davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

The defense of two members of the accounting firm of George H. Kingsley Co. is expected to be of- fered in the conspiracy trial directly after the final testimony in behalf of Simon J. Alderman of New Haven is presented. But several more wit nesses will be called by Attorney George w. Crawford, counsel for Alderman, before he rests his case.
 Originally there were three King sley associates on trial, but since Judge Ernest A. Inglis dismissed the case against William B. Murray there remains but George H. King sley and John w. Meaney.
 "Ethics"
 In a very dull session of superior court yesterday livened only by a bitter clash between Crawford and Alcorn over the "ethics" of the de- fense counsel's presentation of evidence bearing the names of "un- fortunates" committed to insane asylums. Crawford presented ex- hibits through which he contends he can prove the scope of the work done for the city by Alderman.
 Near the close of yesterdays ses- sion, Attorney Crawford presented evidence which he previously had charged was disregarded by the state. The evidence consisted of working papers, which Crawford says, will show exactly what Alder man was doing in December, 1887, when the state claims he was ex- tracting certain records from the controllers valuts for destruction.
 Alderman, the third defense witt ness, who is the first defendant to take the stand in his own behalf, said that in December, 1887, while he was working at the Diamond Ginger Ale Go, he was called to the city hall by Daniel J. Leary.
 At that time, Leary was preparing to leave office as controller, having been defeated by the present in- cumbent, Sherwood L. Rowland, by B votes. Leary wanted to make certain for his own satisfaction that all the records of the year were &C., counted for" Alderman said he was told, and Leary promised to pay him personally for the work.
 Conducted Audit
 Ordinarily the work would be done by Kingsley & O.. Leary felt that "it was not proper charge to the
 city," Alderman continued. The witness said that he conducted the audit of the welfare department, town clerks office and children's home commission.
 When Alcorn insinuated that Crawford and Alderman had no "sensibilities" in presenting the welfare cards bearing names of in- stitution inmates, as evidence, the defense counsel roared that Alcorn's solicitude for unfortunates was an "affectation".
 In addition, Alcorn eontended that the 100 letters from the Welfare offered by Crawford, were inadmissible. on the ground that the sheaf had been prepared by Alderman. but all the letters were not his work.
 Crawford responded that the iet- ters showed the type of work done by Alderman, and succeeded in hav- ing several admitted. Judge Inglis refused to admit the letters in a group. however. Tn reply to Alcoru he said that the prosecutors tender for the unfortunates did not "ring true". Iie argued that the defense had sat around for six
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
City Revenue Out Of Welfare Dept. Grew
tcontinued from Page I,

to him by James P. Purcell, who testified against him for the state.
 Among the clients turned over to him by Purcell, he did not give the year, were: Sherman Griner, Inc, and the Geis Tire Service, he said. He added that on the recommends tions of Purcell he worked on an es- state connected with the Robillard Truck Co.
 Working Papers
 At 10:30 o'clock this morning, af- ter Alderman had been questioned half an hour, Attorney Crawford brought out the three pads of work ing papers, which he contended would show the work of Alderman for the city of Waterbury during December, 1887, when Alcorn claims he was selecting records to be des- troyed.
 The working papers, dealing with Alderman's assignments in the town clerks office, welfare department and children'S welfare commission, were presented to the jury for lengthy examination.
 Silence reigned in court then as the jury pored over the bulk files, viewing the claims of work done by Alderman for the city during the time when Alcorn charges he was preparing records for destruction. The state also contends that he received funds from the city which were not commensurate with the Servicec rnndpred
 Did Not Destroy
 The line of evidence presented by Crawford and Alderman was in pursuance of his claim that he worked for every cent received from the city, and that he did not de- stroy any records.
 After 30 minutes of silence, Att torney Crawford apparently became impatient, for he arose to inform the court that perhaps the jury would be interested in knowing that he intended to go into the working papers (which they were examin- ing) with great detail. He said that Alderman's testimony would be based on the papers they were examining.
 But the jury apparently ignored the hint and continued in their perusal until Judge Inglis, after 40 minutes of delay, suggested that the testimony proceed. Crawford there upon obtained the sheafs of work ing papers from the jury and com- menced his examination of Alder man, based on the contents of the papers. Technical reports were contained in the exhibits which were in the handwriting of Alder man, bearing the trade mark of Alderman & Shepatin. The indi- cation was that the testimony would continue on that trend for some time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
Crawford Vs. Alcorn
 In Tilt On "Ethics"
Defense Counsel Characterizes Prosecutors Concern
 for "Unfortunates" AffectatiOn; Alderman Explains

