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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
INDIANS INVOLVED
 IN TRAGIC DEATH
l9-Year=Old Girl Descen= dant of Sitting Bull,
 Brutally Murdered

Gordon, Neb., August 4. - (UP) - Investigators believed today that the white mans firewater prompted Irving Tail, IT, Sioux Indian, to kill Nellie Yellowthunder, 19, mem Der of his tribe and said to be a descendant of Sitting Bull. famed Sioux chief.
 County Attorney Edward Hol- stein said Tail had admitted he as- saulted and killed the girl Wednes- day night during 8 drinking spree with several Sioux from the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota. Holstein described the girl as a beautiful, well-educated Indian maiden. He said she had been em- ployed at the Reservation Board School and had been very popular among members of the tribe.
 Possemen found her nude body in field yesterday. The spot where they found it had been thoroughly searched, leading them to believe Sioux squaws had attempted to treat the girls wounds and hid her body in the field when she died.
 Police were closely guarding Tail, his father, Daniel, and Levi Black bear, Sioux painter and artist. The elder Tail and Black Bear admit ted they were present during the attack. Police feard the girls friends on the reservation might attempt to avenge her.
 Holstein said he had questioned every red man he could find. AL though most of them can speak English, he said, all insisted upon the use of interpreters. Through his interpreter, Young Tail readily ad- mitted the staying.
 T was drinking and I got mad and tore her with my hands," he was quoted by Holstein. "She was a good girl and I'm kind of sorry I did it."
 Blackbear said he had had too much liquor and did not know what had happened. The elder Tail de- tended his son. Through an inter- preter, he said:
 My boy, he did not know what he was doing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
Compensation Agreements

The following compensation agreements have been filed and approved by the compensation commissioner:
 American Maize Products O., New York city, and Charles M. Nicholson, 86 Oak street, for an injury incurred by the latter on the first of June, puncture wound on the large toe of the right foot. Payment during the period of total incapacity of $2l a week, beginning June 9.
 A. H. Wells and Co.,, Inc, Wa terbury, and John Laccone, Sl Bradley avenue, for . severe lac eratiOn between the first and second fingers of the right hand, and a partially severed tendon, suffered on the 22nd of June. Payment of $7.3S a week begin ming on July 6.
 Charles R0manielIO, doing business as the Romaniello Bros. of 113 Byrnside avenue, and DOmcnic Bixxaro, 23 Kill street, for . laceratiOn of the left sh0ul- der. arm, and elbow incurred on May 3l. Payment of $500 . week for the duration of total disability, beginning on June 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
MAYOR KANE HAS
 0USTED FIREMEN

Woburn, Mass, Aug. 4-(UP) - Eighteen call men of the Woburn fire department were busted today by Mayor William E, Cage Em) Kane for refusing to consider his suggestions for improving depart mental efficiency.
 The fiery ex-marine, finding only six firemen on duty Sunday night, asked the call men to perform reg ular duty in the fire station at night from T p. m. to 6:30 a. m, so that taxpayers will get 100 per cent service for their money during the dry, high fire-hazard season of the year instead of 33 Ia per cent"
 The regular complement of the department is 20 men on full time employment and 20 on call. Of the 20 regularly employed, IA were on vacation when the mayor found the fire station practically deserted.
 Kane proposed that the call men "do the night trick" with the as- surance that he would advocate $350 annual salary for such service He also suggested that If the pro- posal was unsatisfactory they con- slider five-day week with the same hours of duty.
 The mayor retired from a meet ing of the call men at which his recommendation were explained and. he said, returned IS minutes later to find them unready to an- swer. Kane said they also declined to make suggestions for improve ment of departmental efficiency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
BROADCASTERS IN
 WAR CONFERENCE
Take Initiative in Fight Against Paying Toll to
 Music Writers

New York, Aug. f. 4.-(Up).-The National Association of Broadcast CTS announced today that it had called convention of the entire broadcasting industry in Chicago Sept. IS in move to develop sources of music independent of the copyright pool of the American So- ciety of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
 Neville Miller, president of the as- sociation, said his group hoped to reduce "the broadcasters' annual toll to the society, which Is now run ming around 100000 g year and is rapidly mounting" He said the decision to call convention was reached after the failure of efforts to find out how much they would be expected to pay ASCAP when the present contracts expire Dec. 31, 1940.
 The Chicago convention will be sponsored by the copyright commit tee of the association and "a sub- stant.al war chest" is expected to be raised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
HYCIENISTS ARE
 LIMITED BY LAW
Can Make Diagnosis of Patients Mouth, But
 Can't Reveal It

