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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
MAYORS WEALTHY
 FILM FRIEND TO
 BE INTERROCATED
HOfstadtler Committee to Resume Hearings T0- day-Blumenthal Evad- ing Subpoena Servers

New York, Sept 29-UP)- Mayor James J. Walkers wealthy film executive friend whose pri- vate car he used during his spring vacation trip to California will be questioned by the Hofstrader leg islative investigating committee which resumed public hearings to- day. The friend has been subpoenaed it was learned, as several other developments in the city-wide in- vestigation were expected to be barred during hearings to-day. They included:
 A political fight over IF new judges, named by agreement of re- publicans and democrats, and in- cluding the son of a democratic leader.
 Gambling in political clubs and murders revealed in one club by testimony of a disciplined police captain who led raids on those clubs, and who was to resume tes- timony before the committee to-. day.
 Reported interference with po- lice activity In connection with these clubs by political leaders with the knowledge if not the ap-' proval of Mayor Walker. The mayors friend, A. c. Blu menthal, handled the theater-buy- ing program by which William Fox became a dominant figure in the film industry. Besides being host to the mayor on the California trip, Blumenthal has entertained | Walker several times at his Larch- mont estate.
 Samuel Seabury let 1t be known he had issued a subpoena for Blu menthaPs appearance for question ing about the mayors California trip, but that process servers had been unable to find him. The wealthy realty man and film executive could not be classed as missing witness, however. as Russell T. Sherwood, the mayors personal accountant. Blumenthal was at the dock when Mayor Walker returned from his Euro pean trip a week ago. It was thought he was cruising aboard his yacht. Another report placed him at local hotel.
 The gambling inquiry witness list had several important names. Captain Louis J. Valentine and Captain Ezekiel Keller. heads of confidential raiding squad under the late Commissioner Joseph A. Warren and Commissioner George Mclaughlin. and other police off, cers are scheduled to continue their accounts of how raids on po- litical clubs harboring gamblers were hampered.
 Mclaughlin and his successor. Grover A. Whalen. were to be called during the week. Seabury is interested to learn if Mayor Walker exerted any pressure to re- move Warren and Mclaughlin be- cause of their activities against gamblers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
Tennis Shoes Bring s Ceilings Murder !. Probe To Conn.
Sold Only in This State and New York-Doctor Wno t Made Autopsy Has Break Down

did not reveal if any other clues were found.
 It was on the night of Sept. 10 that two men boarded the Penguin in Long Island Sound, beat and trussed Ceilings, and threw him overheard, then took Mrs. Ceilings away in a canoe. The disconnected acts and conversation of the elder pirate led authorities to suspect he was mentally deranged.
 Mrs. Ceilings described the events and retold the entire story to authorities almost dozen times. To-day it was revealed study Of the weird case had opened one other possibility.
 MHhder said sand barges were operating from Prices Bend, in Lloyd's harbor, not far from the scene of the last cruise of the Penguin. Detectives, he stated, had been sent to question members of the crews to discover if any an- swered the description of the mur- derers or showed any knowledge Of the tragedy.
 He recalled Mrs. Ceilings state- ment that her husband had asked the elderly pirate, when he first came aboard, if he was clam digger.
 NO, ain't no clam digger" was his reply. I'm a captain. know all the harbors." 4
 District Attorney Alexander G.. Blue and Munder planned to spend to-day at Ricerhead where the suf- folk country grand jury is in ses- sion. Munder said the Ceilings case would not be presented just now. Action of some sort might be talk en in about two weeks If anything develops" he indicated.
 Schultze's breakdown was ad- vanced as possible explanation of his unprecedented action before the inquest Saturday. He was at his home. but his wife told in- quirers he was not under the care of physician. He is GA years~old, and is one of the country's out standing experts on autopsies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

