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Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Ortiz to Face
Jackie ZURICH

Manuel Ortiz, pint sized Mexican
fighter from Ell Centro. will fight
the most important bout of his
career Tuesday night in San Jose
when he tackles Jackie ZURICH, rec
ognized as world flyweight cham
pion in many parts Of the worid
A victory for Manuel will assure
him of a chance to make a bdrn-
storming trip around the world
according to his manager, Noel
Johnson. .
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 13. UP)-
Hogs saleable supply 1900. Uneven
Steday to Is cents higher. Top $50;
bulk 8.4O-S75; sows $3.50.
Cattle saleable 1900 Slow; steady
to strong; some sales 10 to 25 cents
higher on she stock. Medium to
good fed steers 8.75-10; feeder
steers 8.75; fed heifers 8.50-9.10;
cows 6-725 cutter grade 4.25-5 IS;
bulls 6.50-725; calves saleable 500
Steady to lower; vealers 9.50-12;
few calves 1885.
Sheep saleable 400. No lambs s
Lndertone steady; good and choice
wooled lambs quoted to $50; cull
and common ewes steady at $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Death Dodgers
Wind Up Show

The Death Dodgers collected their
equipment and prepared for show
ing in Yuma Monday following
completion of their successful stand
at the Imperial county mid-Winter
fair Saturday and Sunday nights.
Happy Jack Miller kept large
audience on the edge of the seats
in the grandstand Sunday night
with series of spills and crashes
that all but ripped their automobiles
apart.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Turnesa Beaten
In Exhibition

COALINGA, Cal, March 13. CUP)
Willie TurneSa, national anna
teur golf champion, paired with
Hugh Sill OF Bakersfield, suffered
a defeat in an exhibition match
at the Polvadero country club links
here yesterday.
Bob RailSbach, San Joaquin val
ley amateur champion, and Jack
Smith of Ccalinga won the match
with low ball score of 149. Tur-
mesa and Sill were credited with
152.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Hogue Twins Sign
For |. A. Bout

The Hogue twins, Shorty and
Bigboy, will continue their profess
Sional fighting careers in the ms
Angeles Olympic auditorium Tues
day night. Shorty will face Ray
Vargas and Bigboy will meet jim
Chacon.
Vargas and Chacon have been
around the fight rings for a good
many years and Vargas has been
rated the top welterweight in Los
Angeles for two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Carnera Married

TRIESTE, Italy, March 49, CUP)
Primo Camera, former world
heavyweight champion, was married
today to Miss Pima Vavazzi, 26, in
the town church at Sequals.
The 270 pound former boxer is
now in the movies in Rome. HIS
blue eyed bride was a postal clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Bears Defeat Troy, 1926

Southern California by a 1926
score in a one game title playofi.
The squad goes north this week
to meet Oregon, winner Of the
northern division, in a playoff SER
les at Eugene, Ore, for the coast
championship
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Hutchinson Praised
DESPITE Defeat

LAKELAND, Fla, March 13. (UP)
Freddie Hutchinson, highest
priced rookie of the 1889 baseball
season, made his first appearance
as a Detroit Tiger pitcher yester-
day and, despite a defeat, Manager
Del Baker said he was pleased
with the youngsters work.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Fights Postponed

Matchmaker Frank Leahy Monday
announced professional fights at the
El Centre arena will be postponed
one week as arrangements to match
Bomber Graves III a Friday night
bout fell through.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Mar. 13. (UP) Wheat
prices dipped fractionally in sym
pathy with Liverpool and Winnipeg
in duh trading on the Chicago
board of trade today
At'the close wheat was off q to
V cent corn off \ to * cent and
oats X TO 4 cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
BroWns Whip Phils
Dorothy Traung
Wins Golf Meet

DEL MONTE, Calf, March 13.
(UP) Traung, San Fran
cisco girl, held the Pebble Beach
women's golf championship today
after winning decisively over l9
year old Elizabeth Hicks of Long
Beach, 8 and 7, in the final round
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Markets At
A Glance
BY UNITED PRESS

Stocks irregular in quiet trading.
Bonds irregularly lower; U. S.
Governments irregularly lower.
Curb stocks regularly lower.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton steady.
Wheat off Is to y cent; corn off
u to g.
Rubber lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
MINNEAPOLIS FLAX

Flax quotations by courtesy of
Southwest Flax Seed association.
May .................. S1.74A a
July ............ Pl. .
September ................. $l.65 H
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
L. "A. BUTTER E EGGS

