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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-11

you can take an experts opinion for what you want.
 MT. Nelson said, when that ques- ton was so dramatically put by MT. Alcorn about the dinner of the may or to members of the Senate, that he first wanted to know whether it was for the benefit of the city of Waterbury. Now, that is the ques- ton.
 Was what Mayor Hayes did in the way of entertainment for the benefit of the city of Waterbury? And if by giving dinners or entertainment to the members of the state legislature or anyone else you can get millions of dollars worth of improvements for the city of Waterbury for $500 or 5000 or $500 or $3500, would you want to throw the mayor into 8 felon's cell because he did 1t? And did Mayor Hayes do that?
 Di t Help Mayor
 You ladies and gentlemen that have ridden in your automobile in the city of Waterbury for years be- fore the last few years, you remem- Der that you were driven over rough paving blocks, discarded railroad tracks. Where do you suppose these roads came from? The city of Wa terbury couldn't do them, they cost too much money. You have driven towards Naugatuck and towards Bristol on fine highways. Where do you suppose those highways came from. They came from the state leg iSlature. It was state charge. The city of Waterbury didn't pay cent for 1t. And wish that If we could have obtained more improvements here in our native city that Mayor Hayes would have given more din- ners. And if the city of Waterbury entertained the American Legion and the Saenzer Bund and others here, it didn't put a cent in the may or's pocket. It didn't do him any good.
 Now, perhaps ought to say something about two of the three musketeers that have been brought here to bolster the states case. You heard about Levy already and we will let him pass into the realm of forgotten things. As far as he is concerned, I don't want to see or hear from him again, although he is still a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut.
 Now for the other two musketeers Williamson and Mackenzie. They we're lobbyists hired in the state leg islature, no question about it at all. The learned states attorney said the expenditure of that money was outrageous. But he and know and every fair-minded person knows in the 48 states of the United States, from time immemorial lobbyists have been hired. And when I say lobby iSts have been hired, don't mean lobbyists did any wrong or they violated anything by taking their retainer. And as lawyers said, when they went to choose lobbyists they certainly chose the most competent and outstanding lobbyists the state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-11
What Has He Done?

Now, ladies and gentlemen. what in this case confronts my client? What has the man done? As told you, l don't know how to begin be- cause l am only fighting the ghost- ly shadow of suspicion. There is nothing that can put my fingers on. To defend himself against what the state says, Prank Hayes, you did that: you did this; you did the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

POWELL, Wyo.. March 27. CUP
The mother and father of Ear
Durand placed a wreath on his
grave today and returned to theii
farm home hopeful of erasing the
memory Of a savage "Tarzan" who
killed four men and himself and
whom they did not know.
Secretly they had buried the 26-
year old son who loved the woods
and mountains so well that he
went crazy" when told that he
might have to serve 10 years in
prison for killing a ranchman's
steer. Calmly they had sat in
Coroner Ray Easton's funeral par
lor and heard a Methodist preacher
ask Gods understanding of a man
who himself could not understand
the ways Of the Almighty.
1t was a simple ceremony attend
ed by 40 persons who wanted to
remember Earl Durand as a simple
minded youth who liked people and
the out of doors instead OF as the
vicious woodsman who killed four
peace officers and committed sui
eide only when cornered like a
beast while trying to rob a bank
here.
No word was spoken of Tarzan
Durand's nine-day reign of terror
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Parents Erase Memory Of Terrorism
Spread by Durand. Recall Kindness

during which the resources and
manpower OF two states were
thrown into a hunt for him. When
the service had ended and while
Durand's body was being lowered
into a grave at dusk, Coroner Eas-
ton announced that John Gawthrop'
bank teller, had not been a victim
Of Durand's deadly guns as had
been previously believed.
Gawthrop was shot down in the
hail of lead that dropped, but did
not kill Durand after he had seiz-
ed $4,000 in currency from the bank
tills and sought to escape. Easton
said the fatal bullet was not one
from either Durand's rifle or his
six shooter. He ordered an inquest
into Gawthrop's death for Tuesday.
Gawthrop's funeral will be held in
Cody, home of his parents, today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Teachers Consider
Health Conditions
Here on Saturday

Questions Of health conditions in
Imperial Valley will occupy the
semi-annual Teachers Institute In
El Centro Saturday, Paul Cook
president of the Imperial county
teachers association, announced
Monday.
This year we expect to present
a fair picture of exactly what health
conditions are in the valley Cook
said. There will be serveral prom
inent coast speakers on the pro-
gram, as well as valley experts"
The institute will be held in the
Valley theater from am. to l2:l5.
1t will be open to all who are IN
terested. Cook said. Moving picture
films will be shown, including Be
hind the Shadows, film on tuber-
culosis.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

