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Evening star., 1932-05-17
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Vernon Gomez, Yankees-Blanked
Indians with five hits for Yankees
fourth consecutive shutout.
Riggs Stephenson, Cubs = Singled
with bases filed in ninth to beat
Phillies
Van Mungo, Dodgers-Halted Pirates
with four hits and famed five.
Red Lucas, Reds-Set down Giants
with three hits, drove In two runs with
single and won, 6-2
Charley Berry, White Sox-His dcu-
BILE in tenth drove in winning run
against Red Sox.
Vic Sorrell, Tigers-Settled down
after shaky start, gave Athletics only
cne hit in last six innings and won, Ga.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
American League.

American League.
Batting-Foxx, Athletics, .457; Dickey
Yankees, .447.
Runs-Foxx, Athletics, %; Cochrane,
Athletics, 26.
Runs batted in-Averill, Indians, 80;
Gehringer, Tigers, %.
Hits-Foxx, Athletics, AZ; Porter, In
dams, 40.
Doubles-Campbell. Browns, 10;
johnson, Tigers, and Oliver, Red Sox, 8
Triples Senators, 6; Foxx
Athletics 4.
Home runs-Foxx, Athletics, 9; Coch-
rane, Athletics, and Gehringer, Tigers,
7.
Stolen bases - Chapman, Yankees
Blue, White Sox and Burns, Browns, s.
National League.
Batting-Hafey, Reds, .423; Terry
Giants, 1862.
Runs-Klein. Phillies, 80; Collins,
Cardinals, "a.
Runs batted in-Terry, Giants, 25;
Collins, Cardinals, and Klein, Phillies,
"a.
Doubles-Worthing Braves, and
Stephenson, Cubs, IL.
Triples-Klein. Phillies, S; Suhr and
Vaughan, Pirates, and Herman, Reds, 4
Home runs-Collins, Cardinals, 8;
Terry, Giants. 7.
Stolen bases-Frisch Cardinals, Z;
Strip, Dodgers; P. Waner and Piet,
Pirates; watkins, Cardinals, and Klein,
Phillies s.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
Batting Slump Nationals Lead Yankees Go Goose Record To-day
Peck Unimpressed
By Griff Showing

NEW YORK, May 16.-Roger
IN Peckinpaugh, leader of the
Cleveland Indians, now play
in this city, is one man who does
not count the Athletics out OF the
base ball race. He thinks that any
one failing to realize that Connie
Mack has a good ball club is a per-
son of small judgment. Peck ex-
poets the Mackmen to be heard from
before the race is over.
But he also thinks a lot of the
Yankees. The Cleveland manager
calls attention to the fact that the
hitters and pitchers of the New York
club gang" opposing teams When
the hitters are not working the
pitchers are serving goose eggs. For
some reason. Peck is not so impress
ed by Washington.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
WIN FOUR STRAIGHT
SHUTOUT VICTORIES
Need Two More ScoreIeSs
Innings to Beat League
Mark Made in '03.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

