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Evening star., 1928-04-05
NICK EAGLES READS HIS BIBLE;
OTHER KILLERS PLAY DOMINOES
Moreno, Bitter, Has Re-
nounCed Church He Joined
in District Jail.
Proctor GraspS at StrawS in
Last Hope to Escape Chair
for Busch Staying.

It's far cry from pulling a stick
up" and shooting IL out" With the
law TO reading the Bible or playing
dominoes. but that is the tranSforma-
ton that has taken place in the lives
Of Nick Eagles. Sam Moreno and John
Proctor, convicted murderers Of Police
man Leo Busch.
Eagles, oldest Of the trio the is 32)
appears to have undergone the most
drastic change of all.
Faced with rapidly approaching
blindness, he has indicated that he is
sincerely repentant and, although his
attorneys are planning to carry his
case to the Supreme Court, he has
expressed to spiritual counSelorS his
readiness to so 70 the chair and atone
for his crime without further delay"
The sight of one of Eagles eyes has
failed him completely since the fateful
morning of September 26, 1926, when,
according to the courts, he trained his
eve down the barrel of a gun as 1t
pumped its deadly fire in the direction
of "the law"-Policemen Busch and
Frank Ach The vision Of his other
eve is greatly impaired. Eye specialists
called from the outside have been un-
able TO help his sight, 1t is said
Pores Over Bible.
Eagles spends much of his time
poring over Bible given him by church
workers. He recently took communion
At an interesting service at the jail
conducted by Rev. Fl. l., Collier. pastor
of the Fun Gospel Church. and he has
asked the clergyman to stand by him"
when he goes 10 the electric chair. The
date for the execution of the trio has
been set for May IS,
Moreno Joined the Catholic Church
some time after entering the District
jail. In an interview yesterday, how
ever, he said he had renounced this
faith. He indicated that he had tried
out" religion more as novelty. but
found more solace now in playing
dominoes.
Proctor, pleasant-faced. youthful
looking member of the trio, likes his
dominoeS. too He does not claim to
have been converted" 10 religion, al
though he listens respectfully to the
services held frequently in the court of
the jail by church groups.
Moreno and Proctor talked at length
Yesterday with a reporter for The Star.
but Eagles was prevented. from talking
by his attorneys.
Moreno Grows Bitter.
Both Moreno and Proctor evidenced
their desire that the fight 70 save them
from the chair he carried on until the
last hope has been blasted. Moreno
appeared less optimistic Of his chances
10 stave of death than Proctor, who
is like a dying man grasping at a straw.
Moreno Is inclined to be bitter toward
Evening star., 1928-04-05
WALES STAYS ON.
Prince Fails to Fall, but Finishes
Third.

THORPE CONSTANTINE Stafford
shire, England. April OP.-The Prince
OF Wales kept his seat but finished
third when riding his horse Miss Girls
in a 81 mile race yesterday a. Ather-
stone. The race was a point-to-p point
affair. 1t was won by J. Aynsley, with
Capt. Fielden second.
Evening star., 1928-04-05
vi get In trouble. believe In God

YOU get In trouble. I believe In God
all right
what worries me most is my mother
II would kill her II ] went to the chair
She comes to see me regularly. MY
father died when I was q kid, but my
stepfather is doing oil he can for me.
My mother is fine woman"
Both Claim to Be Youngest.
Proctor and Moreno both claim to be
the youngest of the trio. Moreno says
looks Older than that. Proctor says he
is not quite 19--that he was "only II"
when he got into this scrape."
Proctor says he has few relatives and
friends on whom he can depend for
assistance In his present dilemma. He
Is pinning all his hopes for escaping the
chair on his attorney, Wilton Lambert.
The first I knew about the action
Of the Court of Appeals in turning
down our appeal was when read 1t in
The Star Monday evening"" Proctor
said. do YOU think that's final? Can't
we 60 to the United States Supreme
Court or the President?"
Proctor was impatient to see his at
torney so as to get an answer to all
these questions. He said he had ex-
pected his attorney to see him yeSter-
day. and when he failed to appear late
in the afternoon he asked that he be
summoned.
Proctor was dressed IN gray trousers
and a shirt with open throat Moreno
had on blue denim overallS. Eagles wore
white canvas trousers and white shit
Moreno and Proctor seemed reluctant
to terminate the interviews They ap-
peared to enjoy the privilege of leaving
their tier of bars and coming down into
the open court to talk with visitors. !"
They thanked the newspaper men for
calling on them" and walked back
slowly to their cellS-to resume an In
terrupted game Of dominoes.
Evening star., 1928-04-05
New Strauss Opera Soon.