Los ANGELES, Mar. -. UP)-
Butter: extras 27c, prime firsts 26c
standard 2512c. undergrade 25c
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
l.. A. BANKS
T.. A. HAY

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 13. UP)-
Transamcrica ........ bB 6%
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
COTTON

NEW YORK. Mar. 13. (UP)
ton futures closed steady.
Open High Low Close
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
l.. A. GRAINS

Los ANGELES. Mar. IL. UP)-
Eastern Grains ----i5uiK
Corn No. 2 yellow .. S124-1 90
MILO NO. yellow .. S1.12h III "
California Grains-S3rkeo
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13

NEW ORLEANS. Mar. 13. CUP)-
Cotton futures closed steady.
Open High Low Clos
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13
Higgins Injuries Heel

LAKELAND. Fla, March l3. CUP
Frank Higgins was on the De-
tloit Tigers side lines today with a
badly eaShed heel He was spiked,
accidentally, by Pitcher Roxie Law
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13

9.14, sales none.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-13

son yesterday. He will be out thr'
weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
STORE MANAGER
PLEADS GUILTY
Charles L. McAleer Admits
$23l,2l9Larceny From
Jordan, Marsh Co.

Boston, Oct. 19-(UP)-Charles L.
McAleer, 66, of Brookline, former
manager of the importing depart
ment of Jordan Marsh Company
pleaded guilty in superior court to-
day to 81 larceny counts totaling
1921 ,219.
So complicated was the scheme
used by McAleer, the district-attor-
ney said, that nearly a year was re-
quired to determine which COM
pany was the loser through his ma
chinations involving shipments, tax
es and duties.
Judge Frederick w. Fosdick held
McAleer without bail and deferred
disposition for one week to give the
defendant an opportunity to make
restitution.
The larceny was committed dur.
ing the last - to is years OF the =,
years that McAleer was employed
by the Boston department store
McAleer was arrested after he fatlet
to appear in court yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
Can't Picket God
Said La Guardia

New York, Oct. 19-(UP)-
You can't picket God, Mayor F.
H. La Guardia ruled today. In
formed that a church, which he
would not identify, had been
threatened with mass picketing,
La Guardia said he would not
tolerate "the picketing of God"
La Guardia, who fought for
the legalizati0E Of peaceful
picketing when he was in Con-
gress, said the threats to the
church were made because one.
of its clergymen had different
ideas from those of an crgani-
zation active at this time in
propaganda"
1.-THE picketing Of places Of
worship is not permitted" he
said. There is no labor dispute
involved and in this country
where freedom of religion Is
guaranteed, theological differ
ences or even philosophical con-
trOversies are not contemplated
in the law permitting picket
ing"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
PROBE OF TOWNS
GETS UNDER WAY
Treasures of l04 Towns
Are Sent Questionnaires
From Committee

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 19.-(UP).-
The governors special investigating
committee today sent questionnaires
to treasurers of the 104 towns which
"profised" by a $1,000 900 in six years
through duplicate state and federal
highway grants to Ascertain the full
facts concerning disposition Of sur
plus money.
Included in the QUESTIONABLE was
an inquiry which read:
IF your town has q profit, gross
or net, has 1t been earmarked on
your, books for highway purposes
has 1t been expended for highway
purposes? If it has not been so ear
marked or expended, what dispo-
sition has been made of It?
There were seven other questions
concerning general information de-
sired by the committee to expdite
its investigation.
Accompanying each questionnaire
was q letter to the treasurers which
declared it was essential that we
have the requested data, .s.. to
clear up the confusion in the minds
of the public.
To Determine Profit
Our objective is to determine the
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
Fritz Kuhn Iestifies
Before Dies Committee
He Approved Recent Germar=Rnssian Pact - Asked
About Germanys March Into Poland, Kuhn, His
Attorney Violently Objected