q TOCK in the New York
- Yankees pitching depart
~ ment, which up to 10 days
ago was selling for some
thing like a dime a dozen on the
open market and very few takers
at any price, had scared out of
sight today.
Climaxing the most sensational
streak seen in the American
League in more than two decades,
the Yankee curverS had tied a
record that has stood for 26 years.
When Vernon Gomez set the Cleve-
land Indians down, to 0, yesterday
he became the fourth consecutive mem
Der of Joe McCarthys staff to blank
the enemy. Johnny Allen started 1t
last Wednesday by stopping st. Louis,
3 to 0; George Pipgras followed with
b-to-0 decision over Chicago on Sat-
urday, and Charles Rufing white
washed Cleveland Sunday, 5 to o.
THE feat ties the league record held
i jointly by the Cleveland Indians
and Boston Red Sox of 1908 and
1906, respectively. If today's Yankee
pttcher-probably young Allen-holds
the Indians scoreless for only the first
two innings it will better the present
mark of Al scoreleSs rounds set by
Cleveland's 1908 staff.
The Yanks still have some distance
to go, however, to equal the major
league record of six straight shut-outs
set up by the Pittsburgh Nationals In
1903.
First place in the league standing
was the prize that went with Gomez's
triumph yesterday, the Yankees slip
ping ahead of Washington by a few
points as the Senators we're shut out
the second straight day by st. Louis,
2 to 0. Sammy Gray yielded only
three hits.
THARLEY BERRY, late of the Bos-
~ ton Red Sox, doubled IN the
tenth inning with Appling on
base to give Chicago a hard-earned
mates. Smead Jol1ey, who went to
Boston In the deal that sent Berry
away, accounted for all the Red Sox
runs of Ted Lyons with pair Of home
runs. Detroit staged a five-run rally
in the fourth to defeat the Athletics,
to 4.
Two Of the days three games in the
National League were featured by bril-
liant pitching. Red" Lucas Of the C.n-
cinnati Reds yielded only three hits IN
beating the Giants, to 2, and Van
Mungo, Brooklyn rookie, allowed but
four as the Dodgers overwhelmed Pitts
burgh, IL to /. Lucas, pitching his
sixth victory. didn't let a man reach
first base after Koenecke nicked him
for a home run in the third inning.
Riggs Stephenson's single with three
aboard in the last of the ninth gave
the leading Chicago Cubs an 11-to-lO
victory over the Phillies. As the Boston
Braves were rained out at st. Louis,
the Cubs stretched their lead to game
and a half.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
LISTS rs DOUBLE BILLS
Dates for Play-offs in National
League Are Arranged.

NEW YORK, May II (P.-Dates for
the playoff of 26 games. postponed be
cause of bad weather, were announced
today by the National League. The
list includes "a double headers.
= At Boston-Msy 20. Philadelphia; June 5.
New York; July %, New York
At Brooklyn-May 21 New York; May 29.
Boston: June 2. Boston; June 4. Boston;
June 28. New York.
2, Philadelphia; June g. Philadelphia (single
game)
8, New York; July Z. New York; July 10,
Boston; July I6. Boston: July 10, Philadel-
phia; August 20, New York.
At Cincinnati--May 90. St. Louis.
AT Chicago,3May 2s Pittsbprgh; July g,
Pittsburgh; July 10, New York; August 81.
New York; September l. st. Louis (single
At, St Louis-June 2s, Chicago; July IT.
BROOKLYN.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press
Home runs yesterday-Jolley, Red
Sox, 2; Lee, Phillies, 2; Koenecke,
Giants, /; Klein. Phillies /; Frederick.
Dodgers, /; Rogen, Tigers, /; Moore,
Cubs, /.
The leaders-Foxx Athletics @; Gel
Inns, Cardinals, 9; Terry, Giants, 4;
Cochrane. Athletics, Z; Gehringer,
Tigers, z.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
POLISH GIRL SETS MARK
Miss Weiss, Olympic Candidate
uprls Discus Over 132 Feet.

LODI, Poland, May II R).--Miss
weiss. a prospective member of the
Polish women's track and field team at
the Los Angeles Olympics set a new
world record for the discus OF 4o.34
meters (l32 feet 4 1872 inches
The listed world mark for women OF
80 81 meters 129 feet IL ll3-126
inches IS credited to Halinaa Kono-
packa, also of Poland.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
ZERO BASE BALL

%Batted for Berg in eighth
fBatted for Weaver in eighth.
VI Washinston h2asfc ~. =. 9 3 9 9 9 g g
Runs batted in-Melillo Gray. Two-base
hits-Melillo, Levey. Three-base hit-Myer
Sacrifce-Burns. Double play-Myer to
Judge Left on bases-St. Louis. 5; Wash
ington. 4. First base on balls-Of Gray. /;
off Weaver g. Struck out-By Gray, 8; uv
Weaver, g. Hits-Of Weaver. in 8 innings;
off Crowder. none in inning Losing pitcher
Weaver. Umpires-MessrS. Nallin and
Geisel.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
BRAVES DROP sHERDEL.