Larger diameter, heav-
Ter aluminium and more
room for the less cost
ly meat cuts which are
cooked TO a delicious
tender taste.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

Shown here is the new
compact model with full
automatic time and oven
temperature control. See it
before you buy any range.
ElH.F.A. terms are quick
ly arranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Dairymen to View
Forage Experiment

Imperial county dairymen viii
attend a series OF demonstration
meetings at the Meloland expert
ment station, c and M ranch and at
the George Hornbeck ranch or
Tuesday, according to George L
Winwright. assistant county agent
The group will meet at the Melo-
land experiment station at 1:30 to
view experiments in forage variety
tests. incubation tests will be in
spected at the c and NJ and al
the Hornbeck ranches.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27


gracefully down to the smooth
waters of the bay almost exactly
on schedule after an uneventful
flight from Baltimore on the first
leg of its maiden transatlantic
cruise.
Under command of Capt. Harold
E. Gray, veteran transatlantic pi-
lot, the big plane came in swiftly
from the west. The clipper made
its first landfall at GAO amt
hours and six minutes out of Bal
timore-and winged directly into
the harbor.
The water was smooth and the
clipper, almost as big as two
story house, landed gracefully and
TAXED up to a mooring buoy.
The landing was quick and busi-
nesSlike. Twenty-seven minutes af-
ter the clipper sighted Horta under
slightly overcast sky, the flying
boat was down in the harbor.
The ship took off from Balti-
more at 1:34 pm. est yesterday
on the 1880 mile hop to the Azores
first stop in a $4,000 mile shake
down" cruise.
Most of the trip was made at an
altitude of between 5000 and 5000
feet and at a speed of approxi-
mately 1865 miles per hour. Clouds
obscured the sea part of the way.
The plane was in constant touch
with American radio stations
at Baltimore and Horta.
Powered by four huge motors, the
big seaplane carried 4,500 gallons
of gasoline, a crew of II and nine
private and government observers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Yeggs Turn Tables
AGAINST Plumbers

SAN DIEGO, March 81. (UP)-
Police today sought yeggs who last
night turned the tables on the
plumbing profession
Entering a local plumbing estab-
lishment bent upon robbery, the
thieves discovered they had pulled
an old plumbing trick and left
their tools at home.
At this point they deviated from
time honored practice. Instead of
sending their helper back for the
forgotten implements, thus vast
ing time, the yeggmen used the
companys tools, opened the safe
and escaped with $780,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
N. N. Dodd Named
Conservation Head

N. E. Dodd, former chairman of
the Oregon state conservation COM
mittee and recently assistant di-
rector Of the Western region, was
named successor to c. c. Conser
as region director this week. Con-
ser died at his home in the mid
dleWest on March 81.
Roland Ballou, conservation as
sociation secretary for Imperial
county, declared that Dodd's de-
partment would aid administration
Of the program in California be-
cause Dodd is familiar with west
coast farming problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
TILLMAN DALEY RETURNS
FROM S. ID. HOSPITAL

Tillman Daley. California High
way patrolman who suffered a
broken arm in spill from his mo-
torcycle at FL Centre week ago,
returned home from a San Diego
hospital Saturday night.
The officer will be unable to re-
sumo his duties for some time be-
cause of the severity of the break.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27

Each Calrod Element has
5 cooking speeds TO ac-
curately gauge your cook
ing. save electricity and
give you greater conven-
ience.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
.I.V. Scout Leaders
To Attend ParIey

R. P. Moore, George Raine and
Hugh Wilcox, Imperial county
scout leaders, will attend the re-
gion XII annual meeting in Pasa-
dena on Tuesday.
An all-day meeting has been
scheduled, Wilcox said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
Former Publisher
Visits in Valley

Norman H. Parks, former pub
Usher of the Holtville Tribune and
the Calipatria Tribune, spent the
weekend in Imperial Valley.
He recently sold the Monterey
Park Progress which he had pub
lished for several years. Mrs. Parks
accompanied him TO the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-27
A. Clipper
Lands Safely on
ShQkedoWn Trip

