arrested
RuSinak was a passenger in
Baiey's car. A charge of reckless
driving was placed by Patrolman
Eugene Doherty against Rocco Lu-
clan, % of GAL Watertown avenue,
driver of the car which struck
Bailey's machine.
Mrs. Alice LaWlor, of SO Linden
street, suffered an ankle injury and
severe shock Saturday noon when
struck by an automobile operated by
Eustacchio Schipa, of % Rose street.
The accident occurred at North
Main and Spencer avenue.
Lorenzo Gagnon, 81, of 73l South
Main street, was arrested last night
on charges of evading responsibility
and reckless driving. Sergeant Jo-
seph McEvoy and Patrolman Edward
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
BY JACK QUINN
United Press Correspondent


South Paris, Me-, Aug. 1-(UP)-
Accused by boy he helped to send
to prison for life for the crime,
former Deputy Sheriff Francis Milt-
more Carroll, 43, went on trial in a
crowded, sultry courtroom today for
the murder Of an elderly country
doctor. y
Some $50 farmers and well-to-do
summer residents occupied every
available seat in the second floor
courtroom Of the old, red-brick OK
ford county courthouse as the trial
was opened at 11:05 q. m. (EDT)
by stern visaged Superior Judge
william H. Fisher.
Smilingly confident, Carroll was
brought into the courtroom one
minute before the trial opened by
two of his former fellow deputies,
Clark Hunt Of Norway and Robert
Milton of Andover. He stared
straight ahead and walked erect.
He wore a neatly-pressed brown
suit and his hair was brushed
straight back.
Carroll took q seat beside his
counsel, former Attorney General
Clyde r. Chapman and Edward j..
Beauchamp, in front OF the judges
bench.
CAROLS accuser, Paul Buddy
! Dwyer. 10. who named Carroll as
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
ARE
HURT IN WRECK

Rocky Ridge, O., Aug. 1.-(UP)-
Wet rails and a crowded schedule
were blamed today for train acct
dent in which "a persons were in
jured, several so seriously they may
die.
Approximately SO persons were
treated at the scene for slight cuts,
bruises and shock.
The Commodore Vanderbilt deluxe
passenger train Of the New York
Central operating between Chicago
and New York, crashed from behind
into the Mercury, a stream-lined
train of the same road operating
between Detroit and Cleveland.
The trains were running only five
minutes apart. Both operate at high
speeds. The Mercury "grazed" an
automobile at a crossing here and
stopped to investigate, as required
by regulations. 1t was raining and
when the Commodore Vanderbilt
came roaring along, the brakes
wouldn't hold. She skidded into the
Mercury's observation car, wreck
ing 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
BY ROBERT BELLAIRE
Omitted Press Staff Corresponds


Shanghai, Aug. 1--(UP)-Chinese
forces under lever victorious" Gen
Chen Cheng appeared today to
have halted the Japanese march on
Hankow and to have re-occupiec
important positions. Chinese dis
patches asserted that General Chen
one of China's cleverest military
strategists, Was directing counter
offensive which had pushed BACK
the Japanese front lines. The Chi
nese were said to havU re-occupied
a semi circular front near Kiuklang
1876 miles southeast of Hankow, and
to have re-taken the towns OF Sa-
moushan and Chiaotsun In hat
ties for these towns, the dispatches
asserted, more than 1000 Japanese
were killed or wounded.
The japanese confirmed that the
Chinese were on the offensive, but
claimed that they were suffering
heavy casualties, too heavy, they
said, for the gains to compensate
A Japanese spokesman asserted
that more than two divisions oi
crack Chinese troops were virtually
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
TO STOP TROOPS
FOR PRIMARIES

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 1.-(UP)-
The Ed Crum machine planned to
apply in federal cour today for
an order restraining Gov. Gordon
Browning, head of the state ma
chine, from sending National
Guardsmen into Memphis for the
Democratic primary Thursday.
The governor had 1900 troops mo-
bilized under arms at Jackson, 100
miles northeast of Memphis, but he
denied in Nashville last night that
he had any intention of sending
them to Memphis, unless I change
my mind"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
IRISH FLYER IS
NEARING HOME
Wants to Tour Cities With
His Plane-Must First
Be Given Welcome

