MID-AUGUST SOCIAL BREVITIES — PAGE FIVE TO-NIGHT The Wwflwr CITY Rain To-night and Also EDITION on Sunday Last Minute News Flashes Individual—Fastest Growing and Most Popular Newspaper in Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley—Progressive BOOKS MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION OPEN AUGUST 1931 TO ALL TWaVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS ESTABLISHED 1881 VOL XUX NO. 193 CIRCULATION WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT. SATURDAY, 15. ac JAKE KILRAIN IS HALE AT 75 Husband Will WHERE YOU Man Who Slugged With Great John L. No Better Men WILL CAST Retain All Of YOUR VOTE To-day Than AH the Booths Have Been Selected for the Great The Old Timer The t Property the Primaries Battle of Great Old Warrior, Who Dis- Brother and Other Relatives of Chris- —Twenty Voting NEW TRAIL Stood Before the Great tricts John L. Sullivan for 75 Ob- for the democratic tina Lang Robertson Withdrew Polling places BLAZED BY Rounds and With Bare were announced to-day primaries Is Still En* Settled by Town Chairman John H. Crary. Knuckles, jections—Estate Amicably Twenty districts instead of five Life wai is will be used this year by the LINDBERGH joying members In Dennis J. Slavin had admitted to probate the will of the democratic primary Judge casting their ballots for Mayor her entire estate, JOHN L. AND late Christina Lang Robertson which provides that Frank Hayes of ex-Superlntendent He Estab* for With His Wife, about $70,000. shall be turned over to her husband, James of Streets William B. Kennedy GONE totaling the mayoralty nomination. Chair- JEM SMITH the withdrawal of an lishes Airline From Robertson. This action resulted from objection man Crary. In announcing the 20 who claimed stated that nv PAIT; HARRISON filed by a brother and other relatives of the deceased, polling places to-day America to Asia—Just had been selected by the town was 193(7. they (NBA Service Writer) incompetence. The will drawn July 31, commltte with Interest tend- every Ended Dash Quincy, Mans., Aur. 15.—The a settlement has been effected and that the towards convenience for the 1,067-Mile Rumor has it that ing same list that once battered the on whon may to withdraw the petition that the will be set, persons Waterbury From Nome Jaw of John L«. Sullivan pounded contesting parties agreed turn out to cast their votes. for emphasis on the knees of old aside. The list of ballot! g places ac- Kan Francisco, Auk. 15.— (UP). Jake Kllruln: "Ve may have as Annie cording to districts Is ns follows: A was held some time ago, at which time Mrs —Colonel Charles A. LlndberRh. Rood men to-day as we hud In my hearing First, Jacques theater lobby: 2nd, first man to fly alone across the time, but ye haven't any better housekeeper of the deceased woman, and Mrs Catherine Spencer, firehouse, 519 Kast Main street; Curry, Atlantic to Europe, to-day blazed and ye can lay to that. Kljthtln's that the woman was sound mentally 3rd. 315 Walnut street; 4th, vacant two of the witnesses, testified a new vacation airline from Am- different now, and II's hard to make store, C Willow street; 6th, engine The witness, J. B. MacKerracher, was erica to Asia with his wife as ra- comparisons. Hut I'd ferl sorry for when she made her will. third house, 99 Burton street. dio operator. the Schmellna, or the Sharkey, or to because of illness. (Continued on Page 2.) unable appear The Colonel and Mrs. IJndberRh —yes, even the Dempsey—that was set their pontoon-equipped mono- put In the rlnc for a battle of the drew Attorney John Thome, who (Continued on Pane 11.> ninciecnin century. the document, also testified Jake wan a little breathless with that the woman showed all evi- the heat of his words. lie'll tell you dences of being In good mental with a chtieklp that he's going condition when she signed the Late Bulletins THREE KILLERS itrong on hla 7 5th round with Fa- will. ther Time, hut admits that the Th® case has many aspects DEDICATE HUGE CROSS OF CHRIST work of a night watchman doesn't that go back to 1030. James Rob- MAY HAVE DONE give a feller much time to l oop In ertson married Christina Rang who Susa, Franco-Italian Frontier, Aug. 15.—(UP).