Richard Strauss latest work entitled.
THE Egyptian Helena" is to have its
first performance in Dresden, Germany,
in a festival week of the State Opera
early in the Summer. In that city a
Richard Strauss week was hello recently
under the personal c0nductorship o.
the composer, and vls declared to have
been "a grand artistic treat" The
climax was reached when electra" and
Die Frau ohne Schatten" were given.
Evening star., 1928-04-05
WIFE SAVES HUSBAND
FROM JAIL SENTENCE
John Kohler Put on Probation Aft.
er Dramatic Plea by Spouse
He Had Beaten.

Sentenced to a year and half in jail
by Judge Robert E. Mattingly in Police
Court yesterday on charge of beat
ing his wife, John Kohler, 1890
Georgia avenue, was saved from serving
the term by the wife. who. with their
young baby in her arms, rushed to the
Judges bench and begged him to give
her husband another chance. The SEN
tence was suspended and Kohler placed
on probation for one year.
The young wife tolC the court that
Evening star., 1928-04-05
Says Irish Should Jig.

Modern dances were strongly con-
6emned by the Rev. J. Murney during
al address at Gaelic festival at War
renpoint. ireland. recently Irish dances
cid not make degenerates as foreign"
dances did. he said. and while Irish iigs
and other dances might not be the
fashion n Paris and London, they
should BE- the vogue in Ireland
Evening star., 1928-04-05
U. S. SURVEY OF CREDIT
METHODS UNDERTAKEN
DEPARTMENT of Commerce 10 Be AS.
sisted by Retail Association in
Getting Data.

A national survey Of credit methods
in retail business is being undertaken
By the Commerce Department. with the
expectation Of developing additional
data as to installment selling, now a
great factor in the commercial world.
DR.. julius Klein. director Of the Bu-
reau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, has been given the aid OF the
National Retail Credit Association in
the enterprise. which viii be conducted
hY Dr.. Frank NJ Surface.
Costs Of various credit plans will be
brought out, and the comparison be-
tween the totals Of credit extended on
tnstsllment sales and that extended on
monthly accounts viii be examined.
Evening star., 1928-04-05
U. S. ATTORNEY TALKS
ON FINGERS AT TRIAL
Ralph Given Surprises Court by Ac-
cornplishment in Handling
Deaf Witness.

Assistant United States Attorney
Ralph Given gave an exhibition in
Police Court yesterday morning of one
of the accomplishments of thorough
prosecutor. The principal witness in
a grand larceny case was deaf and Mr..
Given examined her through the medi-
um Of sign talk. carrying on an animat-
ed conversation on his fingers.
The case was that Of Buck White,
alias Eddie williams, who was alleged
Evening star., 1928-04-05

they had been married for only 20
months and that on March 81 Kofler
beat her so badly she was forced to so
to bed. Judge Mattingly scathingly re-
buked the man and pronounced the SEN
tence of a year and a fine OF $500 or
another six months in jail, which he
later suspended.
Evening star., 1928-04-05
How to Battle Moths.

Moths can be kept away by sprinkling
liquid camphor under the carpets, tur-
pentine in the corners of the wardrobe.
says Nature Magazine. Tobacco dust
such as used by florists, Is also good for
moths. or split cedar cigar boxes packed
with clothes will keep them away.
Evening star., 1928-04-05

to have stolen a coat valued at $50
from Susie Okie, 33i9 r street, who
is totally deaf He was held for the
grand Jury under $500 bond. The
ofense is alleged TO have occurred on
January l.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
STUDENTS RECEIVE
MODERN H0STElRY
American Philanthropist Makes
Gift in Paris

Paris, Nov. 80 Rl-Bohemian stu
dent life is out of fashion in Paris.
So are bad beds and cold study
rooms as an aid to concentration.
Modern Partisan educators favor
comfort and convenience with ade-
quate supervision of diet. rest and
recreation. Young women students,
comparative newcomers In the Pa
risian student scheme, are even pro-
vided with suitable chapesones In
some circles.
The latest step toward student
protection is the dedication Of a hos
tel with accommodations for 100
women in the far-famed Boulevard
st. Michel. lovingly called the Boul'
Mich in other less supervised stu
dent times. The new hostel Ia the
gift of an American woman, Mrs.
Whitney-Hoff, philanthropist, whose
gifts to artists and students are well
known in Europe.
Students from more than 20 ma.
tons are housed In the new Boule-
ward st. Michel retreat. Twenty
five of the young women are French,
rs are British or American. and the
remaining 70 come from various
countries. Life in the hostel is more
sheltered even than In the modeln
Cite Universitaire, International
model student center just outside tn.
Porte dOrleans.
Despite the desires of French ed
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30

