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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
TWO REINSTATED
 BY COURT ORDER
Pair Given Right to Operate Cars Again After
 Losing Licenses

Two drivers were reinstated by Deputy Commissioner Francis w. Hogan of the motor vehicle depart- rnsnt in city court yesterday. The man, both of whom lost their li- cerses last year, are Frank Leonart- ovicius of John strqeet, and Rich ard J. Washington of 794 North Main street.
 Three Waterbury drivers were given reinstatement slips to take tests. They are: James Rodgers, 58 East Hawkins street, operating un- der the influence, June 12, 1937; Harold c. Feest, 58 Madison street, operating under the influence, Oc- tober 2, 1897; Alfred A. Zuis, 827 Bank street. evading responsibility November 25, 1887.
 Other Waterbury cases heard in- clude: Rudolph c. Roeske, 1i49 West Main street, motor vehicle record, warned, no suspension action taken; Fred Hyland, ll9l Baldwin street, fatal accident, October 3i, 1938, de- cision reserved; August Gruessinger, 4i6 Willow street, violation, not con- viction, operating under influence, January g, 1899, case under consider ation; Ralph Foster, 20 Lafayette street, evading responsibility, May g, 1886, decision reserved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
KELLY ELECTED BY 7 CONFERENCE UNIT

Martinn Kelly of Waterbury was elected secretary treasurer of the Joint conference board of Connecti- cut, representing union locals of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go. and the Connecticut Co.,, at q meeting of the board yesterday in New Haven. John M. Hurley of Bridgeport was reelected president.
 Other officers elected were: w.. Warden, Stamford, vice president; Samuel Alperowitz, New Haven, re- cording secretary.
 Locals represented by the joint conference board are Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, Meriden, Middle town, Norwalk, New London, Derby, Stamford, Norwich, New Britain and Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12

Final figures of the sale of the Sesquicentennial Northwest Ter rltory stamp, withdrawn from sale on March l, 1889, were given us 65,939,5oo.
 
 Withdrawal of the French bat- tleship Clemenceau stamp was not due to a German protest, as pre- viously indicated, but to the ob- jections of the late premier's family as to the spelling of the name, 1t is now reported.
 Interesting new issues: Trans series of five values commemorate ing the wedding of Crown Prince Mohammed Riza to Princess Faw- zia, sister of King Farouk, of Egypt; Yugoslavia's four child welfare semi-postals to raise funds for orphans; and Spain's new series of two values showing General Franco and coat of arms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
GASOLINE RETAILERS
 TO MEET TOMORROW

Three members of the Waterbury Gasoline Retailers association will attend a meeting at New Haven to- nlorrow to make arrangements to have the local organization made a tfnit of the Connecticut Gasoline Retailers asfociation. The three are John porzenheim, Joseph Schilling and Daniel Driscoll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
CRANlUM CRACK FRS
A ROYAL QUIZ

n nOA hh NCh1
 This questionnaire is all about royalty. And, If you do better than three out of four, you're a quiz king--or queen.
 1. What schoolboy became king when his father was assassinated? 2. Who Is the smallest king in Europe?
 3. Outside of Queen Wllhelmina Of Holland, does Europe have any other woman ruler, in her own right?
 4. What monarch was king from the moment of his birth?
 Anawars an RanL paVa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
STAMP NEWS
THE eastward flight of the Pan-

THE eastward flight of the Pan- - American Clipper, on May 20, inaugurating regularly scheduled transatlantic air service, added $50,o00 to U. s. Post Office De- pertinent receipts. The plane car- ried 1l2,574 first flight covers on the inaugural trip.
 Flrst-day sales at the New York Post Office totaled 166,67i stamps and 63,634 covers were cancelled.
 
 | The department also has an- nounced the withdrawal of the 3-cent Army and 3-cent Navy stamps from the Philatelic Agency lists. Final figures for the sales of this series were.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-12
SIDE CHANGES