months while Alcorn put in a wagon load of evidence"
 Welfare Bills
 One letter preferred by Crawford, from Attorney Herman J. Weisman to the city, was not admitted in evidence by the judge. There were admitted, however, letters from the cities of Bridgeport and New Ha- ven to the local administration, re- questing that welfare bills be paid. Alderman said, that after his inves- tigation of the claims of the two cities against Waterbury, the claims were adjusted at a saving of thous- ands of dollars.
 The job of offering the letters re- quired several hours. But when Alcorn objected to the delay, the defense lawyer answered, T will take as much time as I deem nec- essary to properly present my cli- ent's defense - and I will not be hurried"
 AS the defense offered numerous exhibits yesterday, question arose as to who would be the official custodian. Attorney Benjamin Slade objected when suggestion was made that Warren M. Brown, states &C., countant. keep charge of the de- fense exhibits as well as the states.
 Alcorn praised the efficient man. ner in which Brown has kept the state exhibits, ready for presenta- tion in court at a seconds notice by him or defense counsel. When Slade asked that another be appointed, Alcorn cried, ''Then when the gentle man wants an exhibit, who will get it for him."
 Delay Avoided
 Judge Inglis observed that there could have been no more efficient handling of the exhibits than had been provided by Brown. 'If it were not for him, there might have been considerable delay" he commented.
 He thereupon asked Brown if he would accept the added responsi- bility, and Brown agreed gladly.
 Thereupon Attorney Crawford re- marked. T have no objection-If MT. Brown gets $8 an hour for his work, he might as well earn it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
OFFICERS ELECTED
 BY POSTMASTERS

Burlington, Vt, June 29. (UP)- Philip J. Gallagher of Woburn, Mass, was elected president of the New England Association of Post masters yesterday.
 Others elected were vice-presi- dents, Albert P. Walsh, Danbury, Conn.,, John H. McSweeney, old Orchard, Me, Arthur L. Prince, Manchester, N. H., Leo B. Corcoran. Hudson, Mass, Harold J. sheehan, Richmond; treasurer, Vincent Ab- bore, Winchester, Mass; sergeant at-arms, George J. Mannian, Avon, Conn; and recording secretary, Ed- gar J. Peloquin. Manville, R. I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

activities; Miss Edna Blanc and William Gumpper- social affairs: Miss Gertrude McGrath and Fran cis Donnelly, athletic events.
 At next Wednesday evenings meeting a religious quiz will be staged between representatives of the Immaculate Conception chapter and St. Lucy's.
 Tonight at Browns Meadows the I. c. Girls softball team will meet St. Patrick's Girl team. All members are asked to be on hand at 6:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
BOY ACQUITTED OF MURDER

London (Up)-A 1s-year-old Lon- don boy committed for trial at the Old Bailey on . charge of murder was acquitted. Although he comics. sed to strangling c 4-year-old kirl, his counsel successfully aEkued there had been no evidence to rebut the presumption that . boy under ii was incapable Of sufficient evil inc tent to commit c crime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

When a mayfly goes below the water to lay its eggs, it can remain for long periods, isnce it wraps up" a supply of air in its wings before going under.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
CYO ORGANIZES
 GOVERNING BOARD

A board of governors was organi- zed last evening at a meeting of the Catholic Youth Organization unit ofthe Church of the Immacu- late Conception. It will have super vision over the various activities ofthe unit. Miss Muriel MsDuff and Miss Margaret Barry will direct ed- ucational plans; Miss Julia Wrenn and Miss Kathleen Meade, religious ance due each individual town as of that date.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
How To Keep Out