ucators. not all students here have
modern quarterA Some are lodged
in houses hundreds Of years old with
narrow windows which look into
streets and courtyards Of medieval
origin. Such accommo dations shell
tered the self-reiiant students who
came to Paris from Genoa. Warsaw.
Vienna and Utrecht In the middle
ages to soak up wisdom from teach
ing philosophers like Robert Eorbon,
from whom the Sorbonne takes Its
name.
Many Of the modern students
have to obtain water from outdoor
pumps. and bathtubs are unknown
luxuries.
The other extreme Of student ex-
istence is the clubs sometimes form
ed by wealthy students, usually fot-
eigners, who take medern Furnished
apartments and share expenses Of
maintaining them. Most Of the clubs
are located in Montparnasse. Latin
quarter center for foreign artists.
writer's and musicians.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30

turned it, heaviest political suns- II
winnie" can convince the taxpay-
ers that his figures are all for the
best. and Stanley Baldwin can win
the "fiapper vote" which will be an
issue for the first time, the Conser-
natives should remain in power.
In addition to being a bricklayer
and tinancier. Churchill has served
Britain as a soldier and statesman.
He has served in more cabinets than
any other Englishman.C Churchill has
been home secretary. first lord of
the admiralty. minister of NUM-
tions during the war. secretary for
war. and colonial secretary. His ca
reer has included periods as soldier,
sailor. aviator. author. war cores
pondent, painter and member of the
Amalgamated Building and Trades
Union.
Hundreds of congratulatory mes
sages were delivered to the Chan
cellor on his birthday. His vigorous
and varied activities have made him
as well known as any Englishman
of the present generation.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
ARMS LIMITATION
CONSIDERED AGAIN
Premier Baldwin Asked il Eng
land Wants Conference

London, Nov. 80 R1Premier
Baldwin and his government have
under consideration what steps can
be taken to promote agreement on
further limitation of naval arma-
ments.
The premier was asked in the
House Of Commons by Sir Frederick
Hall whether as preliminary to any
further discussion on the naval dis
armament question by the League of
Nations, the government would con-
slider inviting the French and Amer
lean governments to participate in
conference with Great Britain inso-
far as the problem concerns the
three countries.
In reply the premier said his gov
eminent was considering the steps
that could usefully be taken for
further naval limitations. He added:
Il doubt whether the specific ex-
pedient proposed by my honorable
and gallant friend would be likely to
attain the object which he evidently
has in view"
support Britten
The proposal of Representative
Britten that the naval affairs COM
mittee Of the United States house OF
representatives and delegation
form the house OF commons meet to
discuss naval limitations was sup
ported editorially today by the lib
eral Daily News. The paper remark
ed that the congressman might have
broken a statutory law Of the United
States in that he did not act through
diplomatic channels and said:
His real crime is that he has pub
licly administered to two govern
ments bursting with etiquette a Sc
we're dose Of common sense. Intelli-
gent persons. anxious that Angli-
American relations shall make .
fresh start toward organized good
will, will not care row OF buttons
whether Mr.. Britten has broken the
law or acted outside the rules of IN
ternational etiquette. The important
thing is that he brought to a focus
Lord Lees recent proposal on sim
liar lines and Premier Baldwin's re-
greet at the infrequency Of personal
contacts between official representa-
tives OF the two nations.
Miss Opportunity
ut may not be etiquette for Mr..
Baldwin to reply officially to Mr..
Britten, but il he neglects to devise
, rrothnd NV which he can eXnreSS
readiness to attend statements
meeting. he will have missed q
priceless opportunity.
1--WE have reached an impass for
which inept craftsmanship is only a
shade more responsible than the
narrow views of naval experts on
both sides and the only hope that
remains is to lock up the experts, cut
through the walls of etiquette and
thrash out every controversial issue
from the beginning"
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 80 1874

early today in = raid Of the Waltsa
Roof. one a. the city's best kpswn
night clubs.
The prisoners. many Of when
were in evening clothes. were a.
corted by the police in elevators
from the root to the lobby Of the
Walton hotel and into patrol va
CONS waiting outside. They were
released by Nagistrats Carney on
copies OF the charge for later hear
ingx.
Twenty police conducted the raid.
A. they entered the dance door
crowded with Thanksgiving merry
makers the leading officer shouted
The place il raided." Quickly
spreading among the tables the Of
ficers seized glasses from tho hands
of nervous patrons and arrested
those at whose tables they are al
legged to have found liquor.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
Nez Perez Indians Revive
Ancient Tribal Customs