ST. LOUIS, May II P).-Bin Sher-
del, former st. Louis Cardinal pitcher,
has been given his unconditional re-
lease by the Boston Braves.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
ENGLAND SCORES SWEEP
David and Perry Win Final Davis
Cup Singles From Egypt.

Cup Singles From Egypt.
TORQUAY, England, May II (P.-
England made a clean sweep Of its
Davis Cup series with Rumania, win
ming the final two singles.
H. F. David defeated N. Mishu, 4-6,
60, 8-6 3-6, 6-4, and Fred Perry
Romped through G. Poulief, 81,
60, 6-1.
England meets Poland in the third
round of European zone play.
Evening star., 1932-05-17

w YASHINGTON'S annual sand
M let ball classic. the city
v championship series, prob
Evening star., 1932-05-17

GAMES TODAY.
1t. L. at Wash. 3 . m.
Cleveland ~ n. Y.
Detroit at phila.
CHICAGO at Boston.
Evening star., 1932-05-17

Games Wanted.
wilkins Press Club, for Sunday. Call
Evening star., 1932-05-17
HIT ONLY .15 PACE
LAST THREE T|LTS
Griffs Weaken All Along Line.
Licked by Gray in An
other Shutout.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

</T OST-One good batting
punch, property of Wash
L. ington base ball club. Last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
L. c. Reynolds Is Comptroller of Ameri- can Writing Paper CO-He AdyO-. cated Cutting City Expenses Down g Per Cent
FOUR PRIVATE DETECTIVES
 ARE AT WORK ON CASE

Holyoke Mass, Dec 2S-(UP)-Extraordnary precau- tons are being taken to safeguard the lives of L. C. Rey holds comptroller of the American Writing Paper Co., Inc and members his family following receipt of blakhand letter threatening them with death
 Details of the and the precautions dvuged here to-day by Sidney L. Wilson, president of the
 Investigators believed the threat made because of Reynolds activity president of the Hoyoke Taxpayers association He has urged reductions in city expenditures per and municipal employees have opposed this campaign in the belief most of the reductions would be attained by cutting their pay.
 Four private detectives at work the case Rev holds his wife and daughter the latter student at the exclusive Northampton school for girls being guarded and flood lights play upon the Reynolds home each night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
SIX MARINES IN THAT STRUGGLE
 AT NICARAGUA
None of Them Wounded, But Many Combatants on Both Sides Were Killed

Wilmington. Dec 2S --{ (UP( - Six U. s. marines. holding com missions in the Nicaragua National Guard, participated in the clash with fnsurrectionists in which more than a score of combatants were killed, the navy department said today. The battle occurred when force of more than 250 in- surrectionists ambushed guarded troop train enroute to Fl Sauce for inauguration ceremonies incident to formal opening of the new Leon-El Sauce railroad. For more than an hour severe firing contin- ued, according to navy dispatches
 At least 20 insurrectiQnists were killed as were three native mem bers of the guard, and several railroad workmen. The bandits finally fled. z z
 The U. s. marines involved were; First lieutenant Lewis B. Fuller of West Point, Va; Gunnery Sergeant William A. Lee, Haverhill. Mass; Sergeant Ward w. Stevens. z Eu-' dora, Ark; Corporal Cecil D. Shy der, Lockhart, Texas. Corporal Bennie M. Bum. Chicago; Gum nery Sergeant William K. Pulver. Burlington, Wash; all of the men hold commissions in. the Nicara- guan Guardia, ranging from. lieu tenants to- captains. z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
Harry B. Dow Laid Q Rest
 In Riverside
of City and Fraternal Bodies Were in Attendance at the Funeral, Which Was Held This Afternoon