Since the big idea is to keep out, the question
follows, How?
We think the answer lies in a coldly realistic
recognition of the fact that the first law of man is
self preservation. &
While in 1917 there were many issues economic
and military, we got into the World War primarily
because we worked ourselves into an emotional jag.
We got drunk on what we thought was idealism. We
went Holy Roller. We mistook shouting and singing
for religion.
Result-disillusionment
1t is not necessary to enumerate all the details
of that disillusionment; American boys who had CIV
en- their lives for peace betrayed by the makers of
peace; what happened to the Ia points when they
fell into the hands of the power politicians of Eu-
rope; to the League of Nations; or the story of the
war debts and of big-hearted Otis turned into Uncle
Shylock in the propaganda of those for whome we
had gone to bat.
We did not save the world for democracy; we
did not save democracy for the world. We just burn
ed our fingers to the bone, poking into a fire of Eu-
ropean intrigue which had been smouldering for cen
turtles.
So for Gods sake, let's benefit from experience.
If we can't do that, then it's nobody's fault but our
own.
AS to where our s~ympathies run, that's clear.
And insofar as we can help without becoming in
volved, okay. But let's judge every action by whe-
ther what we do is in the interest of the United
States of America. Let's cut out the crusading. We
don't need a revival. We had one.
And let's remember that the greatest service we
az a nation can do is to keep our health and our poise
against the time when we may be called upon to help
bind up the wounds of a world now once more torn
by war.
Birmingham (Ala) Post.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
FAIR FEATURES
CATTLE DISPLAY

A beef Cattle Show, with prizes
totalling NOR than $4,000 will
be held in connection with the 1889
Mississippi Free State Fair in
Jackson October 9-14.
The show is being limited to
Mississippi breeders to encourage
the display Of native stock. En-
tries will include Hereford and
Aberdeen-Angus animals.
The Beef Cattle Show il but one
Of sixteen Shows" held in con-
nection with the annual Mississippi
festival. Others include Farm
Show, Flower Show, Food Show,
Industrial Show, Farm Implement
Show and Poultry Show-offering
patrons = veritabls SHOW Of
ehows."
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas. on December 14th, 1888,
Andrew Wade and Pricila Wade ex-
ecuted a deed of trust to the trustees
therein named for the benefit of the
Peoples Bank of Durant, Mississippi,
on the lands hereinafter described,
which deed of trust is recorded in the
office of the clerk of the Chancery
Court, of Lexington, Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, in Trust Deed Book
Sc, page 179, which secured an in
debtedness therein described. and
Whereas, the beneficiary in said
deed of TRUST substituted the under
signed as trustee therein by a writ
ing dated September 5, 1889, record
ed in said Clerks office in Mortgage
and Deeds of Trust Book 6, page 265,
and
Whereas, the debt secured by the
said Iced of trust became due, past
due and is now unpaid and the under
signed having been requested by
the beneficiary in said deed of trust
to foreclose same, 1 William A. Ba-
con, Substituted Trustee, will, within
legal hours, on the goth day Of Sep
tember, 1889. at the east door of the
courthouse of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, in the City of Lexington,
Mississippi. offer for sale and viii
sea to the highest bidder for cash
the following described land situated
in Holmes County, Mississippi, to-w:ts
Sc quarter Of Sc quarter of
Section IL, Township IA, Range
A East, Holmes County, Missis-
sippi.
Witness my signature, this the 9th
day of September, 1888.
, WILLIAM A. BACON,
1867 Substituted Trustee
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Z eRIDeAMEs
At STATE FAIR

Two football games between
four Of the South's outstanding
teams will be extra added features
Of the Mississippi Free State Fair
Friday and Saturday, Oct. rs and
IL.
Central High, Of Jackson, will
probably play Baton Rouge, La.
High in the Friday encounter with
Millsaps College of jackson and
State Teachers Of Hattiesburg
playing Saturday.
Both games will be played in
Tiger Stadium, located on the State
Fair grounds.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Continued from Page ]

W
ing his charges through scrimmage
sessions In an effort to eliminate
as much as possible all the noticeable
defects and to attain as much precis-
ion and polish as possible in ball
handling, signal drills, blocking, etc
Even the unusually disagreeable wea-
Their conditions have not slowed to
any appreciable degree the daily ma
neuvers Of the players.
Having reported for workouts are;
Pannell tackle; Crawford, tackle;
Hussmann, tackle, Lockwood, tackle;
Smith, tackle; Warren, guard; Guer-
ry, end; Gulino end; Mabry, end;
Meredith, back; Cole, end; Carter,
end; Mckee, end; Strain, end; WEIGH
end; Blalock, tackle; Thorne, tao
kle; Maurer, guard; Rutledge, guard
Roberts guard, Naron, back; McCaf-
ferty, back; Britton, back; Kuyken-
dali, back; Norwood, back; Yancy,
back, Charles back; Spidle, back;
Terry Center, Pate, center; and
Thomas, back.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Presidents Message For Preparedness Intended
To Keep Us Out Of Alien Wa