Answers on Back Page
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
British Admiralty Compares Strength
Of Worlds Navies; Admits Ignorance
0fJapanese Batte|ship Construction

of the principal fleets as follows:
Submarines-Grea Britain: 54
built IS building; United States:
81 built, 10 building; Japan: So
built, 2 building; France: 76 built,
II building; Italy: 104 built, %
building.
Battleships-Great Britain: Is
built, building; United States:
Is built, building; Japan: built,
number building unknown; France
built. 5 building; Italy: built,
4 building; Germany: built,
building.
Aircraft carriers - Britain: 8
built, 6 building; United States:
built, l building; Japan: 8 built, !
building; France: 2 built, . build
ing; Italy: none built, none build
ing; Germany: none built, 2 build
ing.
Cruisers-Britain: 80 built, q
building; United States: 80 built,
9 building; Japan: 80 built, 2
building; France: so built, build
ing; Italy: 81 built, u building;
Germany: built, building.
Destroyers-Britain: ITO built, %
building; United States: 200 built,
AZ building: Japan: 121 built, 2
building; France: 80 built, 18
building; Italy: 1T built, 9 build
ing; Germany, 33 built, 43 build
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Pasadena 0rganist
Taken Into Court
In Child Stealing
Federal Men Check Case
To Learn if Suspect
Crossed State Line

PASADENA, F e b. %.
(UP)-Townsend Davis, 40,
church organist, appeared in
justice court today for ar
raignment on charges of
child stealing and statutory mis-
treatment of 8-year-old Anne
Louise Sweitzer, whose kidnapping
and abuse he confessed following
his arrest by Imperial county Of
ficers near the California Arizona
line at Yuma.
Federal agents, meanwhile, were
checking Davis story and move
ments to ascertain whether at any
time he crossed the Arizona line
with the child.
Davis told police he was taking
the child to the home of a friend
in Arizona because "her home en-
vironment was bad.' The girls
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Sweit-
ger, denied this and said their
daughter, if anything, was "a spoil
ed child"
Police said Davis later confessed
he abducted the child Sunday foi
immoral purposes after he learned
that her family planned to move
from Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
wPA Begins Purge
In Southland Of
Relief ChiseIers
Aliens Will Be Dropped
From Lists; EmplOyable
Persons Investigated

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %.
(UP) - Investigators today
began purging aliens and
relief = chiselers from the
Works Progress Administra-
tion rolls in the seven counties Of
southern California under the direc-
ton of Herbert c. Legg, admins
traitor for the area.
Records of $4,000 workers will be
scrutinized closely in order to elimi-
nate career people" and those un-
worthy of relief.
The survey, Legg said, has been
made imperative by the new relief
act, which made the WPA respon-
sible for the "employability" of
workers. Previously any worker,
certified as acceptable" by the
SRA, was eligible.
The purge hits directly at any
persons who have refused jobs in
private employment, Legg said. At
least $500 aliens will be eliminated
from relief rolls by March 6, Legg
stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
II Was Grand Idea
Al The Time But
Not So Good Now

It was warm and comfortable IN
the boiler room at the courthouse
wednesday evening when Al Sny-
der paused for one fatal moment
in his race to keep ahead of demon
rum. 1t seemed like a good idea at
the time, but the pause was long
enough for the old demon to eaten
him and because he caught him,
AL is in the Ell Centro jail with
bad hangover.
AL is a harmless chap, with or
without his demon, and has no
rivals when it comes to the title
of the city and county's star board
er. wednesday nights escapade was
AIS 25th, according to police rec
ords. AIS own records, if he kept
any, would go considerably beyond
that.
A few days ago AL was released
after serving 60 days in Jail for
vagrancy. AS soon as AL RECEIVERS
from his hangover he will go be-
fore Police Judge Lee Nuffer and
hear what the next step will be.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

at $3.50 am. and netted the robbers
$50, Deputy Sheriff John Crousen
said. After the robbery the car con-
tanning the two stick-up men sped
westward on the main highway
toward Holtville.
Two men stopped at the station,
Crousen was told, and ordered their
car serviced. After the attendant
waited on them one of the men
stepped out of the car, entered the
station and held up the attendant
Crousen telephoned the county
sheriff's office at Ell Centre and
Sheriff Robert w. Ware ordered
the road blockade to block all roads
and highways leading from the
eastern part of the county. Within
a few minutes 16 law enforcement
officers were stationed at desig-
mated points along the highways,
country roads, and by-lanes. The
stickup car did not pass the lines.
Crousen and Deputy Sheriff
Frank Raney searched all day
Thursday in an effort to ascertain
the whereabouts of the robbers.
They had not made an arrest at
press time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