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 4-(UP)- A dental hygienist may exercise all the rights of an individual a, to ob- servation and opinion, but she must confine her endeavors to furbishing her patients teeth, according to an opinion today of Assistant Attorney General Harry Brooks.
 Her observations and opinions, said Brooks, may be reported to her boss, but never to the patient.
 "It would seem," he informed the Connecticut Dental commission in response to an inquiry, that the dental hygienist is precluded from making any diagnosis for the pa- tient. It does not follow, however, that she, with her training and ex- perience, is prohibited from examin- ing a patients mouth. Nor can the law deny her the right to exercise her mental faculties and form an opinion, as any ordinary individual might. Having been given the facul- ty of sight, it Is right that she should use 1t, but she must not ad- wise the patient of what she has discovered, nor take 1t upon herself to act by reason of what she dis cerns. She may observe, even as 1t Is permitted on the part of an or dinary individual, she may chart cavities and defects discovered in the mouth, but such observations should be passed on and reported not to the patient but to the H. censed dentist under whose super vision she is employed. The duyt and responsibility rest entirely with the licensed dentist.
 Brooks found that the law con- fined the hygientists duties ito the narrow field of removing calcareous deuposit, accretions and stains from the exposed surface of the teeth and directly beneath the free margin of the gums"
 Furthermore, she is expressly pre- cluded from "any other operation on the teeth, mouth or diseased tissue of the mouth" and from attempting ito make diagnosis of the same"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
SETTLEMENT IN DR|vERS' STRIKE
Greyhound Lines Men Re- turn to Work After Day
 Demonstration

Boston, Aug. 4.-(UP).-Set- clement of @ one-day strike of 90 Greyhound Lines drivers and ter- minal workers, called to protest dis- charge of two drivers, was an- nounced today by company Vice. President Paul 0. Johnson.
 The workers, members of the Anal gamated Association of Street, Elec- tric Railway and Motor Coach Elm ployes of America, an AFL affiliate agreed to return to work while their grievances were ironed out by an arbitration committee as provided in their union contract. The agree ment was reached at 8 conference with the state arbitration board.
 Johnson said the bus lines conten- tion that the strike was illegal" as the grievances had not been arbi- trated was upheld by the union. On the basis of the settlement, the strikers returned to their jobs to- day.
 The discharged employees, John- son charged, had operated busses at excessive speeds and failed to stop at railroad crossings in viola tion of company rules and state laws.
 He said that normal service was restored during the day, though schedules were somewhat mixed up" for time due to the walkout.
 Arbitration of the grievances will start soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
RIGGS WINS WAY
 INTO FINAL ROUND
Defeats Kamrath in Hard Five.Set Battle
 Today

Southampton, N. Y., Aug. 4-(UP) Bobby Riggs of Chicago. Amer- 1ca'S top-ranking amateur, went in- to the finals of ht eMeadow Club Invitation Tennis tournament today with a hard fought victory over Bob Kamrath, Austin, Texas, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
 Defending his Meadow Club cham- pionship, Riggs was a sorry spectacle in the first two sets. He clowned and stumbled around the court. If he had been playing in top form he could have won in straight sets.
 Ordinarily, Kamrath would have been no match for Riggs, but the Texas boy was playing over his head.
 Riggs, who is expected to be the keystone of Americas defense of the Davis cup, did little today to impress the cup officials. His ser- vice was broken repeatedly-three times in the first set four times in the second set and twice after that at 6 time when he really was try inR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
CATCHER IS
 BADLY HURT

San Francisco, Aug. 4-(UP)- Iron Man" Joe Spring, catcher for the San Francisco Seals, was in the hospital today because he tried to catch a baseball falling at a speed of 145 miles an ho.r from a blimp cruising 800 feet over the San Eran- cisco Exposition.
 He was under the ball, all right, but 1t crashed through his uprGised hands and struck him full in the face, with an impoct estimated at 8050 foot-pounds. He suffered a compound fracture of the upper jaw, eight broken teeth and hcerations. Doctors said he would be in the hos- pital for two weeks and probably would be out of action for a month.
 Spring, regular catcher for the Seals. was . main cog in their drive for the Pacific Coast League pen- nant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