A will leaving the fortune of '.the last of the Wendels'' to organisa- tions of the Methodist Episcopal church and . few individuals.
 A temporary injunction was granted yesterday, and in the afii- davits accompanying the petition. the woman who now seeks her share of the Wendell millions is placed in the position of charging Ella Virginia won E. Wendell wAA incompetent, ''spent more time on her dogs than others do on chil- dren," and "wore rubbers on sunny days, was far from clean, and would have a chauffeur travel 15O miles in order to convey her three blocks"
 Miss Stansbury's, attorneys, Ar thur Garfield Hays and Samuel Untermyer, also obtained an i'm junction against use, of the waiver signed by their client before, 1t was said, she was aware of the size of the fortune, or of the personal life and habits of the last of the Wen dels to whom she was distantly re- lated.
 She was to have received an ad- ditional $24,000 after probate of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

Huntington, L. l., Sept. 29.-- aJUP).-The pair of tennis sneak CTS and blanket an elderly pirate gave Mrs. Lillian Ceilings, with strange solicitude for one whose husband he had just murdered to- : day were the only promising clues { left to the man and his young com- panion.
 were up against a stone wall if we can't trace the shoes" Dis trict Attorney Fred J. Munder said.
 Meanwhile 1t was learned pr. otto Schultze, who performed the autopsy on the body of Benjamin P. Ceilings and who made farce of Saturdays inquest by quoting poetry and joking when asked about his findings, had suffered a nervous breakdown.
 The efforts to trace the last owner of the tennis shoes-a well worn pair of sneakers already tpaced to wholesaler-tooki investi- gators into Connecticut yesterday and to-day.
 ,Munder returned to Huntington late last night and revealed Felix Di Martini had questioned Fred erick Voss, baseball club owner, at Bridgeport, Conn.,, regarding the blanket. It was stamped with the name Hotel Charles" Voss had 1 said 1t resembled a blanket stolen from his boat August z. Munder did not reveal if Voss had identified the blanket definitely as his.
 The blanket was thrown over : Mrs. Ceilings by the elderly pirate after he had put her aboard a de- serted motor boat, the Bo Peep.
 Other investigators, Munder said were attempting to learn the name of the retailer who originally sold Q the tennis shoes. Munday said it was discovered they were of type made seven years ago and sold only in New York and Connecticut.
 The clothes recovered on the sbeach at Center Island where Mrs sCollings said the elderly pirate .stopped the canoe in which he had taken her away from her yacht the Penguin, after killing her hus- band, have not provided definite clues. Not far from shore, she said the killer threw overheard the con- tents of a duffle bag and his own trousers.
 Among the articles found Sun day in a search conducted at Mrs Ceilings direction was bathing suit. It bore a store label reading Lincoln, St. Louis," but officials
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

tie miIi, 1t was understoed.
 The chief loseix, should Miss Etansbury win her fiRht, will be Drew university of Madison. N. J. theological seminary. of Ranking, China, and Charles e. Koss and certain relatives and employees to whom Mics Wendell left individual bequestB.
 Miss stansbury Is a ..fifth degree heir,. her suit contends, and there are sf others who contend they are sixth degree heirs.
 The affidavit accompanying the complaint, charged among other things, that. Miss Wendell, who left the bulk of her fortune to the re- ligious organizations, had no inter- est in that body, and had an "aver- sion for churchee.'
 Her chief, preoccupations were the care of a succession of doga Gall named Tobey) and re-sorting of the contents of 125 trunks the papers stated.
 The decedent was wizened, old, and infirm woman. Her cloth ing was shabby and she wore but one dress faded black, turning into green with years of usage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

She wore high btktousd shoeA black cotton stockings. On her lit- tie knob of hair she wore Q black ribbon. No matter how sunny the day, she always wore rubbers."
 What constituted a play by play account of the Wendell sister's daily routine with her dog-walk, bath, breakfast, walk, dinner, bath, long conversation, and to bed was included in the complaint. Miss Wende1 disliked modern conveniences, the affidavit charged. Her bath tub was zinc-lined, 10 feet long by feet high. And among other characteristics cited as proof Miss Wendell was mentally incompetent, was this:
 "She never went to the theater, never read newspapers, and never showed the slightest, desire to re- 'ceive old friends who would call on her"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

