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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
NO RAIN IS SEEN
 FOR THIS REGION

Boston, Aug. 2.-(UP)-No rain was in sight for today or tomorrow. though slightly cooler" tempera- lures were predicted as New Eng lands drought entered 'ts 33d day, with crops suffering new damage.
 With temperatures lingering sIiehtly below 90 yesterdy, thou sands fiocked to beaches and two nersons died, one from a heart at: tack induced by heat and the other by drowning.
 A freak effect of the soaring sun late yesterc " delayed thousands of motorists. Heat-swelled steel in Wel- iineton bridge across the Mystic river caused the draw to stick open. It finally was closed after cold wa. ter !, as played on 1t for an hour.
 At Leominster. Bernard Conant. ,o drowned in 10 feet of water while swimming in Smiths pond. --ishing st Mough's Neck in Quincy. Aug'is- s,,s Boggiano. 56, suffered . heart attack and dieds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
ROOSEVELT IS
 SILENT ON PLANS

Washington, Aug. 2-(UP)-Pres- ident Roosevelt maintained a smil- ing but inscrutible silence today regarding his political plans-if any flor 1940.
 He was reminded by a reporter at his press conference late yesterday that today is the 18th anniversary of Calvin Coolidge's famous T do not choose to run" statement. But he declined to be led into any dis cussion of his own plans.
 He told the reporter who remind ed him of the anniversary that he was not taking his summer vacation in the Dakota Black Hills where Coolidge made his famous remark.
 MT. Roosevelt said he was plan- ming to spend his holiday on a cruise in the northwestern Atlantic He said he planned to have three press association reporters follow him aboard a destroyer and that al their news would have to cleal through him.
 Thus, he said, he would have cen. sorship on the trip.
 His listeners received the impres. sion that the press association mer assigned to the trip would be sub jccted to censorship so far as thire term speculation was concerned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Likens Mayor Hayes to Richard IH-7H Hours
 of Oratory CRAWFORD FIRST OF
 DEFENSE TO SPEAK Acorn Charged With Seeking Front Page"
 Publicity
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Mayor T. Frank Hayes acted like a guilty man with guilty knowledge when he refused to be questioned by County Detective Edward J. Hickey concerning the Wa terbury investigation in Feb ruary, 1888, Assistant Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., told the jury in the Waterbury conspiracy trial, as he concluded the states openiry arguments.
 Comparing Mayor Hayes to Shakespeare's Richard III, "who plotted. planned and schemed against the members of his own family" Alcorn asked the jury to convict Hayes and IS others of par- ticipation in c single conspiracy to defraud the city of more than a mil- lion dollars.
 Talks 7Iz Hours ~ Concluding his arguments at 11:2o this morning, following ssven and one-half hours of oratory, which started yesterday morning. Aicorn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
EDITOR OF DAILY
 WORKER ARRESTED

New York, Aug. 2.-(UP)-Clar- ence Hathaway, editor of the Com munist newspaper, Daily Worker, was arrested today and taken to Kings county jail in connection with a $25,000 verdict against the paper in a libel suit filed by Mrs. Walter K. Liggett, wife of the slain Min- neapolis editor.
 The warrant served on the editor in his apartment stipulated that he was to remain, ',' prison until the sum of $2,672.li was paid. Deputy Sheriff Hugh Breslin reported Hath- away told him he received only $s0 6 week after deductions for alimony and party dues from his $loo week. ly salary.
 Mrs. Liggett charged the Daily Worker falsely accused her and her husband of being foes of labor. Lig- gett, editor of the Midwest Ameri- can, was slain in Dec. 10. 1855, as he was about to appear before the state legislature to charge certain politicians with corruption.
 The libel suit was decided in Mrs Liggetts favor in Brooklyn supreme court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
10 MEXICAN BOY
 SCOUTS KILLED

Fl Paso. Tex, Aug. 2-(UP)-Ten Mexican Boy Scouts were killed and 30 others injured late last night when a bus in which they were rid ing plunged 50 feet into canyon north of Chihuahua City, Mexico after being struck by a truck, &C., cording to @ dispatch received here today.
 Twelve of the injured were report cd in serious condition, several of them expected to die. The other IS escaped with bruises and minor in- juries.
 The dispatch said that the truck driver. Encarnacion Espinosa, hnd been placed in Jail under "protec- tive custody" after Chihuahua City residents threatened to lynch him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
USE OF BEACH
 IS RESTRICTED
Some of Fort Trumbull Beach Cottagers Can
 Bathe at Raffel Site