With the dramatic gesture of eeading the oath of . juror, Dee Tense Attorney George w. Crsw- ford concluded nearly nine hours of argument to the jury in the Wa cerbury conspiracy trial late yester- day afternoon. Calling upon the Jury to bring in a verdict on the evidence in the case, end asking them not to be influenced by the "welter of suspicion, innuendo and guesswork," which comprised the states case. Crawford, III since he started arguing Wednesday, said, So help you God" and took his seat.
 Crawford consumed almost one Fourth of the 30 hours allotted to counsel for the 10 men for final arguments.
 Admitting to the jury that he had bored" them, the huge New Haven lawyer, standing in . sweltering courtroom, said that he could not apologize for taking so much time, as he was duty-bound.
 Alcorn Protests
 Judge Ernest A. Inglis admonished
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
East Hampton Sector
 Closed To Autoists
Workmen Engaged Macadamizing Surface for Two
 Miles Along Middletown Ave, Warns Highway Dept

Route No. 2l5-Groton. Noank- West road. ? 1-4 miles bituminous macadam.
 No Route Numbers
 Bethlehem.-Wood Creek road. 1 1-2 miles of loose gravel surface.
 Burlington. 3 sections. 1 l-2 miles of lose gravel surface.
 Colebrook. North road from Route 182 to l83. mile of bituminous macadam.
 Columbia. 5 sections of town aid roads.
 Greenwich. Maple avenue. IA mile of asphaltic concrete.
 Hartland. Hartland Hollow East Hartland road. 3 l-2 miles of maca- dam.
 Mansfield. Gurleyville road. T. A. construction.
 North Stonington. Cassaduck Hill road. 3 1-2 miles of bituminous macadam surface. Four sections of town aid road.
 Norwich4Sprague. Bridge and ap- breaches at Shetucket river. Tenn porary bridge.
 Orange. Race Brook road. About 3 miles of bituminous macadam pavement.
 Rocky Hill. Gilbert avenue. 3-4 mile of bituminous macadam pave ment. Sherman. CasS road. 1-4 miles of grading and drainage. Southbury. Kettletown and Pur- chase Brok roads. One mile of gravel surface.
 Stamford. Concrete curb on High Ridge road near Merritt Parkway.
 Stratford. South route. 1 mile of reinforced concrete pavement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
Stocks Are Irregular After Lower Opening
Leaders Show Small Gains at NOOn-Steel Shares
 Slip Back Slightly

New York, Aug. <-(UP)-Stocks moved irregularly today after an irregularly lower opening. Most leaders registered small gains around noon.
 Steel shares slipped back moder- ately. Motors were about steady and coppers irregular. Rails were firm, with small gains in New Lork Gen. tral, Southern Pacific, and Chesa- peake 6 Ohio.
 Douglas Aircraft sold at 67 3-4 off 1 3-8. Westinghouse Electric was down more than point. J. I. Case lost 2 points on single transaction. Oils eased fractionally.
 American ice made a new high at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
COAST-TO-C0AST PROBE UNDERWAY
New Orleans, New York Focal Points; Justice
 Dept. Cracks Down

Washington, Aug. 4.-(UP)-At- torney-G General Frank Murphy today spurred @ coast-to-coast investiga- ton by federal grand juries of ties between politicians and the under world and promised that the de- partment of justices crack prosecu- tors will cooperate.
 He said at his press conference yesterday that criminal investiga. !. tions in score of cities have yielded results which will permit his de- partment to initiate prosecutions in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston and other cities. He dis- closed that federal investigator has been dispatched to California, but did not say whether prosecutions are likely there. Miami is another city where prosecutions "may" take place he stated.
 New Orleans and New York are the focal points of the most spec- tacular inquiries, his aides said. In New Orleans, a comprehensive in- vestigation of the political machine controlled at one time by the late Huey P. Long IS underway. Tn New York, federal investigators are in- quiring into the multifarious activi- ties of Louis Uepke) Buchalter, former rackets czar and reputed narcotics king. who jumped $l0,00O bail and disappeared two years ago.
 Murphy said that the investiga- tions cover "big income tax fraud cases, gangsters and those who aid them" including their reported vio- lations of postal and antitrust laws, The justice department, he ex- plained, is particularly anxious to ascertain the character and extent of ties binding politicians and crim- inals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
Crawford Concludes
 Nine-Hour Argument
Makes Dramatic Appeal for Vindication of Accused; Charges States Case Based on Suspicion, Innuendo