800 ,oUU,UUU naval jill DdSe Dill dlbcI
opponents charged that the Guam
improvements would constitute a
provocative" act that could hardly
fail to alarm Japan, and incite
international misunderstanding.
The roll call vote was announced
as 205 to 1863.
The house then Immediately
passed the curtaned bill by stand
ing vote of 1863 to 4. Guam was
the only one of the IL naval bases
originally provided in the bill which
was disputed.
The issue split both Democratic
and Republican ranks. The amend
ment to eliminate the Guam base
was offered by Rep. William SUIT
phin, D., N. j., and was supported
by substantial bloc of Democrats
as we'll as most of the Republicans.
A group of Republicans, principally
from the Pacific coast area, how
ever, deserted ranks to support the
western Pacific base.
Other items in the $500, 900 bill,
authorizing IL major air bases in
cluding a naval air station at
Tongue Point, Ore. were approved
yesterday.
Formal passage of the bill nearly
completed house action on Presi-
dent Roosevelt's emergency defense
program. In the senate prepara-
tions were made for consideration
early next week of the 1858 900, 900
army expansion bill. Approved by
the House it was reported favor
ably late yesterday by the senate
military affairs committee after it
had boosted to 5000 the number
of planes which the army would
be permitted to maintain. The
house had authorized $500 planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Communism Charge Splits
Lawyers Guild Wide Open

NEW YORK, Feb. %. (UP)-Be-
cause of Influence of Communists"
in the National Lawyers Guild.
State Supreme Court Justice Fer
dinand Pecora said today that he
and number of prominent attor-
neys plan to resign.
The organization has a national
membership of 3,400.
Pecora said that Frank P. Walsh.
prominent labor attorney, already
has resigned and others who will
follow him out of the guild in
clude:
Morris Ernst; Jerome Frank OF
the securities and exchange COM
mission; Assistant Attorney General
Thurman Arnold; Prof, Malcolm
Sharp of the University of Chicago
law school; Walter Fischer of Chi
cago and Samuel Null, prominent
New York labor attorney.
Pecora declined to name the So
called Communistic bloc at this
time but asserted that the group
opposed to it comprises a majority
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Torch WieIder's
Peace Bond Set

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. %. CUP)-
Raul Peschard, "a, was held under
$500 peace bond today pending
arraignment on his 16 year old
daughters charge that he scared
her face with a blow torch.
The daughter, Cristina, told au-
thorities that Peschard, a welder.
burned her when she spent $l.99
of her earnings for shoes. He then
forbade treatment by a doctor for
two days, she charged, because he
said he could not afford it.
Eugenio, IA, a son, was jailed
last night ON complaint of Cris-
tina and her mother, Mrs. Rosario
PeSchard, who charged that he
threatened their lives if they made
any further reports damaging TO
his father.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Morgenfhau Urges
Normal Optimism

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP)-
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, jr., today urged busi-
nessmen TO abandon a whats the
use" attitude with regard to in
vestments and proceed to take NOR
NAL business risks" in expanding
operations.
Morgenthau commented on the
statement of President Roosevelt
last week that the administration
contemplates no measures il the
future which might be construed as
detrimental to business.
Morgenthau said the administra-
ton plans no new taxes and is bas-
ing its financing policy on the the
ory that any needed revenues must
come from existing taxes augment
ed by improved business.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

kidnapping and kidnapping with in
tent to commit extortion. The ver-
dict was unanimous and was re-
turned after secret session last
ing only an hour. Superior Judge
Arthur Goats set the accused alb
ductors' arraignment for 10 o'clock
tomorrow
Judge Goats said it was not nee
essary TO set bail for the brothers
because they now are being held
under bail of $4,000 each OH a
complaint issued early in January
and served last week when the
suspects were returned here from
Louisville, KY, on federal charges
OF leaving the state to evade prose-
cution.
Mrs. Meeks, shortly after the
suspects were returned here from
Louisville, identified both as her
kidnapers, picking each out from
among a group of other prisoners.
The men at that time were held
in different jails.
The brothers tally with descrip-
tions issued shortly after the kid
naping, except that neither speaks
with a drawl, as the abdductors
We're said to do.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Nazis Confiscafe
Jewish Treasures