HORTA, Azores, March 81 (UP)-Pan-American Air
ways Yankee clipper landed in Horta harbor at
707 am CST today, completing $3.50 overwater hop
from Baltimore in II hours and 33 minutes.
Carrying 2 passengers, the huge flying boat swept
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
WEDN
policy of autonomy, but although
lit was proclaimed in December,

policy of autonomy, but although
lit was proclaimed in December,
h897, it never became effective.
Agitation in the United States
was almost general for the recog-
milton of the insurgents; but
President Mckinley advocated in
Itetvention rather than recogni-
ton. The President sent Capt.
A, Rowan in disguise to ascertain
tile strength of the Revolutionists.
When this information was
communicated to Spain it was re-
sented, and in February, 1898, the
United States battleShip Maine
was blown up in the harbor of
Havana. Mute reminder of that
disaster stands in our cemetery as
a symbol binding the two Re-
publics.
On April 20, 1898, the President
of the United States demanded
the withdrawal of Spanish troops
from Cuba. War followed imme-
diately. The Spanish naval
squadron, in attempting to escape
from the United States fleet,
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
LECALS

IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE. MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
In re Estate of
ANNIE NJ COTTER,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To all creditors and all persons
having claims or demands against
said estate:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified and required to present
any claims and demands which you,
or either of you. may have against
the estate of Annie NJ. Cotter, de-
ceased, late of Monroe County,
Florida, to the Hon. Raymond r.
Lord. County Judge of Monroe
county. at his office in the County
Courthouse in Monroe County,
Florida, within eight months from
the date of the first publication
hereof. All claims and demands
not presented within the time ana
in the manner prescribed herein
shall be barred as provided BY
law.
DATED October 3rd, A. d. 1889.
BEN S. GROSS.
As Executor of the Last VIII and
Testament of Annie NJ. Cotter.
Deceased.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
MOTORCYCLISTS
TRAVEL 1900 MILES
TO KEY WEST

Two motorcycle fans arriv-
ed in Key West Tuesday after
a l.700-mile trip from South
ingion. Connecticut.
On a two months vacation
Stephen Buczko and Charles
Drozd started out on their
motorcycle for a short trip
south. They saw cotton for
The first time in the south
ern states.
They had intended to come
down to the border of Florida
and then go to the California
west coast. but when they
came a short way into Florida
they were so intrigued with
the sights that they decided
TO come TO Miami. AT Miami
they voted 10 come on TO the
Scuthernmost City.
They carry pup tent lied
down on their rear fender.
together with . small stove.
a suitcase of dress-up clothes.
a few blankets and jackets.
They will be in town only
for a few days as they must
be back up north before
snow and ice forms.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
Division PIT. A.
Met Yesterday

The regular October meeting OF
the Division Street School PIT. A.
was held Tuesday afternoon, with
President Shanahan in charge.
An unusually large number OF
parents were entertained by the
6B grade, which presented a play
entitled, George Washington al
the New York Worlds Fair. The
theme of this interesting play was
that of peace being necessary for
progress. Miss May Sands also
gave a splendid talk on Coop
Grafton Between Parents and
School,.
During the business meeting,
which followed, the yearly pro-
gram was outlined with special
attention being given to some of
the major objectives relative to
standardization of the school.
Plans were also made for the
annual Halloween Party to be
held in Bayview Park on Octo-
ber 20.
A count of parents present
showed that in the primary
grades, Mrs. Jones' room had the
greatest number attending, while
Mrs. Boyden's room was next
highest. For the upper grades,
Mrs. Mullinax's room rated high
est and Mrs. Russell's room took
second place.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
DR.. Valdes Installs
Refraction Equipment
OF Complete Design

Announcement is made else
where in this issue of the in
stallation of new eye-examining
equipment recently by op-
tometrist DR.. ]. A. Valdes in the
office at 532 Duval street.
The equipment, called the
Greens Refractor, is the result
of many years effort to create
an instrument that would COM
bine the simplicity and speed of
operation of the refractionometer
with the accuracy of the preci-
sion test lens set.
Originally designed by A. S.
Green, M. D., L. d. Green, M. d.
and M. I. Green, M. d. of San
Francisco, the Refractor has been
built by Bausch & Lomb with
consideration, of all steps neces-
sary in a complete refractive ex-
animation. All of the refractive
procedures in an examination
are possible with the one in
strument, with an accuracy
much higher than has been OBJ
tainable heretofore with any
similar instrument.
To the layman, the instrument
appears quite intricate, al
though, as explained by DR.. Val
des, it becomes apparent that
modern science has brought the
examination of eyes down to the
very finest of precisive details.
Inspection of the new equipment
is invited.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
Columbus Day Fete
At Harris School

