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demands entertainment, clothes jewelry, and night life. A young mans salary if he happens to be working (and only three out of ten who come to us this year have any kind of work) will not stand the strain. Then come holdups Anna teurish holdups in which someone is killed. The records speak for themselves"
 Andrew F. Metelski, 21 years old holdup with q gun; John Resko, 20 holdup with gun; William Davis IS, killed an officer in endeavor to escape after holdup; Thomas Tobin and Joseph Devore, both 19 and both stickups; Robert Walsh. 22 and Michael Roadick and Walter Borowski, each "A, both stickups
 Robbery with q gun" Parsons continues, has become the young mans criminal pursuit. The major crime of the old days was burglary. and to-day burglary is committed by older men, men between 30 and 40. or perhaps older. At still older age we get the forgers and embezzlers. 'gentlemen's crimes"
 Perhaps Francis Two Gun" Crowley, maintaining his braVado as he tramps the exercise pen in the death house. is typical of this new criminal youth. He dare not weaken because he Is a poseur. He esta blished for himself character a role" and he will act 1t out, Parsons believes, to the end.
 Then there Is Andrew Metelski, holdup man and murderer at 2l. He called to Parsons the other day as the chief clerk passed through the death house.
 I wanted 10 say goodbye and shako hands with you," he said
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stoned by the granting of many reprieves by Governor James Rolph
 Alabama is next with II, more than the average because it in wolves the eight negro youths in the famed Scotsboro case who have been sentenced to die on charges of criminally attacking two white girls. This case has at tracted international attention be- cause of communist and negro or ganization charges that the eight are to be Illegally lynched." Illinois and Oklahoma each has 10 men in death cells. Of those in Illinois, seven were convicted of murders in Chicago.
 The number awaiting death in the other 19 states follows:
 Missouri, 4; Texas, g. Louisiana, 5; Pennsylvania, 2; Florida, 4; nl- diana, 1; Colorado. 1; Utah, 1; Idaho, 1; New Mexico, 6; North Carolina, 8; Arkansas, 1; Virginia, 3; Georgia. 4; Ohio, 5 men and l woman; Massachusetts, 3; Yer mont l; District of Columbia, 5; and Iowa. 1.
 More than their usual average of pending executions were re- ported by Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Virginia, Oklahoma and the District of Columbia. Fig ures reported by Arkansas, Florida and Colorado were said to be un- der their average of condemned prisoners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
LOCAL LEGION GUEST OF ANSONIA TONIGHT
HIGH HUMIDITY
 AFFECTS PHONES

New Haven, Conn-The old story about humidity and not heat causing trouble for swell tering humanity also holds true for the telephone company. For high humidity. the company re- ports, may interrupt service. That's why, even on very hot, humid days, the company must heat it's buildings to keep equip mcnt dry.
 And in the homes of sub scribcrs when there Is excessive moisture in the air, telephone cords become damp, springs n the bell box stick SO the bell may fail to ring, and inside wfr- ing absOrbs moisture. Sometimes too much moisture crccDs into the wires and equipment and service fails. As a remedy, the company suggests the house be wclI-aired on sunny days, let ting the drying effect of heat offset the high humidity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
112 Walt Last Call

Chicago, July 23-UP)-One hundred and twelve men and one woman await the penalty of death in the prisons and jails of 23 states a United Press survey disclosed to- day.
 More than half are under sen tcnce to die on the gallows. Ex- cepting one. the others--including the woman - face the electric chalr. The one exception Is a youth in Utah who has chosen to meet death before q firing squad.
 California leads the list of 23 states with total of IS scheduled executions. The number is unusu- ally large because of delays occa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Some of the Testimony