Washington, Oct. 19-(UP)-Fritz
Kuhn, leader of the German-Amer-
lean Bund, told the Dies committee
today that he approved the recent
Germna Russian pact but that the
Bund would continue to fight Com
munists here.
Kuhn told the committee that it
would take him rs minute to explain
the pact when Rep. JOG Starnes, D..
Ala, asked whether the Bund would
drop its anti-communistic policies
because of the pact.
"Well fight the theology of any
CMarxosD IDEAS" Kuhn said.
He asserted that because Great
Britain, the United States and other
western powers refused to trade with
Germany "it was necessary to open
the door to the, east"
Kuhn expressed his views on the
pact after he had denied that he Is
a Nazi member.
Starts Something
The committees morning session
ended with Chairman Martin Dies,
D., Texas, pounding his gavel for
order after Starnes asked Kuhn's
opinion Of the German march into
Poland. Kuhn and his attorneys
jumped to their feet and shouted
objections, contending that the Bupd
leader was not called to explain Ger
many's. foreign policy.
Dies recessed the hearing for
lunch when order, was restored.
Kuhi, discussing the Russo-Ger-
man pact, said that Germany, "a
small country with high popula-
tion," NEEDED to import many raw
materials.
Therefore, he continued, it begged
Great Britain for years. in a vain
effort to procure these materials, and
then begged the United States
equally unsuccesfsully.
Three" he added, "is where we
we came in"
The Bund, he said, sought to rally
public opinion in this country in sup
port of greater exports to the reich
which, he said, had been consider
ably strengthened by the new gov
eminent"
Kuhn Gets Snappy
j Asked by Starnes If he meant Hit.
Ter. Kuhn snapped mo" adding:
..Are you the American govern.
ment?"
/ Starnes read from list OF Bunt
units furnished the committee b!
Kuhn, and remarked that an unusu
ally large percentage OF the unit
were located in and around Ney
York city.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
THOMASM 'GRATH
DIES SUDDENLY
Well Known Income Tax
Expert Dies in His Sleep
at Hartford Home

Thomas F. McGrath, recognized
as one of the best income tax experts
in the country. and formerly a well
known resident Of Waterbury, died
In his sleep at his home at 70 INLAY
street, in Hartford, early this morn
ing. Mr.. McGrath was apparently
in good health when he retired for
the night, having attended a motion
picture with his wife before retiring.
Although Mr.. McGrath entered the
service of the internal revenue btl-
reau In Hartford as years ago and
had lived In Hartford ever since, he
was widely known In Waterbury. He
maintained his voting residence in
this city and always considered him
self Waterburian. He visited with
his relatives here almost every week.
Did Many Fav0rs
Perhaps no Waterburian ever per-
formed more favors for residents of
Waterbury than Mr.. McGrath. His
knowledge of the income tax law and
the lack of knowledge Of most Of his
friends drove them to Hartford to
see him in an attempt to straighten
out their difficulties.
Always obliging to the extreme he
made hundreds Of friends who con-
stantly sang his praises. He served
under Internal Revenue Collector
James Walsh, Robert Eaton, Or. Ed
ward Dolan and the present collec-
tor, Thomas j. Smith. His services
in the department were considered
indispensable as is attested by the
fact that he was retained by the Re
publican faction Che was a Demo-
craft and all factions of his own
party.
Born In East End
Mr.. McGrath, who was So years
of age, was born In the east END
section of Waterbury, the son Of the
late John T. and Elizabeth McGrath
He attended the Welton street school
and the Crosby high school. HI
worked for a time at the Waterbury
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19

in a significant statement that may
reflect Adolf Hitler's strategy.
The communique claiming that
virtually all of the French gains
since the start fthe war had been
wiped out and that pressure had
been 1essened on the great Saar-
bruecken industrial area - limited
that for the moment at least Hitler
was avoiding any powerful thrust
at France.
Although the communique shed
no direct light on Hitler's plans to-
ward France, it was pointed out
that his bitterness has been directed
principally at Great Britain and
that. the. Nazi warfare has been
pressed most severel yagainst the
British. Hitler's recent speeches
have emphasized the German desire
for peace, especially the lack Of any
Nazi claims or sentiment against
France.
What London Thinks
In London, the NaN attitude has
been interpreted as an attempt to
drive a wedge between the Allied
powers in connection with the Hit
Ter peace offensive, which apparent
ly has collapsed).
Even the wording of the commu-
nique was unusual, asserting that
the only reason the German coun-
ter-offensive lost contact with the
French was because the Nazi troops
had failed to cross the frontier.
(Both French and British official
sources have persistently predicted
recently that the Germans were
planning a big offensive in the
Rhinelando
AS announced by the communique,
the German counter thrusts were
between the River Saar and the
highway from Horback to Bitche-a
sector lying east of the Saar and
east of the $4,000 100000 Saarbruec-
ken industrial area.
The French had claimed In the
past that their troops and guns
edging forward since the start OF
the war, dominated this entire in
dustrial sector and made 1t useless
to Germany, although Saarbruecker
itself had never been occupied. Can
nouncements in Paris earlier this
week said that about 10000 German
troops had counter attacked in the
Moselle- Rhine sector (Which in
cludes the Saar Salient) and that
the French advance posts had faller
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
City Democrats To Decide New
Party Leadership Friday Night
ent Scslly On
George 7. Culhane to Be
Mayoralty Nominee