Moscow, Idaho. Nov. 80 R,-Tri-
bal war and sun dances abandoned
features Of their Thanksgiving cele-
bration were revived last night by
Neg Perez Indians who. with sew
eral hundred braves from the
Blackfoot, Colville, Yakima, Warm
Springs and Umatilla reservations
began in a three day thanksgiving
ceremonial at the Nez Perez reser-
walton near Lapwai, southeast of
here.
To the music of tom toms, and
snake rattles, the Indians, in fun
regalia, will continue the dances un-
til Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
Motor Car Densolisher
Sells Parts for Profit

GlaxgoW. Nov. 80. 0-The motor
trade has developed new indus
try - the motor-car demoiisher.
The business. which u spreading
over the country. comprises he
selling Of vital parts Of old cars
which have been dismantled.
Many small firms are doing Z
good business in this department
of the motor trade. and they make
much more money on the vital
parts than they give for the old
cars. For many years this bust
ness was the monopoly Of the pro-
fessional car thief, but the vigil
ance of the police has given it over
to the legitimate demolisher.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30
CHURCHILL, ", SPENDS
DAY At HIS DESK
Chancellor of Exchequer Works on
Budget Certain to he PO-
litical Issue.

London, Nov. 80 (UP)-Winston
Churchill, chancellor of the ex-
chequer celebrated his saith birth
day today. His thoughts have been
mostly on budgets since the recent
opening of Parliament and the
chancellor spent most of the day at
his desk 1t the treasury In White
hall.
Churchill's budget will be a vital
question in the forthcoming election
campaign, for it is against his taxa
ton schemes that the opposition has
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30

VITA 'Tamsaaay Han" easvsa II 4
rAs ,sttssias ~ bssa sst,ssA eaiy
recently.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30

The whale hss hairs around III
mouth which ars sxtreuely sensi-
tive.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-30

Is Men and Women Caught
In Raid in Philadelphia
Philadelphia. Nov. 80 R-Eigh-
teen men and women were arrested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
STUDENTS SMASH
LOUVA|N PILLARS
Demonstration Is Staged at
Library in Row Over
Inscription.

By the Associated Press.
LOUVAIN, Belgium, June 27.- De-
spite the presence OF four policemen,
300 Louvain students and civilians.
demonstrating in favor Of the American
architect. Whitney Warren, invaded the
new library works today and shattered
to pieces the pillars of a balustrade
which Rector Ladeuze desired to have
erected instead of the architects.
Gendarmerie went on guard at the
approaches to the library in order to
prevent further trouble, particularly
since there is much open espousal in
Louvain OF Mr.. Warren'S position
against that of the rector.
In recent days there have been
marches and countermarches of rep
resentatives of the architect and the
rector over what inscription shall be
placed over the restored structure. Mr..
Warren has held out strongly for the
original inscription reading In part
Destroyed by German Fury" while the
rector and those who support him have
contended that this would serve merely
to revive war hatreds,
So strongly did Rector Ladeuze feel
about the matter that he had q balus-
trade constructed duplicating the one
designed by MIR. Warren. but emitting
she inscription. He tried to have this
balustrade erected several days ago. but
was prevented by Mr.. Warren. and the
stones were stored in the library works.
Then Mr.. Warren sought to have his
balustrade put in place, but was pre-
vented when the rector appealed to the
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
F|RST-VOTE SMITH
VICTORY EXPECTED
Ohio Support Held Sufficient
to Give Governor Re-
quired Majority.
Nv the Associated Press.