81 know war, and / hate war" The President
has repeatedly made that declaration to the Ameri-
can people.
Let the people bear this in mind when they are
tempted to accuse the chief executive of desiring to
put the nation into the European war because OF the
measures of preparedness for war he is adopting.
It is inaccurate it is unjust and unfair to Mr..
Roosevelt to assume that he is planning to lead the
country into war because he is energetic in making
preparations for defense. Instead of misjudging his
motives and criticizing his actions, as some are doing,
these people should be thanking hin for not waiting
until the horse. is stolen before locking the stable
It is true that the President has taken extraordi-
nary steps to place the Nation on a basis of prepared
ness. H has seen to it that the navy has been in
creased to a strength generally believed to be ade-
quate for our sea defense. He has within the past
few days filled gaps in the army, navy and air BRAN
ches Of the National defense, though even yet peace
time authorized strength has not been reached. He
has included in his cabinet the heads of the three
great independent agencies of the government, Jesse
Jones, loan administrator; John Carmody, works ad-
ministrator; and Paul McNutt, social security admin
istrator, a move designed to strengthen the internal
structure of the country, with the purpose of enab-
ling it to better absorb the shock of war, should it
come. He had made plans for the use of industrial
plants for war purposes, and he has plans ready for
mobilizing manpower for military service on short
notice.
What has already been done, in short, is pretty
much what it required many months to do after we
entered the World War in 1917. Thanks to him, if
America is forced into this war, America will not
have to undergo again the tremendous losses it suffer-
ed while getting ready to strike an effective blow %
years ago.
No fault can justly be found with the policy of
being prepared for an emergency. Being adequate
~ prepared for defense in war is not an Indictment
to war; rather it is one of the best forms of insurance
against being attacked by an aggressive nation.
Houston (Texas) Post.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Proposals for furnishing and deliv-
ering Structural Steel, Reinforcing
Steel, Lumber, Mnlwork, and other
miscellaneous construction materials
for the new Goodman School will be
received at the office of the Secre-
tary. Board of Trustees, Commercial
State Bank, Goodman, Miss, at OF
before 200 p. M. Tuesday, Septem-
Der rs, 1889.
Specifications will be opened to ia
spection at the office of the Super
intendent of Schools at Goodman OF
may be obtained from Hull & Drum
mond, Architects. Merchants Bank
! Building, Jackson, Miss.
Bids must be accompanied by q
certified check or bid bond In IN
amount equal to five percent of h
bid.
NO bid may be withdrawn after
the scheduled closing time for h
receipt of bids for a period of thirty
days.
The Owners reserve the right to
reject any and all bids and to waive
~informalitiea.
GOODMAN CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL DISTRICT,
(Signed) d. X. GUILEDGE,
1856 Secy.. Board of Trustees.
La gaceta., 1939-10-03
FALLECIO Ell CARDINAL
MUNDELEIN

Chicago, Octubre 3.-Un ami
go del presidente Roosevelt, el
.ardenal Mundelein, falleci6 "a
yer, Tenia CT amos de edad y pa
'tcia gOzar de bUena salud.
La muerte lie sobrevino en- ST.
tesidencia del suburbio Munde-
.ein, aproximadamente a las
80 de la manana.
Centenares de mensajeS de con
dolencia llegaron aver, entire t
Hos unO del Papa y Otro del pre-
Sidente Roosevelt.
Hoy Sc ofrecera pm programa
por la Radio, a las 10, en- ell cual
sera elogiada la personalidad
del cardinal, entire otros orado-
res, por Alfredo Smith y Ed
wad j. Kelly, alcalde de Chica-
go.
AsegGrase que el Papa perso-
nalmente dira una misa por eI
alma del Cardinal, que era su
amigo.
La gaceta., 1939-10-03
LA OBRA DE LA
DE TAMPA