 Camden, N. J., July 23-(UP)- Clasping her baby as she testi- fled, Miss Anne McKinna declared that the father of the child was the Rev Camille Estornelle, for mer rector of St Johns Episcopal church.
 The testimony created q sensa- ton in the chancery court where the minister's divorce suit against his wife, Mrs Florence Ham Es- tornellc, is being heard. The girl testified that Dr Es- tornellc had urged her to submit to an Illegal operation but that she had Host her nerve" after accepting $50 from him to pay for the operation.
 Dr Robert Cannon of Camden, identified the baby and said he was present at the birth of the child.
 "I am wild about him." Miss McKenna cried, II love him, but 1t is d crazy love. I was so wild about him that I did anything for him and would again"
 The girls startling answer came in reply to d direct question by COutlsel IOi MI T ioi Ai"'aA AS' torneIle, the minister's wife, who Is countering her husbands d. vorce suit with sensational allega- tcr's conduct.
 "Who is the father of the child?" the attorney asked Miss McKenna, former choir singer, bluntly.
 "Dr Estornelle." she replied flat ly.
 In support of the girls state mcnt, Dr Cannon, the Mckcnna family physician, said the girl came to him to ask his advice about an illegal operation. He per suaded her against this action. he said, and the baby was born in a Camden hospital. December 5, 1928.
 Further examination revealed that Miss MeKenna has signed a document stating that flor the good of the church" she relieved the Rev Dr Estornelle from all re- sponsibllity for the child.
 Mrs Estornelle, a slight pretty woman of about 35, had previous ly testified that from gossip. and lAtti iIolii AliSss thpAhN''''~t '''~ '' learned about the child.
 On cross examination, Mrs Es- tornelle admitted that "at least during the last month l lived with my husband, and especially the last week." she lived with him "in spirit of hate instead of love"
 The couple have been separated several months, and during that time, she said. the minister never sought to communicate with her and never attempted a reconcilia- tion. Estornelle had previously testified that he had tried to be- come reconciled with his wife.
 Mrs Estornelle also testified that she had once gone to work in a beauty parlor, to earn money for herself while she was living with her husband. and that he had been delighted" at her labor.
 Did Dr Estornelle make any attempt to persuade you to remain with him when you amounted 1 you were going to leave him?" the witness was asked
 "No.' she replied. He just
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Many Audiences
 for Americans
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Early today the Americans att tended a special mass at the Amer ican church of St Susanna, with Bishop McMahon officiating. Bis hop McMahon said 1t was appro- priate that an American delega- ton should personally come to Rome where Mother Seton, who was born a Catholic, first saw Catholicism.
 , The Americans reacher the Vati- can shortly after noon and went to the papal apartments.
 A delegation headed by the Rev. Joseph Code of Davenport, Ia., pre- sented to the Pope a petition for beatification of Mother Seton, con- tained in 29 blue and gold volumes containing 150,000 signatures.
 The Pope examined the first volume. called Father Code to the papal throne. and listened to his explanation of how the petition originated and was prepared. The delegation remained for 45 minutes with the Pope.
 Plans have been made for the group to leave for north Italy Sum day..
 McMahOns Presented
 Vatican City, July 23.-(UP)- Pope Plus granted a 22-minute audience to-day to Bishop John J. McMahon of Trenton. The bishop outlined progress in his diocese and presented a bound volume lilustrat- ing its activities and containing photographs of 82 buildings of re- ligious and educational character, erected during Bishop McMahon's
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' 1 Leanordstown, Md. testified he had several reasons for remembering Dr Estronelle.
 In the St Johns rectory party. Dr Jones said, Estornelle put more and more gin in the girls ginger ale glasses, and delighted in telling unsavory stories" At another party in the home of Carl R. Evered, Jones testified. Dr EstornelIe had his hostess sit on his lap. This party was for the purpose of listening In on a radio description of the first Dempsey Tunney prize fight.
 Once after 20 members of a nurses guild held d special serv- ice at the church, the girls threw their arms about Dr Estornelle, the witness said. Estornelle's s counsel objected.
 We want to establish that Es- tornelle was d man of lascivious and lustful disposition and amor ousIy inclined" defense counsel explained. The testimony was ad- Initted.
 Two members of choir in a previous parish testified the minis ter had kissed them. One said the minister taught me Spanish"
 Edward Smith, former park guard, told about examining the license of man found with a woman in parked automobile one night in 1926. The license was that of Dr Estornelle, he said. He couldn't identify Dr Estornelle in court.
 "I didn't see him. It was too dark that night" he said.
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Largest Crowd Now
 In The Death House
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tcalmly. This is probably the last time I'll see you. You know I'm going out next week."
 Then he became voluble, anxious to talk.
 "I wish it was tonight. I'm satis- fled. I've figured it out that I've got to die sometime. If my sentence was commuted, I wouldn't see any more than I've seen. I couldn't do anything with my fife. Suppose l lived ten years and died then What difference would 1t maker"
 Back to statistics again:
 Of these 2G men, 2l are con demncd for crimes growing out of rObberics with a gun. The older men, like William C. DOwney, A, lWho killed his wife in a suicide pact, later forgetting to take his own life, and men like Harry Lip- schitz, who knifed d prison mate who had double-crossed him. are practically strangers, 'outsiders' in the house of desperadoes.
 "The average age of our prison population is dropping" Warden Lewis F.. Lawes says, and with 1t the character of crime Is rapidly changing. Robbery by violence has increased to such an extent that out of the entire 2,600 inmates the figure Is approximate-41 per cent of them are in for robbery. Convictions for all crimes are in- icreasing, too. Last year we received , ,OS8 new prisoners. In the past 12 months we have taken in 1893, an increase of nearly 33 per cent" Has employment, or the lack of If. anything to do with this seem ing wave of robbery?
 Perhaps the answer to that is found in the fact that in the year l1919-1920, out of the number of incoming prisoners, 71.2 per cent were registered as regularly em- ployed. To-day, the percentage of men employed at the time their crimes were committed has dropped to 5S.7 per cent.
 "The first batch of robbers brought here after the depression was established last year." says Parsons, "all claimed to be suffer- CTS from economic conditions. But since the usual number of them were shown to have criminal rec ords long before there was any talk of depression. their alibi seemed a little strained.
 "On the other hand, there is no doubt that unemployment, to-day, Is contributing vast number of weddings to crime. You can't swing night club parties and buy liquor for your girl on a. small salary, and you can't buy her new dresses If you aren't working. The speakeasy with it's gang associa- tions, the criminal liquor racket, and the present day fashion by which girls, some out of curiosity and some because they like the rapid life. are now associated in that hectic existence, are respon- sible for these tragedies in the death house."
 (NOte: The second article of this series, to be published tomorrow, will deal with the influence of ] gangs, inside and outside of Sing Sing, upon to-day's prison pOpula- tiOn).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Hold Wife Slasher
 For High Court
Ignazo Trotter al Liberty Under Bonds of $l ,0O0-
 Better Half Pleads in Vain