With representatives of every walk of life represented. funeral services. for Harry B. Dow, for mer. city official and well known civic leader, were held this after noon from the Alderson funeral home on Central avenue. Mayor Frank Hayes was present repre- senting the city of Waterbury and the Chamber of Commerce. Rep- resentatives of the mercantile, in- dustrial, financial and general civic life of the city were also on hand to pay final tribute to, the deceased.
 Rev. Thomas l.. Sinclair, rector of All Souls church, officiated at the services held at the Alderson funeral home, which took place shortly after o'clock. Throughout the late morning and early after- noUn hundreds of the associates and admirers of Mir Dow visited the funeral home to view his body. Mrs Dow was extended the heart felt sympathy of hundreds of Wa terburians, also, not only at the funeral home but also at the Dow residence. .6s V
 Meeting in special session this mUrning. the board of finance, of which Mir Dow was q member for many years, passed a.vote formally extending the sympathy of that body to Mrs Dow. Mayor Hayes was also empowered to represent
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
FRANCE WILL BE IGNORED UNTIL
 DEBT IS PAID
All Negotiations on Debts and Other Things Will Be Suspended Until That Comes

Paris, Dec 2S-UP)-All Fran co-American negotiations on debts and other subjects will be sus- pended until France has paid her Dec IS debt installment to the United States, 1t was indicated to- night.
 The embassy here, acting on Washington's instructions, will al- low diplomatic discussions to lapse until the debt installment has been adjusted. it was under stood. Ambassador Walter E. Edge, who is in London, telephon- ed this afternoon that he would not repay the recent courtesy call of Premier Joseph Paul-Boncour, al- though the premier had offered to make an appointment for 5 p. m. Friday.
 The ambassador, who had pre- viously been expected to acquaint the premier with Washington's at titude, was understood to consider Secretary Stimson's recent declar- ation on the subject to be the last word. Edge planned to attend the premier's reception to the diplo- matic corps on Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
ROOSEVELT IS SURPRISED AT
 USE OF NAME
Is Against Sales Tax Be- cause the Burdens of That Would Fall on Con- Sunlers Alone
BY FREDERICKA. STORM United Prcs. Stan Correspondent

Albany. N. ,Y., Dec 2s--(U. P.)-- Advisers of President elect Roose- welt expect his forthcoming confer ence with Speaker Garner to pro- duce concrete alternatives to the manufacturers sales htax as q means of balancing the federal budget. &
 Roosevelt let 1t be knownthe op- posed the manufacturers sales tax, although it had caught the fancy of Garner and some other demo- cratic congressional leaders. The governor was expected to- so into the budget situation thoroughly waen Garner arrives at Hyde Park in a week or ten days. '
 Friends indicated he was sur prlr at repo rts he had suggested that the principles of general sales tax be incorporated into 9 measure in congress. They added, Furthermore, the governor had not been in communication with party leaders at Washington in the last AS hours. .,,. Roosevelt explained that I wrote to Speaker Garner last week. ipyit-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
BABY ADOPTION ' HAS DEVELOPED
 INTO QUARREL
Alleged Mother of Dis puted Child Says Baby Is Polish Catholic
 Calls Mrs ConnOr Liar

New York, Dec 2S---(UP) Jus .tice Charles J. Dodd freserted de- clsion to-day onswhether . found ling baby. arbitrarily defignated a Catholic might be adopted into tho Jewish home of Mrs Hugo COnnOr. Counsel for Mrs Conncr and. for Frank J. Taylor: couimis- sioner of welfare, presented spir- ifed arguments and produced two unsigned letters, one claiming the child is Jewish and the other that lit is the child of Polish Catholic parents. Hc directed that the law yers submit all briefs by Friday.
 The, second letter, made public for the first time to-day, was read by sigmund HarI3owslgi, assistant corporation counsel who is repre- scntIng Taylor in Mrs Copnor's ,ap- pltcation for an injunction re- straining the connaissIoner from disposIng of the baby until q judi- csal deterlhinatfon Of It's status has been made. It said: ss
 1T never wrote that (other) let- ter to Mrs Ccnnnr. She'S:aD much x lIaf as her name is Connor, My baby ig Polish on both sides and & q Catholic." The letter bore q Westhnmpfon. l.. l., -l5pstrnark.
 Anybody cArl write letterE." Justice Dodd commented, reepe- cially # they don't sign theln."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
MORE CONTESTS
 FOR SEATS IN
 THE NEXT HOUSE
Three More Democrats Want the Places Now Filled By Republicans Six in All