BERLIN, Feb. %. (UP)-Gen.
Hermann Wilhelm Goering, direc-
tor of the four year plan, decreed
today that all Jews must by March
hand over all gold, platinum, sill
YER, jewelry and pearls in their pos
session to public purchasing centers
established for liquidating Jewish
properties.
The decree does not affect for
eign Jews. Under it, Jews must
now liquidate all their negotiable
valuables in addition to those
which they are compelled to con-
tribute to the billion mark COM
munal "fine" for the murder Of
Ernst Won Rath, third secretary OF
the German embassy in Paris, by
Herschel Grynszpan, young Polish
German Jew.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
CaIexico Police
Install Radio

CALEXICO, Feb. %. - Calexico
police are ION the air" with their
new radio receiving set installed
this week and hooked up with the
Imperial county sheriff's broadcast
ing set.
The set is installed in the police
prowl car which is used by officers
on the various shifts throughout
the day and night.
Wednesday night the set was used
for the first time in a countrywide
road blockade and enabled Calexico
police to reach their designated
stations five minutes after receiv-
ing the call.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Ho|dup Man Comes
Back TO Get Gun

NEW YORK, Feb. %. (UP)-
Last night when holdup man hit
Mrs. Antoinette Dick, Sc year old
widow, on the head with his gun,
she flew into him, wrested his re-
volver away, and chased him out of
her candy store.
Today Ignatz Nappo, 16, was in
a hospital, bullet wound in his
chest. Mrs. Dick said that he re-
turned later and demanded the
pistol and it was discharged acci-
dentally.
District Attorney Edward j. Hef-
fernan pronounced the shooting ac-
cidental. Nappo was arrested on a
charge of felonious assault and
battery.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

one ship-the United States freight
ship, Tulsa, en- route from Ham,
burg, Germany, to Savannah, Ga,
which was then some 100 miles
south and west of the Azores. The
position given in the message is
some 300 miles south of the Azores.
At dusk last night, the Canadian
Pacific liner Empress of Australia
arrived there and found no trace
Of a ship, no wreckage, no oil
slick. The weather was good, visi-
bility was excellent. 1t searched the
entire area, then turned the search
over to the Greek freighter, Mount
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

LONDON, Feb. 90. (UP)-The
admiralty annual figures on the
strength of the worlds fighting
fleets showed today that British
naval authorities do not pretend to
know how many battleships Japan
is building.
The admiralty gave the figures
for battleships for Great Britain,
the United States, Japan, France,
Italy and Germany. For all coun-
tries but Japan, the admiralty gave
figures for battleships built and
building. 1t said that the number
of battleships being built in Japan
was not known.
The admiralty attempted to give
no figures for Russia, whose build
ing program is secret.
The admiralty gave the strength
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

Pelion, which also had responded
to the message relayed by the Tul-
sa.
In Europe and the United States.
Marine authorities and experts
tried frantically To identify the
sending point, then presumed 10 be
a ship in distress, from the call
letters PECC. It was found That
these letters had been assigned 10
a tiny Dutch fishing trawier, Flan-
dria-too small 10 have been that
far from its home port--Amsterdam.
Authorities could find no other
possible source OF the message.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Arizonan Protests
Ratifying Compact
Proposed by Law

PHOENIX, Feb. %. CUP)-A bill
already adopted by the Arizona
senate and awaiting action by the
house of representatives to ratify
the Colorado river (Santa Fe) COM
pact was protested today to the
legislature and Governor Jones by
Fred T. Golfer, who described him.
self as interested in Arizona's wa
ter rights"
Golfer, as president of the Arizona
Highline Reclamation association
and of the -Bridge-Verde-
Highline reorganization irrigation
and power district, made the pro-
test against the bill introduced by
Sen. W. E. Patterson of Yavapai
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

introduced the guest of honor. D.
v. Stewart, master of the Imperial
lodge, presided at the meeting and
the Rev. Mr.. Harold E. Doty of Ell
Centro delivered the invocation.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the Imperial Eastern
Star chapter Of which Mrs. Clay
ton Rogers is worthy matron. Mrs
Rogers, her officers and members
composed the committee for the
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
1st Clash Comes
In Mock Warfare