with dangerous weapon. Bonds for his release were furnished by Phil Coppetto, local contractor.
 Neither Mrs Trotta of her hus- band knew how she sustained her injuries, although a blunt-pointed pairing knife was exhibited in court as the weapon used in the fight. It was alleged to the police yesterday that the couple had a dispute over the fact that he had not. been working lately and had shown but little inclination to find employment. When the police ar rived at the home, 21 Pleasant street they found the woman bleeding from two wounds on the face. She was hurried to the hos pital where her injuries were dressed. She was permitted to re- turn to her home after receiving treatment.
 Trotta denied slashlng his wife when he took the witness stand today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Fife And Drum
 Corps To Head
 Coyle Delegation
tertainment to Be Presented Followed By Re- treatments at Down. Valley Rooms

Commander Bernhard Wilhelm of Corporal coyle Post, American Legion, will head a large dclega- ton of local Legionnaires to the reception to be rendered them by the William H. Gordon Post of Ansonia tonight. The Legion Fife and Drum Corps will accompany the Waterbury delegation and will participate in the parade sched- uled to start at o'clock.
 Waterbury's visit to Ansonia Is in the form of a return greeting. Ansonia post sent up a large group several weeks a go and down the valley Legionnaires were reported as having received a royal time in
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the Brass City.
 Commander Patrick F. Reidy of the AnsonIa post has appointed a special committee to arrange for tonight's reception. Following the parade the Legionnaires will gather in the Legion hall where a special entertainment program will be presented to be followed by re- treatments.
 In addition to Commander Will helm the following officers of the local post will attend the recep- tion: Past Commander Walter Angle; Adjutant Joseph Brenneis and Sergeant-At-Arms Nose Sha- miro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23