Democratic voters of Waterbury,
more than 10000 strong, will decide
tomorrow whether the party's can
didate for mayor will be Corpora
ton Counsel Vincent A. Scully or
Senator George T. Culhane. A hard
preliminary campaign was drawing
to a close today, but the efforts be-
ing made on behalf of both sides
made it plain THAI the issues would
be fought down to the last possible
minute. Voters will go to the polls
in 80 districts between 4:30 and $3.50
p. m. tomorrow.
Each side expressed confidence OF
victory in the primary contest, and
would make no concessions. Last
minute moves were being planned to
gain votes for each candidate in the
first major Democratic primary the
city has seen since 1881. With good
good weather tomorrow, it was pre-
dicted that from $4,000 to $4,000
votes would be polled.
Run AS Independents
Both candidates are running as
independents. However, Mr.. Scully
has the endorsement of the Demo
cratic town committee, given him
without opposition Monday night
and of the Reorganization Demo-
Gratis. as well as the endorsement Of
the Italian Democratic club. Mr.
Culhane has the support of por-
ton of the Independent Democratic
party's town committee, the Young
Italian Democratic club, the Young
Progressive Voters alliance and sew.
eral other groups.
Mr.. Culhane and Mr.. Scully will
appeal to the voters in campaign
broadcasts over the radio. tonight
Both sides will hold a number O.
ward and district meetings.
Reports that leaders supposed!
backing one candidate or the othel
had switched to the other side wer,
heard freely about the city today
They were denied as promptly a
they were heard.
Continued on Page q
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F.
Harvard SeismOgraph Is
Put Out of Business For
20 Minutes By Shocks
CONNECTICUT NOT
IN PATH OF QUAKE
Center of Shock 200 Miles
Out at Sea Off Coast
of Boston

Harvard, Mass, October 10
CUP = A major earth
quake = livery similar" to
the 1929 Grand Banks quake
which disrupted transAtlan-
tic cable service occurred
at 6::54 a. m. (EST) today
probably with its center
somewhere at sea northeast
of Boston" DR.. L. Don Leet
of Harvard University's Seis-
mograph Station, here
records were wiped OUT for. 20
minutes because of the shocks in
tensity, said:
81 can only guess that it occurred
within 200 miles. The center was
obviously off the coast. The quake
was too heavy to have centered in
any settled district without causing
damage
(Window-rattiing temblors were
reported at Lawrence and Methuen,
Mass, in southeastern Massachu-
sets and at Quebec and Montreal,
Canada.)
Or. Leet believed that severe re-
percussions from the "big slip"
might occur within the next "a
hours. In the Crank Banks earth
quake, he recalled, a submarine
landslide" some 300 miles from the
source and 10 hours, IL minutes,
after the original shock.
The 1929 under-sea landslide
caused breaks In 81 transatlantic
cables. 1t occurred in the area
where the water Of the st. Lawrence
River flows into the sea. Boston
ians felt the tremors at that time.
DR.. Leet Reports
OF today's quake, DR.. Leet told
the United Press:
MY records started with a small
tremor and then showed a much
larger shock followed by series of
tremorS, each lasting about thirty
seconds. However, we know that
at its center this was one single, big
shock.
1.-THE record here began at 6:55:24
a. M, indicating that the actual
shock occurred at 6:54:54 a. m
Waves were still being recorded here
at 7:20 a. m.
1.-The actual quake probably was
almost instantaneous big slip OF
break in the earth's crust within
some 20 miles of the surface. Usually
such shock is followed by set
Ting of the crust. with reverrations
felt over o wide area.
''The Harvard station is to close
to the source of the temblors fol
me to make an accurate estimate o.
the quake's location.
1.-The center was obviously oof tn,
coast.
Tidal Wave Unknown
cit Is impossible to say whether
there was tidal wave this time
that is a wave of such proportion
that it would be noticed by ships a
sea. There is heavy surf alonl
: the New England coast according
: to our records here, and this prob
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
NORDIC STATES TO
SEEK FOR PEACE
Sweden, Norway, D e n
mark, Finland Stand To-
gether to Avoid War
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY
United Press Staff Corespondent)