New York, Aug. 1.-(UP)-Doug-
las Corrigan, If the bureau of air
commerce says okay, will tour Amer
lean cities In the nire-year-old airI
plane which carried him on wrong
direction" flight from New York to
Dublin. The 3l-year-old Californian,
en- route home on the U. S. liner
Manhattan, said last night in Ma
tional Broadcasting company inter-
view that he hoped to fly first to
Boston. To avoid a characterization
such as that responsible for his land
ing in Ireland when, according to
Corrigan, he thought he was headed
for Los Angeles, he will stay down
where I can see the ground all the
way"
Corrigan said he had received in
vitations from Boston and other
cities Including st. Louis, Chicago,
San Francisco and, of course, Gal
weston, Tex, where I was born"
Wants to Make Tour
He said he wanted to make the
tour and added that the bureau Of
air commerce had been you might
say, more than fair"
The bureau, because Corrigan
made the jump to Dublic without
permission, suspended his license
last week for five days, the suspen-
sion expiring next Thursday, the day
he is scheduled to arrive here.
Before he starts any tour, however
Corrigan will have to submit to d
New York reception. Both Brook
lyn and Manhattan were planning
to Guido themselves to give him a
hero's welcome. The two boroughs,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
Carl Basile, 100 Wood
Street Failed to Appear
in Court Today
HIS SECOND ARREST
WITHIN FIVE DAYS
Seven Cases Nolled, With
Three Drivers Paying;
16 Cases Continued

Bonds of $500 posted for
Carl Basile, AZ, of 1859 Wood
street, were ordered called
when Basile failed to appear
in traffic court this morning.
He was arrested yesterday on
a reckless driving charge,
only five days after having
been arrested on a charge OF
operating while under the in
fluence of liquor.
Seven cases we're nolled, with
three drivers making payments. Six
teen cases were continued. Judge T.
E. Conway imposed a fine of 500
and costs, with SIS RENTED, on
Giuseppe Grova, 43, of 40 Front
street, Ansonia, charged with evad-
ing responsibility.
Arrest Of Basile
Basile was arrested yesterday on
a reckless driving charge by Motor
Patrolmen Joseph Mccarthy and
Joseph Dunphy. He had been ar
rested July 26 by Patrolman Michael
Karpelman on charge of operat-
ing under the influence. He did not
appear today to answer either
charge.
QSova was arrested after an &C
cidsnt May %. Police claimed he
fed the scene after his car struck
a motorcycle. He pleaded guilty to
the evasion charge, and was dis
charged on charge of reckless
driving, to which he pleaded not
guilty.
The case Of Arthur Paffney, At, Of
20 Chapel street, charged with oper-
ating under the influence, was con-
tinued to the Goth after part of the
testimony had been heard.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01

communication from the school
board relating that groups OF cit
liens In the Brooklyn section and in
the Town Plot section seek estab-
nshment of Fairgrounds on school
department property at the Duggan
school and at Seymour and Russell
streets in Town Plot.
Tentative Approval
The school departments stand has
not been revealed but it is under
stood that a tentative approval is
given the park department tor use
Of the property provided the latter
department assumes responsibility
for any resultant damage to school
property. In the instance of the use
of the Duggan school plot for a
playground, 1t was reported that the
school department had allowed es-
tablishment OF a playground there
some years $50 and claimed that
some damage had resulted to the
school. On this matter, members Of
the parb board commented that the
damage had occurred after the
closing of the playground for the
season.
Principals In seeking the play
grourd in the Brooklyn section are
groups with Attorney Michael J..
Galullo as spokesman and In the
Town Plot section Attorney George
j. Crocicchia Is the communicate to
the school board.
No Funds In Sight
While members of the park board
are agreed generally that Waterbury
needs a greatly enlarged program Of
supervised recreation such as addi-
tional Fairgrounds would provide,
the department has not had funds
with which to establish such facili-
ties for the youth of the city. In
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
CITY WATER NOT
AT ALL HARMFUL
Rains Have Caused Change
in Hue-But 1t Is Still
''Pure''