The only freind Ignazio Trotta, 53, had in police court today to intercede for him and to beg Judge John F. McGrath for his discharge was his wife. Mrs Trotta appear ed on the witness stand with the right side of, her face concealed by bandages. Six stitches were re- quired yesterday morning to close two knife wounds in her cheek following an alleged quarrel with her husband in which the latter was charged with slashing her with a knife.
 Notwithstanding her injuires and her experience of being thrown down flight of stairs. Mrs Trotta today defended her hus- band. Judge McGrath, however, took a different view of the in- cident and ordered Trotta held for superior court under bonds of $1,000 on the charge of assault said: Go on! Get the hell out! The sooner the betterv"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Four Were Shot
 Dead By Maniac
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The demented killer first met DeIaqua, the shoemaker. shooting him, point blank, and then turn ing his weapon on Mrs Yakelo, who was walking along the street. she was almost instantly killed.
 His ammunition exhausted, De- mofonti seized knife and ran to the Benan home, where he stabbed Mrs Benan and her daughter. Shouting, he rushed to the next house, where Mrs Ciscilian and her son lived, wounding them.
 The condition of the four in- jured is serious, but they are expected to recover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
LATE REALTY NEWS
Omit Claim Deeds: !:

Oscar LaCroix to Mary E.. Feeney real estate on the north side of Edin street.
 Sarah Grossman to Roger V. Herbst, real estate on the south side of Spencer avenue.
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episcopate.
 The Pope told Bishop McMahon that "his has been a most blessed and eventful year for you in the Trenton diocese" and authorized the bishop to confer the apostolic blessing upon the diocese.
 Audience was also granted by the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
COUSINS SEEK SAME OFFICE.

Jackson, Miss (UP)-Two cous- ins with nearly the same names are running for office in Mississip- pi They are Greek L. Rice, for attorney-general and Greek P. Rice, for district attorney.
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said: Go on! Get the hell out! The sooner the bettern"
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Church Rector
 Is Forced Out

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Pope to Charles McMahon. editor of the National Catholic Welfare Council Review, who presented a volume of issues of his publication.
 Both the McMahons fater visited Cardinal Pacelli.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23

fNOte: The second article Of this series, to be published morrow, will deal with the influence of gangs, inside and outside of Sing Sing, upon to-day's prisul popuIa- tiOn)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
G0THAM'S END FORESEEN
Veteran Engineer Says City VIII
start Crumbling in 200 Years.

NEW YORK CN.A.N.A.) 1T Is rather
discouragtng for architects who are
planning bigger and better skyscrapers
to hear from Gustav Ldndenthal, noted
builder Of bridges, that New York will
start TO crumble away In 200 years.
The veteran engineer was 81 years old
this week and Is stilI busy on new
projects.
1.-The coal supply win give out by
that time" he declared, "and when
every one moves South the city will
begin 70 fan into ruins"
(Copyright. 1881. by North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Dining Room Furniture

$S25-1O-pc. Oak Dining Room Suite. :. . F.. $194
$35O-1O-pc. Dining Room Suite .$219
$295-1O-pc. Dining Room Suite :. .:.,... $169
$175-1O-pc. Dining Room Suite ,...... SOS
$375-1O-pc. Dining Room Suite. ..... $225
$395-1O-pc. Dining Room Suite. go. .$237
$45O-1O-pc. Dining Room Suite. 49,. .$27O
$57O-lO-pc. Dining Room Suite. -. 1925
$50 Walnut Queen Anne Buffet .....$ 35
$3.50 Maple Dinette Buffet >. .. $22.5O
$3.50 Oak Dinette Buffet ..... $3.50
$24.5O Unfinished Buffet .........-. $11.5O
$29.75 Walnut and gum China Closet -. .$14.5O
$3.50 Early American Cupboard. -. $3.50
$3.50 Walnut and gum China Closet. $685.. .$24
$14.95 Walnut and gum Serving Cabinet. .S5.95
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
DENIES Staying TWO
OKLAHOMA TEACHERS
Earl Quinn, Former Convict, Re
manded to Jail Without
Bail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEWKIRK, Okla, May 21.-Earl
Quinn pleaded innocence Of the murder
last December Of Jessie and Zexia
Grtfnth, school teachers, at his ar
raingment here yesterday and was re-
manded to jail without bend. Pre-
liminary hearing was set for June %.
The 30-year-old former convict was
not represented by counsel. He was
brought to Newkirk today by train
from Kansas City where he had been
held since his arrest last Thursday.
There was no demonstration and County
Attorney Bruce Potter asserted there
was no fear of violence.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-05
WASHINGTON Letter
By " NDaley