Made of inc finest toboeeos- The Cream of many Crops LUCKY STRIKE alone offers inc fhroat protection of inc exclusive "T0ASTlNG" Process which in- eIudes inc use of modern Ultra Violet Rays -fhe process fhat expeIs certain biting. harsh irritants naturally present in every tobacco Ieof. These expelled irrifants are not present in your LUCKY STRIKE! They're out-so fhey cont be inl" No wonder LUckIEs are always kind 10 your throat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
CIVIL ACTIONS IN
 COMMON PLEAS

Two Naugatuck residents started civil actions in the court of com mon pleas yesterday. William Gleason asks $500 from Rocco Marine for damage to his car claimed to have been the result of a collision with the defendants car and Joseph Piccolo asks $500 from Frank and Sophie Andrews follow ing a collision on South Main street, Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
HEAR ARGUMENTS IN WENDEL WILL
 FIGHT FRIDAY
Temporary lnjunc tiO n, Grante d Yesterday, Gives in Detail Eccen- tricities of Last of Line

New York, Sept 2s-UP)-Ar- guments will be heard Friday in the dramatic court battle of a "A year-old spinster to win $T5,000,- 900 fortune she had waived for $1,000 cash.
 The arguments will be in behalf of a permanent injunction sought for Rosa Dew Stansbury of Vicks- burg, Miss, preventing probate of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
The Unique
 HUMID PACKAGE
and it's open!

See inc new nofched fob on inc top of the package. Hold down one hoIf with your thumb. Tear off inc other hoIf. Simple. Quick. Zip! Thof's all. UniqueI Wrapped
 in dust-proof, moistUre-proof,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
BOOST LIGHT PLANES

Paris--The popularity of light planes in France Is enhanced by the action of the air ministry in offering sf2.000 in prizes in a na- tionai design competition. The min- istry is attempting to popularize the light two-seater planes in the i20-horse power and under class:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
CHRISTOPHER POISON KILLS
 HOGS

Winner, S. D.-Farmers in the Rosebud Country have lost thou sands of dollars worth of hogs and poultry because of the widespread use of poison to curtail the. grasshopper plague. Hundreds of pheasants also have died after eating grasshoppers which had been killed by the poison mash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

El Dorado, Kans. {UP)--More than 10000 channel catfish were placed in Lake El Dorado here by the state hatchery. The hatchery has stocked more than a score of lakes and streams this summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

leased last nfeht. It was Snnbunced that Corp. I66erh A. H&1&sso azld Hu&lek Charles WlI9p1a had xe~ enlisted in co. D. TWO uSw euIl&t< ments are John J. Cafze0n and Owen c. Dunne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

Earthquake shocks recently re. corded at Wellington. x. z.. are bee lieved 10 have penetrated the Golo- mon lslanda. 2s7o9 nailas AwAs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29
Company 2 Leads
 In August Attendance

Company D with an average of 91.5s led the other local National Guard units in attendance during August, according to figures re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

Czechoslovalxia will produce z0,~ 100000 pairs of wooden heels this year,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-29

TUNE IN The Isck5 Ssviks Dance orehsstras every Tsssday. 1hsrsday and Sassssday sssnimg esss
 ". 3. c. sssssgorIIs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