—A training was at the time of her marriage Still Keen at 7r> has been erected on 77 years of age. Cross of Christ, nearly 30 feet high, However, the warrior who went A fine, hardy old gentleman at 75.that'* Jake l( Drain, shown nt lower left.the cauliflower OTHER MURDERS At the time of her marriage, she Mont near here. One arm of the cross 106 rounds with Jem Smith for Moncenisio, earn aro souvenirs of his Iona burc-knuckle battles with John I,. Sullivan and Jem Smith.Above is was under a conservator appointed the championship of Rngland, who toward and the other toward France. the neat little home where Jake now tends flowers and a small lawn.at right his straight figure by the court. This formed stretches Italy whipped George Godfrey In 4 4 probute stands beside "Ma” Kllraln. the basis of an action by her The cross flies the Italian, French and Papal flags. The Prosecutor Is Looking Up rounds, who fought 7 5 rounds, the hare-knuckled with John L. Sul- brother who asked superior monument was dedicated by church and civil Three court to set aside the marrlago on recently Records of the livan In what perhaps was the nll- that the woman was authorities. tlme epic of pugilism—thlH vet- the ground BOTH HAYES AND — Torch Girl and not ef sound mind when she en- Stocks Of Goods Are Slayers eran, still keen-eyed smiling la tered in wedlock. atlll tough. FAMILY WINS CHURCH BANQUET Also Interests Prosecu- "In Jake. “It'll On a technicality, the suit fact," growled KENNEDY CLAIM he news to some stopped when a demurrer was sus- Fort 15.—(UP).—Mrs. W. T. prohahly people Worth, Tex., Aug. tion that I'm alive at all. Alive?—why, tained by the court so that the attended services at the Boule- Reduced So Rea, and her 18 children, I'm still makln’ my livin' case came to a standstill and took Heavily by Jackson, Mich, Aur 15—(UP)— punchln’—even If It's on a time- on the aspects of an untried case vard Methodist church here and won a banquet. The AN EVEN BREAK Officials today sought to learn if clock. as far as a decision was concerned. ——; had been offered for having the largest family Frank Oliver, Fred Smith and "We're Ma and hut If tho will had not been ad- prize poor, me, Must Start aontencert to life immediate Havid Bluckstone, we're happy. 1 wouldn't trade nly mitted, according to law the pro- group at the services. Besides her family Filing of New Names for Buying Imprisonment on charges of klll- memories for nil the money that perty would go to the husband, was sons and and she accompanied by daughters-in-law two younR couples near Ypsi- your have James Robertson. Had the mar- the Primaries Is 50*50 InR lily-fingered champions That lantl, were connected with other retired on." riage been declared Invalid and grandchildren. Inventories Show unexplained Crimea. Prosecutor The Kllralus live In a homey, the will not admitted, the heirs Say Leaders of Both THEIR LAUGHTER of Demand Albert .1 Rapp of Washtenaw coun- neat little two-famll.v house cn of the late Mrs Christina Uing Any Sort PASTOR SAVES PHOTO AND BIBLE ty spent several hours questioning River street In Quincy. Th<y have Robertson would have share In the Factions Would Increase the men. Recently a car was been there 16 years, ever since estate which is represented In Ex- San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 16.—(UP).—When Rev. Buying DROWNED THE burned ut Yplluntl, and when a Jake had to quit the ten-a-dt.y change Place property. found his home leader* of thet Hayes and Ken- W. S. Ricks, retired Methodist minister, and Mills and piece of a woman’s burned stuck- vaudeville act to which he had df forces Open Up in flames he dashed back three times to retrieve his nedy mayoralty to-day lnR was found on the bank of the dined after his triumphal four- — TRAIN WHISTLE both about & u0-50 break Factories Other Huron river officers drnK- year tour with John L. himself. un- claimed nearby, Bible and a of his dead wife. Though nearly of a GERMAN FLYER picture In the filing of new names for the Ked the river for the body For awhile, Jake was able to teach he recovered Business torch murder victim. boxing to elnsses at Harvard end conscious for a time from smoke and fumes democratic primary. The period Bright Spots One possible for registering closed last night at So Six Members of The three killers burned the the Institute of Technology. Too from the experience. Are Noted of Vivian Anna old for he became, 9 o'clock with over 5,000 new Killed bodies Gold, May that, caretaker IN GREENLAND names added to the party roster. Family Were Harrison, Thomas Wheatley, and of a Iloston playground. The pay CASK HELD 120,000 BOTTLES To-day Registrar of Voters Henry By THOMAS b. STORKS Hurry Lore after shootlnR them. was only $2 a day, hut the Idolatry When Train Smashed Officers wondered If they had of the kids made up for It.