Pupils of 2B class at Harris
School, under direction of the
teacher, Magdelin Huddleston,
will present a program at chapel
tomorrow morning at $40 o'clock.
Bulk of the program has been en-
titled a Columbus Pantomime".
Program follows:
Recitation, Observation-Disclosures
Crusoe and Barbara Greene.
Recitation, Columbus Was A
Sailor Boy"-June Timer and
Wayne Huddleston (sailor boy).
Pantomime:
Speaking-Joe Curry, Birth
place of Columbus.
Song-Marion Solano.
Speaking - Alma Saunders,
Natives Of New World.
Song and Dance-Ten Little In
dians: Joe Curry, Betty June
Higgs, Amanda Ramirez, Betty
Ann Russell, Onelia Garcia, Alton
Goehring, Christian Lasters
Shirley Rom, Nancy Sands, Mil
ton Bazo, Otillee Murphy.
Speaking-Clara Armayor, Co
lumbus Receives Aid From King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
Enter King and Queen-Shir-
ley Papy and George Bean.
Song-"A Ship Went Sailing.
Speaking-Joyce S, Thompson
Columbus Three Ships, Nina
Pinta, Santa Maria.
Enter Sailors--Louis Aguerro
John Solomon, Billy Brun, Jose
Fernandez, Mario Vidal, Alton
Gates, Bert Thompson, June Fine
Wayne Huddleston.
Speaking - Graham Conner
Date of Discovery of America.
Enter Columbus-Wilbur Mart
in, ,r,
Song-"Columbus Was A Sailor
Bold.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
Annual Halloween Party
At Harris School Friday

The annual Halloween Party
and Carnival sponsored by the
Key West High School Parent
Teacher Association will be held
Friday afternoon, October Is,
starting at 4 o'clock. Location,
as last year, will be on the Har-
ris school Fairgrounds.
All children in the city are in
vited to the carnival, which will
feature pony rides, tar babies,
the ,witchesi pot, and a grand ar
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11

ray of prizes for prettiest cos
TUNES and those most comical.
Refreshments, appropriate to
the event, will be on hand for all.
The W.P.A. band, newly-spon-
sored, will make its first appear
ance of the year at the carnival.
Mrs. L. E. Watson, 916 South
ard street, chairman of the asso-
cations Ways and Means COM
mittee, is in charge of all ar
rangements.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
c. G. EXAMINERS LEAVE

Continued from Page One)
and Captain Chester F. Jones,
member, were to leave today on
the IL o'clock bus. This evening
they will leave for Savannah,
Ga, where another program of
examinations will be carried out.
After the examinations in Sa-
vannah the board will proceed to
Norfolk where another examina-
ton will be held and the board
will then proceed to Washington
and the reports of the entire
findings on both the west and
east coasts of the country will be
handed in to Admiral Waesche,
executive head of the Coast
Guard.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
Art Meeting
Changed To Friday

Regular meeting this week for
the Art Appreciation Reading
Group of the Key West Art Cen
ter is changed from Thursday to
Friday night.
The meeting this week will be
devoted to a prepared reading by
Miss Cornelia Ricketts, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Mar
shall, Telegraph Alley, at 300
o'clock. Miss Ricketts, will pre-
sent the subject of Renaissance
Painting"
These meetings are open to
the public and all those who are
interested are cordially invited
to attend.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
Ell CRITIC DE YARA
OBSERVED YESTERDAY