States. there is abundant authority in
the history of the times to demonstrate
the correctness of Mr.. Peckham's as
sertion that the effect Is 10 reduce
States ito the condition Of stimulant
addicts"; likewise that they, like other
manifestations of a growing paternalism
in both State and national government,
tend to break down that which is of
the essence of American institutions,
namely the principle Of local self
government and citizen responsibility.
Creeping Paralysis" of Socialism.
In recent article Barnard Mullaney
Of Chicago wrote in Nations Business
an article entitled "Socialism-Ameri-
can Style" that deals in interesting
fashion with prevailing trends. He told
of creeping paralysis Of socialism
that has been making considerable
progress in this country recently" and
reasoned that while most OF US would
vote against socialism II we had the
chance, we are unwittingly encourage
ing observation-disclosures paternalism-
through lack of information and lack
Of understanding.
Any review Of the announced prin-
ciples of the Socialist party in America
will bear out his contention. Thus. that
party in 1916 issued series of political
demands, often repeated since, among
which were these:
"A non-contributory system of old
age pensions, a general system Of in
surance by the State Of all of its men,
beers against unemployment and in
validism, and system of compulsory
insurance by employers of their work
| ers, without cost to the latter against
industrial diseases, accidents and
| death
Government relief Of the unem-
ployed by the extension of all useful
public works. All persons employed on
such works TO be engaged directly by
the Government under work day of
not more than 8 hours, and at not less
than the prevailing union wage. The
Government also to establish employ
ment bureaus: to lend money TO States
and municipalities, without interest, for
the purpose of carrying on public
works; TO contribute money to unem-
| ployment funds Of labor unions and
other organize tons of workers.
THE collective ownership and DEM
ocratic management Of railroads, tele-
graphs and telephones, express service,
steamboat lines and all other social
means Of transportation and commune
cation and Of all large-scale indus
tries"
Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07
H0FSTADTER CALLS
FARLEY ON INQUIRY
Head of Legislative Group Accedes
to Democratic Threat of
Court Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May SENATOR Hof-
stadter. chairman of the Legislative
Committee investigating the city gov
eminent, today said he would meet his
full committee next Thursday to con-
slider demands Of Democratic members
for representation at private hearings.
Democrats, led by Senator McNaboe
and Assemblyrnan Cuvillier, demand
that Samuel Seabury, counsel to the
committee, cali of his private hearings
unless a minority member be present.
1t is Seabury's intention to conduct pri-
vate sessions before Hofstadter.
Under threat of court action to seek
legal Interpretation of committee rules,
Chairman Hofstadter decided to call the
conference.
Mr.. Seabury today made public a let
ter from the city Bar Association Of
fering its aid in the coming inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07

Senator Nye asked whether she de-
clined to answer on the ground that
she might incriminate herself
II have nothing to add to my state
ment," was Miss Burroughs answer.
After she had been excused, she was
called back to the stand by Chairman
Nye, who asked her If she was entirely
conversant with the possible conse-
uuences of her refusal to testify Sena-
tor Dill also called the witness atten-
ton to the fact that she might be
prosecuted.
The committee being unable to go
forward with the Cannon inquiry, then
began the hearing of Prof. Charles E..
litical science at the University of Chi
cago. Prof. Merriam had been asked
to appear to give his advice to the
committee regarding proposed legisla-
ton to strengthen the Federal corrupt
practices act
One of the questions asked Prof.
Merriam by the committee was whether
Congress had the power to legislate
with reference to the election of The
President and Vice President Of the
United States. Prof. Merriam replied
that this is matter that might have
to be determined by the courts.
Il think, however" said Prof. Mer-
Ram. that a case might be made for
the regulation by Congress of the cleo
ton of Presidents and Vice Presidents.
In other words, I do not think that
such provision of law should be abso-
lutely excluded from consideration ana
that it might be we'll worthwhile TO
give it consideration"
Cannon Sends Protest.
A formal protest was sent to the
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
last night by Bishop James Cannon.
1r., against the inquiry into his use OF
anti-Smith funds in the 1928 campaign
Bishop Cannon challenged not only
the legality of the resolution authorlz-
ing the committee inquiry into his ac-
tivities, but also said the Federal cor
rupt practices act-which he has oeen
charged with violating by Represent
alive Tinkham, Republican. MasSa-
chusetts-was unconstitutional.
Bishop Cannon said he had not know
ingly violated the corrupt practices act,
nor had he "embezzled any compalgn
funds"
He successfully challenged the au-
thortty OF the Senate Lobby Commlttee
to inquire into the disposition he mace
OF $65,300 given to him by E. Q. jane
son, New York flnancier, In 1873, 1oI
use In the Virginia campaign against
the Democratic presidential nominee
Alfred E. Smith.
The Senate Campaign Funds Com.
mittee Is proceeding under authority OF
q resolution introduced last session py
Senator Glass Democrat, Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07
RECEIVER IS ASKED
FOR BERBER|CH'S
Three Creditors File involun-
tary Bankruptcy Action
Against F Street Store.