HOUSTON, June 27-The nomina-
ton of Alfred E. Smith probably on
the first ballot became assured today
when the Ohio delegation to the Demo-
cratic national convention arranged to
swing most of It's 40 votes to the New
York governor.
Coincident with the decision Of the
Buckeye State delegates TO SHIFT 10
smith, the Oklahoma delegation de-
cided in caucus to cast It's 90 votes cn
the first ballot for Reed OF Missouri.
The delegation is bound by the unit
rule.
Shifts Authorized.
In figuring that they had the votes
to 20 over on the first ballot the Smith
leaders said they did not need Okla
homa's 20 If the Ohio delegates
switched. The Ohioans at their caucus
decided to vote for Atlee Pomerene,
their favorite son, on the first ballot,
but authorized their chairman, Claude
Meeker of Columbus, to shift the votes
of those who are for Smith at any
time thereafter he sees fit.
Meeker indicated that IL the Ohio
votes would put the New Yorker over
on the first ballot, they would be found
in the Smith column before announce
ment of the roll call. Forty-four OF the
48 Ohioans are listed as pro-Smith.
Prior to today's caucus both the Reed
and Smith factions had been claiming
the Oklahoma delegation. Reeds men
gained control on the fourth ballot,
when mis- forces mustered 10A votes,
as against 91a for Smith.
1t was decided that another caucus
would be called in the convention hall
to determine for whom the Oklahoma
delegation would vote on the second
ballot
Cordell Hull of Tennessee. Who had
been given votes on the second ballot
in the caucus, dropped from the rum
the fourth gathered 3 of the Az votes
Hull had received on the third poll.
Kansans Consider Vote.
The action of the Ohio delegation
came at a time when the pledged first
ballot strength Of Smith totaled 705 l-3,
or lust 20 votes short of the two-thirds
required for nomination.
Even the opponents of the New York
Governor conceded that Ohio could fur
nish the additional votes needed by
him.
While the Ohio and Oklahoma cele-
cations were holding their caucuses to-
day, members of the Kansas delegation
weighed In their minds the advisability
OF placing Representative Ayres, their
fayorite son, In formal nomination.
Ayres has made no move toward WIN
ming the nomination. and statemen.
by him published In the morning ews-
papers that he expected Smith TO be
the nominee and thought he would
make a strong one, had the effect of
increasing agitation among the oele-
gates for a shift to Smith. Feed men
In the Kansas delegation, however. dis
puted the claim Of Smith supporters
that they commanded a majority.
With the Smith opposition crumbling
as Ohio swung into line, Florida met
and adopted q resolution complaining
against the nomination Of a candidate
or the adoption OF a platform under
the influence of Tammany Hall"
THE members Of the Florida delega-
ton unanimously urge" the resolution
read, "the Democratic convention not
10 draw this oyerdraft upon the loyalty
NJ the great democracy nf Florida -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
BY BEN McKELWAY.
stas correspondent of The star

HOUSTON, June 27.-Though pro-
crossing at that hisurely rate which,
despite tall skyscrapers and boosters
clubs remains characteristic of the
dear old South, the Democratic national
convention has progressed to that point
where it provides food for thought upon
that most engrosSing question: What
Is the difference between Republican
and Democrat?"
There are philosophical differences,
Of course, and some remnants Of differ
ences of opinion upon what. at one
time, were the burning issues Of the
age. But casting these aside, where
they ought to be cast, what remains
to differentiate between your average
Republican delegate and your average
Democratic delegate who attends q
quadrennial political convention?
Your average Republican delegate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
DEMOCRATS BATTLE WITH FISTS
las ROBINSON. MAKES PLEA TO CURB
RELIGIOUS ISSUE IN CONVENTION
EMOTIONAL IMPULSES ARE WHAT
MAKE A DEMOCRAT A DEMOCRAT
Republicans Don't React So Wholeheart-
edly to Convention Situations,
Houston Observer Claims

does not believe that his party is steep
ed in graft and corruption. that nothing
has been done to Jail grafters or that
Calvin Coolidge's habitual silence is In
dicative Of anything but tremendously
deep and serenely calm intellect. Your
average Democratic delegate believes
otherwise. But that difference Of
opinion is only the result of habit in
thought, of heredity and environment
The greatest difference is an emo
tional difference. And to it one may
trace many unique contrasts which
present themselves as the Democratic
national convention begins to take its
place in the bookcase of history along
side the Republican national conven-
ton. To it one may trace many of the
reasons that one prefers Democrat to
a Republican, or Republican to a
Democrat.
The division of the human race is
not restricted to Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. But there are two sorts of people
in this would, and one sort would nat
urally be Democrats and the other sort
Irorfir,,ad an pauo Y Column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
Plane Passengers
Observe Speakers
I'm TelevisiOn Test
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 27.-Passengers In
a tri-motored monoplane, cruising
over Chicago yesterday. listened to
the voices and saw the faces of per-
sons several miles away In a radio
studio.
It was the first successful expert
ment in airplane reception of tele-
vision. The broadcasting was from
the studios of VIGIL, the Chicago
Federation of Labor station.