Washington, Dec 2s.-(UP)-- Three apparently defeated demo- cratic congressional candidates for the next congress today filed notice of election contests with the clerk of the house South Trimble. They would unseat Rep Beck, republi- can, Pa, leader of the house wet bloc," Representative-elect Burn- ham, republican, of the goth Cali fornia district and Representative Thurston, republican, of the goth Iowa district.
 Today's notices brought the total of pending election contests inrthe 73rd congress to six. None will be decided until the new house meets. Those disputing the seats were John J. Shanaham, Pa, Claude Chandler. Calf. and Lloyd Ellis. Iowa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
Lindbergh Kidnap Case
 Is Again In Spotlight
 With Couple Of Suspects

Jersey City. N. J.. Dec. 2s-(UP)
 --Holiister Demo. the latest figure to be questioned in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, left Jersey City today for an unannounced destina- ton, assumed to be the Bronx. where he was to confer with Dr. John F. Condon. the "Jafsie'' who threw $5O,000 ransom money over U cemetery wall. Demo is under arrest. He accompanied detectives voluntarily. It was learned that Demo talked to Police Inspector Harry Walsh here before leaving.
 Police attempted to guard in- formation s about Demos, where abouts. The. Morristown barracks of the state police reported he had gone to Trenton, and Inspector walsh claimed 10 know nothing about his movements. Captain John ]. Lamb In Trenton said Demo was not being taken there. Major Charles H. schoefkel. deputy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28

superintendent of the state police, said he felt sure Demos con- nection with the investigation would prove ''washout."
 Meanwhile police announced the arrest yesterday of John Miller. who was held. In $25,0O0 bail for further bearing December 31. He is charged with being disorderly. Miller's arrest was made after New York city detectives. active in the Lindbergh Kidnapping invcstiga- ti0n made the request.
 Police Inspector John J. Walsh. of Jersey City. who played an im- portant part in the Kidnapping in- vestigation. requested the high bail for Miller. who Is known also as John Hines'' and Bruno Ja- buslky.
 Afiller's record showed he had been arrested several times and once served q prison term of IS. months for cafrying concealed weapons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
INSULL FREED BY GREECE TO
 RESIDE THERE
United States Will Make
 No More Efforts to Have
 Him Extradited to This
 Country ,.
BY ANTHONY KKEDRAs Y (United Press Staff Corresponlcnt)

bI ANTftONI AAEDkAS
 (United Press Staff Correspondcni)
 Athens. December 28 - (UP) - The United States government will make no further efforts to extra dite Samuel Insull. the United Press was informed at the Amer.- can legation today. The decision was based on the Greek appeal courts's decision that. 1nsull was guilty of no material penal acts under Greek law.
 Officials of the legation, as well as Greek lawyers and government authorities, held that the decision of the court was absolutely bind ing. It was pointed out at the le- gation that application to a higher court would be useless, because 1n- sull is free to proceed to Yugos- lavia Or Bulgaria, with whom the United States has no extradition
 inc fofSssr utiiiiies czar was wanted in Chicago to face embez- clement charges in connection with the failure of his vast utilities in- terests. Two men from the states
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28

 The death threat was contained in letter. penned in g bold hand, postmarked at Holyoke. and re- ceived only few days ago. It was signed. ''just a little taxpayer" and read in part as follows:
 "Mr Frankenstein Reynolds: We'll you - | think it's time you were given a little ride to cool off your warped brain. With your $21.000 year., your two homes, $35 secretary and $50 helpers and $8 starving stem ographers and clerks you ought to cringe when you hear of the decent wages Whiting and the city are paying.
 If we let you hang around much longer we'll be taking our kids to the poor farm. You want to suck the blood from our very hearts to satisfy your insane desire to have it said that it took q III III. from out of town to come here and pull the wool over our eyes. ~.
 "Frankenstein Reynolds, you have done something that's going t destroy you. We'll get you or we'll get one, of your family when you least expect it. ..... we'll kill you first you ------ ----- before you destroy us. You can kiss your $21,00O year goodbye because you won't need 1t where you are going ..."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
INAUGURAL OF
 ' GOV. GROSS TO BE NEXT WEEK
Plans Are Already Being Prepared for His Sec ond Induction as the Chief Executive
By GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR.