Crawford for bringing to the fury the question of why three former defendants are not now on trial. When Alcorn objected to Crawford's query to the jury, "Why aren't they here now2" Crawford insisted that he had a right to that procedure.
 Judge Inglis upheld Alcorn's ob- jection, and advised the jury that they should not be impressed in favor or against the remaining l9 defendants, because of his action in dismissing three for lack of evi- dence. Those dismissed were At torney Ralph Coppeto, Michael Sla- win and William R. Murray, the lat ter of New York.
 Crawfords arguments in behalf of Simon J. Aldermon alone, opened at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and continued until almost 5. The pre- vious six hours had been spent in g general argument concerning all the accused.
 Suspicion
 Early in his argument on behalf of Alderman, Crawford said to the jury. "It is not difiicult, but dangerous for you to underestimat te the malicious character of that sort of procedure" He referred to Spe- cial Prosecutor Alcorn's design ito create suspicion in the mind of the jury, instead of evidence"
 "ln spite of the evidence or lack of evidence on the part of the prosecu- tor we have to be aware of the pos- sibility that unconsciously the fury may yield to the pressure" he con- tinued.
 Former City Accountant James P. Purcell trusted and had confidence in Alderman, Crawford said. He pointed out that all of the testi- mony given by and on behalf of Al- derman was heard by Purcell, and the state rested its case without any denials from Purcell.
 Purcell Glad
 In the early days of the Leary administration, Crawford said, Pur- cell was glad of the help provided him by Leary, who called on Alder man to assist.
 And Purcell turned accounts over to Alderman, Crawford continued.
 At the end of the tedious argu- ments, Crawford admitted that he was ailing. He said that a recur- renee of a kidney ailment which caused him much discomfort, espe- cially while standing on his feet. His entire nine hour oration was made as he stood before the jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

Construction in force ri the state of Connecticut announced by the Connecticut highway department August 2, 1939 for the week ending August 12, 1889.
 Closed for Construction
 Detour Provided
 Route No. 16-East Hampton. Mid- dletown avenue. 2 miles bituminous macadam surface.
 Route Mo- 154-Old Saybrook. Re- pairs to Knollwood Beach road. About 1-2 mile.
 No route numbers-Morsehouse road. Reinforced concrete. Rigid frame bridge. Fairfield. Norwalk. Bell Island bridge and approaches. South Windsor. Section of the Hartford-Springfield road. One and one-half miles of reinforced concrete pavement. Holland Wilmington. Bridge over Willimantic river and approaches. Westport. Clinton ave- nue bridge and approaches.
 Construction-Traffic Maintained
 Route No. US 1-Norwalk. Boston Post road. Three-quarters mile of reinforced concrete pavement. Ston- ington. Stonington cutoff. l 1-2 miles gravel surface. Traffic will use present Route No. l through Ston- ington Village.
 Route No. { & 4l-Sharon. Drain- age installation. No interference with traffic.
 Route No. US 6-Woodbury. Re- pairing slopes in Minortown village.
 Route No. 9-Middletown Had dam. Bible Rock bridge.
 Route No. 12-Norwich-Lisbon. Bridge and approaches at Shetucket river. Traffic will use present bridge. Thompson. Mechaniceville overpass and approaches.
 Route No. 14-Plainfield. Bridge over Moosup river and elimination of R. R. grade crossing near Amy vile. No hindrance to traffic over present Route IA.
 Route No. 15-Union. Relocation of Route IS at Mashapaug. { 1-2 miles of rolled gravel. Stafford. Bridge over Mcintyre brOo,:. Tenn porary bridge. Short detour around bridge.
 Route No. 32-Windham. Norwich Willimantic road between Williams crossing and So. Windham. About l 1-2 miles of concrete pavement.
 Route No. 32A-New London. New London Norwich road (Mohegan avenue) about 1 mile of concrete. Through traffic will use present Route No. g.
 Route No. US A = Winchester. 2 1-2 miles of concrete pavement from the city of Winsted west. Can- tom Simsbury. Winsted Hartford road. Three-quarter mile of gravel surface. Canton. Hartford Winsted road. 4 miles of concrete pavement. Short stretches of one-way traffac.
 Route No. 59-Easton Fairfield. Sport Hill road. About Ia miles of bituminous macadam pavement
 Route No. 68-prospect. Prospect Naugatuck road. About 3-4 miles of bituminous macadam. Detour provided.
 Route Mo- 69-Prospect. Water bury road. 3-4 miles bituminous macadam. Detour provided. Wood- bridge. Bridge and approaches over Sargent river. Temporary road.
 Route No. 72-Plainville. New Bri- tain road. A storm sewer under construction.
 Route No. 4-Tolland- -Willington. Bridge over Willimantic river and Temporary bridge.
 Route No. 89-AShford. Bridge and approaches at Mt. Hope river. I mile south of Warrenville.
 Route No. 109-Thomaston. S-4 miles of bituminous macadam from wigwam reservoir east.
 Route No. ll5-Ansonia. North Main street. l mile of bituminous 
 Route No. 151-East Hampton. Bridge over Mine brook and ap- brooches. Temporary bridge.
 Route No. 156-Waterford. Ap- proximately 1 mile of bituminous highway. from Jordan vil- lage westerly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
FEDERAL INQUIRY
 ON FALSE sos