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 2-(UP)-A decision of Superior Court Judge Ed win 0. Dickenson today permitted a restricted number of summer cot- tagers at Fort Trumbull Beach, Mill ford, to use the beach fronting the property of Louis Raffel.
 The same residents were admon- ished, however, not to destroy Q fence which Raffel erected to keep out trespassers.
 Judge Dickenson dissolved an ii1- junction which Raffel obtained to retsrain the cottagers from using the beach and advised the issue be brought before the September term of superior court His decision wal given after Q chambers hearing. Y When injunction proceedings were started MT. Raffel, whose local res. idence Is 6i9 Willow street, was re- ferred to in state news dispatches as a waterbury Millionaire"
 Residents of the north side of Shel street, Fort Trumbull beach, mostly Bridgeporters, contend that their property deeds give them the right to use passway to the beach abut- ting the west side of Raffel's proper ty. Their difficulty, they say, is that Raffel built a fence to the high wa ter mark, which blocks this right oi way, so that at high tide c person must walk waist deep in water te pass around the fence.
 The group, ten of whose number were served with temporary injunc- ton writes signed by Judge John R Booth last Thursday, enjoining them from trespass on the beach in front of Raffel's house, and from tearing down the fence he erected, retained Ephram E. Sim of Far View beach veteran of @ sensational trespass case at Morningside last year.
 S5,000 Damages Asked
 Raffel's writ, returnable to the su- perior court at New Haven, Septem- Der 5, also seeks $5,000 damages against the defendants for damage to Raffel's property.
 It is the claim of the defendants that the state owns the area below mean high tide and that in using this section of the beach they are not trespassing, but merely enjoying the rights of every citiei.. The atten- ton of the attorney general has beer called to the situation, Sim said with @ request that measures be taken to safeguard the rights of the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Over Billion Available For Government Loans
Various Agencies Will Have Funds at Their Disposal During Current Fiscal Year-President Says
 Responsibility Must Rest on Congress
Telephoto.
BY SANDOR s. KLEIN United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, Aug. 2.-(UP)-Gov- ernment agencies have upwards of $1 600,000,000 available for loans Tn the current fiscal year, a survey indicated today.
 Those agencies, paralleling the various sections of the lending bill, killed by the House, cannot make loans on exactly the same basis, however, as has been proposed by President Roosevelt. The House ver- sion of the bill which was killed yesterday would have made $l,950.- 100000 available over period of years.
 Mir. Roosevelt said at his press conference yesterday that defeat of the bill would retard industry, pre- vent employment in private indus try of many people now on relief, and cost the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in the end. He declined to criticize congress for its action, but added that the respon- sibility must fall on congress and that taxpayers, industrialists and the people on relief rolls have a distinct and proper right to ask the names of the people in the House who killed the bill.
 A survey revealed the following lending authority still at the com- mand of agencies which can make loans similar to those proposed by MT. Roosevelt:
 Reconstruction Finance Corpora ton $1,60,000,000; Export-Import Bank, $44,000,000; Rural Electrifica- ton Administration, $40.000, ,000: Farm Security Administration, $199,- 100000.
 Several hundred millions also are available through the regular Crop Loan program, but are not includ- ed because comparable loans were not planned under the defeated lending bill. Addition of the lend- ing authority of such agencies as
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
CHURCHILL IN OPEN REVOLT
 