Waterbury's water supply, unat-
tractively-hued and somewhat un-
pleasantly strong due to the recent
heavy rains, is pure, in the sense
that 1t has no harmful content, and
Is an even safer" beverage than al
other times.
Subjected to analysis last week
and since by the department of
health, the Waterbury water was
found in no way affected as to pur-
ity, DR.. Edward j. Godfrey, city
health officer, commented today.
LAS a matter of fact, we have been
stepping up the amounts Of chlorine
until they are almost double the
normal figure" he said. 1.-THE water
shows improvement as to color and
taste today as compared with Fri
day and Saturday and will clear up
soon unless, of course, we have some
more heavy rains"
Overflow of Brooks
The coloration and murky APP
pearance of the water is due, he
said to the overlooking Of various
brooks. The heavy and continuous
rainfall Of last week and before
rolled the content of the brooks and
reservoirs causing sediment to mix
with the surface and upper waters
So far as vTeportsss sisfade q that
numerous residents of some sections
Of the city are drinking spring
water" DR.. Godfrey remarked that
anyone drinking other than city
water is taking chance"
A report was made today that
number of persons in the Bouley
Manor section have been obtaining
drinking water from pipe located
on Manor avenue near Wolcott
street. While the water in this place
may be pure, the health department
does not sanction its use.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01

ganda.
The official communique, issued
through the Tass agency, said:
"On July 81 Japanese militarists
violated the Soviet frontier on the
hills west Of Lake Khassan. Open
ing unexpected artillery fire the
Japanese troops at night suddenly
attacked the Soviet frontier guard
troops stationed on the border.
1.-THE japanese occupied Soviet
territory to a depth of four kill
ometers e IL niles. Fighting
which lasted several hours broke
out on the hills west of Lake Khas-
san. =
Japs Meet Rebuff
1.-THE Japanese militarists met q
strong rebuff and the japanese
troops suffered great losses in men
and equipment. Losses OF Soviet
troops are being investigated"
1t was said in official quarters that
details of fighting on the frontier
had not been received, but contrary
to Japanese reports it was asserted
that Russian troops remained IN
possession of the hills west OF tina.
lake-those whose recent occupa-
ton by Russian troops brought a
Japanese protest.
Korean Border Battle
Tokyo, Aug. 1-(UP)-The Domet
(Japanese) News Agency today re-
ported violent fighting on the
Korean border.
Russian artillery and motorized
infantry are reported to be con-
centrating on the Manchukuan-
Korean Siberian frontier, near tne
scene of weekend fighting between
Russian and Japanese-Manchukuan
troops in which more than 200 cas-
ualties occurred.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
The High Cost
Of Being Sick

There's no doubt
a b u t it, medical
care during illness is
a mighty expensive
proposition-so cost
ly, in fact, that
many cannot afford
it at all.
What can be done
about, it? That's the
question which is
taxing the ingenuity
of the nations best
minds and causing
great controversy.
You cannot intel
ligently judge the
issues involved un-
less you know the
facts. Learn those
facts right now by
reading the timely
new series of arti-
cles prepared by
NEA Service, the
first of which ap-
pears.
on Page II.
in The Democ
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
WincheU On Job

Walter Winchells column.
daily feature Of the Waterbury
Democrat, Is resumed this eve
ming. Winchell on vacation
during July will continue to Of
fer in his popular column news
Of intent and interesting
people.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
Russia, Japan Fight--No War Declaration Yet
City Playground
Problem Puzzles
Many Requests for Enlargement of Present Facilities
Board of Park Commissioners Will Discuss
Matter This Afternoon

Requests for enlargement of the playground program
of Waterbury will be of the Board Of Park Commits
soners at its meeting today Most definite of number Of
expressions seeking increase in recreaona facilities of the
city will be the reayng of request for two Fairgrounds
school department property considered the latter
board at the July meeting.
Thomas F. Moore, secretary Of the park board has
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-08-01
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Aug. 1-(UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year, through July
20, compared with year ago:
This Year Expenses Last YenK
$40, 034.3 1896 $573,417,s46.29
Receipts
s297,o4O. 1S4.63 s37s,s1Zo12o7
Gross Deficit
s442,994,1s9.12 $193.so0, s3422
Net Deficit
s442,S5s.7ss.12 slss,77O.2s422
Cash Balance
$2,117,31s.3s1.75 s2,65o,l7s,1S4o1
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japanese Are
.DriuenBackOn
Siberian Front
Heavy Losses Are Inflicted By Soviet
Forces; Japs Had Penetrated Rus
sian Territory for 2 Miles
BY NORMAN B. DEUEL.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Moscow August - CUP - An official communque
asserted today that Japanese troops had been repulsed with
heavy in attack on Russian troops on the Man
kuoSiberia frontier
Japanese allegations that Russian artillery in separate
clash fired on two towns dismissed propa-
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