Stockholm, Oct. 19-(UP)-King
Gustav v of Sweden today express
ed the ardent hope" that the Nor
die States may contribute to the re-
establishment of peace in Europe.
The Kings of Sweden, Norway and
Denmark and the President of Fin
land, Kyosti Kallio, who have con-
ferred here for two days with their
foreign ministers, all addressed the
Scandinavian nations in Is min
ute broadcast from Gustav's Palace
III connection with his speech
King Gustav issued a statement
pleading for general peace and the
elimination of serious contrasts
which at this moment divide the
belligerents."
Kallio said that Finland was de-
termined to defend her independ-
ence and had received constant
proofs of the solidarity of other Nor
die Nations with Finland"
King Gustav Speaks
King Gustav, who spoke first, EN-.
phasized the Importance of thu
common neutrality of the Nordi
nations and the value of the solid
'arity of the Scandinavian countries
1 King Christian, speaking for Den
mark and Iceland. expressed hop
for the future as result of the loya
cooperation of the Nordics. Kin
Haakon of Norway, thanking Gus
tav for his initiative in calling tn
conference. said that Scandinavia
cooperation and friendship shoul
be a model for the world general.
i In his statement King Gusta
said 1--WE appreciate the extreme
warm hearted greetings sent to OIL
meeting by tn chiefs Of state
America"
Kallio's speech came at the clio
of q two-day conference with II
Kings Of Sweden, Norway and Del
mark and the foreign ministers
al flour countries, The conferen
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War Bulletins

LONDON, Oct. 19-UP)-Dip-
lomatic circles understood tonight
that the FTanco-British- Turkish
pact, about to be signed in An
kara, will pledge military assist
ance to Turkey by the French
and British If the Turks are at
tackled. Reliable diplomatic quart
ers understood that the pact in
cludes these points:
1.-The British and French gov
eminent will undertake to assist
Turkey in the event of active ag-
erosion by any European power
and to assist Turkey if any &C
ton by a European power leads
to war in a Mediterranean area
in which Turkey is involved.
2-Turkey agrees to support Bril-
tain and France In event of any
pact of aggression by European
power and to assist Britain and
the French If the United King
dom or France are engaged in
hoStilities as result Of guarantees
to Rumania and Greece.
3-The three governments agree
to consult regarding common &C.
ton in event of any conditions
arising under the previous ar.
ticles.
The treaty, diplomats said
would remain in force for Il
| years.
BERLIN, Oct. 19-(UP)-Adol
Hitler issued decree today estab.
fishing the provinces of Yves
Prussia and Posen--in conquered
Poland--within the framework o
the Reich.
West Prussia, the name of thu
l "a ffiontin,Ied ~. paoA n
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w SkA1ASNA 0sASs r .
Reports that the town committee
would attempt to name a candidate
at a special meeting tomorrow af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock met with q
response from the Bergin hackers
that such action would be Illegal and
would be battled in the courts. Mr..
Bergin issued a statement express
ing regret that he had not been
given the nomination.
Same Situation
last nights convention saw the
same situation as Monday nights
original convention, the delegates
beir -, deadlocked on a choice. Mr..
Epson said he and his followers
walked out because the battle was
Just game at the expense Of the
Republican party" and because its
continuance would result in further
hard feeling.
Mr.. Bergin said: 1T Is regret
table that a majority Of delegates
to the city convention could not
agree on candidate for city clerk
I had thought that after the dele
gates had submitted the names to
their own private thought and con-
science that they would decide that
I was the logical candidate. Nc
one who is familiar with the Re-
publican party can question my Re
publicanism and / differ with j
warren Epson when he says that
I was not an acceptable candidate
to the organization. The Republican
electors know me and am quite
fCor,f;p,,ed m, pare ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19
TURKEY TO SIGN
UP WITH ALLIES
Signatures to Agreement
This Afternoon - Russia
Seeks Chinese Pact

Ankara, Turkey, october 10. -
CUP = Signature of Turkish ALI
ances with Great Britain and
France was reported imminent to-
day. Usually well informed sources
said that the signing might take
place this afternoon.
A usually reliable source said that
the treaties would be signed at $3.50
|p. m. (11:30 a. m, ESD.
Newspapers warmly welcomed two
Allied generals, ranked among the
foremost Near Eastern military ex-
perts, who arrived here for the sign
| ing while Adolf Hitler's specia
trouble shooting ambassador wen
back home to report on the failure
of Russo-T Turkish mutual aid nego.
tiations.
The Aliied generals were Maxine
Weygand, French hero Of the Polisf
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