Objects to Chamberlain's Proposal to Adjourn
 Parliament Now

London, Aug. D. (UP) Winston Churchill, dissident cons rvative, came out openly today against Prime Minister Nevill Chamber lain's proposal to adjourn Parlia- ment during the so-called "crisis" months of August and September.
 Shortly after Chamberlain had assured Commons that the country Is now ready for any emergency" Churchill warned that the European situation now Is more grave than during the 1888 Czechoslovak crisis.
 Germany is massing men on the Polish frontier and "every prepara- ton is being made for a speedy advance" he declared in supporting opposition demands that Parliament remain in session to make certain that the cabinet maintains a firm front against aggression and does not resort to another Munich"
 The liberals and laborites pre- viously had moved to amend Cham berlain's motion for adjournment until October 3. They proposed to reconvene the house August q, at which time many diplomatic reports have indicated the German drive for recovery of Danzig would be ap- preaching a climax.
 "We are safer when the house is sitting," Churchill, foe of all appeasement plans, declared.
 Tt would be regrettable to go out of action when the situation is be- coming most acute"
 In his assurance that the govern ment is fully prepared if war should come, Chamberlain added the cus- tomary provisions that the govern ment could ask the speaker to re- convene Parliament earlier If the public interest requires 1t.
 The government, Chamberlain said, has na information leading 1t to suppose that it would be neces- sary to recall Parliament.
 The prime minister added that he would not hesitate, however, to re- call the session if circumstances made it desirable. Furthermore. he said, if the government changes it's present policy, 1t would give Parlia- ment chance to express its opinion before Oct. 3.
 The labor and liberal parties com bined in objecting to adjournment during the next two months. ArtkAr Greenwood, labor leader,
 Offered c motion in the House of Commons proposing that parlia- 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Announcement Made By Sec'y to Admiralty
 Shakespeare
1O7 TRAWLERS IN
 LIST OF NEW BOATS
Naval Agreement With Russia Modified; Can
 Build Bigger Ships
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent)

BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, August 2.-(UP) - Construction of an addi- tional 180 vessels under Bri- tain's 1889 naval building program was announced in the House of Commons to- day by Godfrey Shake speare, parliamentary and financial secretary to the admiralty.
 Shakespeare said the addition will include 107 trawlers for minesweep- ing and anti-submarine work. Twen- ty of the trawlers will be specially built and the remainder will be pur- chased and converted to war use.
 Agreement Modified
 Shakespeare's statement was pre- ceded by an announcement that Britain, seeking with France an alliance with Russia, has modified her naval agreement with Russia to permit the Soviet Union to build battleships of 45,000 tons.
 The treaty, concluded in 1888 supplemented the British-American naval treaty and limited Russian battleships to 35,000 tons.
 Shakespeare announced that be. sides the tFawiefs, Britain would build 56 vessels of the whale-c catcher type for patrol and anti-submarine work; ten big mine sweepers, six boom defense vessels and one cable ship.
 Adds 5,O0O,000 to Budget
 The additional program, Shake speare said, will involve an extra $55, 100000 in the budget.
 Naval men said the new construc- ton is intended mainly to offset the increase in German submarine building.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02

GANA4AAAAAA0OA SAtASAAs
 MT. Roosevelt accompanied his action with message to congress in which he called the measure "step in the right direction" but raised numerous questions of policy in its application.
 Many Questions
 MT. Roosevelt declared that "hun- dreds" of questions had arisen and would arise as to the application of the political bars of the bill.
 q am, therefore" he said, "asking the attorney general to take the necessary steps through the new civil liberties unit of'Ahe department of justice in order that the civil rights of every government employe may be duly protected and that the element of fear may be removed"
 The exact significance of the ref- ererce to the civil liberties unit was not made clear by the message.
 Measure Constitutional
 MT. Roosevelt declared that Attor- ney General Frank Murphy had ad- vised him that the measure was con- stitutional, but that the government had no right to infringe upon the rights of its employees to fDee speech and to exercise their voting powers.
 Tt is because for so many years I have striven in public life and in private life for decency in poll tical campaigns, both on the part of government servants, of candidates, of newspapers, of corporations and of individuals that regard this new legislation as at least step in the right direction" MT. Roosevelt said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Ex-AA1BAssAD0R DIES

London, Aug. 2-(UP) - Lord Howard of Penrith, 75. who as Sir Esme Howard was ambassador to the United States from io24 to 1880, died last night at his home at Hind- head. He underwent an operation several months ago and suffered c relapse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
1OOfh Day Of
 Trial ObserUed

Another milestone in the Wa terbury conspiracy trial. it's Tooth day =. was observed to- day. One hundred court days have been observed thus far in the trial since November 29, 1888, more than eight months ago.
 Of the 100 days, g were re- quircd to select a jury, 62 by the state to present 60 witnesses, and B by the defense to call 27 witnesses. This was the second day of arguments to the jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
OPERATION SUCCESSFUL

Boston, Aug. 2-(UP)-Miss Emily French h-Meyers. 10, Washington, D. O.. socialite, who was flown here Monday from her Bar HarboF. Me, summer home, was reported recov- ering from an appendectomy at . hospital today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Hatch Bill Signed By President; No Politics In Office
All Federal Officials, Except Top Ones, Prevented From Engaging in Potics-Step in Right Direc.
 ton, Says Roosevelt; Application Is Question