Miami, Fla, Aug. 4-CUP)- An investigation into what federal com munication commission officials be- lieve was a series of false sos calls started today after coast guard planes and five ships made futile search for freighter reported to be sinking.
 Government officials said the in- vestigation may take weeks.
 Search for the vessel reported by mysterious distress messages Wed- nesday night to be laundering off the southeast Florida coast, with her crew taking to lifeboats, ended at sunset last night.
 If the perpetrator of the apparent hoax should be located and Amer ican law applies, he would be liable to a maximum fine of $10,000 or three years imprisonment, or both. according to commission officials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
Late Realty Neus'
The following documents have been filed at the office 0f the town

The following documents nave been filed at the office Of the town clerk:
 Certificate of Organization The Novelty Mems Shop, Inc, with offices at 86 East Main street, has been organized by Jacob Rut- man, Esther Rutman, and Fran ces Schwartz. President is Jacob Rutman; treasurer, Esther Rut- man; and secretary, Frances Schwartz.
 Assignment of Mortgage
 w. A. T0bler to the Waterbury Corrugated Container Co.,, mort gage from the Beardsley and Vol colt Mfg. Co. to w. A. TObler. Waterbury Corrugated Contain CT Go. to the Colonial Trust o., mortgage from Beardsley and Wol- colt to w. A. TObler.
 Quit Claim Deed
 Home Owners Loan Corporation to Mary Esther Valerie and Nich- olas Valerie, property at 175 Citi- zens avenue.
 Mortgage Deed
 Mary Esther Valerie and Nich- Olas Valerie, to the Home Owners Loan Corporation, proeprty at 175 Citizens avenue, $297O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
WATERFOWL SCOUTS
 LEAVING FOR CAMP

Some leaders of Troop l, of Wa tertown, headed by Konstantos Vol- uckas. scoutmaster of the troop will spend this weekend at the Boy Scout Camp at Plymouth. The camp staff will wind up the season at the camp tomorrow, but the Watertown delegation will take along its own equipment tonight and stay through Sunday.
 Captain Fred c. Mills, director of the health and safety service of the National Council of the Boy Scouts, paid @ visit of inspection to Camp Mattatuck yesterday, and was shown around by Chief Executive David Babson. As far as could be learned, Capt. Mills was quite satisfied with conditions at the camp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
ACCIDENT VICTIM
 REPORTED BETTER

Thomas r. Brennan, 2i. faces a blanket charge of violating the mo- tor vehicle laws after an accident at South Main and Scovill streets in which Edward Lawlor, 4s, of 223 Bank street, was struck down and injured. was granted a continuance until April i4 by Judge John l.. 0affney in city court today.
 Police said Lawlor was crossing the street from the east to the west side on c cross walk when hit by Brennan's car. At St. Marys hospital where he was admitted suffering from lacerations ef the right eye. brow and upper lip. Lawlor was de- soribsd in good" condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
STRUGGLES IN
 WATER TOO MUCH

Deer Island. Me-, Aug. @(UP)- When Mrs. Jane Grifdths, 42, her daughter, Delsye. and another woman were pitc,sed into Penobscot Bay as their sailboat capsized, yes- terday, the mothers husband Hugh rescued all three in . rowb0ar.
 Returned safely to shore, Mrs. Grifiths collapsed and died later of . heart attack induced by her struggles in the water. The daugh- ter and the other woman, identi- fled only as Mrs. Baxter, suffered no i'll effects.
 Mrs. Grifiths was daughter of Dr. J. L. Pildsey, retired New York city school superintendent. The Griffiths were vacationing at Egge- moggin on Little Deer Isle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
OIL PLANT IS
 MENACED BY FIRE

East Providence. R. T., August (. - (UP) - A spectacular fire in . 2000-barrel still menaced the Socony- Vacuum oil Company refinery early today.
 Company employees battled the blaze for an hour and c half with chemicals and were joined by East Providence firemen. Flames shoot. ing 7S feet skywsrdN Attracted hun- dreds of motorists. Damage was set at ti0,oo0, mostly to pipework.