JuHtG de Ia Cultura
ESpd5Old
Ell ~secretario de la Junta de
la CultUra EspanOla, ell buen "a
migO Alexandra Inclan, eta a to
dos los miembros del Comite Pc
pular Democratico y a las per-
sonas simpatizantes con la idea
para que concurran manana
microbes, a las 8 de la noche,
a la reunion que Sc verificara
en- ell Centre Obrero.
Sc Informant en- el acto de la
correspondence recibida de Me
jico y Sc tomaran impOrtantes
acuerdos sobre Ell future de la
Junta de la Cultura.
La finalidad de la Junta es
ayudar a los intelectualeS espa-
noles, pero mediante la coope-
raci6n intellectual de estos.
Sucursales de la Junta, que
tiene un caracter democraticO,
Sc ha establecido va en- Jackson
vile y otros lugares de la ma =
ci6n.
Componen la direction provi-
sional de la Junta los compahe-
ros Jose Martinez Y Abelardo
Inclan.
La gaceta., 1939-10-03
Farior REQUIRE a la Corte del Circuito en- contra
de cuatro lugares donde Sc vende Bolita
Criticado Ell juez Watkins

podia hacerlo, por consejo de 81
abogado. Llamamos despues Al
g|oberuador Cone y nos contesto
que Sc hallaba dispuesto a coope
rar, pero que no dlsponia de los
fondos necesarios para facilitar
nos I'm investigator"
Finalmente ell Gran Jurado
obtuvo la cooperation de varioS
j6venes del Comite de Vicio de
la PeqUena Camara de Conner
clio, obteniendo asi evidenciaS de
que en- 80 lugares Sc venden nu-
meros de bolita, bonoS y termi-
males de Cuba.
Senala ell alto cuerpo que el
fiscal del condado, ST.. William,
en- once meses no ha preSentad0
acuSaciones contra los jugado-
res y Sus asociados, a pesar de
que dispone de los mismos re.
curSOs de investigation que el
Gran Jurado. Tambien Sc desta
"a ell hechO de que por los con-
destables Graves y Bozeman
tampoco Sc han presentado ca
SOS de juego prohibido.
En- cuanto al juez Watkins,
de la Corte de Policia, dice ii
Gran Jurado que Sc fue de pes
ca cuando saba que iba a ser
iIamado a declarar.
La gaceta., 1939-10-03

Atendlendo un eXtenso inlor-
me del Gran Jurado, el fiscal
del Estado, Rex Farrlor, presen
to aver un escrito en- la Corte
del Circuito para que Sc prohiba
aprntar bolita, so pena de fal-
tar al respeto que los tribunales
merecen, en- los lugares siguien-
tes:
Bodega de Pardo, propiedad
de Frank y BesS Pardo, Octava
avenida 2201; Jose Diaz, como
apuntador, y Eva y Adam Wolf
son, como duenos del local don
de Sc halla situado ell Cafe Cra-
cker, 1706 de la Gale II; Robert
Roiz, como administrator, y Ma
bel Roiz y Jose Lopez, jr.., CO.
mo duenos del Green House Ca
fe, en- Ell 1902 de la Gale %, J
Antonio "Vald6s y Charles NJ.
Valdes, como duenOS y admins
tradores del "Charley's Restau-
rant" establecimiento situaGo
en- ell 1907 de la avenida de Ne
braska.
Mantiene ell fiscal, a solicitud
del Gran Jurado, que en- cada u
no de esos lUgares Sc venden NJ
meroS de bolita, terminates y nu
meros de los bonos de la bolsa
de New York, violando alberta
mente las leyes del Estado de
Florida.
La petici6n sera ventilada an
tie ell juez Parks. AsegdraSe que
la Pequena Camara de Conner
clio tiene evidencias contra otrOs
80 lugareS de esta ciudad.
Ell informe del Gran JuradC,
en- ell cual Sc hasa la actuaci0a
del fiscal, mantiene que las It.
yes contra ell juegO no Sc cum
plen de manera eflciente por los
funcionarios del condadO y Ia
ciudad y por este recomienda Sc
eStablezca procedimiento judi :
cial por medic de interdictOs con
ira los lugareS donde las leyes
son violadas.
Estima 81 Gran Jurado que
va no Sc juega con tanta Ostel.-
taci6n como en- ell pasado, pero
que todavia Sc viola la ley, pro-
bablemente con la aq%uiescencia
de los encargados de haceria
cumplir.
lie preguntamos al sheriff
81 podia darnos un diputadO que
investigaSe a petici6n nuestra y
nos informase directamente; pc
70 ell sheriff nos contest6 que no