Washington, August 2. - CUP) = President Roosevelt today signed the Hatch bill which removes all but tobracket federal officials from politics for the first time in U history He called Congress its next session to consider the possibility of extending the prohibitions of the Hatch bill to state and local employees and suggested that several minor Qualifications might be made in the interest of efficient
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Aug. 2-(UP)-Gov. ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through July 31, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $S07, ,324,993.63 s762,6s7,365.44 sssO7, ,s45, ,so75s s3i1,os2.4 .41s.41
 Gross Deficit 9.47s. .1S6.1O .$451.so4.946.os
 Net Deficit
 $4ss.s44.s3s.1O s451.4s7.54s.os s2,447, ,sos, ,s45.4s s2.i1s.o11.17s.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02

Fair, Cool Tonight;
 Thursday Cloudy Full Weather Report Page 2
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Evening star., 1939-07-22
Straight Off The 7 ee

Baltimore today for their final
practice whirls over the Mount
Pleasant course, where the title
tourney will open Monday. All
three Washington men are familiar
with the layout, but they want two
more days of practice before the big
show opens early Monday morning.
Oliveri is one of the earliest starters,
getting under way at the ridiculous
hour of 7:44.
Andy, in case you don't know ard
want to know, will be No. 7; that is,
his caddie will have a big No. Z on
the back of the yellow jersies that
have been provided for the bag
toters. Gipe will be No. 1T and
Morris will carry the number 1873.
So if you want to find the boys
quickly, look at the passing parade
of players and note the caddie num-
bers. That will tell you where the
local lads will be.
AL Leach, the champion, will be
No. 148, playing at 1:13 Monday,
with Jim Molinari, a prominent
contender from San Francisco.
Witty Cox. Congressional pro, who
taught the Strafaci brothers plenty
about playing golf, plans to slip over
to Mount Pleasant early in the week
for peek at his proteges. Tommy
and Dominic Strafaci are among
the qualiflers. Witty also has few
more boy friends from New York
among the qualifiers.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Four-State Golf War
Is Waged in 5emis
Of Trans-Miss.

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
July 22-No matter who wins to-
days semi final matches, noun
tain boy is sure to battle "flatland
furriner" for the 39th -Missis-
sippi golf title at mountain -shad-
owed Broadmoor tomorrow.
Two players from the high alti-
tude country and two from the low
lands of Texas and Michigan are
left after three days Of hand-to-
hand combat in the best amateur
tournament ever held in the Rockies.
Harry Todd, 22-year -old Western
amateur champion from Dallas, and
bleak-faced Chick Harbert, 24-year-
old Battle Creek (Mich.) star, faced
in one 36-hole semi-flnal.
Ray Lowell, a wealthy 27-year -old
real estate man from Colorado
Springs, met Ed Kingsley, "a, from
Salt Lake City, In the other.
Harbert beat the last former
champion left in the tournament,
Don Schumacher Of Dallas, 1-up,
yesterday. Todd shot 3-and-2 tri-
umph over Morris Norton of Wichita
Falls. Lowell crushed O'Hara Watts
of Dallas, 6 and S, and Kingsley
stamped an 8-and-6 beating on tall
John Barnum from Edinburg, Tex.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Eastern Tournament
Is Springboard 10
Racket Renown
Bartlett, Semi-FinoIist,
Latest to Win Fame
In Title Event
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 22.-The East
ern Clay Court Tennis Tournament
is sticking to it's reputation as a
proving ground for new court talent
as well as a difficult hurdle for
ranking stars
A couple of years ago Don Nc
Neill and Morey Lewis blossomed
to fame partly through their feats
in the Eastern tourney. Last year
it was Gerald JefD Podesta who
achieved prominence by winning
the event. Now it's 16-year-old Earl
Bartlett of New Orleans, youngest
of quartet of youthful semi
finalists.
Bartlett, couqueror of top-seeded
Sidney Wood, continued his surpris-
ing feats yesterday by triumphing
over 8th-seeded Martyr Buxby OF
Miami in straight sets. Ga, IS
Bracketed with the New Orleans
youngster in the semi-fnals are
Podesta, ranked only ninth although
he is defending champion and the
sole survivor of list of IL seeded
players; Billy Gillespie of Atlanta
and Marvin Wachman of Chicago
Podesta VS.. Gillespie and Bartlett
VS.. Wachman are the pairings.
Unlike the mems tourney, the
women's singles followed form right
into the final round, where top
seeded Milncent Hirsh meets her
second-ranked New York rival
Grace Surber Miss Hirsh whipped
Baba Madden of Boston, 60, 62
and Miss Surber beat Edna Stein
bach Of New York, +6, rs, 60, in
yesterdays semi-f1nals.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Big Year for Bucky
Foreseen by Pilot.