Committee of the House has made con-
cessiOns of late in an effort to avert
an open rebellion against their at
tempted dictatorship of legislative
programs. The nominal leaders, who
are always in doubt as to how far the
pack will follow, are dickering with
faction leaders in order to secure con-
sideration for vital bills. The House
is snarling at the Senate's tyranny,
particularly in thwarting Senate plans
for drought relief as against the Red
Cross methods. Political pickering is
at high-tide.
Test kites sent up to determine the
way the political winds are blowing
show that most moves in statecraft
are with view to the 1882 campaign
for the Presidency and the control of
the Congress. There is growing con-
viction that the present year will wit
ness many changes in political creeds.
The signs crop up in committee hear
ings and in the debates.
AS affairs stand today an expert
organizer with a magic formula to
harmonic the various ideas of the
so-called liberals" Of all shades could
form a large and powerful political
party that would draw heavily from
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-05

Washington, February 4-Less than
thirty working days remain for this
session of Congress to clean up the
legislative calendar An extraordi-
nary session of the new Congress is
inevitable unless the Senate and
House harmonic and settle some of
the existing confusion. The so-called
leaders of the majority and minority
parties are equally at loss as to
ways and means of avoiding the spe-
cial meeting.
The hope is for the enactment of
appropriation bills carrying money for
the operation of the Federal Govern
ment for the new fiscal year beginning
July 1. Without authorized funds
President Hoover would be obliged to
call another session to provide the
money for the departments before
June 80. 1t is at the pocketbook that
Congress makes it's influence felt in
Administration circles.
There are powerful factions Of the
Senate and House in ambush waiting
a chance to strike a blow at pet
measures of their enemies. The
tame ducks" are consuming time and
space in the Congressional Record
to make public their last official ut
terances. Even the powerful Rules
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-05
Whiskey Runner
Runs A6uL LaU

The Sandstone Cooperative store
had a different brand of customer
added to their large number during
the past week but he did not prove
to be the kind desired by the man.
ager, Senator A. S. Larson, who
promptly had him arrested.
The man gave his name as John
Stahlman of Mahtowa and asked to
see the manager of the store. Upon
being sent to Mr.. Larson, he stated
that he was in the whiskey business
and that he had ten gallons in the
car and flask on his hip which he
promptly produced asking Mr.. Larson
to have a drink. With apparent in
tent of procuring the cash to pay for
the whiskey, Mr.. Larson left the store
after first asking the man to wait for
his return. Within a few minutes
Mr.. Larson returned with Marshall
James Mulholland who placed the
whiskey merchant from up Mahtowa
way under arrest. He was hailed in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-05
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Some time ago it was announced
in this column that the annual Dan
ish-American Fourth of July celebra-
ton at the Rebild National park,
Denmark, had been cancelled but that
efforts were in progress to have the
decision of the committee rescinded.
While these efforts apparently have
not succeeded, it is now planned to
have a celebration in the city of AL
borg, with an excursion to the Rebild
Park as prominent feature; the
date will be July 4.
A Venerable City.
Hornell, N. Y, last week celebrated
the 10th anniversary of its founding
by immigrated Swedes whose leader
was Reverend Nils Hornell of Hoer,
Scania. A portrait of the founder was
unveiled, and speeches in praise of
the early pioneers were delivered.
Hornell is one of several eastern COM
munities founded by men who left
Sweden for the New World in quest
of adventure or riches during the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Donates Library.
Professor Rasmus B. Anderson,
Madison, Wis, one of the most widely
known Observation-Disclosures, has no
titled the University of Wisconsin