Application to have the Robert Ber-
berich's Sons, Inc, trading as Berber-
ich's at 10000 F street with a branch
at HOO G street, adjudged bankrupt
was filed in District Supreme Court to-
day by three Ohio corporations, claim
ing to be creditors.
The Imperial Shoe Co. presented q
claim of $577 so, the Air Mail Shoe Co.,
$slO5 and the Kr1ppendorf Dittman
Co., 81 1853. Their representatives told
the court the local corporation is in
solvent, that its indebtedness is $4,000
and that its assets will not exceed
1000.
AS an act of bankruptcy. it is alleged,
the Berberich Co. within the past four
months made a payment Of between
$500 and 81 900 to the Munsey Trust
Co., in an attempt to prefer that
creditor.
Through Attorneys Albert E. Steinem
and Milton D. Norman. the complaining
creditors asked appointment of re-
ceiver pending the election of a trustee
in bankruptcy. They said attachments
had been levied against the assets OF
the F street store. which is conducted
not only by the Berbefich Corporation
but also by the United Shoe Co. and
five others, which conduct separate de-
partments. The money collected at the
store and from charge customers, the
court was informed. goes into a general
account, and by the marshals' levies
on stock and bank accounts the credi-
tors Of Berberich are likely to be af-
fected adversely, 1t was said.
A receiver is needed. the creditors
said, to take charge of the business and
to conduct 1t in the interest of the
creditors and the department lessees.
The bankruptcy petition has been ex-
pected since the recent filing Of a suit
for $33,6O0 by tire F3deral-American
National Bank and a suit for $4,000
rent by the landlord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-07
DISRESPECT OF LAW
HELD AS WORLDS
GREATEST MENACE
CONTINUED From First Page.)

y
it evident, as it seems to me, that we
can expect but slight. If any, improve
ment in our statistical methods unless
an adequate organization is maintained
for this purpose in the Department of
Justice, with supervising staff through
which accurate, comprehensive and uni
form statistics can be obtained Pend
ing such an organization, some improve
ment may be possible, but I do not
think it will amount to much"
The Chief Justice also expressed his
appreciation of the work of the annual
conference of the senior Federal circuit
Judges He said he was anxious that
his fundamentally should be developed.
AS the meeting of the institute got
under way, Census Director Steuart
called attention to law passed March
to set up a nation wide system for
gathering crime statistics. He said this
law has met all the recommendations
of the Wickersham Commission report
of April 26.
II had been working over that law
for three or four years." Mr.. Steuart
said, land feel fairly confident it was
made broad enough to cover the points
port"
Under the act OF March 4. the CEN
sus director is authorized to compile
and publish annually statistics relating
to crime and the defective, delinquent
and dependent classes.
Presentation Of reports by Hubert F..
Goodrich, dean of the University of
Pennsylvania Law School, and William
Draper Lewis, institute director, fol-
lowed the addresses Of the Chief JUS
tice and Mr. Wickersham.
Z 0VaI
restatement Of the law during the past
year, and Dean Goodrich said in at
least IL States bills had been adopted
or were pending embcdying the pro-
visions of the Institutes code of Grim
inal procedure.
Tentative drafts Of restatement of the
law in six f1elds-agency. conflict OF
laws, contracts, property, torts and
trusts-will be considered at the meet
ing. Three proposed statutes dealing
with the administration Of the criminal
law also will be presented.
The field OF criminal law is the only
one in which the institute has en-
deavored to prepare statutes designed
for legislative adoption.
Workers designated by the organiZa-
ton have been engaged since 1928 in a
restatement of the common law. defined
as a Qualification and simplif1cation Of
common law decisions.
President and Mrs. Hoover will re-
ceive members and guests of the insti-
tute tomorrow afternoon. The meet
ing ends Saturday.
Many of the delegates to the insti-
tute last night attended banquet
closing the annual session of the Amer
lean Judicature Society. John Lord
O'Brian, Assistant Attorney General,
was the principal speaker. He dealt
largely with the history and work of
his department.
Newton D. Baker was reelected
president of the society. Judge Clar-
ence N. Goodwin was reelected chair
man Of the board and Herbert Harley
was chosen ecretary-treaSurer. Vice
presidents elected were Henry N. Bates,
Rufus G. Harris. Justin Miller Philip
j. Wickser and John H. Wigmore.