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. %. (UP) -
Latest messages from President
Roosevelt's flagship Houston, par
ticipating in fleet maneuvers 1,5O0
miles east of the Panama canal,
reported today that the mock war
fare had begun with sharp en-
gagements" between scouting and
detached ships.
A message to temporary White
House officers here from Capt.
Daniel j. Callaghan, naval aide 10
the president, said:
"The president in the U. S. S.
Houston is proceeding leisureiy
toward the theatre of fleet opera
tions."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Police Start Riot Raiding Gambling
Setup Operated by Detroit Lodge

DETROIT, Feb. 90. (UP)-A po-
lice raid on a bingo game at the
Detroit lodge, Loyal Order of
Moose, last night precipitated a
riot in which several spectators
were injured by flying bingo cards
and pop bottles.
Police impounded $692 from the
two cashiers and arrested Is per-
sons, all of whom were released
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
L.V.Lettuce Price
Back TO S1.bO

The market on Imperial Valley
lettuce was back at $1.60 per crate
Thursday, federal-state market
news service reported, following a
brief price slump which saw the
price to growers fall as low as Sl.3o
on Monday.
One hundred sixty eight cars were
shipped from the valley "Wednesday
bringing the seasonal total to 59oi
cars as compared TO $685. cars on
Feb. % last season.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Frantic SEQ Hunt Leaves
Torpedo Mystery UnsoIved

NEW YORK, Feb. %. (UP)-
Evidence accumulated today that
someone somewhere in the south
east Atlantic, southern Europe, or
the Azore Islands had played a
grim joke on an uneasy world.
The joke, If it was a joke, was
this radio message sent from a
place and by person unknown
yesterday morning:
. sos SOS Torpedoed by
unknown submarine. Holed below
water line Sinking 32.10 north 2745
west. 8 am. PECC."
The message was heard by only
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

was guest Of honor and dellvered'
the address of the evening at the
banquet Wednesday night The
speaker sketched briefly the life
and achievements of George Wash
ington, particularly in regard to
his activities as Mason which
formed a keystone for his main
theme. Dresent-day conditions and
the duties of American citizens and
Masons in this respect.
Charles knights of Ell Centre, in
spector for this Masonic district
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
JUNK DEALER BURNED
TO DEATH IN HOME

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %. CUP)
One man was burned to death,
three firemen were injured and
several other persons endangered
today when a two alarm fire des-
troyed a frame house. John Clark,
35, a junk dealer, was found dead
in the ruins of the building.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
Three Killed Wheri-
Air|iner Crashes

KARACHI, India, Feb. 90. (UP)-
An American named Burford-
Davidson and two fliers, brothers
named Sharma, were killed today
when two Indian Airways airplanes
collided and crashed 20 miles from
here.
Both planes were EN- route from
Karachi to Lahore.
Rurford-Davidson was said TO
have been employe of an oil COM
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

early today.
The riot started when officers OF
the racket squad, armed with
warrant issued on evidence obtain
ed at bingo party last Saturday.
began to dismantle the number
tumblers. Jeers and catcalls arose
from the 1000 customers more
than half of them women,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

would have issued a statement had
it not been for my illness. 1t is
hard to brand a man a Communist
because they have no scruples
about denying membership even
when they are members
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23

of the liberal lawyers"
"a small group of Communists
has been able to work themselves
into influential positions in guild
affairs he said, but the best ele-
ment of the guild is with us. We
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
400 Valley Masons Hear Past Grand
Master Review Life Of Washington
|nLight Of Present Day Conditions

Four hundred Imperial Valley Masons gathered in
Imperial Wednesday for the twentyeghth annual George
Washington celebration Imperial lodge No. 800 was in
charge of this years gettogeher at the county fair
grounds. William Rhodes Hervey, past grand master,