"Bucky will be a big winner" :"
said the Deacon cautiously. He
has the kind of stuff to win in this
league. I mean, he keeps the ball
low, he likes to work, and he has
CUTS. What with one thing and
another, I like him"
This feeling is mutual.
THE thing about McKechnie, :"
said Bucky the other day. "is that
he doesn't ask you to work any
miracles. He just tells you to do
the best you can, and let the ball
club help you. Well, have good
ball club back of me now, and I'm
winning. Maybe the breaks will go
against me pretty soon. I'm due
to lose couple. If do, won't
worry, and neither will McKechnie.
We both know what I can do. It's
: nice to work for a guy that doesn't
worry about you, or, if he does, he
doesn't let on
Walters low stuff, and his cour-
age and intelligence, may be what
the doctor ordered to cure that
Yankee power When Walters rubs
the ball in his hand next October,
and stands ready to pitch to Frank
Crosetti-
Say, what am I talking about?
That's the game that Warneke is
going to pitch.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
Top-Seeded Netmen
Step From Final in
Missouri Valley
Chambers, CoggeshoII
Reach Semis After
Tough Struggle
BY the Associated Press.


DES MONIES. Iowa. July o.
Veteran Harris Coggeshall of Des
Moines, once ranked 18th nationally
and confident Tom Chambers of
Los Angeles, seeded No. l and No
2, respectively, each had one more
foe to conquer today before reach
ing the singles final in the Missouri
Valley Tennis Tournament.
Coggeshall, who downed Ed Lind
say of Oklahoma City, 4-6. 81,
81, in the quarter finals yesterday,
was matched against Bob Carroth-
ers. Coronado, Calf, star, in the
semi finals. The Western player
eliminated Harper Ink of San Diego
yesterday, 6-1, 60.
Chambers Meets Champion.
Chambers faced Dick Hainline Of
Rock Island, ILL.,, the Iowa title
holder who took a bitterly fought
match from Frank Manner. Salt
Lake youngster, 7-9, 6-3, 60, in
the quarter finals. Chambers was
pushed by Dick Tindall of st. Louis,
to win by 81, Ga.
The women's singles trophy was
certain to go to st. Louis with. either
Mrs. Bert Thompson or Mrs. M. w.
Parker. In the semi-finals the
former defeated Mary Mcdonald of
Chanute, Kans., G-3, 81, 60, and
Mrs. Parker put out Helen Dyer of
Springfield, Mo, 6-1, 6-1.
Women Play Doubles Final.
Miss Mcdonald and Miss Dyer
were paired against Mrs. Parker and
Frances jacobson, another st. Louis
player, in the women's doubles final.
Two championships were decided
yesterday. Howe Atwater of st. Paul
defeated Harry Dunn of Des Moines,
ga, 60. for the boys singles title
and Marjorie Yetman of Oklahoma
City won the junior girls singles by
downing Virginia Swain of Des
Moines, 816, 53.
Evening star., 1939-07-22
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, July 22.-Public
links golf stars, here for the national
title chase, began pre-tourney prac-
tlce rounds today with a healthy
respect for the tough Mount Pleasant
course which took their Sunday
shots and kept its par uncracked
yesterday.
Half hundred of the pay-and-
play course aces from HOboken to
Honolulu went on safari over the
deceptively attractive layout. But
three 74's was the closest call par
70 had in the posted practice scores.
Earnest Carl, San Francisco
policeman, and Charley Ferrera, 1881
and 1888 champion, also from the
Bay City, clicked for 74s along with
Ken Peterson, Dayton. Ohio Other
entrants. cream of their districts
had scores ranging well into the
sos.
Trouble Turks Everywhere.
Locker room post-mortems vari-
ously blamed the pavement fast
green's. skinned fairWay and we'll
deep traps for the war-debt scores.
Boy, you could lose Death Valley
in some of those traps and never
find it with road map" Marshall
Hammond, Spokane, Wash, team
member, declared. Some of 'em are
so deep swear you could hear the
war in China"