Continued from Page One)
uel Cespedes, wealthy planter,
proclaimed the Revolution at
Yara. Gradually, others joined
the Revolution; Maximo Gomez,
Antonio Maceo, Jose Marti, Calix-
to Garcia-to mention only a
few. The war continued for ten
years, almost wholly being car
ried on in the eastern provinces.
The uncompromisingly repressive
attitude of the captains general,
the military rulers of the colony,
gradually gave rise to an increas-
lngly cruel and bloody war.
| General Weyler had been sent
out from Spain in 1868, and it was
during his regime that the Span
ish volunteers in Havana, by their
horrible cxcesses, earned for him
the title of Butcher. These excess
eS were the cause of the mass
emigration of Cubans to Key
West, which doubled its popula-
ton in 1869; and gave birth to
the cigar industry here. In 1872,
he was recalled to Spain, and
General Campos, who had been
sent out in 1869, succeeded him.
General Campos finally succeed
ed in securing the acceptance, by
the Revolutionists, of the pacto of
Zanjon, which promised amnesty
for the war, liberty to slaves in
the ranks of the RevolutionistS,
reforms in government and colo
nial autonomy.
! But dilatory tactics on the part
of the government soon provided
cause for the Little War of 1879
1880, which was soon quelled by
the definite assurance that slav-
cry would be abolished.
In February, 1880, the gradual
abolition of slavery was decreed;
in 1881, the Spanish Constitution
of 1876 was proclaimed in Cuba.
Definitive abolition was decreed
in 1886, and in 1893, the equal
civil rights of whites and blacks,
in all respects, was proclaimed
by General Calleja.
However, many of the causes of
discomfort which caused the Ten
Years War still remained, to
which had been added a demand
for reciprocity with the United
States, which had been granted
by General Calleja in 1891 and
continued in effect until 1894.
But the discomfort increased,
until, in 1895, General Calleja sus-
pended the Constitution.
Immediately, all the old leaders
in the Ten Years War took to the
field again. Unlike the Ten
Years War, however, this rebel
lion was almost wholly confined
to the western provinces, and
here it was the fiercest.
1t was during this year that the
Spanish forces resorted to the
plan of dividing the Island into
districts, each isolated from the
other by trochas, that is. lines of
blockhouses, connected by barbed
wire entanglements and trenches.
Within each area, non n-combatants
were concentrated in cities guard
ed by Spanish soldiers. This con-
centration policy caused extreme
suffering and much starvation,
as the reconcentrados were de-
pendent upon the charity of the
community in which they were
quartered.
In October, 1897, the Spanish
premier, Sagasta, announced the
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The early hours give rather
combative disposition, but as the
day progresses the nature be-
comes milder and works into a
very hospitable character who
will become much appreciated by
friends and associates and he
loved for the open-handed char
ity manifested. Success in bust
ness is indicated with comfort
and prosperity in life.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11

charging at 7:30 and sailed for
Tampa.
The next vessel of the lines
due to arrive at Key West is the
Freighter Ozark which is sched-
uled for arrival Friday evening
from New Orleans and after de-
livering freight at this port will
proceed to Miami and Jackson
vile.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
Junior Women
In Social Meeting

Social meeting of the Junior
Woman's Club will be held to-
morrow at 5 o'clock at the Wom-
ans Clubhouse on Division
street.
Entertaining will be Mrs. Will
liam v. Albury and Mrs. Evelio
Cabot.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
TRANSPORTATION
5. S. Alamo Here Yesterday

Steamship Alamo of the Clyde
Mallory Lines arrived in port
yesterday afternoon Sis from
New York, with miscellaneous
shipments of goods for local mer-
chants and heavy consignments
Of beer. The vessel finished dis
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11

combined Uni6l .ssates and Rev
olutionary force on July Is, which
practically ended the war and as
sured to Cuba that freedom for
which she had contended.
However, occupation continued
until 1902, when Cuba was turned
over 10 the Cuban government
with Thomas Estrada Palma as its
first President.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11
PERSONAL MENTION

MIR. and Mrs. H. Roeding of
Glendale, N. Y, were visiting
sightseers in the city yesterday
and spent a delightfully."- interest
ing day visiting the different
places of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Palmeteer, of
Hammond, Indiana, were pleased
visitors to Key West yesterday
and did not miss an opportunity
of taking in the sights, and Mr..
Palmeteer had a pleasant visit
with members of the fire depart
ment and others at Number fire
station.
Mrs. Paul Mesa was a paSsen-
ger leaving on the 7 o'clock bus
this morning for Miami, where
she will visit for a while with
relatives and friends.
w. B. johnson, from the state
auditors office at Tallahassee, who
is at work auditing the accounts
of the county, left this morning
on the early bus to attend to
professional business at La Belle,
Fla, and will be absent for a
brief time.
Andrew Albury, keeper at Tor
tugas lighthouse, returned to the
light this week after spending a
vacation with his family in Key
West.
Antonio Canalejo. third assist
ant keeper at the lighthouse on
Loggerhead Key, is in the city for
his regular quarterly vacation
with his family. -
Miss Helen Bragassa, student
nurse at st. Vincent hospital in
Jacksonville, was elected presi-
dent of the freshman class COM
posed of forty-six members from
all parts of the South. Miss Bra
gassa is the first student from
Key West to enter st. Vincent's in
six years.
The Key West citizen., 1939-10-11

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