By GEORGE R. MOhftAS, JAt. < United Press Stan Correspondent )
 Hartford, Conn, Dec 2S-(UP)-- Wilbur L. Cross, the former dean of the Yale graduate school. who at 6S deserted the shady paths and sequestered quiet of his profession to enter the field of active politics. prepared today for his inaugura- tion next week, when he will enter upon his second term as governor of Connecticut.
 This time there will be no for mer. governor to escort the incom- ing chief executive. When the in- augural ceremonies are held Jan. 4, he. will ride to the Capitol with his executive secretary, Kenneth Wynne, his personal aide. Col. Thomas Hewes, ana dAdjutant Gen. era1 William F. Ladd. The line of March will start from the Hartford club at 1:15 o'clock.
 Adding color and a touch of lpageantry to the occasion will be the famous governors footguard, the oldest military organization in point of continuous service in the 2sf (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
COOLIDGE WILL HELP PARTY IN
 HIS OWN STATE
Declines to Take Any Part in the Election of Chair man in Massachusetts

Boston, Dec 2S-(UP)-Fornler President Calvin Coolidge has de- clined to take any part in the se-i lection of a new chairman of tho republican state committee. which holds it's organization meeting a week from to-day.
 Bernard Ginsbnrg of Hyde Park, a member of the committee, wrote Coolidge and other prominent re-. publicans in the state. asking sug- gestions for candidates for the chairmanship.
 Tn reply, Harry Ross, the former presidents secretary, wrote Gins burgh under date of December 23 that "Mr Coolidge is not snfficiert- ly conversant with the subject you mention in your letter of the 22d instant to give an opinion on it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
CAPITAL CITY IS OWED. BILL
 BY WATERBURY
Something Over $5,OOO and Is for Taking Care of Some of Our Resi- dents for Years

Waterbury owes the city of Hartford the sum of $5,477.73 for the care of persons belonging here but cared for by the public welfare department of the Capital city, according to a report pre- pared for the. latter municipality by Warren M. Brown, a certified public accountant, and made pub lie today. The local public welfare department stated that the report on Waterbury is no surprise and added that the obligation will be met if the claim of Hartford is
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
Death Threats Were
 Sent To President
 Of Taxpayers Group
WATERBURY IN HIGH STANDING
 ON BUILDINGS
Hartford Leads the Field, But Waterbury Is One of Group That Follows Leader

Building permits issued by cities and towns in Connecticut during the month of November showed q definite increase as compared with october, although the gain was confined to very few communi- ties. according to the monthly building survey made by the Freight Traffic Department of the New Haven Railroad among ewtn- ty-five cities and towns along its ilnes.
 Among those twenty-five com munities, the total gain in No- vember permits over those of Oc- tober amounted to approximately $29O,00O. rise which can be al- most entirely accounted for by an increase in the Hartford permit to-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-28
CONTINENTAL IS LIKELY TO TAKE
 HIS OLD SEAT
Death of John B. Coughlin in MiddletOwn Calls for Special Election to Fill Vacancy

Middletown, Conn, Dec 2S- (UP)--While the death of John B. Coughlin, state representative-elect will necessitate a special election, 1t is possible that George H. Loe- wenthal, who served at the last general session, may fill the va- cancy temporarily.
 John F. Pickett. town clerk. who must call the special election, pointed out that representatives hold office until their successors are duly qualified. This. he said. would enable Loewenthal to hold his old seat until successor can be elected.